:00:00. > :00:00.Monday. That is all from the BBC's
:00:00. > :00:09.Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford. In tonight's programme:
:00:10. > :00:14.Murder charges. A woman appears in court six teen16 years after a fire
:00:15. > :00:18.killed two children. Also: The baby cafe closure that's
:00:19. > :00:22.on the cards, only a year after it opened.
:00:23. > :00:24.And later on: Too many two`wheelers. Are the numbers spinning out of
:00:25. > :00:40.control? Good evening. More than 16 years
:00:41. > :00:45.since two children died in a house fire in Oxford, a woman has appeared
:00:46. > :00:47.in court, charged with murder. 15`year`old Majid Khan and his
:00:48. > :00:51.eight`year`old, Anum Khan, died as a result of the blaze which broke out
:00:52. > :00:57.in August 1997 on Magdalen Road in the city. A year later, five people
:00:58. > :00:59.were convicted of their murder. Today, Fiaz Munshi, from Oldham,
:01:00. > :01:04.appeared before magistrates. Our reporter, Angela Walker, was in
:01:05. > :01:08.court. Fiaz Munshi was dressed in black and
:01:09. > :01:18.wearing a head scarf. She spoke to confirm her name and date of birth.
:01:19. > :01:22.There were two charges of murder ` that of a 15`year`old and an eight
:01:23. > :01:26.year old were read out. Because of the nature of the charges, the case
:01:27. > :01:37.has been sent to Oxford Crown Court where she stands trial.
:01:38. > :01:41.August 1997 and the home of the Khan family is engulfed in flames. Some
:01:42. > :01:45.members of the family survived by jumping from an eight`year`old
:01:46. > :01:49.window but this eight`year`old was trapped in a back bedroom. Her
:01:50. > :01:55.brother died two days later in hospital. Petrol had been poured
:01:56. > :01:59.through the letterbox and set alight. The community united in
:02:00. > :02:05.grief. Police praised them are coming forward and giving evidence.
:02:06. > :02:09.One`year later, five men were found guilty of murder and given life
:02:10. > :02:17.sentences and later, a woman was found guilty of manslaughter. On
:02:18. > :02:23.Tuesday, a woman was arrested. Last night, she was charged with
:02:24. > :02:29.murdering the two children. Today, their parents were back in court.
:02:30. > :02:37.The public gallery here was packed today. In a statement, they thanked
:02:38. > :02:42.police involved in the arrest and hoped justice would be done.
:02:43. > :02:46.The jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a man
:02:47. > :02:48.accused of beating his business partner to death in Buckinghamshire.
:02:49. > :02:52.Patricia Goodband was last seen alive before Christmas. Her body was
:02:53. > :02:55.found concealed in a brick shaft in the grounds of her home near
:02:56. > :02:59.Aylesbury in January. Christopher Symons denies killing her.
:03:00. > :03:02.A 50`year`old woman's been taken to hospital after an accident this
:03:03. > :03:06.morning between a school coach and a car near Abingdon. The incident
:03:07. > :03:11.happened at the Lodge Hill interchange of the A34. Fire crews
:03:12. > :03:15.were called just before nine o'clock to the scene. Police say none of the
:03:16. > :03:18.schoolchildren suffered injuries. The A4183 was closed for several
:03:19. > :03:22.hours while recovery teams cleared the area.
:03:23. > :03:26.Buckinghamshire's NHS trust has been ranked among the "most at risk" on a
:03:27. > :03:29.new league table drawn up by the Care Quality Commission. The trust,
:03:30. > :03:32.which runs Stoke Mandeville hospital, has already been placed
:03:33. > :03:37.into special measures following a previous report into high mortality
:03:38. > :03:41.rates. It will now be inspected as part of a second phase of checks by
:03:42. > :03:44.the CQC. Officials in Buckinghamshire say a clear action
:03:45. > :03:50.plan is in place to improve the overall quality of care.
