:00:00. > :00:00.perhaps 48 hours of drier weather for many of us. But between now and
:00:00. > :00:08.Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford.
:00:09. > :00:10.On the programme this evening: Rising water. Rising anxiety.
:00:11. > :00:14.Floods bring misery to homeowners and delays to road and rail
:00:15. > :00:18.travellers. Tonight there's a warning that we're
:00:19. > :00:23.still not over the worst of it. Also: The toughest budget yet. Where
:00:24. > :00:28.the axe will fall as Buckinghamshire cuts ?65 million.
:00:29. > :00:31.And later on: The home straight. As a property development gets underway
:00:32. > :00:32.on a racecourse new figures show the industry could be leading the
:00:33. > :00:49.economic recovery. Good evening.
:00:50. > :00:52.Flooding across our region has caused misery and travel problems
:00:53. > :00:56.for thousands of people. Experts are warning the water levels are likely
:00:57. > :00:59.to continue to rise for another two days. Rural communities have been
:01:00. > :01:02.left isolated while in Oxford city roads have resembled rivers. More
:01:03. > :01:05.than a dozen warnings remain in place and people are bracing
:01:06. > :01:09.themselves for worse this evening. In a moment we'll look at the
:01:10. > :01:18.picture in the South Oxfordshire, but first Victoria Cook has spent
:01:19. > :01:20.the day in Oxford. This road is supposed to be closed,
:01:21. > :01:25.and for good reason. Each vehicle that ignores the restrictions are
:01:26. > :01:32.sending waves of dirty water towards people 's homes adding to worries.
:01:33. > :01:35.Businesses have been cut off from their customers. This funeral firm
:01:36. > :01:42.has had to close its chapel of rest. People can't get to us. They can
:01:43. > :01:44.still contact `` contract despite telephone but physical access has
:01:45. > :01:48.proved to be a problem. Even walking has been difficult.
:01:49. > :01:50.Some have found alternatives ways of getting through. But with several
:01:51. > :02:03.road closures traffic in parts of the city has been chaotic.
:02:04. > :02:06.That is closed, I have to go all around, a big detoured.
:02:07. > :02:09.Some trains have also been running at reduced speeds. The Environment
:02:10. > :02:16.Minister, in Oxford meeting farmers today, also faced a difficult
:02:17. > :02:20.journey. I am acutely aware of the impact in
:02:21. > :02:24.Oxford where sadly 86 properties have been flooded and my train went
:02:25. > :02:27.through standard water is before the station when I came up from Reading.
:02:28. > :02:32.The floodwaters across Oxford are still rising. Many here complaining
:02:33. > :02:36.of the smell from overwhelmed sewerage systems.
:02:37. > :02:38.Clearly that is leaking into the flood water as well.
:02:39. > :02:47.Thames Water says its network is under extreme strain. This block of
:02:48. > :02:50.flats on the Botley Road in West Oxford is entirely surrounded by
:02:51. > :02:53.flood waters. Today's heavy rainfall early on won't help, it's seeping
:02:54. > :02:56.towards the slowly rising Thames. I have been given no advice, and I
:02:57. > :03:02.don't think my neighbours have either. The next 24 hours are
:03:03. > :03:06.critical. Victoria Cook, BBC South Today.
:03:07. > :03:13.Meanwhile in rural areas across our region, many are hoping the sandbags
:03:14. > :03:16.will hold out. For some local businesses though the damage has
:03:17. > :03:18.already been done. Peter Cooke has this report.
:03:19. > :03:21.Testing the waters for the afternoon school run. Like dozens of roads
:03:22. > :03:24.across the county, this stretch in Culham near Abingdon was closed to
:03:25. > :03:35.motorists, leaving some residents feeling vulnerable. Jane only bought
:03:36. > :03:38.her house five months ago. Because the river goes around we
:03:39. > :03:41.have got it coming in the front, as you can see down there, and then
:03:42. > :03:45.also round the back, from the garden. We are high about the most
:03:46. > :03:49.so we are hoping we will be OK. For others well used to the highs
:03:50. > :03:55.and lows of river life, it's a familiar story.
