:00:11. > :00:16.In tonight's programme — tackling terrorism and organised crime. Why
:00:16. > :00:19.police want you to play a key part in making your community and the
:00:19. > :00:23.country a safer place to live. Also tonight, how a job can change a
:00:23. > :00:24.life — why businesses are being encouraged to take on homeless
:00:24. > :00:28.people. And later on, try, try, try again —
:00:28. > :00:45.why this 74—year—old has set herself a triathlon birthday challenge.
:00:45. > :00:50.Good evening. Speak out if you believe people are being radicalised
:00:50. > :00:53.in your communities — that's the message from the new officer in
:00:53. > :00:56.charge of tackling terrorism in our region. Former Oxfordshire Police
:00:56. > :01:00.commander Brendan O'Dowda has called for greater help from the public as
:01:00. > :01:05.he takes on a new role heading up the organised crime and counter
:01:05. > :01:08.terrorism unit for the South East. In an exclusive television interview
:01:08. > :01:10.with BBC South, he said data interception and covert methods are
:01:10. > :01:16.also increasingly important in protectecting people from new
:01:16. > :01:24.threats. We'll hear from him in a moment but first, this report.
:01:24. > :01:27.Incidents of terror related crime and home—grown extremists are rare
:01:27. > :01:33.in the Thames Valley, but recent events have brought the issue into
:01:33. > :01:36.sharp focus. Aylesbury's Samantha Lewthwaite is currently being hunted
:01:36. > :01:44.by Interpol, linked to terrorism in Kenya. She was the wife of 7/7
:01:44. > :01:49.bomber Jermaine Lindsay who lived in the community who were unaware of
:01:49. > :01:56.their radicalisation. Covert operations are used to protect the
:01:56. > :02:00.public from unseen dangers. You don't think about it until it
:02:00. > :02:04.happens to you, I suppose. Most people are going about their daily
:02:04. > :02:11.lives and is not an easy. If people are worried on a national and
:02:11. > :02:17.international level, it is not something I worry about. Heading up
:02:17. > :02:21.the counterterrorism and organised crime unit is a huge job with
:02:22. > :02:28.overall command of five force areas. He will be tackling crime and drug
:02:28. > :02:35.and metal theft gang and sexual exhortation. The key challenge will
:02:35. > :02:40.be with —— dealing with what police called sophisticated and organise
:02:40. > :02:45.common threats. Earlier, I spoke to police Constable
:02:45. > :02:50.Brendan O'Dowda and asked him how big a threat radicalisation poses.
:02:50. > :02:55.It is always a problem. It starts with a radicalisation of an
:02:55. > :02:58.individual. The government are truly committed to enabling police forces
:02:58. > :03:05.are to have partnerships to identify those people through a number of
:03:05. > :03:08.enhanced programmes, working with those communities and get hold of
:03:08. > :03:15.the people and show them that there is a different way. You need to
:03:15. > :03:19.tackle terrorism and organised crime head on and you will rely on people
:03:19. > :03:22.in the community, so have reported will it be for officers to be
:03:22. > :03:28.embedded in the community and have good relationships there? Many years
:03:28. > :03:31.ago, when the British police force came into being, one of the
:03:31. > :03:35.overarching principles was that the public are the police and the police
:03:35. > :03:41.are the public. We can't do this alone. We need the public to give us
:03:41. > :03:49.intelligence. National security is totally dependent on local security.