:03:51. > :03:54.A cafe set up to help new mums in Oxfordshire may be forced to close
:03:55. > :03:57.just a year after it first opened if fresh funding can't be secured. The
:03:58. > :04:02.Wallingford baby cafe started operating last November. It was set
:04:03. > :04:05.up with help from a National Lottery grant. Management at Action for
:04:06. > :04:09.Children have told staff at the baby cafe they won't be able to support
:04:10. > :04:15.them once the money runs out next month. Victoria Cook reports.
:04:16. > :04:18.Baby Amos is nearly a year old. He was born with Down's Syndrome. It
:04:19. > :04:23.meant breast`feeding for his mum, Emma Smith, wasn't easy. She was
:04:24. > :04:32.about to give up when she sought advice from the baby cafe. We spent
:04:33. > :04:36.the next nine weeks going to the baby cafe regularly, and when he was
:04:37. > :04:41.12 weeks old, he was breast`feeding really well. We had a great GP and
:04:42. > :04:45.health visitor, but with all the goodwill in the world, they are not
:04:46. > :04:48.breast`feeding experts. Since it opened, it's had the celebrity
:04:49. > :04:53.backing of actress Joanna Page. Word of the cafe's success has spread and
:04:54. > :04:57.numbers of mums have soared. But the initial Lottery funding has now run
:04:58. > :05:08.out and it may close down if more isn't found. What we need is running
:05:09. > :05:11.costs the training, staffing, booking the area we have here.
:05:12. > :05:15.Doctors say cafes like this aren't a luxury. It's estimated the NHS
:05:16. > :05:25.spends more than ?40 million a year treating babies who suffer illnesses
:05:26. > :05:33.linked to a lack of human milk. To think that this place could close
:05:34. > :05:38.seems so sad for the women and so short`sighted in terms of the help
:05:39. > :05:42.of our children. If a mum came to me, I would give them the advice I
:05:43. > :05:47.could, but I would definitely recommend they go to a baby cafe if
:05:48. > :05:50.they couldn't get extra support. The team here are now hopeful that
:05:51. > :05:53.someone will come forward with the ?5,000 needed every year to keep the
:05:54. > :05:56.cafe going. Meanwhile, the last in a series of
:05:57. > :06:00.meetings about planned council cuts will take place tonight. Officials
:06:01. > :06:05.in Oxfordshire need another ?61 million worth of savings. Tonight's
:06:06. > :06:08.meet is at Henry Box School in Witney.
:06:09. > :06:13.A new ?100 million shopping development for Botley is to face
:06:14. > :06:16.further review. Plans for the West Way shops in Botley include student
:06:17. > :06:21.accommodation, a supermarket and a six`screen cinema. People living
:06:22. > :06:25.nearby had been concerned about the size of the development. The scheme
:06:26. > :06:28.will now be scrutinised in further detail.
:06:29. > :06:30.The government's controversial badger cull is to resume in
:06:31. > :06:36.Gloucestershire for another eight weeks. A licence for the extension
:06:37. > :06:39.has been granted by Natural England. Farmers hoping to tackle the spread
:06:40. > :06:42.of bovine TB have already conducted six weeks of shooting, but it failed
:06:43. > :06:52.to kill the required number of badgers.