:03:56. > :04:00.This is probably as high as I have seen it in recent years. Obviously
:04:01. > :04:05.in years gone by it has been through the houses but I have never
:04:06. > :04:10.experienced it. All in all, considering we are right on top of
:04:11. > :04:17.the river we have been fortunate. These lights are not being used to
:04:18. > :04:20.stop any traffic, the houses behind me making preparation for the coming
:04:21. > :04:26.days, they are expecting water levels to rise. Despite that people
:04:27. > :04:29.are still taking the risk to come through the dangerous waters. Down
:04:30. > :04:34.the road and a football pitch turned swimming Poole. A clear reminder of
:04:35. > :04:44.the financial and human cost this weather can cause. The chairman of
:04:45. > :04:51.Abingdon football club say they will be unable to play for ten weeks. He
:04:52. > :04:56.will lose ?10,000, the fifth of the club 's annual income. This page was
:04:57. > :05:01.dry on Sunday, and is under nearly three feet of water. The worst is
:05:02. > :05:06.yet to come. It's worth repeating that the situation is changing all
:05:07. > :05:09.the time. Right now there are 15 flood warnings and 18 flood alerts
:05:10. > :05:12.across our area, you can get the very latest information direct from
:05:13. > :05:20.the Environment Agency. Their Floodline number is 0845 988 11 88.
:05:21. > :05:23.A jury's been told how a former Thames Valley policewoman sold the
:05:24. > :05:26.personal details of 2,500 people who'd been involved in road traffic
:05:27. > :05:32.accidents, illegally earning ?26,000 in just eight months. Sugra Hanif
:05:33. > :05:36.from Banbury was working as a police constable based in Oxford. She's
:05:37. > :05:40.denied using the force computer system to obtain, and then pass on
:05:41. > :05:46.information, which was then used to provide referrals to accident claim
:05:47. > :05:49.companies. Two co`defendants, based in Birmingham, also deny conspiracy
:05:50. > :05:52.to commit misconduct in a public office, and additional offences
:05:53. > :05:55.under the Data Protection Act. Wiltshire's Air Ambulance Trust has
:05:56. > :05:58.today signed a deal for a new helicopter which should come into
:05:59. > :06:02.service by the end of the year. That's when the contract for the
:06:03. > :06:04.existing aircraft is due to expire. The new American`built helicopter is
:06:05. > :06:08.the most up`to`date twin engine aircraft available, and will be
:06:09. > :06:12.equipped with the latest technology. It's to be based in Swindon, and is
:06:13. > :06:17.being rented under a ten`year contract. Plans to make ?65 million
:06:18. > :06:20.of cuts over the next four years at Buckinghamshire County Council have
:06:21. > :06:24.been under the spotlight in Aylesbury. The Council's leader's
:06:25. > :06:28.called this the 'toughest budget yet'. Areas likely to be affected
:06:29. > :06:32.include home to school transport, grass cutting and public travel
:06:33. > :06:36.subsidies. Our political reporter Helen Catt has been at the meeting
:06:37. > :06:39.and joins me now. Helen, what more was said this morning?
:06:40. > :06:42.This was an opportunity for the budget committee to grill the
:06:43. > :06:45.council leader Martin Tett. He wasn't mincing his words
:06:46. > :06:48.acknowledging that there will be in his words "some pretty significant"
:06:49. > :06:52.cuts to services because of the money it has to save. Like
:06:53. > :06:57.Oxfordshire, it's scaling back on things it doesn't have to do by law,
:06:58. > :07:00.the "nice to haves" if you like. He was asked if there was anything he
:07:01. > :07:04.had personally found it difficult to put forward, he said he'd been very
:07:05. > :07:08.sad to have to reduce respite breaks for carers and also plans to stop
:07:09. > :07:12.cutting grass and killing weeds as often, as he knows that people do
:07:13. > :07:22.care about what the area they live in looks like.
:07:23. > :07:25.What about council tax? At some point that was a suggestion it might
:07:26. > :07:28.go up to about 5%. People in Buckinghamshire had been
:07:29. > :07:32.asked if they would consider paying more, at the top end around 1.50 a
:07:33. > :07:35.week extra for a band D home. There was pretty healthy support a
:07:36. > :07:39.substantial rise BUT the figure which has found its way into the
:07:40. > :07:43.budget plans is much lower, just a rise of 1.99%. Martin Tett says
:07:44. > :07:48.there is a good reason for that. We have always assumed we are going
:07:49. > :07:54.to make ?65 million worth of cut and the council increase `` council tax
:07:55. > :07:59.increase of 2%. We had the option of a higher council tax increase where
:08:00. > :08:03.the extra money would be ring fenced for sole spending on roads because
:08:04. > :08:06.that is the top priority. The response wasn't overwhelming enough
:08:07. > :08:10.to justify cost of a referendum and we have gone for the 2%.