:03:49. > :03:53.We need the eyes and ears of people on the ground. We need to know about
:03:53. > :03:58.people who are radicalised, who are living beyond their means, that have
:03:58. > :04:05.drugs, money. Have the confidence if you see that, pick up the phone. And
:04:05. > :04:11.we can tackle head on those people. The recent child grooming trial in
:04:11. > :04:14.Oxford at defied many failings by the police and social services in
:04:14. > :04:21.missing warning signs. Can you ever stop a repeat of that? What we can
:04:21. > :04:26.say is that it is so important that we join up our intelligence and our
:04:26. > :04:33.shared knowledge wherever that threat is. It is absolutely clear
:04:33. > :04:37.that there are lessons to be learned from that grooming case in terms of
:04:37. > :04:43.shared intelligence and our Chief Constable referred to us joining the
:04:43. > :04:49.dots in not quicker. I can't make guaranteed about any investigation
:04:49. > :04:52.but I would like to think now, that through enhanced intelligence and a
:04:52. > :05:00.more co—ordinated approach, we would be ahead of the game. How is your
:05:00. > :05:04.terrorism and organised crime work going to rely on data interception
:05:04. > :05:09.and monitoring phone calls? What else would you be doing apart from
:05:09. > :05:13.the community involvement? I understand that some of our tactics
:05:13. > :05:16.affect public trust and confidence and it is important that we are seen
:05:16. > :05:21.to be transparent and proportionate in the way that we use some of our
:05:21. > :05:29.powers. Some of our more covert, controversial tactics and undercover
:05:29. > :05:33.work on surveillance are absolutely key to us fighting serious and
:05:33. > :05:40.organised crime and counterterrorism. It is also key for
:05:40. > :05:45.police to be out of there. Data interception is just one part of our
:05:45. > :05:48.tool box. Thank you. A couple who paid for a ten—week
:05:48. > :05:51.shopping spree using fraudulent cheques have been ordered to repay
:05:51. > :05:54.£19,000 to a company in Oxford. Arron and Rhianna Thomas, from
:05:54. > :06:00.Abingdon, paid for their wedding, a new car and breast surgery. He was
:06:00. > :06:06.jailed for 22 months, she was handed a 15—month suspended sentence. Now
:06:06. > :06:09.Oxford Crown Court has ordered the couple to repay Arron's former
:06:09. > :06:10.employer, Grafton Merchanting in Cowley.
:06:10. > :06:14.Two police officers have been taken to hospital after the unmarked car
:06:14. > :06:17.they were in collided with another vehicle. The accident happened on
:06:17. > :06:21.the A34 at Kidlington and the road was closed for a short time. The
:06:21. > :06:23.officers are not believed to be seriously hurt.
:06:23. > :06:26.Businesses in Oxford are being asked to become more willing to consider
:06:26. > :06:29.homeless people for jobs. The charity Crisis has been trying to
:06:29. > :06:33.find paid work for homeless people in the city, but says it can be
:06:33. > :06:36.difficult to find employers who will give them a chance. As Rob Powell
:06:36. > :06:40.reports, some may not have worked for years.
:06:40. > :06:43.Learning skills for a life of work. John became homeless after a
:06:43. > :06:47.relationship broke down and he was unable to pay the rent. Crisis has
:06:47. > :06:58.helped him learn new skills and network with local businesses. It's
:06:58. > :07:01.great, because it makes other people aware of situations like mine. This
:07:01. > :07:04.Employment Platform event allows homeless people to pick up new
:07:04. > :07:08.skills from pizza making to brick laying — and meet potential
:07:08. > :07:12.employers. The majority of homeless people want to get back into work
:07:12. > :07:16.and a lot of them have not work for a long time. What they needed help
:07:16. > :07:21.building up their self esteem and and they also know —— need to get
:07:21. > :07:26.the skills and confidence that qualifications. The event also
:07:26. > :07:30.allows local businesses to recruit. You get more people who are keen on
:07:30. > :07:33.investing long—term in the job that they have. Also people that care
:07:33. > :07:36.more about the quality of work that they are delivering because they
:07:36. > :07:39.have more than they have lost in the past and are grateful. Crisis also
:07:39. > :07:41.offers year—round services for homeless people and the next
:07:41. > :07:47.Employment Platform event is already being planned.
:07:47. > :07:50.It has been agreed eight smoking shelters can be built in hospital
:07:50. > :07:53.grounds around Oxford. Oxford City Council has given permission for
:07:53. > :07:56.smoking shelters to be set up at the John Radcliffe Hospital, the
:07:56. > :08:01.Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Churchill Hospital. There were
:08:01. > :08:04.objections on the grounds that the NHS should be smoke—free. But
:08:04. > :08:07.councillors said the case had to be judged purely as a planning matter.
:08:07. > :08:10.Didcot's been welcoming home its troops from their latest tour of
:08:10. > :08:13.duty in Afghanistan. The Princess Royal handed out medals to soldiers
:08:13. > :08:20.and hundreds turned out to watch them parade through the town centre.