:06:53. > :06:55.They thought it was all over but the marksmen and campaigners face
:06:56. > :07:01.another two months on the ground in this controversial badger cull. In
:07:02. > :07:06.the first six weeks, 708 badgers were shot in Gloucestershire. This
:07:07. > :07:14.new license allows that a minimum of 540 and maximum of 940 badges that
:07:15. > :07:21.can be culled. The environment secretary defended any extensions to
:07:22. > :07:27.the pilot course. We have a further three more years. The earlier trials
:07:28. > :07:36.did show that in some areas, you could start off slowly and still
:07:37. > :07:41.have a significant role in reducing disease. One campaign group is now
:07:42. > :07:45.planning legal action, claiming the new licence goes against Deborah's
:07:46. > :07:58.own advice that the coal should only be for six weeks. We should be going
:07:59. > :08:03.either for a judicial review or all for an injunction. In response,
:08:04. > :08:07.natural England have told the Badger trust it was never agreed that any
:08:08. > :08:12.extension to the licence could not be granted is six weeks wasn't
:08:13. > :08:14.sufficient. The debate over this divisive policies seems far from
:08:15. > :08:17.over. An increasing number of schools in
:08:18. > :08:21.our region are forging ties with China. Last week, BBC South took a
:08:22. > :08:25.closer look at how the ever`expanding country is affecting
:08:26. > :08:28.our lives. This week, a group from Didcot Girls' School are visiting
:08:29. > :08:33.the country as part of their studies, and we've been speaking to
:08:34. > :08:38.them from Beijing. It's one of several schools in Oxfordshire
:08:39. > :08:46.teaching Mandarin. Jessica Cooper has been finding out why the
:08:47. > :08:49.language is becoming so popular. From six to 16`year`olds, Mandarin
:08:50. > :08:54.is making a name for itself in Oxfordshire. An increasing number of
:08:55. > :08:55.students at Didcot Girls' are choosing to study the language over
:08:56. > :09:11.Spanish and French. I thought it's a really interesting
:09:12. > :09:17.language and is the one that spoken most in the whole world. The main
:09:18. > :09:23.reason I came to this call was because of Mandarin. It's laughing
:09:24. > :09:27.like you've ever done before. New, interesting. This week, 14 students
:09:28. > :09:30.are putting their Chinese to the ultimate test on a trip to Beijing.
:09:31. > :09:40.Among the group is sixth former Lydia. It's a memory I will have
:09:41. > :09:46.many years. The students never forget the friends they have made in
:09:47. > :09:49.the experiences they have which are not always linguistic but cultural.
:09:50. > :09:58.After six years learning Mandarin, she's hoping to study the language
:09:59. > :10:03.at university. Because it is such a growing economy and big business, it
:10:04. > :10:07.will be really useful to know when I am doing studies the economics. In
:10:08. > :10:10.future, pupils at Banbury and Bicester College will be learning
:10:11. > :10:19.Mandarin and visiting the country after recently linking up with a
:10:20. > :10:24.Chinese college. As we move into the next 20, 30 years or so, these young
:10:25. > :10:30.people will be doing business all over the world. They will be
:10:31. > :10:36.importing from China. If we don't understand that culture, we won't
:10:37. > :10:38.develop close business links to the mutual benefit of both countries.
:10:39. > :10:42.Increasing numbers of schools are recognising that China will almost
:10:43. > :10:44.certainly be part of their students' future, which is why they're
:10:45. > :10:55.determined to forge strong relationships. To think some of us
:10:56. > :11:03.struggled with French and English! will be held tonight. There are more
:11:04. > :11:07.than 300 children in the care of the city council, with around 50 each
:11:08. > :11:14.year requiring specialist support. Still to come: We will have the
:11:15. > :11:18.weather details. Here is Chris. In the sport, we'll meet a young
:11:19. > :11:22.swimmer making a big impression in the swimming Poole on the way to the
:11:23. > :11:28.2016 Paralympics. We all know the road can be a
:11:29. > :11:32.dangerous place. Most of all for the people in yellow jackets who work on
:11:33. > :11:35.it while traffic roars past just a few feet away. Today a new device to
:11:36. > :11:38.improve the safety of construction workers was unveiled in West Sussex.
:11:39. > :11:46.Our transport correspondent Paul Clifton went to see it in action.
