:00:00. > 3:59:59weather on the way. That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye
:00:00. > :00:00.from me, and on Hello and welcome to South Today
:00:07. > :00:10.from Oxford. In tonight's programme: More than 50,000 new jobs in
:00:11. > :00:13.Oxfordshire ` Nick Clegg signs a billion pound deal to designed to
:00:14. > :00:18.boost local, and the national, economy.
:00:19. > :00:21.Also tonight: Cleared by a criminal court ` now a tribunal decides if
:00:22. > :00:27.this doctor had a sexual motive when he examined some women patients.
:00:28. > :00:32.Facing their fears over food ` new support for the growing number of
:00:33. > :00:35.people with eating disorders. And later on: How poetry is
:00:36. > :00:36.providing a clear vision of the importance of clean water. Good
:00:37. > :00:52.evening. It's a project worth a billion
:00:53. > :00:56.pounds and promises to create tens of thousands of jobs in Oxfordshire.
:00:57. > :01:00.Today, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been in the county to
:01:01. > :01:03.sign the City Deal. The scheme will focus on four business hubs, from
:01:04. > :01:09.Harwell and Culham in the south, running north to Oxford and
:01:10. > :01:12.Begbroke. Tom Turrell reports. The signing of a deal which, it's
:01:13. > :01:17.claimed, could create up to 50,000 jobs in Oxfordshire. The Government,
:01:18. > :01:20.local councils and Oxford University are pledging to help the county's
:01:21. > :01:26.high tech industry grow, putting forward almost ?100 million between
:01:27. > :01:31.them. Business with potential will be given advice and at the same time
:01:32. > :01:36.road and rail networks improved. But why Oxfordshire? At STFC Rutherford
:01:37. > :01:47.Appleton Laboratory they study atoms. And it's this kind of high
:01:48. > :01:50.tech company based at four sites, Harwell, Culham, Begbroke and one in
:01:51. > :01:53.the centre of Oxford, that the Government wants to see grow,
:01:54. > :02:00.hopefully employing 19,000 more people in the process.
:02:01. > :02:06.I think it will unleash real economic potential in the local
:02:07. > :02:11.area. Traffic improvements which have been devilled so much of the
:02:12. > :02:15.area. Many homes being built more rapidly. More apprenticeships and
:02:16. > :02:19.jobs. But if you're going to create that
:02:20. > :02:23.many new jobs then you need to get those workers from A to B. So some
:02:24. > :02:27.of the money will be spent linking up the high tech industries with new
:02:28. > :02:31.bus routes. A new link road between the A40 and A44 is designed to free
:02:32. > :02:34.up traffic. Improvements to the railway lines and an already
:02:35. > :02:38.announced new station at Oxford Parkway is designed to increase
:02:39. > :02:42.capacity on the tracks. And 7,000 new homes will be given the go`ahead
:02:43. > :02:51.so these new workers have somewhere to live. The news has been welcomed
:02:52. > :02:59.by the county's leaders. It is a culmination of months of
:03:00. > :03:02.hard work. Oxford council working with its partners, the universities
:03:03. > :03:05.and local businesses to get this City Deal and today we have signed
:03:06. > :03:08.it and it is recognition from government that Oxfordshire has
:03:09. > :03:11.great growth potential. These ideas have been in the
:03:12. > :03:16.planning for some time. What today marks is the moment when they can
:03:17. > :03:23.start to become a reality. Well, Tom joins me in the studio
:03:24. > :03:29.now. How much of all this is really new?
:03:30. > :03:37.The idea to build the station and a link road to ease congestion in and
:03:38. > :03:42.out of the city are not new at all. The building of new homes are going
:03:43. > :03:50.on all over the country and are not new. What is new is the bus route
:03:51. > :03:55.linking up the sign sparks and most importantly is that the government
:03:56. > :04:00.are going to rubber`stamp and sign of this money to make all this
:04:01. > :04:04.possible. That is the key. The success of the deal relies on
:04:05. > :04:12.private investments and that has not yet been guaranteed, has it?
:04:13. > :04:17.Indeed. Government has stumped up about ?100 million of cash to get
:04:18. > :04:22.the ball rolling and unable growth to happen in the private sector.
