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:00:07. > :00:20.Hello from the Isle of Wight. Your stories from where we live. Coming

:00:21. > :00:24.up, as there are calls for more monitoring of landslides in the

:00:25. > :00:31.South, one year on a family returns to remember a loved one. All I could

:00:32. > :00:37.see was plumes of dust, she was too far under for them to do anything.

:00:38. > :00:44.A woman goes into hiding after a court orders two of her dog should

:00:45. > :00:55.be destroyed. My dogs are my life. I love them so much. I have no friends

:00:56. > :00:59.or family. It is just me and dorks. `` dogs.

:01:00. > :01:20.We follow some red squirrels to their now warm. `` new home.

:01:21. > :01:27.If you are familiar with the Isle of Wight, you will know parts of it are

:01:28. > :01:30.falling into the sea. We have seen a whole series of rock falls and

:01:31. > :01:38.landslips in recent months. Last year a young woman was killed in

:01:39. > :01:46.Dorset. He followed her family as they returned to remember her. `` we

:01:47. > :01:52.followed. She was always happy, always

:01:53. > :01:56.cheerful, everybody's friend. That was far more tour that she lived by.

:01:57. > :02:06.Life was too short to be anything but happy. It is a lovely area but

:02:07. > :02:09.it has good and bad memories for us. In July, the Blackman family was on

:02:10. > :02:16.holiday in Dorset when tragedy struck. Charlotte, 22, was walking

:02:17. > :02:21.on the beach when the cliff collapsed, killing her almost

:02:22. > :02:30.instantly. A year later, the family has returned to pay its respects. We

:02:31. > :02:39.released butterflies at the funeral as well. That was quite nice, quite

:02:40. > :02:42.touching. While mum sat on the beach, Charlotte was walking with

:02:43. > :02:48.friends, her boyfriend and her brother. When the cliff collapsed,

:02:49. > :02:57.she became trapped under 400 tonnes of rock. Her mother remembers seeing

:02:58. > :03:01.things unfold in front of her. The first I knew about a landslide was

:03:02. > :03:05.that a fisherman on the beach shouted and I looked up and all I

:03:06. > :03:10.could see was plumes of dust. You do not think it is going to affect you.

:03:11. > :03:16.Everybody was watching. Through the clouds of smoke or just was Mitchell

:03:17. > :03:24.and his friend running back up the beach towards any say that Charlotte

:03:25. > :03:27.was under the rock `` towards me. I grabbed my sandals and ran down to

:03:28. > :03:34.see Kevin and Matt scrabbling around the rocks trying to do something to

:03:35. > :03:43.pull her out. She was to fire under for them to do anything `` far

:03:44. > :03:46.under. Since 2001, seven people have died in landslides across the UK and

:03:47. > :03:55.our coastline is becoming more unstable. Yesterday these steps lead

:03:56. > :03:59.walkers along the coastal path. Back in May, a 40 metre stretch of the

:04:00. > :04:04.Dorset coastal path disappeared when hundreds of times of rock collapsed

:04:05. > :04:09.onto the beach below. Luckily, this time no one was hurt, but the

:04:10. > :04:13.British Geological Survey wants to record even the smallest foals, like

:04:14. > :04:22.this in Swanage, with all of us reporting any BC `` smallest falls.

:04:23. > :04:33.This dramatic rock fall in Cornwall became a YouTube hit after it was

:04:34. > :04:35.filmed in 2011. What we have seen over the last 12 months is an

:04:36. > :04:40.increase in landslide events because the weather pattern we have seen and

:04:41. > :04:47.the rainfall and the winds of 2012 for conscious that whether

:04:48. > :04:51.conscience are changing `` weather patterns are changing. Not all

:04:52. > :04:57.coastal movement is this the Matic but noting even the small falls

:04:58. > :05:02.could give us warning of the larger ones `` this dramatic. We are

:05:03. > :05:04.collecting as much information as we can and will bring to improve our

:05:05. > :05:13.understanding of landslides that we can improve and mitigate situations.