:11:47. > :11:51.On the back of this hard hat is a small electronic receiver. When a
:11:52. > :11:57.vehicle fitted with a transmitter approaches, it buzzes. It's a bit
:11:58. > :12:04.like having eyes on the back of your head. At first we were spectacle ``
:12:05. > :12:13.sceptical. But they do work and they let you know about a machine. I
:12:14. > :12:18.would know a machine was there if it was coming up behind me. Drivers who
:12:19. > :12:23.ignore warning signs and speed limits kill or injure road workers
:12:24. > :12:27.every year. Highways agency is highlighting the dangers of driving
:12:28. > :12:30.too fast through why works. In the last three years, eight road workers
:12:31. > :12:37.have been killed but there have been many more near misses. It makes a
:12:38. > :12:43.huge difference. We first trialled at 18 months ago and the feedback we
:12:44. > :12:48.got was really positive. We worked for the last 18 months now without
:12:49. > :12:53.having anybody injured. In the South West, including Wilts and Dorset,
:12:54. > :13:00.Highways Agency says 35 vehicles have driven into lanes closed off
:13:01. > :13:04.for roadworks this year. Roger was directing traffic passed and
:13:05. > :13:09.overturned vehicle on the A303 when he was hit by a car doing 40 miles
:13:10. > :13:14.an hour. In this video, he describes what happened. I cracked open my
:13:15. > :13:19.head, I broke the windscreen of the car. I landed up on the road. The
:13:20. > :13:26.first thing I knew, there was blood coming down from the back and top of
:13:27. > :13:32.my head into my eyes. 180 people and 50 machines are fitted with this
:13:33. > :13:38.kit. The safety record on this site is excellent.
:13:39. > :13:41.If you've driven through Surrey you'll probably have noticed the
:13:42. > :13:45.increase in people taking to two wheels ` many of them inspired by
:13:46. > :13:48.last summer's Olympics. But there's been some discontent over road
:13:49. > :13:56.closures and the number of cyclists on the roads. Katy Austin went to a
:13:57. > :14:07.BBC sorry debate to hear what oversight had to say. `` what both
:14:08. > :14:10.sides. Are they super cyclists or Lycra
:14:11. > :14:13.louts? Many riders have followed the tyre tracks of Bradley Wiggins and
:14:14. > :14:16.Mark Cavendish, enjoying both organised and spontaneous rides
:14:17. > :14:18.through the Surrey Hills. But some local residents and businesses are
:14:19. > :14:21.angry about clogged`up country routes and some road closures. In
:14:22. > :14:29.Hampshire's New Forest, a ride similar to this one was spolit by
:14:30. > :14:33.vandalism. Last night more than 100 people turned up at a BBC Surrey
:14:34. > :14:36.debate to take the discussion up a gear. It's quite grim, cycling in
:14:37. > :14:42.Surrey in general. The roads are so bad. They can't hit a left side of
:14:43. > :14:47.the road, as much as they'd like to. If the roads were improved, you
:14:48. > :14:56.wouldn't have the collection of cyclists in one area. A recurring
:14:57. > :14:59.theme was the management of cycling. Should the council control race
:15:00. > :15:03.routes? Are bikes spinning out of control? Or should we welcome the
:15:04. > :15:07.economic and health benefits? There is no statutory right to object, nor
:15:08. > :15:12.any process to follow to lodge objections. A large number of
:15:13. > :15:17.people, and Pratt is and cycling as fast as they can in many cases, on
:15:18. > :15:20.roads meant for other traffic. There is only one Complete Rd closure
:15:21. > :15:23.event in Surrey to our knowledge. Surrey County Council has already
:15:24. > :15:31.promised to improve road surfaces, and is consulting on a cycling
:15:32. > :15:39.strategy for the county. I think we are only the council and we can't
:15:40. > :15:43.stop people doing what they want to do. We can try and manage it better.
:15:44. > :15:49.But the challenge now is to shape an Olympic cycling legacy that suits
:15:50. > :15:53.everyone. Chris has all the sport in a moment.