:04:23. > :04:28.They now need private companies to rush in and grab the opportunity and
:04:29. > :04:33.realise this figure of 1.2 billion which they believe can come from all
:04:34. > :04:36.this investment. Police in Swindon are appealing for
:04:37. > :04:39.help in finding five people wanted in connection with a series of drugs
:04:40. > :04:42.raids. More than 400 officers executed warrants at homes and
:04:43. > :04:46.businesses yesterday. The raids were part of an undercover operation into
:04:47. > :04:50.the supply of class A drugs. 52 people have been arrested but police
:04:51. > :04:52.say they are still trying to trace Darren Walcott, Leo Ryan, Thane
:04:53. > :04:59.Pilgrim, Callum Johnson and Shane Harper.
:05:00. > :05:02.A medical tribunal has ruled that the treatment a doctor from
:05:03. > :05:06.Oxfordshire gave to some of his female patients probably had been
:05:07. > :05:09.sexually motivated. Three years ago Dr Yenugula Srinivas was found not
:05:10. > :05:13.guilty of sexually assault by a criminal court. But the General
:05:14. > :05:17.Medical Council has made its own ruling after conducting a
:05:18. > :05:25.disciplinary hearing. He's currently suspended from practising medicine.
:05:26. > :05:29.Victoria Cook reports. Dr Yenugula Srinivas, seen here with
:05:30. > :05:35.his wife, began working as a doctor in the UK in 2003 but he was
:05:36. > :05:37.arrested and charged seven years later, accused of sexually
:05:38. > :05:45.assaulting a number of his female patients tween 2008 and 2009. It was
:05:46. > :05:56.alleged he gave unnecessary intimate examinations to some women at this
:05:57. > :05:59.health centre and others. He also faced claims that he failed to
:06:00. > :06:09.provide chaperones for the women during these checks. But in 2011 he
:06:10. > :06:13.was found not guilty. Despite this, the General Medical Council which
:06:14. > :06:19.had suspended in 2010 continue to investigate. At the end of last
:06:20. > :06:25.year, the Tribunal Service which runs fitness to practice hearings
:06:26. > :06:30.for the GMC began hearing the case. It focused on claims by 12 women,
:06:31. > :06:36.many of whom gave evidence. His behaviour was described as dishonest
:06:37. > :06:43.and misleading and he was accused of delivering poor care, something he
:06:44. > :06:47.always denied during his trial. The panel concluded that some of the
:06:48. > :06:51.allegations are probably true and now it will decide if he can
:06:52. > :07:00.continue practising as a doctor. He has even range of sanctions
:07:01. > :07:05.available including striking him of the medical register altogether. The
:07:06. > :07:08.outcome will be in March. A former Thames Valley Police
:07:09. > :07:11.officer has been found guilty of selling the personal details of
:07:12. > :07:13.thousands of people who'd been involved in road traffic accidents.
:07:14. > :07:17.Sugra Hanif from Banbury was working as a police constable based in
:07:18. > :07:20.Oxford. A jury heard how she used the force computer to illegally
:07:21. > :07:25.access people's personal data and sell it to accident claim companies.
:07:26. > :07:29.The scam netted her ?26,000 in eight months. The jury will continue its
:07:30. > :07:34.deliberations on another defendant tomorrow.
:07:35. > :07:37.Oxfordshire's been chosen as one of seven areas to trial a new scheme,
:07:38. > :07:41.supporting victims of child sexual exploitation. Under the new project,
:07:42. > :07:44.each victim will be allocated a person with specialist training in
:07:45. > :07:49.trafficking who will give them support and guidance. The experts
:07:50. > :07:51.will be independent of the local authority and will also be
:07:52. > :07:56.responsible for promoting the child's safety and well`being. The
:07:57. > :08:00.Home Office pilot will run for six months from April.
:08:01. > :08:03.A new halfway house has been opened for people suffering from eating
:08:04. > :08:06.disorders in Oxfordshire. The step down house facility is being run by
:08:07. > :08:09.Cotswold House, the adult eating disorder service. New figures show
:08:10. > :08:18.hospital admissions for eating disorders have increased by 10% in
:08:19. > :08:23.the South. Charlotte Stacey reports. Just going into a room to eat can be
:08:24. > :08:28.hard to cope with if you have an eating disorder. Here at Cotswold
:08:29. > :08:36.House days are planned and menus devised to help people recover from
:08:37. > :08:43.an anorexia and bulimia. But normal life can be too much.