:05:14. > :05:18.We cannot talk about landslips without coming to the Isle of Wight.

:05:19. > :05:23.The island is famous for its extreme coastal erosion. There are even

:05:24. > :05:29.mentions of it in the Domesday Book. In this row of houses, the sea

:05:30. > :05:33.views keep getting better. Great news for number five, not so great

:05:34. > :05:37.for one, not so great for one, two, three and four which have been lost

:05:38. > :05:43.to the sea. Events like this were making headlines as far back as

:05:44. > :06:00.1926, at a huge `` when a huge landslips wrecked the Undercliff at

:06:01. > :06:05.Ventnor. `` landslide. This holiday centre has been perched on the

:06:06. > :06:10.south`west of the island since 1929. Still a popular destination, it is

:06:11. > :06:16.right on the coastal path with bags of retro charm and fabulous sea

:06:17. > :06:20.views. Isn't this fantastic? From the front, you would never know, but

:06:21. > :06:30.come with me, around the back, there is a different story. These are

:06:31. > :06:37.about to go. They are next. It is such a shame. You are certainly

:06:38. > :06:48.going to get fresh air if you stay here. You are on the edge, running a

:06:49. > :06:54.business on the edge. Yes. It is interesting. Soon moved here from

:06:55. > :06:57.the Midlands 14 years ago and even in that short space of time she has

:06:58. > :07:08.seen dramatic changes `` Sue moved here. This used to look onto what? A

:07:09. > :07:15.football pitch and a cricket pitch. How much has gone? Probably about

:07:16. > :07:20.half the original site. Since 1929, when it was started. Argue happy you

:07:21. > :07:28.are going to lose bits of your business and land? We are not happy,

:07:29. > :07:33.but we live with it. It is part of the way of life of being here. These

:07:34. > :07:41.were demolished this year, six houses. What is going to happen to

:07:42. > :07:45.those? We will sit there as long as we feel they need to and if they

:07:46. > :07:54.think any more then we will debate whether to take them down. `` if

:07:55. > :08:01.they enrolled further. We will dismantle them before the collapse.

:08:02. > :08:07.You will start to see a definite crack in the soil. It will drop a

:08:08. > :08:12.little bit. Then it will go further and it will sink completely. You do

:08:13. > :08:19.get some warning, perhaps only a couple of days, but you have a rough

:08:20. > :08:23.idea when it is going to move. Most people want to grow their business,

:08:24. > :08:29.your one is shrinking. I am getting older. We are getting nearer to

:08:30. > :08:34.retirement and as long as we have a decent way of life and can still

:08:35. > :08:40.afford to have that way of life, we are happy. I cannot believe a

:08:41. > :08:47.football pitch used to be beer and a cricket pitch used to be there. They

:08:48. > :08:53.were. Yes. Females along the road from the holiday camp is a

:08:54. > :09:01.collection of coastal cottages. 100 metres from one of the fastest

:09:02. > :09:06.eroding parts of the island. We are dealing with about ten feet every

:09:07. > :09:12.year of cliff erosion. Some years it stays stable and other years you get

:09:13. > :09:20.100 feet going in one night. The last time this lot went, there was a

:09:21. > :09:24.post on the cliff and it was about 20 yards out from where the cliff

:09:25. > :09:37.and snow and ice some sand moving the beach that morning and that

:09:38. > :09:41.afternoon I saw the post slowly disappearing `` from where the cliff

:09:42. > :09:47.ends now. It took about two or three days to settle down. Looking at your

:09:48. > :09:54.house, to the uninitiated they might think, there is years. How worried

:09:55. > :09:59.are you? I am not worried at all. It is going to go in the sea

:10:00. > :10:04.eventually, that is a fact. Islanders have little choice but to

:10:05. > :10:09.accept their dynamic coastline, but there is a huge financial cost to

:10:10. > :10:14.put things right. There's sea wall destroyed by a landslide last year

:10:15. > :10:19.will remain closed until council coffers can fix it `` this sea wall.