:15:54. > :15:56.He's one of the world's greatest sailors ` four Olympic gold medals,
:15:57. > :15:59.a knighthood, and recently, an America's Cup winner. What further
:16:00. > :16:03.honours are there for Sir Ben Ainslie? Well, Ainslie is well known
:16:04. > :16:09.for his links to the South ` and in particular to Lymington. And tonight
:16:10. > :16:11.that's being recognised formally at a presentation. Our reporter Joe
:16:12. > :16:18.Campbell is live in Lymington tonight and can tell us more.
:16:19. > :16:21.In the last few minutes, Ben Ainslie has received the freedom of
:16:22. > :16:26.Lymington, the town which he told people had been his home for nearly
:16:27. > :16:29.20 years. He came here not knowing a great deal about the place but felt
:16:30. > :16:33.it had become his home in the time since then. That was when he was on
:16:34. > :16:38.the cusp of what has been an incredible career. First those for
:16:39. > :16:42.Olympic gold medals in the thin and laser classes and you can see him
:16:43. > :16:51.just behind us at the moment. He's been inside, where he has been
:16:52. > :17:02.receiving this freedom. The mayor made her feelings clear when she
:17:03. > :17:07.spoke a short time ago. Through the different aspects of sailing, be it
:17:08. > :17:12.on the boat yards, the Chandlers' stores, sailing is a top priority
:17:13. > :17:16.for us. To have Sir Ben, the world number one champion, what more could
:17:17. > :17:22.we ask for? We're pretty thrilled to have him here. We are with Sir Ben
:17:23. > :17:29.now. It must be a record`breaking Olympic career but to come back to
:17:30. > :17:34.Lymington tonight got Micro It is a huge honour to be here to receive
:17:35. > :17:40.this award. For me, having lifted the 20 years, it means a huge
:17:41. > :17:47.amount. Whenever I come home from racing, to see all my friends, all
:17:48. > :17:51.the family, and the support of the local community has made a huge
:17:52. > :17:54.difference over the years and in sailing terms, this is a fantastic
:17:55. > :17:59.place to be and we have so many great sailors and such a great
:18:00. > :18:03.sailing history. Interesting living in the high street with such a fan
:18:04. > :18:08.base here. That's right. There have been a few interesting occasions
:18:09. > :18:13.over the years. Letters under the door? Things like that. We've had
:18:14. > :18:18.some amusing times. But it's a lot of fun and a great place to live.
:18:19. > :18:21.Thanks for joining us and congratulations from BBC South
:18:22. > :18:25.today. They are going to be partying into the night here. But for now,
:18:26. > :18:28.back to you. Last week we featured the Great
:18:29. > :18:30.Britain men's sledge hockey team, which included Tyler Christopher
:18:31. > :18:33.from Andover. Well, unfortunately, they've failed to qualify for next
:18:34. > :18:38.year's Winter Paralympics in Sochi, after a third successive
:18:39. > :18:42.qualification defeat. Losses to Japan, Italy and Sweden mean they
:18:43. > :18:45.can't now make the Games in Russia. They may still seem quite a way off,
:18:46. > :18:48.but the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro are
:18:49. > :18:52.the main focus of thousands of sportspeople right across the world.
:18:53. > :18:55.And for a rising star of the swimming pool here in the South, a
:18:56. > :19:02.trip to Brazil is coming round sooner than she might've imagined.
:19:03. > :19:07.I've been along to hear her story. Those in the know have their gaze
:19:08. > :19:11.firmly fixed on Alice Tighe, the 15`year`old from new Mills in
:19:12. > :19:15.Hampshire, who flies out to South America next month to represent
:19:16. > :19:18.Britain at an international school event. The chance to test the water
:19:19. > :19:24.ahead of the Paralympics. It's really exciting. It's a great
:19:25. > :19:29.experience, to get to know Brazil and get to know the people. It was
:19:30. > :19:36.quite daunting acres I've never been that far abroad for a competition.