:08:44. > :08:48.It is incredibly overwhelming. Being in here where you are safe, secure
:08:49. > :08:54.and supported to trying to go back home, even with parental support and
:08:55. > :09:02.partner support, it is incredibly difficult.
:09:03. > :09:07.New figures out today show that admissions for eating disorders have
:09:08. > :09:11.increased by 10% in the South. This new facility supports patients back
:09:12. > :09:15.into life in the community. What we are hoping as this will
:09:16. > :09:19.reduce the amount of readmissions because it makes the transition to
:09:20. > :09:26.the community safer, basically. If you can imagine, if you have been an
:09:27. > :09:32.inpatient unit have a bit of leave but then when you are discharged
:09:33. > :09:37.that is too much of a jump. The patients are eventually aiming
:09:38. > :09:45.to live without support in normal life.
:09:46. > :09:52.If you would like to get in touch with us with stories, e`mail us.
:09:53. > :09:56.That's all from me for the moment. I'll have the headlines at 8pm and a
:09:57. > :09:58.full bulletin at 10:25pm. Now, more of today's stories with Sally
:09:59. > :10:09.Taylor. yet to determine the exact cause of
:10:10. > :10:16.death. Still to come, Tony is at a special
:10:17. > :10:22.training sessions and `` tonight. What is the Premier League trophy
:10:23. > :10:26.during here in Southampton? `` doing here in Southampton? I will also
:10:27. > :10:29.tell you why it couple of Southampton stars have been helping
:10:30. > :10:33.these kids out at a special training session.
:10:34. > :10:37.A herd of 30 cows caused damage to cars last night after escaping from
:10:38. > :10:40.a field at Angmering in West Sussex. The animals collided with two cars
:10:41. > :10:44.on the A280. Both drivers were taken to hospital but were not seriously
:10:45. > :10:51.injured. Some viewers might find some of the images in this report
:10:52. > :11:01.upsetting. Sean Killick has more. It was around 9:45pm when Sussex
:11:02. > :11:08.Police were called to the A32 `` 280. A280. One driver was trapped
:11:09. > :11:14.and had to be freed by the Fire Service using hydraulic equipment.
:11:15. > :11:19.Those drivers were taken to hospital but were not seriously injured. The
:11:20. > :11:24.farmer was joined by police officers and passers`by in hiding the animals
:11:25. > :11:29.back into the field. Two animals were killed. It took around two
:11:30. > :11:34.hours before the road was reopened. Today, the evidence of what happened
:11:35. > :11:38.here last night is still apparent. The bodies of both the cows are in a
:11:39. > :11:43.ditch close to the road, quite some distance apart. The animals were
:11:44. > :11:50.later removed. The farmer says that it is the first such incident in his
:11:51. > :11:54.family's 70 years of farming. He is checking all those fences. The
:11:55. > :11:56.police say that road accidents involving livestock are relatively
:11:57. > :12:02.rare but can have serious consequences. Large animals can come
:12:03. > :12:06.into conflict with cyclists and cards and if a collision occurs,
:12:07. > :12:11.there will be serious damage and or injury. We do our best to educate
:12:12. > :12:17.people to make sure that seals are secure and hedgerows and gates are
:12:18. > :12:21.secure and fences secured. That message needs to go out to the
:12:22. > :12:28.members of the public as well, to make sure they secure gates after
:12:29. > :12:33.them. Last week, a man died when two men dashed two motorbikes collided
:12:34. > :12:36.with a horse. Today, the new Forest National Park authority released
:12:37. > :12:43.figures showing that 104 animals were killed or injured on roads
:12:44. > :12:48.compared to 82 the previous year. The authorities are urging motorists
:12:49. > :12:50.to take extra care on rural roads. They can blight neighbourhoods,
:12:51. > :12:55.encourage anti`social behaviour, attract rats and pose a danger to
:12:56. > :12:58.children. Now, efforts to address the problem of empty or derelict
:12:59. > :13:03.homes are being stepped up in Berkshire. In Reading, where around
:13:04. > :13:06.400 homes have lain empty for longer than six months, the council is
:13:07. > :13:13.calling on local people to help them tackle the problem. Nikki Mitchell
:13:14. > :13:18.reports. People living in this street of
:13:19. > :13:22.modest terraces are desperate to see this house turned into a home again.
