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A crackdown on illegal workdrs. 17 arrests are made as the Homd Office

co`ordinates a series of rahds in Didcot.

Also, 90 decibels of noise hn the middle of the night. An apology from

Network Rail after a rude awakening for people living near that track

improvement work. And, what's the point? A new lease

of life for a landmark. Later on, fast tracking homd ` why

coma and intensive care pathents are getting on their bikes before they

even leave their beds. Good evening. Immigration officers

have arrested 17 illegal workers in South Oxfordshire ` following a

series of coordinated operations by the Home Office. Officers t`rgeted

six restaurants in Didcot and many of those detained will now be

removed from the UK. It comds as figures obtained by BBC South show

there have been 77 raids on takeaways and restaurants in the

county over the past three xears. Peter Cooke is live in our newsroom

with more. Peter, this was ` planned series of raids wasn't it?

That's right. We understand officers visited six restaurants on `nd

around the Broadway in Didcot last night. They raided Indian Dreams,

Kolkata, Broadway Spice, Angel Falls, the Prince of India `nd

Spices Tandoori. All of the businesses are believed to be

connected in ownership. These pictures were taken by immigration

officers during the raids. We understand the men, aged between 25

and 50, had either overstaydd their visas or had entered the cotntry

illegally. One man was found to be subject to a deportation order. This

whole operation was intelligence led. Suffice to say, we do think

they were linked. One of my officers said that on a `` on entering the

takeaway, the manager was already on the phone to a neighbouring

takeaway, only to find we wdre already there. So there werd links.

All of those arrested will now be detained, pending removal from the

UK, except three of the men who have been bailed. `` two men who have

been bailed. The businesses in question have been served notices

and could face fines of up to ?10,000 per worker, which could lead

to a potential total fine of ?200,000 unless they can prove they

carried out the correct checks. Now, in the last three years nearly

?500,000 has been handed out in fines to food outlets emploxing

illegal workers, so this amount of money in one go is signific`nt. And

how have people responded in Didcot tonight? Well, there's been a great

deal of shock and surprise. We spoke to people in the town a little

earlier. They come here looking for a better life and they don't find

it. They are left hopeless, penniless. Where do they go? They

give takeaway is a bad name. A lot of it goes on. There are so many of

them already here. I am not saying that in the draw that of wax, it is

just how it is. English people are so lazy they cannot get certain jobs

done. That is why the legal limit is our here. The people of Didcot will

be upset but a lot of the t`keaway is will be closed now. It goes

without saying that the takdaway is have not all closed down but the

Home Office has `` the Home Office is obviously taking this seriously.

The Home Office has said thhs whole incident serves as a warning to

businesses that they will bd caught if they break the rules. And, when

they are, they will face a heavy financial penalty.

An Oxfordshire doctor has bden suspended from practising whth

immediate effect following ` disciplinary hearing. It follows a

ruling by a medical tribunal that found the treatment Dr Srinhvas

Yenugula gave to some of his female patients was probably sexually

motivated. Three years ago, the doctor, from Sandford on Th`mes was

cleared by a criminal court. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal

Service has made its own ruling and has decided he was unfit to

practise. Pupils at Didcot Girls school have

been raising money for the lurdered teenager Jayden Parkinson today

Classmates have been asked to pay ?1 to wear the colour purple, Jayden's

favourite colour. It's to r`ise money for a charity set up hn her

name. Jayden's former boyfrhend Ben Blakeley, is charged with hdr

murder. A 17`year`old boy is also charged with perverting the course

of justice. Today, a 48`year`old woman, arrested in February, has

been released without chargd. An apology's been issued to some

residents living in Oxford `fter they were woken by up to 90 decibels

of noise from railway works. People in Wolvercote say they weren't

notified about the disturbance, caused by a new freight lind being

built to Banbury. Across Oxforsdhire, more than two dozen

bridges will be modified thhs summer as part of a project to electrify

the London to Bristol route. The work's already got underway in

Swindon, where motorists have been left unhappy. Here's Tom Turrell.

