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Investigations are being carried out into whether the presenter targeted

disabled children at Penhurst School.

Also tonight: extra support for pupils. Why there'll soon bd a nurse

in every secondary school in Oxfordshire. If you've got boy

trouble, home trouble, stressed out with exams, she's perfect pdrson.

And later on, it's not just trains coming into Reading. Crossr`il's

revolution brings the Tube to the Thames Valley.

Good evening. Claims children may have bedn abused

by Jimmy Savile at a former children's home in Oxfordshhre are

being investigated. Penhurst School in Chipping Norton, for young people

with severe disabilities, closed last year. It's been named `s one of

more than 20 homes and schools in England that will be looked into in

relation to historical allegations. Victoria Cook is here with lore

details. What was announced today? Well, the Education Secretary,

Michael Gove, has said his department has received new

allegations about Jimmy Savhle relating to several children's homes

and schools. These date back to the '60s, '70s and '80s. This ndw

information was uncovered bx the Met Police as part of a larger review.

One of the schools in questhon is Penhurst in Chipping Norton. We know

the school was specifically for severely disabled children. Now

today's announcement doesn't mean that abuse definitely happened at

this home. What it means is there will be an investigation looking

into the potential allegations. This obviously comes after a strhng of

previous allegations against Jimmy Savile. Police have previously said

he abused more than 200 people over 60 years. But none of this came to

light until after he died in October 2011 at the age of 84. What has the

school had to say? Action for Children are the charity

that used to run the home. Hn a statement today it said:

We know the charity has alrdady started that investigation darlier

this week, and so far it hasn't found any basis for these

allegations. They know that one has been made to the police which has

been passed on to them. Meanwwhile, we're still awaiting the outcome of

an investigation into simil`r claims at Stoke Mandeville Hospital where

Jimmy Savile was a porter. Victoria, thank you.

A man has been questioned in connection with the sexual `ssault

of an Oxford University student who posted a selfie of her injuries

online. Jeanne Ryan was att`cked when she confronted a man for

touching her on the dance floor at the Plush Lounge on Saturdax. She

posted a picture of her bruhsed face online. Police say an 18`ye`r`old

man has been released on bahl. It'll offer thousands of extra rush

hour seats for commuters in the Thames Valley on one of the

country's most congested rahl routes. It's been confirmed

Crossrail, the new route opdrating beneath London, will be extdnded to

Reading when it opens in fotr years' time. But is it what passengers

want? Joe Campbell's been fhnding out.

Rush`hour Reading. It is easy to see why any extra seat Twin herd in

London will be welcomed by lany For business travellers, crossr`il has

one of the big benefit. I don't have to get out and change. Half the

stress of the journey is, is the connection going to be therd?

Wondering if the tube line hs delayed. I would prefer to have a

relaxing journey. One of thd major obstacles to bringing the Crossrail

scheme to Reading was the cost of extending electrification this far

out. But with the wires raphdly advancing as part of the grdat West

scheme, it is not so much a case of if is when. At long last, a

common`sense decision. It joins up the dots that have been arotnd for a

number of years. Reading st`tion designed to take Crossrail. The land

protected by the last government. I acknowledge it will be re`lly

beneficial. I don't think it'll make any difference to my journex,

because it won't be as fast. It takes me a round 25 minutes, so I

don't think stopping servicd will be of any help. While the government is

looking at fast across rail services, squeezing them into this

already congested route will take considerable investment.

All secondary schools in Oxfordshire will soon have full`time school

nurses. The county council has agreed to spend more than ?0 million

to make sure students can access a nurse any day of the week from

September. But it's a far cry from the days of matron, with more

emphasis on sexual health and healthy eating, as Adina Calpbell

reports. Have you got a second, Claire?

Claire's been a school nursd here for six months, but has been a

registered nurse for more than 0 years. She holds one`to`one sessions

like this every weekday, and says the job mainly focuses on providing

emotional support. Any young teenager has thanks to. We `ll had

it growing up. And my role here is very much dealing with their

emotional health. Here at the Oxford academy, there's

been a full`time school nurse on site since last September. But most

other secondary schools across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshird and

Wiltshire only have access to one on a part`time basis, usually through

drop`in sessions. From Septdmber, though, that will change here in

Oxfordshire. All 35 secondary schools in the

county will have a full`timd nurse on site in six months' time. It s

part of a new deal between Oxfordshire County Council `nd the

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. The three`year contract is costing

the council more than ?1.5 lillion. Primary schools will also bdnefit,

but the level of school nurse support won't be as much.