:13:23. > :13:29.It has been empty for well over a decade. People wanted it fixed up or
:13:30. > :13:36.rude nude. Nothing has ever come of it. `` fixed or renewed. It is hard
:13:37. > :13:42.to get houses, so when you see a house like that, it is not nice. The
:13:43. > :13:47.demand for houses in Redding is huge. Rents and prices are high and
:13:48. > :13:52.there are people on the waiting list for social housing. This house has
:13:53. > :13:57.been empty for 18 months. It is this man's job to see it occupied again.
:13:58. > :14:02.The main reason for owners stuck with empty homes is that they do not
:14:03. > :14:11.have the money or the skill to bring that home back into views. The. ``
:14:12. > :14:16.the owners asked the council for help. They release it back to a
:14:17. > :14:20.housing authority `` housing association. They could do the work
:14:21. > :14:23.in about six months and at the end of that, the property will be let to
:14:24. > :14:30.people on the council housing register. Once an eyesore, this
:14:31. > :14:34.house is finally occupied again. The owner had gone bankrupt, moved to
:14:35. > :14:40.India, and died. After detective work by the council, the creditor
:14:41. > :14:44.was persuaded to renovate and sell it to recover their debt. People
:14:45. > :14:49.notice when there are long`term empty homes in their area. They can
:14:50. > :14:54.attract anti`social behaviour and do not look nice. We need people to be
:14:55. > :14:59.our eyes and ears in the community so that we can deal with them. The
:15:00. > :15:05.results are fantastic. We now have a home before we had a problem for the
:15:06. > :15:12.local community. Sometimes, enforcement notices are necessary.
:15:13. > :15:17.Here on millionaires Row, it is the introduction of a VAT charge which
:15:18. > :15:19.is facing the owner. `` which is hastening the owner.
:15:20. > :15:22.Figures released today have confirmed what many of us have
:15:23. > :15:25.probably already suspected ` parts of Britain have had their wettest
:15:26. > :15:29.January since records began, more than a century ago. The South and
:15:30. > :15:33.South east have been worst hit with double the average rainfall. Those
:15:34. > :15:35.figures have not come as news to the residents of one Hampshire village
:15:36. > :15:40.who've been underwater since New Year's Day. 140 properties have been
:15:41. > :15:43.flooded in Hambledon. Ben Moore has the story of a community that's had
:15:44. > :15:49.to pull together to weather the storm.
:15:50. > :15:55.This woman has lived in the same house in Hambledon for 102 years.
:15:56. > :16:03.The last 27 years have been partly underwater. You get used to it. When
:16:04. > :16:10.was the last time you saw this as bad as it is? Never. And you have
:16:11. > :16:16.lived here 100 years? I have never seen it as bad as this. Met Office
:16:17. > :16:22.records show that the South has received more than twice the average
:16:23. > :16:26.rainfall. 175 millimetres for January since records began in
:16:27. > :16:35.1910. The problem for Hambledon is that it lies at the bottom of a huge
:16:36. > :16:40.chalk Dale. The water is squeezed out and put into the centre of the
:16:41. > :16:46.village. The water is very clear and pure. Southern Water is keeping it
:16:47. > :16:51.that way. It has installed a second, over ground pipe through the
:16:52. > :16:56.village. But after a month of living like this, locals are tired.
:16:57. > :17:01.Children travelling from outside the village are having to go and all ``
:17:02. > :17:09.an awful long way to get their cars and go to school. They are all a bit
:17:10. > :17:12.fed up. This usually busy road through the village is now closed.
:17:13. > :17:19.It is on a knife edge as even the bow wave caused by a car can cause
:17:20. > :17:25.the floodwater to spill into houses. You can see we are hunkered down. It
:17:26. > :17:30.has interrupted so many people's lives. Just getting to work, it is
:17:31. > :17:33.all much more difficult. The most problem that the most important
:17:34. > :17:41.problem of all is people who have to check their pumps all through the
:17:42. > :17:45.night. Sleep is a bonus. The village expects to be like this until the
:17:46. > :17:51.middle of February. Only a few are still enjoying the novelty. Do you
:17:52. > :17:59.like the water? Yes! What you like about it? Splashing!