:19:37. > :19:39.The furthest I've been as Berlin. Alice benefits from her school's
:19:40. > :19:44.on`site facilities and sporting academy. Identified for a
:19:45. > :19:49.Paralympics Time programme, she was a torch bearer last year. But when
:19:50. > :19:54.Rio comes around, she hopes to be carrying British medal hopes
:19:55. > :19:58.instead. My hopes REO 2016, and I'd like to get up on the podium. But
:19:59. > :20:06.there are a lot of steps to get there first. `` are for Rio. Having
:20:07. > :20:10.gone through 14 operations to correct a foot condition, Alice's
:20:11. > :20:15.progress is even more remarkable. Competitive swimming requires plenty
:20:16. > :20:20.of dedication and Alice is gone to great lengths to pursue her dreams.
:20:21. > :20:24.She is on between nine and ten swim sessions a week depending on her
:20:25. > :20:28.competitions. And an additional three hours of land training. It's
:20:29. > :20:34.quite intense but she takes it in her stride and manages it well with
:20:35. > :20:38.all her schoolwork. Just a nice, relaxed butterfly, OK? Just work on
:20:39. > :20:43.the technique. I've had a lot of hurdles that I've had to overcome to
:20:44. > :20:47.get where I am now so the swimming has helped me a lot. It's helped
:20:48. > :20:51.with rehabilitation and just getting back to where I am and making sure I
:20:52. > :20:56.stay positive because I know there is always that one thing I'm able to
:20:57. > :21:00.do. Alice is now turning in performances that would have
:21:01. > :21:04.qualified her for London 2012. With three more years of potential
:21:05. > :21:10.progress before 2016, the possible it is clear to see.
:21:11. > :21:15.A lotta people will say they are targeting Rio but Alice is
:21:16. > :21:21.definitely one to watch. We have a moving story tomorrow about the
:21:22. > :21:25.great South run. Let's move on to the weather. If you
:21:26. > :21:29.thought it was hard earlier in the week, we have all eyes on the
:21:30. > :21:33.weekend. Some lovely pictures.
:21:34. > :21:38.Michael Hunt captured this bird in a puddle in Bracknell in Berkshire.
:21:39. > :21:41.Raymond Slack took this picture of a pheasant in the sunshine in Albury
:21:42. > :21:48.Park in Surrey. And a Heron on one leg on Meon Shore
:21:49. > :21:53.in Hampshire captured by Rod Smith. It will be blustery over the next
:21:54. > :21:56.few days. Tonight we will cease rain arrived during the second part of
:21:57. > :22:02.the night but dry initially with clear spells in places before the
:22:03. > :22:05.band of rain ` some heavy bursts in its ` moves north eastwards across
:22:06. > :22:11.the region, engulfing much of the region by dawn. Temperatures not as
:22:12. > :22:17.chilly as last night. We are looking at a damp start to the day tomorrow.
:22:18. > :22:19.The rain quickly moves north and eastwards on the brisk
:22:20. > :22:23.south`westerly wind and we'll see some sunshine. The risk of a shower
:22:24. > :22:30.through the afternoon but pleasantly mild temperatures despite the wind.
:22:31. > :22:35.Some late evening brightness on offer tomorrow evening. One or two
:22:36. > :22:40.showers through the early hours of Saturday and still a lot of cloud.
:22:41. > :22:45.You're more likely to see showers for western areas with temperatures
:22:46. > :22:49.falling. For some on Saturday, a damp start and we are expecting an
:22:50. > :22:56.improving Pritchard throughout the day. Here is the outlook for the
:22:57. > :23:01.rest of the weekend. Frame Will Claye swiftly, followed by some
:23:02. > :23:03.showers and sunshine. The middle part of Saturday looks pretty decent
:23:04. > :23:10.before abandoned train arrives in the evening. Blustery showers for
:23:11. > :23:15.Sunday but all eyes are on Sunday night into Monday. An intense area
:23:16. > :23:21.of low pressure swings in from the Atlantic and with it, very strong
:23:22. > :23:27.gale force winds, storm force wind gusts, and driving rain. We are
:23:28. > :23:30.keeping an eye on the situation. The Met Office have issued an amber
:23:31. > :23:38.warning which means be prepared for strong winds and potentially some
:23:39. > :23:44.flooding from heavy rainfall. This is the track the storm is taking,
:23:45. > :23:50.moving in to the south`west from the West. There could be heavy rainfall
:23:51. > :23:55.and very strong winds. Gusts along the south coast of up to 80 mph.