:10:20. > :10:26.Remember the landslips from 1926? Do not get local started on Undercliff

:10:27. > :10:34.Drive and the financial scandal surrounding its ongoing repairs.

:10:35. > :10:38.Back in Dorset, the family that lost a loved one is counting the truth

:10:39. > :10:43.cost of an act of nature which it says happened in the blink of an

:10:44. > :10:47.eye. There is always one person gets left looking after all the bags.

:10:48. > :10:53.They said they were going to go for a walk and they were back to me when

:10:54. > :10:57.it came down. `` they were coming back to me. It does not seem far

:10:58. > :11:05.away, but when you try to run down there, it is quite a run. It was

:11:06. > :11:10.horrible. The National Trust, which looks after the beach, stresses the

:11:11. > :11:13.danger of rock falls. The Blackman family wants to warn others about

:11:14. > :11:21.being extra vigilant when enjoying the place they love.

:11:22. > :11:31.Do not forget you can get in touch with us. What can you tell about the

:11:32. > :11:37.owner from their choice of dog? More to the point, what happens when dog

:11:38. > :11:39.ownership goes terribly wrong. Back to Dorset now to meet some

:11:40. > :11:49.out`of`control dogs and their distraught owner.

:11:50. > :11:59.The little one is ten and a half. Mum will be six. And this one will

:12:00. > :12:02.be four. A court has ordered that two of these Staffordshire bull

:12:03. > :12:06.terriers should be destroyed, after they attacked and killed a small

:12:07. > :12:11.dog. In trying to save her much loved pet, the elderly owner broke

:12:12. > :12:15.her ankle and ended up in hospital. Nadine Deuters had been warned many

:12:16. > :12:19.times she needed to control her dogs and shouldn't walk them in a pack.

:12:20. > :12:24.She's now taken them into hiding and she says she's devastated by the

:12:25. > :12:34.attack. It was absolutely horrendous .I did my utmost to save the little

:12:35. > :12:44.thing. Mum and son just went direct to the dog. I did my utmost to save

:12:45. > :12:54.it. At one stage I was able to hold the lead. I tried so hard to pull

:12:55. > :13:02.her away. She was just so strong. She got away from me. She said in

:13:03. > :13:11.the fracas of the field she could hear her ankle bone crack.

:13:12. > :13:14.It was broken. This wasn't the first time Nadine's dogs had caused

:13:15. > :13:19.trouble, and the court decided it was unlikely to be the last. So what

:13:20. > :13:27.leads a fragile woman like Nadine to surround herself with pets she finds

:13:28. > :13:32.hard to control? I just feel they're my family.

:13:33. > :13:41.They're all that I live for. If anything happens to them, I don't

:13:42. > :13:48.want to live myself. It is as simple as that. I have thought about this

:13:49. > :13:53.all the time. My dogs are my life. I love them so much. I've got no

:13:54. > :13:58.friends or family at all. It is just me and the dogs. I lost my mum two

:13:59. > :14:07.years ago. And I'm absolutely devastated with her loss. I'm not

:14:08. > :14:13.coping at all. So having nobody to talk to or be with, all the time it

:14:14. > :14:19.goes through my mind about losing my dogs.

:14:20. > :14:24.Staffordshire bull terriers do have a reputation ` or at least many of

:14:25. > :14:28.their owners do. They're also one of the breeds most likely to be

:14:29. > :14:32.abandoned at rescue centres. And latest research shows we may be able

:14:33. > :14:39.to tell quite a lot about people from the sort of dog they choose to

:14:40. > :14:42.own. If you have a toy breed or a gundog like a Labrador, a study

:14:43. > :14:46.suggests you'll rate highly on agreeableness. You're also most

:14:47. > :14:51.likely to be conscientiousness. If you own a dog from the utility breed

:14:52. > :14:54.like a Dalmatian ` or a dog from the pastoral group such as a collie `

:14:55. > :14:58.there's a greater chance you'll be an extrovert. And for emotional

:14:59. > :15:04.stability, it's hound owners who come out on top.