:18:00. > :18:02.The control tower at the former Greenham Common airbase site in
:18:03. > :18:06.Berkshire is to be transformed into a new visitor centre. Greenham
:18:07. > :18:10.Parish Council has been awarded ?400,000 of government funding for
:18:11. > :18:14.the project. The tower hasn't been used since the airbase closed in
:18:15. > :18:17.1993. The visitor centre will display information about the
:18:18. > :18:24.history of the site as well as having a viewing gallery and cafe.
:18:25. > :18:27.Onto sport now and members of a Hampshire charity are having a night
:18:28. > :18:32.to remember tonight in recognition of their work inspiring young people
:18:33. > :18:35.in the area. Two of Southampton's Premier League players have put on a
:18:36. > :18:43.special training session for them and we've sent Tony along.
:18:44. > :18:48.Just for a moment, I thought that was one of the Premier League
:18:49. > :18:54.players doing his football tricks. It is you, I had no idea you were so
:18:55. > :19:00.skilful! Absolutely useless. That is why I do
:19:01. > :19:04.this and not play football! It takes me back to my childhood. Playing a
:19:05. > :19:07.bit of football. But I never had a training session with a couple of
:19:08. > :19:11.Premier League players and with a Premier League club and coaches.
:19:12. > :19:18.That is what has happened here tonight in Shirley. And a special
:19:19. > :19:22.guest Trophy as well. All those Manchester United and Manchester
:19:23. > :19:30.City names. Not Southampton yet, but we live in hope. This charity has
:19:31. > :19:35.benefited from this tonight. Tell me a bit about this charity and how you
:19:36. > :19:40.won a competition. We work with his advantage to vulnerable young
:19:41. > :19:47.people. The public have voted to give us this opportunity. We are a
:19:48. > :19:55.community project in this area and we met the Saints players. The kids
:19:56. > :19:59.are really enjoying themselves. The two players here talking to the
:20:00. > :20:06.kids. What does this do for kids and their futures? We provide
:20:07. > :20:11.opportunities for the kids to get involved in different lifestyles and
:20:12. > :20:16.opportunities. This one just happens to be a great fun event for them.
:20:17. > :20:21.Let's have a word with Tom. How much have you enjoyed this little
:20:22. > :20:28.session? Very much. I enjoy football. Really good. I think all
:20:29. > :20:42.the other kids are enjoying it, too. Who is your favourite Saints player?
:20:43. > :20:47.Adam Le Alana. You know all about the community and growing up in this
:20:48. > :20:53.part of the world, a local boy? I want to be a captain and lead the
:20:54. > :21:07.community as well. It is nice to inspire them on to greater heights.
:21:08. > :21:10.Other sports news. Dani Osvaldo could join Italian
:21:11. > :21:13.giants Juventus before the window shuts. Boss Mauricio Pochettino kept
:21:14. > :21:17.his cards close to his chest today when asked about the suspended
:21:18. > :21:27.record signing and where he could be going.
:21:28. > :21:33.TRANSLATION: I get no, because I'm not in charge
:21:34. > :21:57.of that situation. Anything is possible. Inter Milan? Also. All is
:21:58. > :22:00.possible. Meanwhile defender Danny Fox has joined Nottingham Forest
:22:01. > :22:02.today on loan for the rest of the season.
:22:03. > :22:05.London Irish and England winger Marlon Yarde has joined Harlequins.
:22:06. > :22:08.Yarde came through the youth ranks at the Exiles playing mini rugby and
:22:09. > :22:11.progressing into the first team, who play home games at Reading's
:22:12. > :22:14.Madejski stadium. He's made 39 appearances for Irish and had agreed
:22:15. > :22:17.a two`year contract at Quinns. Basingstoke Bison have a big lead
:22:18. > :22:22.after the first leg of the League cup semi final against Guildford
:22:23. > :22:25.Flames last night. After the Flames took an early lead, Basingtoke took
:22:26. > :22:29.charge. Joe Rand scored a hat`trick and there were braces for Thomas
:22:30. > :22:33.Karpov and Ciaran Long. The return match is in Guildford next Wednesday
:22:34. > :22:38.night. The kids are enjoying themselves.