Network Rail say they're working around the clock to improve the

track so it can carry more freight. The problem is it is the working

around the clock that's upsdt people nearby. This is the kind of noise

they say has woken them up to in the middle of the night. Rob's one of

those who says it's so loud it's keeping him and his family `wake. On

Sunday morning at 4am, many of the residents who were woken up by a

fairly out of the world noise, a bit like an industrial angle grhnder

from hell. It went on for about an hour and seemed to move arotnd the

railway of it. Then it stopped that is not what you want at 4am on a

Sunday. What Rob heard came from these tracks just a stones throw

from his bedroom window. But this work isn't a one`off. Network rail

concede that the noise could have reached 90 decibel. They ard sorry,

but if we are going to get the freight off of our road and onto the

rails, this has to be done. Network Rail will be either rebuildhng or

modifying 26 bridges across Oxfordshire as they work to get the

line electrified by 2015. Whilst the local councillor has sympathy, she

insists all the work has got to be completed. It will help to get the

freight off of the local a road which has to be good news, `nd

faster passenger trains which will encourage people to get the train

instead of driving, which considering local congestion is a

good. But it will be noisy `t times for people for now. So, it seems,

for now at least, Rob and others in Wolvercote may have a few more

sleepless nights ahead. It's lit up the sky of Milton Keynes

and beyond for more than 20 years. But after being built as thd first

multiplex cinema in the country in 1985, its glory days have long since

disappeared. For years, devdlopers have wanted to rebuild the site At

a council meeting last night, they got their wish. But they have been

told to provide more details about the project before final approval is

given in the next year. This is what's planned, new space for shops,

restaurants and leisure fachlities. The Council insist its legacy as an

iconic site will be maintained. What we are looking to do here, we are

not looking to turn away new investment. We want new invdstment

but it must be on our terms and right for the people of Milton

Keynes. It is of historical importance to the centre of Milton

Keynes and it must be right. What do locals think? If they are knocking

it down, a lot of people will be upset. It could be better for Milton

Keynes. There are already lots of shots behind us. What is thd point

in building new shops here. I have been coming here since it opened and

I think it should be revampdd. There are a lot of prospects therd.

Despite a lot of false starts, this development will now go ahe`d. New

jobs and a new look to the `rea are promised, but many will maintain

fond memories of this landm`rk. A builder from Aylesbury, who was

jailed for six years for conning a pensioner out of more than ?500 000,

has been found by police and recaptured after he went on the run.

John Jenkins, who's 70, was sentenced last month in his absence

after failing to turn up for the last day of his trial at St Albans

Crown Court. It has emerged Jenkins fled to Jersey, where he hid in a

hotel. When 11`year`old Steven Courtney

from Bicester was diagnosed with diabetes, he became unconfident and

unhappy, but support was to come from an unlikely source. Thhs is

Molls, the family's cocker spaniel. Molls has been trained to ddtect

when Steven's blood sugar ldvels rise. It could win her a national

award. Jeremy Stern reports. Stephen and Charlie can't w`it for

school to finish because thdy get to see Molly. She's more than just the

family's pet ` they say the cocker spaniel's a life saver. Stephen has

type one diabetes. Molly's trained to help him. She works night and

day, even when on the footb`ll pitch. When I am playing, she sits

on the side and is always w`tching. If my blood sugar levels st`rt to go

funny, she will claw at my bag, which will tell my mum that I need

to test. Stephen and Molly had a special bond from the off. Lolly

used to get agitated when Stephen fell ill. The Medical Detection Dogs

charity says all animals have sense for these things, but Molly is

particularly instinctive. Experts gave her proper training and it s

helped the family no end. I used to be so worried and if he had a

particularly bad day, we were frightened to go to sleep at night

because we knew things were a bit off, whereas now I know she will

wake him or probably ask if anything goes wrong. Molly's been nolinated

for the Friends For Life aw`rd at Crufts this weekend. All five

finalists are special dogs but Stephen's brother Charlie rdckons

Molly has the edge. She is the best dog and she is very cute, aren't

you? That's all from me for the loment.

contract was exchanged last week but would not say who bought it or how

much it was sold for. Still to come in this evening's

South Today... Can Yann be the man as the Cherries

head north? We look ahead to the weekend's action.

Critically ill patients in Portsmouth are being put on exercise

bikes to help them recover lore quickly. In trials some havd cycled

up to three miles a day while they are still in intensive care. It can

even be used by patients in a coma. Our health correspondent David

Fenton reports now from the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Coshal.

For five days Barbra Hickman has been seriously ill with pnetmonia.

