22/03/2017 South Today

In tonight's programme: One of our Dorset MPs, Tobias Ellwood,

battled to save the life of one of the victims outside Parliament.

We'll have the latest from our political editor in Westminster.

Also tonight: Thames Water's record fine for polluting the River Thames

in parts of Berkshire with raw sewage.

And from childhood leukaemia, the four-year-old girl

who was inspired by her role models to become a nurse herself.

The director of Thames Water has apologised to its customers

and admitted the company failed in its responsibility

It comes as the organisation was handed a record ?20 million fine

The company admitted water pollution and other offences at sewage

treatment facilities between 2013 and 2014.

The spills resulted in hundreds of dead fish, overflowing

manholes and sewage spilling into nature reserves.

The Environment Agency described the incident as some of the worst

Jeremy Stern reports on how the incidents affected those

This river near Aylesbury is getting back to its best but in 2013 a local

farmer was shocked to find sewage flowing downstream. The Reverend was

black, grey, very smelly, there was dead fish. More than a billion

litres of untreated sewage were released into the River Thames and

its tributaries between 2012 and 2014. In January ten is what an

admitted sewage spills from treatment works in Aylesbury,

Didcot, Henley and Little Marlow and the pumping station in little more

in Oxford. The company admitted failing to control waste from a

plant in Arborfield. After receiving a record fine at Aylesbury Crown

Court Thames Water said it has invested millions in new equipment

since the offences. We have learned our lesson. There have been sweeping

far reaching changes across the waste water business. That has

included more people, more and better systems and more investment.

That is beginning to pay off. Performance has improved

considerably and we are also doing a lot of work which we are proud of in

partnership with environmental groups across area. The court case

followed a three-year investigation by the Environment Agency. These

girl was enormous and the pattern of offending was disturbing. It was not

because there had been new conditions and permits by us, it was

because basic equipment, screens and pumps were not maintained, repaired

or replaced. Thames Water has paid for new fencing to keep cattle away

from the water but the farmer cannot understand why the polish and got

out of control and for so long. -- pollution. Highly irresponsible that

such a large company with such large profit margins are polluting our

waterways. It should not happen. The judge described Thames Water's

failings of diabolical and disgraceful and entirely

foreseeable. He said all the problems were avoidable by any

competent operator and summing up the case before that record ?20

million fine he said, what a dreadful state of affairs. Local

environmental groups welcomed the fine but as the countryside recovers

their message is that Thames Water simply did not do its job and must

change its ways for good. Tobias Ellwood, the MP

for Bournemouth East, fought to save the life of one

of the victims of today's More details are emerging this

evening as police confirm they are treating this

as a terrorist incident. Foreign office minister

Tobias Ellwood attempted to give the injured police officer

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and stemmed the blood

flow to the wounds. It's now been confirmed in the last

hour the police officer is one A number of our MPs have spoken

of their experiences, describing hearing bangs

and running to safety. Our political editor Peter Henley

was in Westminster today Peter, what more do we know

about Tobias Ellwood? And how he tried to save the life of

one of the victims? The helicopters are buzzing overhead. Checking the

Houses of Parliament with reports there may have been a second

attacker. Tobias Ellwood, a captain in the Royal Green Jackets, he was

walking across Palace Yard on his way to vote in the House of Commons,

he realised there was a commotion, he did not work the way he was

supposed to. He saw the injured policeman, he performed CPR, tried

to stem the bleeding until the medics arrived, carried on for 15

minutes. Tobias Ellwood lost his brother in the ballet terrorists

attacked some years ago -- Bali. He is the one person who you would rely

on to dive into a situation like that and do what he could to help

and that is what he did. As a fellow Berkshire MP described.

We were walking through Palace Yard through the arches when I thought

I heard some six rounds but it is a very echoey area,

and that was about 30 metres from where we were at the time.

Instinctively we crouched down behind the pillars.

Then we got very quick instructions to head back towards Portcullis

towards Portcullis House and underneath the roadway.

