:00:10. > :00:13.Welcome to South Today. Finding the police officers of the future, will
:00:13. > :00:18.cut to starting salaries scupper hopes of bringing in the best new
:00:18. > :00:21.recruits? The world is his Oyster, Oxford
:00:21. > :00:26.looks to emulate London's travel cards success.
:00:26. > :00:36.Their names live on. The memorial to the Royal Meeting -- and Royal
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:00:39. > :00:43.Marine musicians who made the Good evening.
:00:43. > :00:46.A was confirmed last week starting pay for police officers is being
:00:46. > :00:51.cut so could that mean forces struggling to recruit? Wiltshire
:00:51. > :00:56.Police is one of the first forces to advertise vacancies. Its
:00:56. > :01:02.application process opened today. We have been looking at whether
:01:02. > :01:05.working for them is an attractive proposition despite the salary cut.
:01:05. > :01:09.Tom has long planned to become a sworn police officer but the cut in
:01:09. > :01:13.pay has made him think again. We have changed his name to protect
:01:13. > :01:21.his identity as he currently works for the police as a civilian.
:01:21. > :01:28.In my current role I N six and �7,000 more bent over constable,
:01:28. > :01:32.there is less risk. I will have to make these huge pay cut.
:01:32. > :01:36.We are to police is inviting people to apply to become officers. --
:01:36. > :01:41.Wiltshire Police. They are recruiting more police since
:01:41. > :01:45.budgets were cut since 2010. We are at a point where we need to recruit
:01:45. > :01:49.in order to bolster at the front line resources so it is really
:01:49. > :01:54.important and exciting for us as an organisation to think we can now
:01:54. > :01:58.take on new people. The new offices will be some of the
:01:58. > :02:02.first to get the new pay scale starting on �19,000 per year
:02:02. > :02:07.instead of 23. Police Federation which represents officers says the
:02:07. > :02:12.quality of recruits could suffer. I think that is definitely a
:02:12. > :02:17.concern, both in terms of the level of experience coming into the job,
:02:17. > :02:20.and the mix of those people coming into the job, and potentially the
:02:20. > :02:24.academic people -- Accra people have.
:02:24. > :02:28.Candidates must apply through this dedicated website because despite
:02:28. > :02:33.the pay changed they are expected and to be inundated with applicants.
:02:33. > :02:38.The salary will be incremental so it is not the start and finish
:02:38. > :02:47.salary, but we think it is a fair wage for people who are in training.
:02:47. > :02:54.The Home Office's policing will continue to beat an important job -
:02:54. > :02:57.- continue to be. The jury in the trial of the man
:02:57. > :03:01.accused of killing Rachel Manning have visited the site where she was
:03:01. > :03:06.last seen. Restaurant worker at Shahidul Ahmed denies killing had
:03:06. > :03:09.just before Christmas in 2000. Her boyfriend Barri White was convicted
:03:09. > :03:15.of her murder but following an appeal and subsequent retrial he
:03:15. > :03:20.was later acquitted. 12 years ago Rachel Manning and her
:03:20. > :03:25.boyfriend came here on a night out. They had been to a 70s theme party
:03:25. > :03:31.in ritual can be seen here in a blue wig. Today, 12 years later, at
:03:32. > :03:37.the same spot, a coach with 12 people pulls up and stops. On this
:03:37. > :03:42.cage is a jury, sitting on a murder trial. That is because Rachel never
:03:42. > :03:46.made it home that night. On that evening Rachel and her boy friend
:03:46. > :03:50.Barri White was spotted outside the club by CCTV. For whatever reason
:03:50. > :03:53.they separated. He went to a friend's house but she got lost,
:03:54. > :03:57.and from this them box she called her housemaid in distress to say
:03:57. > :04:02.she didn't know where she was -- phone box.
:04:02. > :04:04.-- her housemaid. The phone box is no longer here but the jury were
:04:04. > :04:10.brought to dislocation to see the exact spot where she had stopped to
:04:10. > :04:14.make that call. They were brought here to the golf
:04:14. > :04:18.course where her body was discovered. She had been struggle.
:04:18. > :04:25.The court heard a stop club-like this was used to disfigure her face.
:04:25. > :04:30.Back then her Barri White spent six years in prison for her murder but
:04:30. > :04:35.he was later acquitted. The prosecution's case is that 41-year-
:04:35. > :04:41.old waiter Shahidul Ahmed murdered her and advances in DNA have led to
:04:41. > :04:45.the trial. There has been a rise in the number
:04:45. > :04:50.of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in Oxfordshire, the first
:04:50. > :04:55.increase for nearly a year. 6562 people were paid the benefit in
:04:55. > :04:58.December, 150 more than in the previous month. The number in
:04:58. > :05:06.Swindon has dropped to its lowest level since December to present
:05:06. > :05:08.debate. Job losses at Honda and its suppliers are yet to have an impact.