:08:20. > :08:25.Angela Walker was there. A heroes welcome on the streets of
:08:25. > :08:33.Didcot. Young and old flocked to the town centre to welcome home the
:08:33. > :08:38.Royal Logistics Corps and others back from their tour of duty in
:08:38. > :08:44.Afghanistan. Didcot has always been a fabulous town. They are naming
:08:44. > :08:50.some new streets after some of my former —— fallen soldiers. Even the
:08:50. > :09:00.brewery has done us a special brew. The support when you walk around
:09:00. > :09:04.town is palpable. 11 EOD has spent the last few months teaching Afghan
:09:04. > :09:09.soldiers how to detect and deactivate bombers and explosive
:09:09. > :09:13.devices. The Princess Royal, who is Colonel in Chief of the Royal
:09:13. > :09:18.Logistics Corps, greeted the soldiers and presented them with
:09:18. > :09:23.their service medals. We had a chat and she gave me my medal, so I was
:09:23. > :09:29.quite pleased. She asked us how it all went and how we were doing. Just
:09:29. > :09:35.discussed how the young lads were doing and how the parade went today.
:09:35. > :09:40.For many, the parade —— the highlight of today was being united
:09:40. > :09:48.with their families. Time to move forward with the next step of our
:09:48. > :09:54.lives. Meeting Sebastian and Holly, Daschle Sebastian and Holly, it was
:09:54. > :10:01.a particularly poignant homecoming. That's it for the moment. I will
:10:01. > :10:02.have the headlines at 8pm and then back again
:10:02. > :10:08.bringing back local banking next week on South Today.
:10:08. > :10:12.And on Sunday Politics at 11am this Sunday, we look at the possible
:10:12. > :10:14.return of local banks to support local businesses and give savers
:10:14. > :10:25.better interest rates. Still to come in this evening's
:10:25. > :10:28.South Today: A man has been jailed for just over five years for the
:10:28. > :10:30.manslaughter of a Bournemouth man 12 years ago.
:10:30. > :10:33.33—year—old Daniel Scott, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty after he
:10:33. > :10:36.was caught by police coming into London from Paris this summer. He
:10:36. > :10:40.assaulted 42—year—old Clive Wilcox outside a shop in Winton in May
:10:40. > :10:47.2001. Mr Wilcox later died from a serious head injury.
:10:47. > :10:50.Police investigating a serious sexual assault in Southampton have
:10:50. > :10:54.released a picture of a potential witness they want to speak to. The
:10:54. > :10:57.man is believed to have been with the victim outside The Edge
:10:57. > :11:00.nightclub at around 5am last Saturday. He's described as five
:11:00. > :11:03.foot six, in his mid—30s, with light brown hair. The incident happened in
:11:03. > :11:14.Hoglands Park in the early hours of Saturday morning.
:11:14. > :11:17.Thousands of homes could be built on green belt land in one of Surrey's
:11:17. > :11:20.most picturesque areas. Waverley Borough Council says changes in
:11:20. > :11:22.planning rules mean it will have to consider developing previously
:11:22. > :11:26.protected land. The latest strategic assessment suggests that over 9000
:11:26. > :11:29.new houses need to be built in the borough over the next 20 years.
:11:29. > :11:34.That's twice the number the council itself argues the area can sustain.
:11:34. > :11:42.And it's feared the new rules mean the extra housing will be imposed on
:11:42. > :11:50.them. Joe Campbell reports. It is the archetypal image of
:11:50. > :12:00.Britain's countryside. But the idea that 8000 more homes should be built
:12:00. > :12:06.here, a few would consider it. I am horrified, I think we are under
:12:06. > :12:16.enough pressure as it is. The commuting and traffic, I think
:12:16. > :12:22.housing is required. I would be chained to the bulldozer so they
:12:23. > :12:28.can't do it. You can see just how big an area is designated green belt
:12:29. > :12:37.land. It is almost an act of vandalism when you look at some of
:12:37. > :12:43.the areas earmarked. A village like this, its whole character will
:12:43. > :12:52.change. From here, you can look out to London in the distance with its
:12:52. > :12:59.landmarks. The demand for housing near the M25 is putting pressure on
:12:59. > :13:08.the green belt in all counties surrounding London. Waverley could
:13:08. > :13:19.be the first local authority to build on its protected spaces. The
:13:19. > :13:27.ministers won't speak to the local councils. Attempts have been made to
:13:27. > :13:34.speak to the local minister and he refuses. What do you make of that?