:15:05. > :15:09.So what about Staffordshire bull terriers and their owners? The

:15:10. > :15:16.psychologist behind the report says their bad press isn't justified. And

:15:17. > :15:27.he says a personality test shows Nadine is in many ways typical as an

:15:28. > :15:33.owner. They tended to see them as young muscular men, would ease. The

:15:34. > :15:37.range of owners is much broader than people thought. There are more

:15:38. > :15:43.pleasant people than people seem to think. Where does this love of

:15:44. > :15:53.animals, from? Most definitely, my mum. They came out much nicer, more

:15:54. > :15:58.conscientious. Now Dean is more of a person centred person than she think

:15:59. > :16:02.she is. `` Nadine. She has been through some tough times. She is

:16:03. > :16:10.emotional `` emotionally fragile. She is quite an agreeable person.

:16:11. > :16:14.She scores quite viable `` highly. She fits in with other Staffordshire

:16:15. > :16:19.bull terrier and terrier owners we have found. So what of the dogs

:16:20. > :16:22.themselves? Generally it's thought Nadine's biggest mistake was walking

:16:23. > :16:26.more than one at a time. Behaviour often changes when dogs are in a

:16:27. > :16:31.pack, and some experts say a terrier's natural predatory instinct

:16:32. > :16:34.can occasionally turn to aggression. This little Westie has been causing

:16:35. > :16:42.a lot of problems since he was adopted as a rescue dog. It seems

:16:43. > :16:54.like he wants to fight every dog he sees ` however far away they may be.

:16:55. > :17:04.This isn't going for a walk. This is him controlling me. This is not also

:17:05. > :17:09.walking. This is him just doing exactly what he likes. This is not

:17:10. > :17:14.dog walking. There are two dogs over there. And Archie is not being

:17:15. > :17:20.walked by me. He is walking me. There is no control. I'm a bit

:17:21. > :17:28.dubious about going near these dogs because I don't know what he is

:17:29. > :17:35.going to do. It is just such a shame that he can't walk nicely. He looks

:17:36. > :17:39.a picture. He just looks fantastic. Lovely little dog. But as soon as he

:17:40. > :17:44.comes into contact with other dogs, there is a massive issue with this

:17:45. > :17:51.behaviour. It is not fair on me, it is not fair on RTE and it is not

:17:52. > :17:54.fair on other dog owners. `` Archie. They don't expect to see that.

:17:55. > :18:03.Trainer Denise Nuttal specialises in dogs with attitude. He has been very

:18:04. > :18:07.aggressive. It is such a beautiful day, I really wanted to bring him

:18:08. > :18:14.for a walk. I don't think it will be possible. He is just so aggressive.

:18:15. > :18:17.He is fixated on other dogs. It may be caused by several things. It

:18:18. > :18:24.could be fear, it could be frustration. It could be a little

:18:25. > :18:32.predation. Terriers are quite probationary. `` predatory. This is

:18:33. > :18:34.typical. Denise says it's possible Archie missed out on vital

:18:35. > :18:38.socialisation during the early weeks of life, something which can never

:18:39. > :18:41.be put right entirely. But she's hoping a few tips, tricks and a lot

:18:42. > :18:53.of patience will significantly improve his behaviour. All dogs need

:18:54. > :18:56.training and they need early socialisation. Socialisation is

:18:57. > :19:02.something that happens at a very early age and it can only happen

:19:03. > :19:06.before 16 weeks. There is brain development that takes place only at

:19:07. > :19:11.that stage. It only takes place if they are being exposed to social

:19:12. > :19:14.things. If he has missed that, it is very difficult to rectify that

:19:15. > :19:18.later. Generally, you will never get a perfect dog but we should be able

:19:19. > :19:31.to improve his behaviour significantly.