:08:11. > :08:13.He also had some strong words for central government this morning
:08:14. > :08:16.claiming nobody in government really understands the pressures county
:08:17. > :08:19.councils are under and the way money is dished out to them leaves them
:08:20. > :08:23."flying blind" as he put it when setting their budgets.
:08:24. > :08:26.An investigation has concluded that the major fire which destroyed a
:08:27. > :08:31.cash and carry warehouse in Banbury was started by accident. Demolition
:08:32. > :08:34.teams have now begun clearing the remains of the building and part of
:08:35. > :08:38.the neighbouring tool hire business premises which together suffered
:08:39. > :08:41.millions of pounds worth of damage. Fire crews from four counties helped
:08:42. > :08:48.to tackle the blaze last month on Beaumont Road. Work's begun in
:08:49. > :08:52.Didcot today to build the UK's largest solar farm. Its due to be
:08:53. > :08:55.completed next spring but campaigners say it will ruin the
:08:56. > :09:01.local landscape, and isn't an efficient use of the land. Angela
:09:02. > :09:05.Walker has this report. I am in a field in the middle of
:09:06. > :09:12.Didcot, and this is typical Oxfordshire countryside. Soon there
:09:13. > :09:19.will be solar panels as far back as the eye can see. That is because
:09:20. > :09:25.this 230 acre site is being turned into the UK and's largest solar
:09:26. > :09:30.farm. It is part of a growing trend and it is because farmers can get
:09:31. > :09:34.double the return on that investment for producing solar power and they
:09:35. > :09:43.can from crops. Green campaigners say they are a brought on the
:09:44. > :09:47.landscape. I don't people help appreciate how inefficient they are.
:09:48. > :09:56.When it is dark, cold and grey, they are extremely inefficient, operating
:09:57. > :10:00.at about 15% of their capacity. It is really not a particularly good
:10:01. > :10:05.use of agricultural land. In the shadow of Didcot power
:10:06. > :10:08.station this land was previously earmarked for a reservoir for
:10:09. > :10:15.Abingdon and Morrison and there were plans to put an airport here `` and
:10:16. > :10:18.more recently. Building a solar farm is now thought to be the best
:10:19. > :10:25.possible use. We have some of the poorest land in
:10:26. > :10:28.Oxfordshire, this is great for clay, it is a very marginal land in terms
:10:29. > :10:36.of arable farming `` grade four clay. This will take over from the
:10:37. > :10:39.coal burning power stations, with a renewable energy source.
:10:40. > :10:43.Love them or loathe them, we are likely to see more of them because
:10:44. > :10:51.there are numerous planning applications. The Farms in
:10:52. > :10:54.Oxfordshire. How does a chicken walk safely
:10:55. > :10:57.across the road? The answer, according to one company in
:10:58. > :11:00.Oxfordshire is that they wear a reflective jacket. The chicken
:11:01. > :11:05.jackets have been a huge success for the company, Omlet, which is based
:11:06. > :11:10.near Banbury. Over a thousand have been sold since the product launch
:11:11. > :11:14.before Christmas. I am not making this up. They're
:11:15. > :11:17.designed to keep the birds warm and cosy. The firm worked on six
:11:18. > :11:24.prototypes before settling on the design, which uses a lining
:11:25. > :11:28.developed by Nasa. It is a really interesting
:11:29. > :11:31.development for chicken keeping. It shows people are treating them like
:11:32. > :11:37.pets, it is not a farmyard animal. They want to look out for them just
:11:38. > :11:40.like they would dog or cat so giving them the best food, buying them
:11:41. > :11:45.treats, keeping them cosy and warm in winter. There is a great
:11:46. > :11:51.opportunity to do a new range of chicken jackets for all seasons.
:11:52. > :11:55.Rumours that tomorrow we are doing a story about hamsters wearing
:11:56. > :11:57.Wellington boots are unfounded. So far. That's all from me for the
:11:58. > :12:06.moment. positive influence on that, will it?