:13:35. > :13:43.We can assume they're not interested and have a policy of build, build,
:13:44. > :13:47.held. Critics say that once this landscape is lost, it is gone
:13:47. > :13:51.forever. Our political editor Peter Henley is
:13:51. > :13:57.here now. Why is the problem of housing such a difficult problem to
:13:57. > :14:00.solve? Everyone agrees the waiting lists are too long. Everyone agrees
:14:00. > :14:04.more houses are needed. No—one can agree where. There was a system —
:14:04. > :14:08.the South—East Plan — an assessment of the best places to build more
:14:08. > :14:20.homes that was scrapped by the Coalition Government. You can see
:14:20. > :14:23.what is happening there with so much green belt land, they say no. In
:14:23. > :14:26.reply to this suggestion from Conservative councillors that they
:14:26. > :14:29.were being pressured to build on green belt, the Communities
:14:29. > :14:34.Department said, "With the abolition of regional targets, the council can
:14:34. > :14:39.no longer hide behind anyone else. The green belt remains protected
:14:39. > :14:41.robust lay in a national planning rules. Local councillors have to
:14:41. > :14:44.take responsibility for deciding where to provide homes for local
:14:44. > :14:51.people and how to ensure protection of the local environment at the same
:14:52. > :14:56.time." The problem with that is there is a market assessment system
:14:56. > :15:00.which suggests you could build 500 homes per year. But will building
:15:00. > :15:06.more houses make them more affordable? The suggestion is that
:15:06. > :15:12.the price will come down. In London, that is not happening. That is
:15:12. > :15:19.partly foreign investment. We see that spelling out all around in the
:15:20. > :15:24.green belt. You probably have to have a more regional strategy to
:15:24. > :15:27.build them in some parts but not in others. Then it becomes a
:15:27. > :15:37.centralised system, which the government tried to throw out in the
:15:37. > :15:40.first place. A safer driving group in Chichester
:15:40. > :15:43.says motorists are getting away with speeding because not enough people
:15:43. > :15:46.have come forward for voluntary patrols. The city's "20's Plenty"
:15:46. > :15:49.group says that, while a majority support the speed limit, there's a
:15:49. > :15:52.shortage of people to help police it. The group carries out roadside
:15:52. > :15:57.checks using mobile speed guns and passes on information about
:15:57. > :16:01.suspected speeding to the police. 100 wedding dresses worth thousands
:16:01. > :16:04.of pounds have been donated to a charity shop in Dorset. 60 have gone
:16:04. > :16:08.on sale at the Boscombe branch of the PDSA animal charity shop. And,
:16:08. > :16:17.as you might expect, they're creating quite a stir. Ena Miller
:16:17. > :16:25.reports. A princess on a budget. Going to
:16:25. > :16:31.your local charity shop to buy a wedding dress was on something she
:16:31. > :16:38.thought she would do. Last night, I was drawing what I would like and it
:16:38. > :16:47.pretty much matches up. I can't talk about it too much, or I will give
:16:47. > :16:53.too much away. The surprise donation of 100 addresses means there is a
:16:53. > :17:00.lot to choose from. It will make a huge difference. We are really
:17:00. > :17:07.excited. This charity shop usually sells second—hand books, furniture
:17:07. > :17:16.and clothes but every little, no, every glamorous thing helps. It is
:17:17. > :17:26.vital to help us in what we do at the PDSA. Without support we can't
:17:26. > :17:34.carry on. If they sell all these dresses, they could sell —— they
:17:34. > :17:44.could raise £2000. It could be a big difference. The new windowdressing
:17:44. > :17:48.has caught people's attention. I always believed the bride is
:17:48. > :17:54.whatever she has got on that day, doesn't matter how much it cost.
:17:54. > :18:05.More money raised for charity dash happy ever after.
:18:05. > :18:12.Sport now. In a moment I will meet an extraordinary lady whose story I
:18:12. > :18:15.can't wait to hear. Southampton are in action on Sunday
:18:15. > :18:19.in the Premier League against Swansea. Luke Shaw is the only doubt
:18:19. > :18:22.due to illness. Saints have the meanest defence in the division
:18:22. > :18:25.along with Tottenham, having only conceded two in this campaign.