At which point my good friend Tobias Ellwood marched

in a determined fashion in the opposite direction,

disobeying instruction, but I knew he had a mission in mind,

and it turned out that he was helping the chap,

Tell us about security at the Commons. They do must have changed

over the years. It has increased every few months. You see more

people with guns. Heavy metal barriers to stop cars going in. This

is one entrance where cars go in and out quickly. We must think about the

soft target on Westminster Bridge, the appalling situation for tourists

coming to visit the centre of our capital, to stand underneath Big

Ben, usually in a happy mood. That is such a tragic situation with the

car charging down across them. The House of Commons will be sitting

tomorrow they have told us. Business as usual. Hopefully tourists will be

still coming here to Westminster because whatever the motivation of

this person they were trying to disrupt normal life but normal life

will go on. Many people are taking

to social media. We can hear now from another

of our MPs who was caught Royston Smith the MP

for Southampton Itchen. When were you aware that something

had happened outside? I was walking between the palace than portcullis

house having been to vote and I saw the attacker it turns out lying near

the gates of the Palace of Westminster and I was immediately

struck by how many police were, how seriously are and they work, and

they do work around armed, but there was a lot of commotion, telling

people to get inside and get away out of the way. The security

services were remarkable. What is happening now? Are you still in

lockdown? We are. Everyone has been called into the House of Commons

chamber for an update and I thought they were going to tell us we could

leave, and some people are getting into the lobby, but they are not

rushing out, which they would do if they were cleared to go, so I do not

know if we are being released yet. Outside of the crime scene. They do

not know if there is a second attacker. We are safer here however

inconvenient that maybe. What is the mood amongst all of you there and

the people who work in Westminster? Not just the MPs. Everyone is

shocked. We know these things can happen. We expect that they will

happen from time to time and our security services are always porting

these attacks but when something happens like this, speculation is

rife, everyone is trying to work out what has happened and then you hear

that has been another fatality and it is one of the security forces and

it has been an innocent lady, it gets worse. The mood is pretty

sombre but defiant. The house will sit tomorrow and things will

continue and we will not allow this to stop us getting on with our

lives. Thank you. Still in lockdown at Westminster. We will talk at the

end of the programme on this matter. A businessman from Hampshire has

been found not guilty of the manslaughter of one

of his closest friends in a boating Aaron Brown was driving

a jet-powered rib with Ryan McKinlay on board when it crashed

into the back of his Our reporter was at

Winchester Crown Court. The minutes just before

the fatal accident where Here the turbo jet rib was being

piloted by a hired skipper. Moments later Aaron Brown took

the helm with tragic results. Ryan McKinley was a 36-year-old

father of one from Gosport. He had been friends with Mr Brown

since there were teenagers. The jury was shown footage

filmed by his wife Fran, It showed the rib with her

husband on-board colliding Prosecutors here at Winchester Crown

Court said that Mr McKinley's death was foreseeable and avoidable

and said that Aaron Brown had been Mr Brown said in hindsight he had

been driving too fast but that he did not realise it

at the time and denied that he had Aaron Brown cried with relief

when he was acquitted. Ryan McKinlay was a friend I had

known for more than 20 years. Ryan's death will haunt me

for the rest of my life, but I know that nothing can compare

to his family's loss. My thoughts are, and always

have been, with them. Out of respect to them,

I will not be making Aaron Brown's defence team had

called it a tragic accident. Later in the programme:

The four-year-old with leukaemia who was inspired by her role model

to become a nurse herself. 70 jobs are set to go at Hampshire

based ordnance survey. The government owned company,

based in Southampton, They say the job losses are part

of a restructuring programme and existing staff will have

to apply for new jobs or take A consultation involving staff ad

two unions is expected It's a religious relic

from one of the most pivotal parts of our history,

and now visitors to The Vyne Tudor mansion near Basingstoke can immerse

themselves in a ritual that was last performed before one of our most

controversial monarchs. A rare catholic mass from 1535 has

been recreated, in sound, in minute detail and,

as Ben Moore reports, it means visitors can now go back

in time to experience for themselves The last time this Catholic mass

resonated around these walls In the congregation

was King Henry VIII. The chapel as it would've been

experienced here is not as you would think a parish church,

you wouldn't have come in and sat down at the pew

and listened to a service. In fact the Lord of the house

would have sat above and looked down and experienced the worship

going on before him. Choir boys singing the mass,

the priest at the altar, it would have been a completely

different experience The re-creation in immersive sound

of Lady Mass at The Vyne Tudor mansion means you can hear

a different part of the service Bringing it to life has been

a pilgrimage, taking sound technicians as far as Worcester

to record a rare Tudor organ. What you're trying to do is create

an audio illusion so that if you were to walk into the chapel

and close your eyes, you would hopefully get

the impression there was a service, Obviously if you open your eyes

there is no one there. These sounds accompanied

a pivotal moment in history. Henry was on a royal progress

visiting his Lords to shore up This is the very place that

on the 17th of October 1535 Henry would have been to listen

to the mass. It was not just about

religious worship. His courtiers said it was the only

time they could guarantee the king was sitting still long enough

to deal with matters of state. During this mass the King might have

secured the loyalty of William, The other people who are rumoured

to have been involved in the rebellion do indeed rebel,

but Sands, the owner of The Vyne, doesn't, so visits like this

can help to get people onside, helped cement

the Reformation, so it is really Just 20 years after Henry's death

this mass was replaced with a simpler English version

but with the political undertones in the past they can now meet

the present in perfect harmony. The outgoing head of British Olympic

sailing has told South Today that he questioned whether he was

doing the right thing, in taking up a new role

with British Cycling. Stephen Park has been involved in GB

sailing success for over 25 years. He's shortly to move

to a sport which has suffered many negative headlines,

including allegations I went to chat with Stephen

in Hamble today, as he prepares A double Olympian as a competitor

followed by 20 years as administrator and manager

of British Sailing. As he prepares for a shift from sea

to land Stephen Park is heading into choppier

waters than he is leaving. 20 years working on the Olympic

programme, 16 years managing the British sailing team,

some fantastic performances at Really excited about the opportunity

with British Cycling. Everyone is well aware

there is plenty of challenges within British Cycling

at the moment. Rio saw plenty of cycling success

despite those negative headlines. Park took the job of

British Cycling's new performance In the ensuing three months

he could been forgiven It would probably be a little bit

disingenuous to suggest that I have not had those thoughts at some time

because you wake up in the morning and you read the stories

in the paper and you think, Park's outgoing Olympics as sailing

manager saw GB top the medal table in Rio with three

golds and a silver. But for a personal highlight

Hamble-based Park went The final race of the star

class in Beijing in 2008. Iain Percy, Andrew Simpson,

surfing down the last to the finish The 2020 Olympics remain Park's

focus but while he is in the velodrome he is confident GB

sailing can stay on track as well. I think the sport is in good stead

and I have absolutely no doubt they are going to be going to Tokyo

and we will come home again as one We wish him success. The weather is

not as good in Manchester! Southampton pair James Ward-Prowse

and Nathan Redmond could make their full England debuts this

evening, in the friendly The two players received

their maiden senior call-ups for Gareth Southgate's

first match as permanent They have both been named on the

bench in the last few minutes. Bournemouth winger Ryan Fraser

could also make his full Scotland Oxford United missed

a chance to close the gap on the top six in League One,

as they went down at home Oxford were 2-0 down

when Kane Hemmings bundled them some But a Chey Dunkley own goal

made it 3-1 to Bolton. And, despite Chris Maguire's pulling

Oxford back into it, Bolton added a fourth before

the end. Poole Speedway manager

Neil Middleditch says he's set himself a target of winning ten

British speedway titles. After three successive championship

wins, Poole missed out last year. They held their traditional

pre-season Press Day today. Their competitive season starts

on Monday, as they defend I would like to win ten. I have a

few years left in me yet and I think Matt and I have a good partnership

together. Matt loves the club as much as I do and that is a key

factor in our success, the fact we feel for the club. You not that

summer is starting when the cricket and the speedway starts.

Clara Markiewicz was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia

Spending months in hospital and undergoing numerous operations,

the nurses around her quickly became her role models.

But now she's in training in Southampton to become a child

cancer nurse herself, and her career has already taken

At the age of four hospital was a home from home

Doctors had diagnosed her with acute myeloid leukaemia.

She was seriously ill and her parents had been

told that she had a 40% chance of survival.

There were often days when you would wake up and one

of your playmates was not there anymore and your mum

would have to try to explain it to you in a way that was not scary

for you, the reality was only about 40% of us in that ward left.