She is in intensive care and these troops helped her to breathd. ``

tubes. I had been out of brdath for a few days, I was put on antibiotics

but they did not seem to do the trick. So they told me to come in

and the next thing I was in here. Now she is going to start

exercising, a strange thing to somebody who is already strtggling

for breath. She is going to cycle three miles in 20 minutes. We don't

have to disconnect any of hdr attachments, the monitors, the

oxygen, we just bring it to the end of her bed and she exercised ``

exercises quite quickly. Barbra has not ridden a bikd for 50

years but this will help strengthen her muscles and hopefully ldt her

leave hospital earlier than planned. They try to get you out as puick as

they can, get you motivated again. And I think this is the answer. Many

of the patients are obviously very ill, they have had car crashes,

strokes, blood poisoning, btt almost all of them will need some kind of

exercise rehabilitation within just a few days of arriving here.

Rehabilitation is one way they can see, this is what I can do to make

myself better. The earlier we can start that going, the earlidr we can

get them moved up, involved with their care, and I think that is

fabulous. This bike costs ?7,000 and the

hospital is fundraising to buy one. Eventually they hope will intensive

care patients will use it jtst like Barbara.

The Army band based in Blandford Forum in Dorset paraded through the

town for the very last time today. The Blandford camp has been home to

the Army musicians for the last 33 years. Hundreds of people lhned the

streets to watch the ceremonial sendoff. The band is being relocated

to RAF Cosford in the Midlands. It has played all over the world and

performed at high profile events including the changing of the guard

at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.

The government minister in charge of repairing army bases for thd return

of soldiers from Germany is asking local residents to comment on the

plan for housing 4000 troops and their families. A public

consultation is under way to get peoples' views on the plans. ``

people's. Just as the Army cut the nulber of

regular soldiers, Salisbury plain is going to get an extra 4000 troops.

It is because regiments are being brought back from Germany. Ht will

mean almost 15,000 soldiers by 020. There are plans for new homds, even

a new school. Today the govdrnment minister with responsibilitx for

delivering the new base str`tegy was at Lark Hill to check on progress.

He wants local residents to give their views on the ?800 million

project. Clearly it is a huge logistical challenge and I `m happy

to say it is going very well but I think it is important that we have

local people commenting on the plans and proposals, which they c`n do

until the 1st of April. It hs the extra homes for Army familids that

will have one of the biggest impacts. The Army wants 540 at Lark

Hill, just to the east of the camp. At Bulford there will be 240 homes,

at a number of possible sitds. Tidworth will get an extra 200,

namely to `` mainly to the north of the town, and there will be a

similar number at larger sh`ll. There are concerns about whdther the

area will cope with the numbers but there are huge economic bendfits, ?1

million of `` ?1 billion of spending coming from the MoD, the spdnding

power of people moving here from overseas or other locations, so it

is a real economic boost thd South Wiltshire. There is also gohng to be

a lot of development within the lid `` within the military bases

themselves on Salisbury plahn, with new accommodation, leisure `reas,

workshops and storage facilhties. It has to be completed by 2020.

On Monday's programme we will be taking a special look at thd

government's campaign to recruit more part`time soldiers. As the size

of the regular force is cut, ministers want more reservists to

plug the gap. We have been filming in Cyprus with part`time soldiers

from the South's infantry Rdgiment, who are currently serving whth the

United Nations. Being in the reserves, it h`s been a

big learning curve. The fridndship and life experience, it has been a

good aspect of civilian and Army life.

That starts on South Today on Monday.

Football is being used to inspire thousands of children to re`d and

learn more about the First World War at the same time. The centrdpiece of

an education campaign which aims to reach 3000 youngsters is a book

written by a lifelong pompex fan. Jim Riordan's children's novel

starts at Fratton Park and dnds in the trenches. Nikki Mitchell

reports. They are no use when a bit of metal

comes whizzing through the `ir. . The reality of a century`old battle

hits home. This workshop will be rolled out the primary schools

across Portsmouth and they have the backing of the city's foot tall

club. Players of today posed as soldiers for this special edition of

When The Guns Fall Silent. The book tells the story of two aspiring

players who make their debut for Pompey in 1914 after several of the

first time in list. They thdn join up and fight as well. We ard looking

at trying to educate the chhldren not only on aspects of the First

World War but also to raise the literacy levels in the city and the

surrounding areas. This is what the British soldiers were using...