:18:25. > :18:32.Southampton are in sixth and Adam Lallana says fresh faces have given
:18:32. > :18:37.the squad a lift. We have three additions to the core
:18:37. > :18:42.of the team which have helped. It has lifted the quality in training
:18:42. > :18:49.and when there is competition for places the standard is higher. We
:18:49. > :18:53.are happy with the start of the season but it means nothing if we
:18:53. > :18:55.take our foot off the gas. Elsewhere in the Championship, loan
:18:55. > :18:58.keeper Stephen Henderson goes straight into the Bournemouth squad
:18:58. > :19:01.to face Millwall as both the Cherries' first and second—choice
:19:01. > :19:05.goalkeepers are ruled out. Reading in fifth travel to Turf Moor as they
:19:05. > :19:09.take on Burnley. If Reading win, they'll have amassed as many points
:19:09. > :19:13.as they did in the whole of last season's Premier League campaign.
:19:13. > :19:17.Brighton host Nottingham Forest. Dave Kitson is back from suspension
:19:17. > :19:20.and could feature for Oxford at home to Southend. Portsmouth could give
:19:20. > :19:24.debuts to Terry Racon, Gavin Mahon and Trevor Carson at home to
:19:24. > :19:30.Rochdale in League Two. In League One, Swindon play Tranmere
:19:30. > :19:32.and MK Dons travel to Gillingham. It's easy to talk about
:19:32. > :19:37.inspirational characters in sport, isnt it? But one woman from West
:19:37. > :19:40.Sussex really does fit the bill. Daphne Belt from Poling near
:19:40. > :19:45.Littlehampton is 74, and she's set herself an enormous sporting
:19:45. > :19:55.challenge. I went to see her in training this morning.
:19:55. > :20:01.When Daphne Belt was 50 she says she couldn't run for a bus. No, she is
:20:01. > :20:10.aiming to do one triathlon per day for the 75 days leading up to her
:20:10. > :20:15.75th birthday. She will run three kilometres, cycle 15 and swim one
:20:15. > :20:24.kilometre to raise money for a children's hospice. More older
:20:24. > :20:30.people are doing sport and a lot of sports now do age—group events so
:20:30. > :20:38.they can still compete with people of their own age right up until they
:20:38. > :20:46.are 80. She has not stopped at triathlons. She has also competed in
:20:46. > :20:52.several extreme endurance Iron man competitions. Her doctor has given
:20:52. > :20:58.up trying to talk her out of it. She thinks it is extreme but she sees I
:20:58. > :21:03.have done it for 25 years and got away with it. I think it is
:21:03. > :21:08.professional curiosity to see how long I can go on. I think I want
:21:08. > :21:17.locking up and putting in a straitjacket. Training is tough,
:21:17. > :21:22.more so in these conditions. You would think after 75 triathlons she
:21:22. > :21:29.would be planning to take it easy and enjoy a relaxing 75th birthday.
:21:29. > :21:34.But she is looking to compete in the world triathlon Championships in
:21:34. > :21:37.Canada just weeks afterwards. Thousands of people will be pounding
:21:37. > :21:39.the streets of Bournemouth and Basingstoke this weekend. The
:21:39. > :21:42.Basingstoke Half Marathon takes place on Sunday, while Bournemouth
:21:42. > :21:46.hosts its first marathon festival over Saturday and Sunday. There are
:21:46. > :21:53.six races in total, ranging from a full 26—mile marathon to a 1.5
:21:53. > :21:55.kilometre junior road race. Southampton's Olympic gold
:21:55. > :21:58.medal—winning cyclist Dani King has been named in the 18—strong British
:21:58. > :22:02.squad for the Euro track—cycling championships later this month in
:22:02. > :22:09.Holland. Laura Trott is also included. Ed Clancy and Jason Kenny
:22:09. > :22:12.are in the men's team. Now, just a reminder we're still
:22:12. > :22:16.after your nominations for the BBC South Sports Unsung Hero — someone
:22:16. > :22:21.or a pair who've made a difference to sport in your community. The
:22:21. > :22:24.winner goes into the running for the National Award at the BBC Sports
:22:24. > :22:26.Personality of the Year show in December. For more details, go
:22:26. > :22:32.online to bbc.co.uk/unsunghero where you can download a nomination form.