:19:32. > :19:35.Q, Rover. `` enter, Rover. Look at his body language. He is panting

:19:36. > :19:41.hard. This is definitely fear aggression. Have you noticed he has

:19:42. > :19:47.walked away. He is trying to avoid him. He keeps looking away. He is

:19:48. > :19:57.trying to avoid trouble but not making `` by not making direct eye

:19:58. > :20:01.contact. OK, so he knows he is terrified. After the fake dog, it's

:20:02. > :20:05.time to encounter Annie ` at a nice safe distance. I am just going to

:20:06. > :20:18.let him see any. What I'm doing is, as he is looking

:20:19. > :20:24.at Annie, I am giving him a treat. Every time I see him looking over at

:20:25. > :20:33.the doggie, gets something. There is a doggie over there as well you need

:20:34. > :20:40.to be aware of. Good boy. Archie continues to make progress.

:20:41. > :20:49.Meanwhile, Nadine remains in hiding. An appeal against destruction has

:20:50. > :20:54.been turned down. I did say that even if I never came back to Dorset

:20:55. > :21:00.with the dogs, would they spare their lives? And could there be a

:21:01. > :21:06.reprieve? It was an accident. It was not intentional. I am full of deep

:21:07. > :21:12.regret and remorse. I am a woman entirely on my own. I've got no

:21:13. > :21:18.friends or family. My family of dogs mean absolutely everything to me.

:21:19. > :21:22.They are all absolutely wonderful. The best companion is possible for

:21:23. > :21:27.me. And I am not being selfish. I know I have done wrong but I feel

:21:28. > :21:38.that I have paid the price in my own health. And if mum and son were to

:21:39. > :21:42.be destroyed, I am quite sure pixie would go soon afterwards. I couldn't

:21:43. > :21:52.cope with anything at all. To have the last of my loved ones.

:21:53. > :22:03.I would love to view your thoughts on that story. Finally tonight, the

:22:04. > :22:07.Isle of Wight was famous for its red squirrel population. It is one of

:22:08. > :22:12.the few places in the country where you can find them. We have been to

:22:13. > :22:13.another island to look at a new project which aims to boost their

:22:14. > :22:28.numbers. Tresco, an island paradise, with a

:22:29. > :22:36.resident population of just 175 and a garden that boasts some of the

:22:37. > :22:41.world's most exotic species. Now there's to be a new arrival. The red

:22:42. > :22:48.squirrel is coming to stay A lot of people who are in the know have said

:22:49. > :22:55.this is the ideal place for them. They can thrive. Our trees from

:22:56. > :22:59.California have cones on them that the squirrels like. There are plenty

:23:00. > :23:02.of them in supply. Red squirrels have been driven to the brink of

:23:03. > :23:05.extinction in England by their grey cousins, which carry the squirrel

:23:06. > :23:10.pox virus. It's harmless to greys, but deadly to the reds. But there

:23:11. > :23:14.are no grey squirrels anywhere on Scilly We'll have to see how it goes

:23:15. > :23:19.but we've got plenty of space and food. We are very hopeful that they

:23:20. > :23:28.have got plenty of space, plenty of food supply and they will naturalise

:23:29. > :23:31.quite quickly. This has been the squirrels' home until now ` the

:23:32. > :23:34.British Wildlife Centre in Surrey, which runs the UK's biggest red

:23:35. > :23:38.squirrel breeding programme. David Mills is the owner. You have to be

:23:39. > :23:43.very careful because they're very prone to stress. The actual boxing

:23:44. > :23:48.of them will be done by my head keeper who works with them all the

:23:49. > :23:53.time, plus his assistance. They do stress out. They can die of heart

:23:54. > :24:00.failure and we do not want that to happen. It's the day of the

:24:01. > :24:12.collection. Mike and Dave have arrived with 20 boxes to fill. It

:24:13. > :24:22.takes four hours but there are finally ready to go. Thank you very

:24:23. > :24:28.much indeed. You are very welcome. We will take good care of them.