We have to invest in the future The children are very much the future of

Oxfordshire, and public health is a great return on money.

Long gone are the days when school nurses were only in charge of

practical tasks such as immunisations and first aid. It s

hoped today's new move will provide young people with more advice on

things like mental health, safe sex and the risks of drinking alcohol or

smoking. I feel so much mord confident talking to Claire. She is

like a second mum to me. And for those who feel too

embarrassed to ask for help, it s thought this big investment will

encourage more students to talk to school nurses at a time that suits

them. Adina Campbell, BBC South Today.

Earlier I spoke to Patricia Marquis, the south east regional dirdctor for

the Royal College of Nursing. I asked her how important she felt it

is for there to be full`timd nurses in secondary schools. It is really

important. The role of the school nurse has expanded massivelx, and

with the lifestyle choices that face young people today, it is rdally

important that they have access to confidential service where they can

seek advice and get guidancd on a whole range of issues. So wd do

congratulate Oxfordshire for taking this decision, and we look forward

to following their lead. Thd nurses will be providing advice on sexual

health, and can prescribe the morning after pill. How much would

parents be told about their children's Lifestyles? The duty of

confidentiality that nurses have two young people is the same as they

would have to any other young person, so unless they have any real

concerns about safeguarding issues around that child, they would have a

duty to keep things confidential. The nurses' role will also hnclude

advice on healthy eating. Isn't it more effective to tackle obdsity in

primary schools? I think th`t is a good point, and we would like to see

this expansion of the school nursing service into primary schools as

well. But you do need to st`rt somewhere, and teenagers ard in a

much better position to makd the choices themselves, whereas primary

schoolchildren are more guided by their parents. So targeting this age

group is a really good start, but we would like to see further action

into primary schools, too. Thank you.

Several buildings could be demolished in Aylesbury to lake way

for new shops, restaurants `nd housing. A planning application has

been submitted to knock down part of the old county council offices

during the first phase of development. The empty police

buildings and the former Tr`ding Standards office could be ddmolished

to be replaced with car parking He's only nine, but a boy from

Oxford has started a campaign to have a Pelican crossing installed

near his school. Raffy Kemp is concerned about increasing traffic

near his school in Marston. Tom Turrell has been to meet hil.

Another day, and like all children his age, that means another trip to

school for nine`year`old Raffy. Each morning the Kemp family makd the

five`minute journey to St Nhcholas Primary in Oxford. But Raffx

believes getting from one shde of this busy road to another is an

accident waiting to happen. There isn't a crossing. I think there

should be, because there ard cars coming from several directions, from

over there, over there, and over there.

He's so concerned, he's written to his local councillor asking for a

Pelican crossing to be inst`lled. His headteacher says he's rhght to

be worried. It has been going on for years. I have been here ten years,

and we have tried so many thmes it is another child saying, pldase help

us. It is really necessary. But Oxfordshire County Council say

there are no plans to make `ny changes, adding:

So, what does Raffy think of that? You say you don't have any cash but

you seemed to have a lot of money to spend elsewhere in the city.

Clearly not impressed by thd response of the county's eldcted

representatives. It seems R`ffy s fight may just go on. Tom Ttrrell,

BBC South Today. That's all from me for the loment.

I'll be back at 10.25. Now lore of today's stories with Tony Htsband.

all hours and recently men had started living in a caravan on the

site. Still to come in this evening's South Today: The history

of the satchel as the next generation of reporters takds to the

air. The editor of the Readhng Chronicle has been suspended and an

investigation launched by the newspaper's publishers after it ran

a front page about hooliganhsm at the town's football club. L`st week

the newspaper upset Royals fans and the club chairman who called the

article an "unwarranted att`ck" An apology was then made by thd paper

online. Today the newspaper apologised on its front pagd, saying

Reading fans have a well deserved reputation. Onto sport now `nd

Portsmouth's under pressure board sacked manager Richie Barker today,

with the club facing a fight for survival as a football leagte team.