:22:32. > :22:36.If you don't have internet access, there is a phone number you can ring
:22:36. > :22:43.to have one posted. It's 0845 308 8000. Calls cost 5p per minute from
:22:43. > :23:03.a landline, but from mobiles could cost considerably more.
:23:03. > :23:12.Did you see the bit about the painting last night? The woman who
:23:12. > :23:15.wasn't exactly an oil painting? Yes. Now, if you were watching last
:23:15. > :23:18.night, you may remember that we introduced you to a Winchester
:23:18. > :23:22.couple, Keith and Sue Webb, who were trying to trace the owners of a
:23:22. > :23:26.painting they received in the post. It was a picture of an old lady with
:23:26. > :23:30.a hooked nose, dressed in a white shawl — quite a distinctive face, to
:23:30. > :23:33.say the least. And Sue certainly didn't pull his punches about her. A
:23:33. > :23:44.face that could turn milk at 50 yards. I don't think she was
:23:44. > :23:48.very... A very happy sitter. Well, not all of you shared those
:23:48. > :23:51.views, because we've had two e—mails since offering to buy, or at least
:23:51. > :23:55.take the painting off the Webbs' hands. We also asked you if you
:23:55. > :23:57.recognised the woman in the painting. It's already been
:23:57. > :24:00.suggested that it was Dolly Pentreath, the last person to speak
:24:00. > :24:03.Cornish. And another South Today viewer, Simon Newsham, has suggested
:24:03. > :24:16.it could be Mother Shipton, who was a famous Yorkshire witch and has a
:24:16. > :24:26.pub named after her in Portsmouth. I will have to check that out. The
:24:26. > :24:29.mystery continues! A chimpanzee at a Dorset wildlife
:24:29. > :24:32.centre, who became pregnant after her contraceptive pill failed, has
:24:32. > :24:35.given birth! The twin girls arrived last week. They'll join an extended
:24:35. > :24:42.family of 19, including proud mum Cherri. Female chimps at Monkey
:24:42. > :24:47.World near Wareham are given birth control pills to avoid
:24:47. > :24:50.overpopulating the centre. Cherri's failed last winter after she was
:24:50. > :25:03.given antibiotics for a chest infection. Aren't they sweet? I
:25:03. > :25:10.think I read they are called Thelma and Louise. I'm glad we all
:25:10. > :25:25.coordinated outfits today. The weekend looks pretty promising.
:25:25. > :25:28.Cloudy skies at Moors Valley Country Park in Verwood this morning. Colin
:25:28. > :25:31.Arnold was very brave indeed to get up close to these magnificent birds.
:25:31. > :25:35.Sandy Burnfield spotted this huddle of cows at Longstock in Hampshire. I
:25:35. > :25:39.wonder what they were plotting! And a Red Admiral basking in the sun in
:25:39. > :25:49.Broadmayne this afternoon. Thanks to Gordon Ferguson for that photo. Some
:25:49. > :25:56.sunny spells today and more in store for the weekend. Most of tonight
:25:56. > :26:03.looks to be largely dry with just some patchy mist tomorrow morning.
:26:03. > :26:10.Tonight, the showers will fade away by the latter part of the night.
:26:10. > :26:19.Rural spots may see temperatures down into single figures. We starts
:26:19. > :26:22.tomorrow on a pretty chilly note but we have this lovely area of high
:26:23. > :26:28.pressure in charge at the weekend. Things will be settled through the
:26:28. > :26:37.weekend and into the start of next week. There are maybe some patchy
:26:37. > :26:46.mist around first thing. Some good sunny spells later and temperatures
:26:46. > :26:54.could get up to the high teens. One or two isolated showers around as
:26:54. > :27:02.well. Some clear spells on Saturday night. Some patchy mist developing
:27:02. > :27:20.and low cloud working its way in. On Sunday, some stopper and Fog ——
:27:20. > :27:28.stubborn fog. Here the summary for the coming days. A misty start on
:27:28. > :27:44.Saturday. Similar on Sunday but brighter later. Dry and settled in
:27:44. > :27:46.the next week. More at 8pm and 10:25pm.