:12:07. > :12:09.Paul, thank you very much. Still to come in this evening's South Today,
:12:10. > :12:12.Alex Dyke is looking to the skies The family of a Bournemouth man, who
:12:13. > :12:15.it's believed disappeared wearing no clothes, have appealed for him to
:12:16. > :12:18.come home. We are going stargazing. It's all very exciting. We will
:12:19. > :12:39.boldly go where no man has gone before ` as long as it's not too
:12:40. > :12:43.cloudy! The family of a Bournemouth man who it's believed disappeared
:12:44. > :12:48.wearing no clothes has appealed for him to come home. Aaron Fiveash, who
:12:49. > :12:51.is 36, went missing from his parents' house in Southbourne early
:12:52. > :12:55.yesterday morning. Police say he was in a confused state. Despite a land
:12:56. > :12:59.and air search, there have been no sightings of him. We need your help
:13:00. > :13:03.to find him. Thank you. House building is on the rise. Latest
:13:04. > :13:07.figures show that the UK construction industry grew by 2.2%
:13:08. > :13:11.last autumn. It's seen as a key indicator of economic growth. One of
:13:12. > :13:17.the reasons why is the number of jobs it creates. A study at Reading
:13:18. > :13:19.University concludes that for every home built, two people are employed.
:13:20. > :13:23.Our business correspondent, Alastair Fee, has been to Newbury to assess
:13:24. > :13:30.the impact of the town's racecourse development. It's among the most
:13:31. > :13:36.talked about new developments in the south. 1,500 homes surrounding
:13:37. > :13:40.Newbury's racetrack, each new build is also bringing with it employment.
:13:41. > :13:45.At reading University they have studied the impact of new homes, the
:13:46. > :13:50.conclusion that every new house creates two jobs for the duration of
:13:51. > :13:53.a year. The equation is much talked about and often`repeated by
:13:54. > :13:57.Government ministers keen to get the country building. Because of these
:13:58. > :14:02.extra jobs that stimulates demand and it helps us to grow and recover
:14:03. > :14:06.from the recession we've had. It is also important to remember it's not
:14:07. > :14:10.just the homes themselves, but the people who move into the homes that
:14:11. > :14:15.have good economic effects. Most of those people would be in employment.
:14:16. > :14:19.A lot of them will be in very skilled employment. It brings money
:14:20. > :14:23.into the local economy. It's not just direct jobs on site as many as
:14:24. > :14:28.two jobs are believed to be created in the supply chain. What is harder
:14:29. > :14:31.to establish is the lasting impact on the community. It's a difficult
:14:32. > :14:35.analysis to carry out. Instinctively, here at Newbury we
:14:36. > :14:38.know there could be 4,000 people living on this development. They
:14:39. > :14:42.will use all of the local facilities, the local shops, the
:14:43. > :14:49.local leisure facilities and thereby creating new jobs. It's difficult to
:14:50. > :14:55.quantify that. Officials figures say the project will create 1700
:14:56. > :14:59.full`time construction jobs and 55 apprenticeships. They believe the
:15:00. > :15:04.development will lead to 70 new retail and 110 leisure jobs. In the
:15:05. > :15:07.long`term what might happen is it will encourage employers to come
:15:08. > :15:11.into the area and then that is really what we're looking for as a
:15:12. > :15:17.business community, is sustainable growth and then that could have a
:15:18. > :15:22.real big impact on jobs in Newbury and West Berkshire area. It will
:15:23. > :15:26.take 10 years to complete the Newbury racecourse development. It's
:15:27. > :15:30.estimated 4,000 people will live there. To get the full economic
:15:31. > :15:31.benefit the town has to get them spending and working locally. . It
:15:32. > :15:45.mitt `` working locally. Police chiefs
:15:46. > :15:47.from two of the South's police forces have today denied crime
:15:48. > :15:51.figures are being "fiddled". The Chief Constables and PCCs of Sussex
:15:52. > :15:54.and Thames Valley have been giving evidence to the Home Affairs Select
:15:55. > :15:57.Committee. Both areas have recorded a reduction in crime in recent
:15:58. > :16:00.years, and they were challenged by MPs over whether officers are
:16:01. > :16:02.misreporting crimes to meet targets. I cannot operate effectively
:16:03. > :16:05.protecting the public, in terms Thamesle valley, unless I understand
:16:06. > :16:09.what crime is happening where. It's absolutely in my interests to make
:16:10. > :16:13.sure that crime is accurate `` accurate. It's an issue of public
:16:14. > :16:17.trust. We need the public to trust the police. To trust us to tell the
:16:18. > :16:23.truth in the witness box in court, to trust us to record crime
:16:24. > :16:26.accurately. A charity in Wiltshire has been awarded thousands of pounds
:16:27. > :16:29.from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The Fovant Badges Society maintains the
:16:30. > :16:33.regimental badges that were carved into the chalk downs above the
:16:34. > :16:37.village of Fovant by the soldiers of those regiments. Ena Miller has been
:16:38. > :16:46.finding out how the money will be spent.