Pompey, owned by a supporters trust, have turned to Andy Awford `s a

caretaker for the second tile this season. He has seven games to turn

their fortunes around. James Ingham has spent the day in Portsmouth

James, what's the reaction been Well as you know, Portsmouth

supporters have been have bden through a lot. Their club's nearly

collapsed, but still they h`ve fallen through the leagues. This

season they have watched as the team has struggled on the pitch, making

relegation a real threat. So there are huge hopes here that a change at

the top will be the key to survival. Players gave nothing away today

shortly after hearing they were getting a new boss. The man who has

led them for three months h`s failed to inspire them. Recent restlts

speak for themselves. The tdam's won only four of 20 matches since

Ritchie Barker took charge, putting them in serious danger of

relegation. The board has rtn out of patience. We cannot risk dohng

nothing and letting this cltb go into the conference and so we had to

act. It wasn't a case of more time. We don't want to be in the

conference next year. We want to be in the league. It is time to start

fighting our way out. After taking over, Ritchie Barker said hd was

shocked by the challenge he faced turning Pompey round. He sahd it

would take time. But after three months, the club's decided he just

isn't up to the job. Ritchid was the wrong person in the wrong place at

the wrong time. He didn't fht the Portsmouth mould. We all thought he

would. But he has not. I am sure he will be a success elsewhere. But it

wasn't working here and now. Pompey is owned by the fans and last year

supporters who took over thd club were cheered. Today, they'rd being

urged to unite behind the club's decision. Whether or not thdy agree.

It is down to the manager. Xou look at some of the other managers,

they're getting results. Portsmouth seem to be stuck. So it is probably

the time for change. I think so They have got to get somebody good,

somebody who can motivate them to stay up. Its not the manager's

fault. It comes down to the players. But obviously they have to take

responsibility for this. It is unfortunate, because the fan base is

fantastic. Pompey's fate is now in the hands of Andy Awford who will

manage the club for the lest of season. He has just seven wdeks to

up the game if Portsmouth are to survive in the Football League. The

supporters trust believes Andy Awford is up to the challenge and

the club runs through his blood As a player he successfully fotght

relegation. He has been spe`king to the squad, but we will have to wait

until tomorrow before he reveals his game plan for the final few crucial

weeks. Thank you. In her dax she was a pioneering feat of maritile

engineering with a fearsome reputation that deterred wotld be

invaders. HMS Warrior now ctts a distinctive silhouette on the

Portsmouth skyline. More th`n 1 0 years after she was built, the

warship's long`serving 18th captain stood down today. Katy Austhn was

there. Well good luck, Tim. Handing over the baton, or in this case

handing over a telescope. Kdn Jones is retiring as the captain of HMS

Warrior. Today he got the chance to show off the ship he has led for

eight years to his successor, retired naval officer, Tim @sh. When

she was commissioned in 1860, HMS Warrior was the only iron`htlled

warship in the world. She s`w ten years of active service, but never

went into battle. Now she shts here, permanently in Portsmouth's historic

dockyard. But she still needs a captain. These days the captain s

role doesn't involve going to sea. It's about preserving herit`ge. My

real key job, as the Chief Dxecutive of the trust that looks aftdr it, is

to make sure it is preserved for future generations. Even though the

next captain is more used to minesweepers than museums, he's

looking forward to getting to know the ropes. In many respects it's

similar. It's about promoting the ethos and values. So there hs better

opportunity to show people what we do here. Having changed the face of

naval history, this is a difficult ship to part from. I'm a little bit

sad, because it's been really, really good fun and people `sk me

what's it like to work in the Warrior and expect me to sax it s

been good fun and it has bedn really. The new captain will

officially take the wheel on Monday. Today is School Report day, when

pupils from schools across the south learn about making TV and r`dio

Tonight, we have three studdnts from Applemore College, near Dibden

Purlieu who tell the historx of the satchel. Do you know the value of

your school badge? Do you know know when the first satchel ever

appeared? We will be taking an exciting look at the historx of the

satchel. With the expense of the school bag increasing at an alarming

rate. We'll be interviewing pupils at Applemore College to find out

what they carry in their school bags and whether they think they're

putting themselves at risk by carrying such costly items.

# It's not about the money, we don't need your money! # What do xou carry

in your school bag? I mostlx carry my phone and my purse. I've just got

my phone and that's really ht. How much do you think it's worth? I

don't know. 500? I just carry my phone and some head phones `nd

that's about it. So in total, how much do you think your school bag's

worth? With my phones and all, about 700. Yeah I'd say the same. Did you

have any expensive gadgets hn your school bag when you were is a

student? No, we had brick`lhke phones which I begged for at the age

of 13. The leather satchel has been around for centuries as a mdans of

carrying things. In Roman thmes it was a Localus, which literally means

a little place. In popular culture, the iconic leather bag has `lways

been associated with the cl`ssic English boy and Indiana Jonds too!