:24:29. > :24:31.Mike, Dave and 20 red squirrels start the 350`mile journey to

:24:32. > :24:37.Cornwall. But there's a setback. Bad weather's set in, delaying the

:24:38. > :24:44.flight. Leaving the squirrels stuck in their boxes longer than anyone

:24:45. > :24:49.expected. I was very concerned. We have been keeping in touch with the

:24:50. > :24:52.British wildlife centre. They are animals that get stressed very

:24:53. > :24:56.easily. But 24 hours later, the weather's cleared. And at RNAS

:24:57. > :25:03.Culdrose, it's all hands on deck to get the squirrels to Tresco, pronto.

:25:04. > :25:13.And there are some encouraging signs. There is a bit of scurrying

:25:14. > :25:19.in the boxes. They are aware something is going on. It's all

:25:20. > :25:23.systems go ` even the pilot lends a hand with this precious cargo. 30

:25:24. > :25:39.minutes later, and they touch down safely on Tresco. Say hello to your

:25:40. > :25:43.new home. That is a result. It is wonderful. It has made it all

:25:44. > :25:51.perfect. All these problems but they are actually here now, running

:25:52. > :25:57.around the enclosure. In two days, Friedman Tresco. A special moment.

:25:58. > :26:01.After their long journey they're left to settle down, locked in

:26:02. > :26:07.enclosure for two days. And with the first one out, Mike and Dave just

:26:08. > :26:11.have to hope the others follow suit. It's the day of the release ` and

:26:12. > :26:23.the culmination of all Mike and Dave's hard work. Goodness, look at

:26:24. > :26:27.that! Hundreds of them. It is very difficult to count them. I counted

:26:28. > :26:34.about six times and came up with the same figure. It was 17. Lucy

:26:35. > :26:36.Dorienne Smith, whose family leases the Island from the Duchy, has the

:26:37. > :26:42.honour of opening the cage. The first squirrels venture out, up

:26:43. > :27:09.and away. It has taken a while. It is really

:27:10. > :27:16.nice. They are so vigorous, these squirrels. They are not as keen as I

:27:17. > :27:20.thought. They are still mostly in their finding their surroundings. It

:27:21. > :27:24.has been a great journey. We are looking forward to the next year or

:27:25. > :27:33.so to see how they breathe. `` breed. Look at that! Sadly, two of

:27:34. > :27:38.the squirrels died in transit. But with the delay, having 18 survive

:27:39. > :27:42.was better anyone expected. Only time will tell if they like it here

:27:43. > :27:45.enough to breed. The hope is that Tresco will offer them a valuable

:27:46. > :27:56.sanctuary in their fight for survival.

:27:57. > :28:02.Plenty more stories to come from the south next week. Before we go, let's

:28:03. > :28:34.look at your e`mails. Last week was all about food safety.

:28:35. > :28:43.Next week, we are back with a special programme on President John

:28:44. > :28:48.F. Kennedy's last visited Sussex. The Sussex summer is almost like an

:28:49. > :28:54.Indian summer. Here is John F. Kennedy, unknown to him, on his last

:28:55. > :29:07.visit to Britain, to Europe. You will be assassinated a month later.

:29:08. > :29:11.Hello, I'm Ellie Crisell with your 90 second update. The UK is getting

:29:12. > :29:14.its first nuclear power plant for 20 years. Hinkley Point C in Somerset

:29:15. > :29:17.got the go-ahead today. Ministers say it will help lower energy bills

:29:18. > :29:19.renewable sources would be better. renewable sources would be better.

:29:20. > :29:24.Meanwhile, N-power has become the third energy supplier to raise its

:29:25. > :29:25.gusts. Dual-fuel bills will go up by over ?100 a year from