Thanks to a specialist clinical trial, four rounds of chemotherapy

and several operations she came through the treatment

The treatment is cruel, it is really tough.

It is almost worse than the disease sometimes.

It is really strong stuff, a necessary evil, there's

If it hadn't been for the care I had, for the nurses

who were there, every day, every night, every

morning, I would not have these role models to look up

to and these people that made life so much easier when it was

Claro began her studies at Southampton University

In December BBC Radio 1 made a documentary featuring

the 19-year-old's decision to become a child oncology nurse.

As it did the rounds on social media her face rang a bell with one

There's not many people in the world called Clara and then

it was Clara's last name, which is Markiewicz,

which is a name that you would never forget,

One day, maybe in my third or fourth day here, I was sitting in the staff

room having my lunch, and this woman walks in and you know

when you are drawn to someone and you are not entirely sure why?

So I was awkwardly trying to look at her name badge and she saw me

looking and she looked at me and she looked at everyone else

And she stood up and she was like, it is Clara!

I hadn't seen her for so long and we had a big hug.

Kate was the nurse who had been present when Clara

15 years on the two have been reunited on the children's ward

This time Kate is keeping an eye on her for different reasons.

One thing I think is amazing is that she has decided to come

into not only nursing, which is a fantastic

profession, but she has come into children's nursing,

and that is what I was truly blown away by, because it is great

that she has gone full circle and she can come and contribute.

Sometimes on the ward if it has been a tough day I am like, well,

remember what it is like to be on the other side of things,

and that gives you another aspect and another perspective,

As a little girl the odds were against her.

But the nurses have always been behind her and as she continues her

degree in nursing Clara longs to make a difference to the lives

We wish her all the best in the future with her new career.

Springs through everything it could act as today. We had chilli winds,

sharp showers and plenty of sunshine as well. Quite a story to tell. It

was grey this morning. By lunchtime, it was looking much brighter here.

By tea-time, some sunshine in Swanage and the blossom stayed on

the trees. It is the chilly start under clear skies at first but

showers make their way in through the second part of the night so dry

to start but the rain that moved west to east through the day starts

to move east to west overnight. Some heavy outbreaks at times. Under

cloudy skies looking at lows of five Celsius by Don. Strong winds

overnight. Tomorrow, dull, damp start with further rain to come

through the morning for most places. The further north you are the more

likely you are to the wet weather. Along the coast we have pretty sharp

showers once again. In the best of the brightness 10 Celsius is our top

temperature but a key north-westerly wind will keep temperatures in tech.

Tomorrow evening, low pressure feeding and showers. It is very

stubborn and does not seem to want to move away. Most places milder

overnight, seven Celsius. Looking ahead to Friday, that stop an area

of low pressure still with us through the morning. You can see the

high pressure developing which pushes the low-pressure away and it

starts to take control as we head into the weekend. A much more

promising outlook for Saturday and Sunday. Cloudy with showers through

tomorrow and 18 north-easterly wind. Friday, cloudy with the threat of

rain for a time but the further north you are the more likely to

have a dry day with bright spells, some sunshine per house for most

places by the end of the day and temperatures getting up to double

figures. The weekend, some bright spells through Saturday and the

temperatures on the rise but a leak easterly breeze will make things

feel a little bit cooler. Much the same story for Sunday, more cloud as

well. Let's return to our

main story tonight. Four people have been killed

and 20 injured in a terror A police officer and a person

believed to be the attacker Much of the area around the Houses

of Parliament has been sealed off. Our Political Editor

Peter Henley is there. This is an attack at the heart of

the establishment. Yes, an attack was feared that the heart of the

British government and today those fears were realised. Police forces

here and in the south than the rest of the UK will be reassessing their

security measures and thinking about how to plan for things like sporting

events and incidents in towns and cities. Security measures at

military bases will potentially be reassessed. The head of MI6 said

recently that terrorism threat to the UK is at an unprecedented level.

The terror threat has been severe since 2014 meaning an attack is

highly likely. Today that attack arrived back in the UK. Thank you.

We are going to leave you this evening with a live shot of

Westminster which is in lockdown with many places sealed off.

Continuing coverage on the BBC News Channel and an extended ten o'clock

minutes. -- news. Goodbye.