:05:08. > :05:11.Nationally and Employment has fallen to its lowest figure for 18
:05:11. > :05:14.months. 100 homes have been without phone
:05:14. > :05:18.lines and the internet in north Oxfordshire village since the start
:05:18. > :05:21.of the month after an attempted Cable theft. Villages in Arncott
:05:21. > :05:30.near Bicester say they are frustrated that repair work is
:05:30. > :05:33.taking so long. It will take more than Finley's
:05:33. > :05:37.toolkit to fix his internet and phone connection. His grave
:05:37. > :05:45.condition means they need to be able to contact us quickly. --
:05:45. > :05:49.grown -- growth condition. biggest worry is contact, care
:05:49. > :05:53.providers, speaking to consultants. It is quite difficult and a mobile
:05:53. > :05:57.phone with a poor signal. This family are among the 100 households
:05:57. > :06:03.in Arncott near Bicester left without land lines and internet
:06:03. > :06:08.since January 7th. All the time I'm using a mobile phone, I am bringing
:06:08. > :06:15.every day to Poland, it is expensive. I think I will be paying
:06:15. > :06:19.50 or �60 for my bill. Extra. you can see, BT have got engineers
:06:19. > :06:23.here on site, they say this location just does said the village
:06:23. > :06:28.is where there was a cable attack, an attempted theft as they're
:06:28. > :06:31.calling it. In fact, BT says the damage was so severe they will have
:06:31. > :06:37.to completely rebuilt the underground junction boxes and that
:06:37. > :06:40.could take some time, especially in this weather. It is just the latest
:06:40. > :06:45.community to be hit by cable theft. Steeple Aston, Kidlington, Middle
:06:45. > :06:49.Barton and Chalgrove are among recent targets. Yet Thames Valley
:06:49. > :06:53.Police say middle thefts are down 50% on this time last year. With a
:06:53. > :06:58.dedicated team carrying out raids like this on scrap-metal yards. It
:06:58. > :07:05.is little comfort to residents in Arncott he without the internet are
:07:05. > :07:09.resorting to more traditional resources.
:07:09. > :07:13.It is a system used by thousands of people across London every day, it
:07:13. > :07:16.now travel passes similar to Oyster cards could be introduced in
:07:16. > :07:20.Oxfordshire. There are plans to introduce top-up cards that can be
:07:20. > :07:24.used to pay for all kinds of trouble.
:07:24. > :07:28.How much difference could these cards make?
:07:28. > :07:32.This could mean the days of fumbling around in your pockets
:07:32. > :07:37.looking for change to pay for the bus or parking could soon be at an
:07:37. > :07:42.end. The cards the council wants could make it quicker to get on and
:07:42. > :07:47.off buses. At the moment it is an idea, but this kind of card has
:07:47. > :07:54.proved very successful elsewhere. Oyster cards have revolutionised
:07:54. > :07:57.how Londoners travel. Nearly 50 million have been issued in just 10
:07:57. > :08:02.years. It now looks the to county council has plans for an equivalent
:08:02. > :08:06.to people can get on and off public transport at this type of a car.
:08:06. > :08:11.It is not about making money, it is about making it easier for people
:08:11. > :08:15.to use public transport. If it is easier fewer cars on the rate, less
:08:15. > :08:19.congestion, it so a real win-win for everybody. A some bus services
:08:19. > :08:23.you can already use a pre-paid card, but this idea goes further, it
:08:23. > :08:27.could be used for a train passes as well, and for parking.
:08:27. > :08:31.He will have teething problems than most things at the start, then I
:08:31. > :08:35.think once it has settled in, London get on with it fine to were
:08:35. > :08:41.cut Oxford? Older people worry about cards, they led to see the
:08:41. > :08:45.money in hand and pay as they go. It is a really good idea. We do get
:08:45. > :08:52.one? Yes. Do I get one free for doing this?
:08:52. > :08:56.The cars themselves would be free but it is too soon to tell how much
:08:56. > :09:01.the technology will cost to make it work. The we have got to attract
:09:01. > :09:07.enough extra passengers to generate the extra revenue, so that within
:09:07. > :09:14.three or four years the technology has paid for itself. The council
:09:14. > :09:18.hopes the card will be available next year. A lot of buses are
:09:18. > :09:23.already geared up for this kind of technology, that is why this could
:09:23. > :09:30.all come together very quickly, and it made not stop at cars, in they
:09:30. > :09:33.seem be possible to swipe payments on your mobile phones.
:09:33. > :09:39.Prince Harry flew into RAF Brize Norton this afternoon following his
:09:39. > :09:42.latest appointment in Afghanistan. He arrived on a regular personnel
:09:42. > :09:45.fight from Cyprus where he has spent a day after flying there from