:16:47. > :16:56.It was their duty to go to war. This is their legacy. We don't really
:16:57. > :17:00.know why they built those badges in the first place. Some of the
:17:01. > :17:05.soldiers that returned here, wounded, we actually believe they
:17:06. > :17:09.constructed the first damage in 1916, that they wanted to make a
:17:10. > :17:19.mark on the hillside to say, we were here. Or that we even existed. I
:17:20. > :17:24.live where these 20,000 soldiers where, so I'm part of the community
:17:25. > :17:31.that these soldiers lived in and, therefore, I feel it's important
:17:32. > :17:36.that keep those damages in a good condition `` badges in a good
:17:37. > :17:40.condition as a memorial to them. ?8,400 grant from the Heritage
:17:41. > :17:43.Lottery Fund will help the Fovant Badges Society put their paper
:17:44. > :17:52.archive on`line. It will create an education section for children in
:17:53. > :17:55.Wiltshire. Richard hopes it inspire children to see the damages for
:17:56. > :18:00.themselves. They are such physical things, I think, I hope, together
:18:01. > :18:05.with the knowledge they have, get some feeling why it's important to
:18:06. > :18:10.keep the badges on that hillside for future generations. They really are
:18:11. > :18:17.impressive from the air. Do you remember on Sally's Journey I saw
:18:18. > :18:21.them with that Tiger moth. Slightly better weather. That coming
:18:22. > :18:27.newspaper a moment. Tony is here. We start with boxing. Last year we
:18:28. > :18:36.featured Ebonie from Portsmouth Boxing Club. She had a fantastic
:18:37. > :18:39.last year. Ebonie flies to Serbia for the latest challenge of her
:18:40. > :18:42.promising career. She's competing in the Nations Cup for England, which
:18:43. > :18:46.runs from this Wednesday until Sunday. Last year the 15`year`old
:18:47. > :18:50.from Heart of Portsmouth Boxing Club won the European title in her 50
:18:51. > :18:55.kilo class and took bronze in a World Championship event.
:18:56. > :18:59.Bournemouth are making preparations to host Liverpool in the fourth
:19:00. > :19:02.round of the FA Cup even though they still have to face Burton Albion in
:19:03. > :19:06.a re`arranged third round tie. It's been confirmed this afternoon that
:19:07. > :19:09.the winners of next week's game will stage the fourth round match at
:19:10. > :19:11.12.45pm on Saturday, January 25th. The Cherries are using the
:19:12. > :19:15.experience of having hosted Real Madrid last summer to make off the
:19:16. > :19:18.field plans to host Brendan Rodger's side, even though they still have
:19:19. > :19:22.next Tuesday's game against Burton to play. Entertain the biggest club
:19:23. > :19:25.in the world at the Gold Sands this year. We have all the preparations.
:19:26. > :19:30.We are making preparations now. We are not tempting fate, have you to
:19:31. > :19:33.be well`prepared in advance. Ben Robinson at Burton will make exactly
:19:34. > :19:36.the same arrangements hoping they will be the victors. It will be a
:19:37. > :19:40.very, very special day for everybody here to see some of the greatest
:19:41. > :19:43.players in the world. If they get through. Next Tuesday night for that
:19:44. > :19:51.Burton match. Dorset darts player Scott Mitchell
:19:52. > :19:55.is through to the second round of the World Championships at Frimley
:19:56. > :19:58.Green in Surrey He won a thriller against Hampshire's Paul Hogan at
:19:59. > :20:02.Lakeside. The match went to sudden death after Hogan checked out with a
:20:03. > :20:04.bullseye to save the game in the fifth leg of the deciding set.