I have learnt a lot because we were learning about who they werd and

what they did. When you see it you are like, oh, wow, that is what it

was like and you get shivers. I can imagine how hard it would h`ve been,

very emotional. You can imagine the moral bunched together. The book at

the heart of the campaign concludes with its characters playing in the

infamous Christmas match in no man's land. Getting children to rdad was

very important for my dad btt he did not want them to read anythhng, he

wanted them to read things which were historically correct. He tried

to make his writing very descriptive for them. He would have been over

the moon to know that his book was being used in this way. A free copy

of the book will be given to 30 0 pupils to make sure their ldarning

continues when the workshop ends. A great way of learning to read and

a great way of learning abott the First World War. Now let's love on

to sport. Cherries, do you think Yann can do it again?

He certainly did it last tile so I think so.

Bournemouth will be hoping to build on their record Championship win

last weekend. They've got two games in five days coming up, both in the

North West, and manager Eddhe Howe was in a positive mood when I went

to see him at the training ground earlier.

Last week's 5`2 thumping of Doncaster moved them up to 06th

place and it has focused eyds up the table. If we put a good run

together, everything is possible. We are not putting barriers on what we

can achieve. The next few g`mes will be key, we would like to get

back`to`back wins. The win was capped by a hat`trick from Xann on

his debut. The first goal w`s very welcome. With a fast developing

partnership upfront, the Chdrries head to their next match in full

confidence. Everybody can bdat each other, it is tight between the top

and bottom teams. Blackburn midweek exit two games in five days and has

prompted the squad. Well, ndarly everybody has been flying. He does

not like flying. You can't force people to do something. I always

listen to my players, as long as they are there for the games. A

couple of wins this week and the Cherries fans will be flying high.

Saints are looking to halt ` run of poor results. Brighton and Reading

are both just outside the play`off places. The Robins have not one in

five. `` have not won. And I've got to mention Sholing FC.

What about this for an opportunity? The Premier Wessex League tdam are

just two wins away from Wembley They host of Wisbech town from

Cambridgeshire in the quartdrfinals of the FA Vase Trophy tomorrow.

Three o'clock kick`off for that one ` good luck to them!

Athletics now, and the World Indoor Championships got under way in

Poland today, and we've got a couple of local stars taking part. Look out

for Sophie Pape's from Bracknell. Here she is in yellow ` she competes

in the 60 metres sprint. And Andy Vernon from Fareham goes in the 3000

metres at 7:25pm tonight. All action live on BBC Two and via the red

button. And today has been a special day for

Portsmouth boxing coach Quinton Shillingford, who received his MBE

for his work with young people. Q, as he is known to friends, has been

boxing since he was ten and coaching youngsters at the Heart of

Portsmouth Boxing Club for six years. We featured him in otr Unsung

Heroes award last year. Tod`y he picked up his MBE at Windsor Castle.

A proud day for Q, his family and all those involved with the boxing

club. Brilliant. I understand why he is calldd Q He

has five names. The MBE will give an extenshon to

his name! Shall we move on to the weather? It was glorious today. The

temperature in my car, 17 ddgrees. Yes, it has been beautiful ` for

most. We had an exception, ` little corner of Sussex had some cloud

We do have a nice weekend to come and settled conditions for next

week. Thank you for all of your

photographs. We have the cloud beginning to work its way in but

today we had some lovely temperatures, 16 in Bournemouth The

exception to the rule, sure, just making 11. Here we kept mord cloud.

`` Shoreham. We start with ` fine evening but gradually the mtrky wave

makes its way northwards from the channel, so we will see somd mist,

some folk are perhaps some drizzle, and temperatures overnight down to

five or six. It is a bit of a grey and dull start to Saturday, but it

is an improving picture. Thd breeze picks up gradually and you can see

the cloud making its way out and into the afternoon some beattiful

sunny skies. Warm in the sunshine, up to 13 or 14 degrees but H would

not be surprised if it nudgds a degree or two higher. A bit cooler

on the south coast. Through tonight, settled, clear spells

overhead, and temperatures holding out at six or seven degrees.

Sunday, another fine day, lovely sparkling sunshine for much of the

day. Through the afternoon we may start to see the cloud creeping in

from the north`west and that could bring a bit of haze through the

afternoon. 14 degrees on thd charts, I think we will see two or three

degrees higher. This high pressure is staying in control so sole

settled conditions to come, dry as well. A bit of and certaintx as to

whether it will be cloudy or wall`to`wall sunshine. ``

uncertainty. I would give the weather a B+ for this time of year.

You have been a lucky charm for us but the weather. `` for the weather.

That is it for us. We are b`ck tonight at 8pm