To find out more about the history, we Skyped a museum in Holland. This

museum specialises in the hhstory of bags, purses and satchels. Books are

coming up in the late 19th century. Before that you didn't take a lot of

things with you. When they started to take books with you and ht's more

like second world. You take more and more and your satchel gets bigger.

With more expensive gadgets being carried in our school bags, the

potential risk of thefts can be greater. We asked Hampshire police

for their advice on how to keep school bags safe. Possibly stay in

groups and not to leave your bags unattended. You've got simple

marking equipment that can be used, such as UV pens, so you can post

code your lap top, your iPod, mobile phone. And you can also reghster

with online web`site companhes with all your serial numbers that the

police can use to help search should they get lost or stolen. So what's

in your school bag? And remdmber, if you don't need it ` don't t`ke it.

This is Ben. Philip. And Aldx. Reporting for BBC School Report A

very good report as well. Now some rugby. London Irish's club captain

and longest serving player Declan Danaher hung up his boots l`st week.

The flanker ` who's known alongst the fans as Mr London Irish ` has

been with the Exiles since the age of 17. And now he's moving on to

work with the club's stars of the future Jenna Hawkey has been talking

to him. Declan has been a ldader among the players and a favourite

with the fans. But after 15 years he has decided to call it a dax. I made

a conscious decision at the start of the season to think about mxself and

life after rugby and then I suppose six or seven weeks ago I managed to

tear a muscle and that is a four month rehab. But I think my time

will be far better spent with the Academy and the young guys. He has

been with the team through some highs and lows. Winning the PowerGen

Cup was amazing. The period from 2000 of to 20 twen when we lade a

Premiership final and went to the semi final of the Heineken Cup. But

he won't be going far. He h`s taken up a full`time coaching poshtion

with the club's Academy. Solething he has been fitting in until now.

I'm looking forward to workhng with the young guys. I couldn't think of

a better person to be in ch`rge of moulding young players and for the

young players, particularly modern players, to understand that the club

comes first and the team coles first zblcht this weekend `` This weekend

they will take on Harlequins at the Stoop. Good luck to Declan `nd to

London Irish. We saw some of our school report students in action

putting together their own report. Some others involved in the project

have been learning about other aspects of our job here and in

particular the weather. Yes Yes six students came to join me earlier

this week to learn how I do my job. But, it was with a twist. Wd set

them a task, to do the weather in their first language or one they are

learning. See if you can gudss which languages they are.

Very good. They got the mannerism right. The point at the end ander

very confident. Did it put xou under pressure? Looking good? It hs

looking good for the weekend. Richard Jacobs photographed a Red

Kite enjoying the sunshine `t Timsbury in the Test Valley. Karen

Slack captured a busy bee on Cherry Blossom today at Whippenham on the

Isle of Wight. And Michael Foreman took this picture of Bella dnjoying

the spring sunshine with thd cows in Farnborough. We are expecting a few

showers for the first part of the night. They will ease away, but

there may be the odd rumble of thunder. Through the night the risk

of a few showers drifting up from France and more likely the further

west you are in Dorset and the Isle of Wight. Elsewhere, mainly dry with

temperatures down to four to five Celsius. So a warmer night than last

night. And ruling out the chance of a frost. The thundery showers will

continue in the west. They could drift further north and eastwards.

There will be some sunshine. But it will be limited with temper`tures up

to 12 or 13 Celsius. The winds are changing direction tomorrow. So we

are expecting drier air to push in from the south and east and that

means temperatures are on the up. As we head to the weekend we are

looking at temperatures above the seasonal average. Further shourts

for the south and west tomorrow `` showers. But clearing skies and mild

temperatures with that warm air arriving. Expect lows of five to six

Celsius. A dry start on Sattrday. And it should stay that way through

the weekend and it will be lainly dry. That dry air coming from the

south`east. Some sunshine btt not wall to wall sun. A cloudy start on

Saturday. Sunday starts dry, but by the evening we will see clotd and a

front creeping up during thd second part of die and `` of the dhe. `` of

the day. Some showers tomorrow and as we head to the weekend

temperatures are on the up. As we head to Monday, still the rhsk of a

few showers. But the mild temperatures will stay us whth. As

you heard in the school report, the clocks string sfoer ward on ``

spring forward on Sunday by an hour. Thank you. Tomorrow the man who

hopes to keep Portsmouth in the Football League. And we will see you

tomorrow.