:20:05. > :20:09.Mitchell, from Bransgore, was being watched for the first time in 15
:20:10. > :20:12.years by his dad Jeff, and held his nerve to secure his place in the
:20:13. > :20:16.next round. It's only the number 12 seed's second win at the event. Paul
:20:17. > :20:22.has been around and Paul knew me before I knew him. I always knew it
:20:23. > :20:29.would be a tough game probably the viewers at home... We are two
:20:30. > :20:34.southern boys, we know each other inside and out. I wasn't going to
:20:35. > :20:35.give up because my dad was here. The darts continue on the BBC throughout
:20:36. > :20:48.the week. Fine darts continue on the BBC throughout
:20:49. > :20:51.the week. finally, A Southampton`born motorcycle rider
:20:52. > :20:58.has won the second stage of one of the world's toughest rallys. Sam
:20:59. > :21:01.Sunderland rode his way to victory in Stage Two of the Dakar Rally, a
:21:02. > :21:04.223`mile route in Argentina. The rally sees riders and drivers take
:21:05. > :21:07.on a 5,000`mile route from Argentina, through Bolivia and
:21:08. > :21:10.finishing in Chile. He has done very well. I knew you were watching the
:21:11. > :21:12.darts this afternoon. How? I could hear the cries from the sports desk.
:21:13. > :21:18.It was tight. Paul Hogan got bull's`eye to save that match. Well
:21:19. > :21:25.done to Scott Mitchell. His dad was watching as well, tremendous.
:21:26. > :21:27.Thousands of people are making their way to Portsmouth tonight for an
:21:28. > :21:30.out`of`this`world experience. The BBC's Stargazing Live is back, and
:21:31. > :21:34.the city's historic dockyard is one of the live locations for the BBC
:21:35. > :21:37.Two programme this evening. BBC Radio Solent's Alex Dyke is there
:21:38. > :21:40.tonight. The big question, Alex, has the cloud cleared yet? Is it fancy
:21:41. > :21:50.dress and who have you come as, Alex? I'm a cross between Buzz
:21:51. > :21:53.Lightyear and Steve Austin the $6 million man, what do you think?
:21:54. > :22:01.Let's meet some people here. Over here I have Nicky from Newbury.
:22:02. > :22:05.Thank you for coming. This is your home`made telescope. It is. How much
:22:06. > :22:11.did it cost to make? A couple of hundred quid. It looks fantastic in
:22:12. > :22:17.Doctor Who tardis blue. Have a great night. Thank you very much. This is
:22:18. > :22:23.Steve from Banbury. You have bionic binoculars. What are they trained
:22:24. > :22:28.on? The moon. It's cloudy at the moment. It will clear up. Over here
:22:29. > :22:34.I met rob frert Reading. He bought it. It's worth ?3,000. He got it on
:22:35. > :22:39.an auction website for ?1,500. It has a remote control? Yeah. It will
:22:40. > :22:44.track the star as the earth rotates it will counter rotate and keep it
:22:45. > :22:50.it in the eye piece. You can do that on a remote control? Yes. You can
:22:51. > :22:54.take long expose urs of faint galaxies. You have a good night
:22:55. > :23:03.tonight. The weather is OK It has been up to now. Be positive. I have
:23:04. > :23:08.found a space comedian. This is Helen. Space, it's not that funny as
:23:09. > :23:13.a subject? It is. It's very funny. When you look at the people involved
:23:14. > :23:21.in it, the eccentric people involved in space exploration and the weird
:23:22. > :23:28.and wonderful facts about space. Buzz Born to be an explorer. His
:23:29. > :23:36.mother's maiden name was Moon. No! A while ago when he was in his 70s he
:23:37. > :23:48.recorded a rap record with Snoop Dog or Snoop Lion, as he is now. Go on,
:23:49. > :23:52.Helen. Go. Thank you. Here we are. The weather is much better than we
:23:53. > :23:56.thought. There are thousands of people all over the historic
:23:57. > :23:59.dockyard. We are just keeping our fingers crossed there are no
:24:00. > :24:05.showers. Sally, hopefully you and the gang back at base will give us a
:24:06. > :24:09.very positive weather forecast. We can only hope so. We wondered
:24:10. > :24:16.whether Alex was about to get into a rocket. I think he does. In that
:24:17. > :24:21.suit. Let us look at the suit. He is climbing into something. You are
:24:22. > :24:27.looking good? Let's hope it's waterproof. The rain is on the way.