:22:39. > :22:42.I'm delighted to see this trophy. Go and join them, see you later.
:22:43. > :22:46.It's something we all take for granted ` clean water. From taps,
:22:47. > :22:48.showers and in our toilets. But for millions across the planet, this
:22:49. > :22:52.vital resource is a scarce commodity. It's an issue pupils from
:22:53. > :22:55.the South have been learning about this week by creating poems about
:22:56. > :22:58.water and the challenges faced by children in developing countries.
:22:59. > :23:01.It's all part of a poetry competition that's just been
:23:02. > :23:04.launched by the charity WaterAid. Our reporter Rob Powell went along
:23:05. > :23:12.to a writing workshop in Southampton.
:23:13. > :23:15.Take a trolley... Verse for the Earth. This workshop
:23:16. > :23:18.at Testwood Lakes in Southampton aims to teach pupils to think about
:23:19. > :23:29.water and sanitation in other countries. Through poetry. If every
:23:30. > :23:32.part of every nation, had safely dashed had squeaky clean safe
:23:33. > :23:44.sanitation... Today's task ` create a water`based poem. My friend Luke
:23:45. > :23:54.gave away water. What am I? I am a toilet! I say he is bad because he
:23:55. > :23:57.leaves the tampon. The workshop is part of a poetry competition run by
:23:58. > :24:01.WaterAid. According to the charity, one in ten people across the world
:24:02. > :24:04.lives without clean water. And around 2,000 children die every day
:24:05. > :24:13.from diseases caused by dirty water and poor sanitation. Children have
:24:14. > :24:19.to do this terrible water walk in other countries to get clean water.
:24:20. > :24:27.We are writing short poems that really convey the message of what it
:24:28. > :24:31.means to go on that very arduous water walk. And Martin has created a
:24:32. > :24:39.poem of his own about that water walk. I start the four mile journey
:24:40. > :24:46.home. A full container on my back. Sometimes, I daydream about other
:24:47. > :24:56.children, in countries far away from here. I wonder what the distances of
:24:57. > :25:00.their daily water walk is. Poetry, a lovely way of learning. We
:25:01. > :25:07.are now going to talk about the wettest January in the years. We
:25:08. > :25:11.have beaten the record set in 1988. Very wet and soggy. Here is a splash
:25:12. > :25:24.of colour on a dull day. More rain on the cards, but tonight
:25:25. > :25:31.slightly quieter. It touched a frost. Missed and for patches and
:25:32. > :25:34.maybe patchy ice. `` mist and fog patches. Temperatures fall away
:25:35. > :25:47.rapidly and we could have the risk of ice. Winds lights tonight. In
:25:48. > :25:51.misty, murky starts tomorrow. A later start but that will not remain
:25:52. > :25:59.the case. Winds will increase and the rain will arrive around
:26:00. > :26:06.lunchtime. Temperatures rising to a chilly five Celsius. In Oxfordshire.
:26:07. > :26:11.Those winds will be very strong. In Met Office warning for Southern
:26:12. > :26:15.counties for heavy rain for tomorrow afternoon and through tomorrow
:26:16. > :26:18.night. Also part of Surrey and Wiltshire. That rain stays through
:26:19. > :26:24.tomorrow night. Some torrential downpours. Eventually clearing some
:26:25. > :26:34.parts, but following it, some wintry showers. The winds remain strong
:26:35. > :26:38.tomorrow night. A cold start to the day on Saturday. Maybe a quiet start
:26:39. > :26:45.but it will not stay that way. We are expecting gale force winds. Thus
:26:46. > :26:52.on the south coast and perhaps expose COSE experiencing 70 mph. A
:26:53. > :27:04.Met Office weather allows. `` exposed coasts. Here is the summary.
:27:05. > :27:09.Stay tuned to your local BBC station for the latest on the traffic
:27:10. > :27:14.situation `` travel situation and the coastal flooding. There will be
:27:15. > :27:22.rain tomorrow lasting through midday into Saturday morning. Winds very
:27:23. > :27:29.strong on Saturday. Blustery showers on Saturday with that. Sunday, the
:27:30. > :27:39.quieter day of the two but more rain showers on the cards for Monday.
:27:40. > :27:42.That is it from ours. More at 8pm and 10:25pm. Good night.