:23:56. > :23:59.Stay tuned to your local BBC Radio Leicester is on for the latest
:24:00. > :24:07.information. Strong winds and heavy rain at times. Just a reminder, on
:24:08. > :24:10.Sunday the clocks go back and our. The forecast is available on our
:24:11. > :24:16.website. An extra hour in bed! How lovely. We
:24:17. > :24:24.saw him earlier with Joe Campbell. Sir Ben Ainslie has been honoured
:24:25. > :24:27.yet again. Four medals, great success in the America's Cup, Sir
:24:28. > :24:33.Ben Ainslie, the list goes on and on. He has the freedom of Lymington.
:24:34. > :24:39.We can now go back to Joe, who is surrounded by people who have all
:24:40. > :24:44.come out to see Sir Ben Ainslie and get his autograph.
:24:45. > :24:48.They certainly have. It really has been something of a party
:24:49. > :24:54.atmosphere. He really is their favourite sun. There is this
:24:55. > :24:59.business of living in the high street and having letters stuffed
:25:00. > :25:06.under his door. Yasmin and Kate are here. Yasmin, you've got the
:25:07. > :25:09.autograph. Yes, I have it here. I bought some stamps when he won the
:25:10. > :25:14.gold for my family all over the world. It was nice to see him in
:25:15. > :25:20.person. I thought I would get one autograph behind one of the stamps.
:25:21. > :25:25.What was it like, Kate? You've been up to try and meet him. Yes, but we
:25:26. > :25:30.were asked to provide the flowers for this evening so it was lovely to
:25:31. > :25:35.see him up there and see the flowers on the stage with him will stop He
:25:36. > :25:43.really is somebody who people here are very proud of. He is a humble,
:25:44. > :25:48.sweet man. We've been up and down since the Olympics with flowers for
:25:49. > :25:55.him and goodwill gestures. It's a wonderful award and apparently this
:25:56. > :25:59.is the first one since 1974. The situation is that Sir Ben is now
:26:00. > :26:03.going to go off and join some of the councillors from here and they will
:26:04. > :26:07.no doubt have a lot of talking into the evening and maybe they will ask
:26:08. > :26:13.about his other dream, having won the America's Cup as a tactician for
:26:14. > :26:31.the United States, can he get a British team together?
:26:32. > :26:35.Sir Ben is not going to get away. Yesterday he set a new world record
:26:36. > :26:39.` paddling 100 metres in a pumpkin in exactly two minutes. But now he's
:26:40. > :26:42.gone further with a powered pumpkin! Today, Dimitri Galitzine has done it
:26:43. > :26:45.again. This time his pumpkin made it right across the Solent ` to the
:26:46. > :26:48.Isle of Wight. This was filmed shortly after he arrived and he was
:26:49. > :26:53.understandably proud of his achievement. I feel great. We've
:26:54. > :26:59.just made it over to the Isle of Wight. It was faster than we
:27:00. > :27:06.expected, under two hours. We're really pleased. Looking forward to
:27:07. > :27:11.getting onto dry land. I bet he is. Sir Ben Ainslie would be quite
:27:12. > :27:15.jealous of that record! He needs a sale in the pub in next
:27:16. > :27:20.time! He might be thinking about right
:27:21. > :27:54.now. That's all from us. We are back at 8pm and 10:25pm. Good night.
:27:55. > :27:57.This is Malcolm, who owns Iceland. He's the one