:24:28. > :24:30.All the tickets for Portsmouth Tonight have been snapped up
:24:31. > :24:33.already, but you can see Stargazing Live on BBC Two tonight, tomorrow
:24:34. > :24:37.and Thursday night, all starting at 8.00pm. Worth a watch. What are we
:24:38. > :24:39.going to see? You said it will be wet? Rain. If they are staying out
:24:40. > :24:43.late tonight they will see the rain. It will clear quickly. Rain tonight
:24:44. > :24:47.and tomorrow night. A good deal of dry weather tomorrow, good news. Is
:24:48. > :24:53.what we need. Now a look at your weather pictures:
:24:54. > :24:59.Mike Miller took this photo of the large waves in Milford on Sea.
:25:00. > :25:02.Standing water is fun for some, this picture was captured in Netley in
:25:03. > :25:04.Hampshire by Martin Curtis. The floods were causing an
:25:05. > :25:07.'inconvenience' in Abingdon, this picture was sent in by Dick
:25:08. > :25:10.Richards. I see, very good. More rain on the cards tonight and also
:25:11. > :25:14.tomorrow night. You can see the weather front moving in from the
:25:15. > :25:17.Atlantic for tonight. This is the one tomorrow night, in between that,
:25:18. > :25:22.some dryer weather tomorrow, which is the good news. Through the course
:25:23. > :25:27.of tonight we will sow ril torrential downpours in places. More
:25:28. > :25:30.so for the Isle of Wight and West Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire as
:25:31. > :25:34.well. The rain will clear after midnight. It will rattle its way
:25:35. > :25:40.through. The heavier bursts are further east where you are. A yellow
:25:41. > :25:43.warning in force for that heavy rain. We could see up top three
:25:44. > :25:48.quarters of an inch of rainfall. Lows of six to seven Celsius. A
:25:49. > :25:52.dryer, quieter start to the day tomorrow. We will see rain arrive
:25:53. > :25:55.tomorrow evening, before it does, lots of sunshine during the morning.
:25:56. > :26:00.The best of the sunny spells during the morning. The afternoon maybe the
:26:01. > :26:04.odd shower for parts of Oxfordshire. This weather front behind me will
:26:05. > :26:08.creep in tomorrow evening. It will arrive after dark tomorrow and
:26:09. > :26:14.spread in through the early hours of Thursday morning. Highs of 9`11
:26:15. > :26:18.Celsius. The winds will be lighter than in recent days. Dryer end to
:26:19. > :26:22.the day tomorrow. The rain will arrive tomorrow evening. It could be
:26:23. > :26:26.heavy in places, thunder with hail as well. Lasting through much of the
:26:27. > :26:30.night through the early hours of Thursday morning. Temperatures fall
:26:31. > :26:34.to seven to eight Celsius. Another mild night to come. It will turn
:26:35. > :26:39.chilly as we head through the week and head towards the weekend. On
:26:40. > :26:45.Thursday it may be a damp start, but it will be an improving picture. The
:26:46. > :26:50.sun will make an appearance. The winds will start to fall lighter.
:26:51. > :26:56.Through Thursday day time blustery day the odd shower but should stay
:26:57. > :27:00.mainly dry. 2`hours of dry conditions, but we do have that rain
:27:01. > :27:04.over night tonight, lasting until the early hours of tomorrow morning,
:27:05. > :27:07.clearing, a dryer start to the day tomorrow, lots of sunshine on offer,
:27:08. > :27:12.before more rain arrives tomorrow night. Could be heavy and torrential
:27:13. > :27:15.in places. Dryer day on Thursday. Breezy day with showers scattered
:27:16. > :27:22.about, mainly for the south coast. Dryer Friday and Saturday. They are
:27:23. > :27:26.the best words we heard in a long time, dry and dry spell is what
:27:27. > :27:34.people want. Finally. You were flushed with your picture weren't
:27:35. > :27:38.you? Very impressed. Should have had your glasses in to see what they
:27:39. > :27:40.were. Worked it out in the end. That is it. Have a good evening. Good
:27:41. > :27:54.night. Good night. A tenth of a second
:27:55. > :28:13.could be the difference