:00:00. > :00:14.The Deputy Prime Minister goes in search of
:00:15. > :00:19.campaigning before the local and european elections. Also ` causing a
:00:20. > :00:21.commotion. We examine the volume of complaints about noisy neighbours.
:00:22. > :00:25.And ready to pay? The Playschool Humpty Dumpty that had a big fee.
:00:26. > :00:29.And later on ` Too successful for its own good ` the public transport
:00:30. > :00:55.service under threat because so many people are using bus passes.
:00:56. > :00:59.The Deputy Prime Minister has been in Oxford this afternoon.
:01:00. > :01:02.Nick Clegg had offered more than a hundred local people
:01:03. > :01:06.the rare chance to quiz him face to face on any issue they liked.
:01:07. > :01:09.But his visit was controversial with some students in the city who feel
:01:10. > :01:13.This from our Political reporter Helen Catt.
:01:14. > :01:17.A pond near Swindon where the boots of a murdered woman were found last
:01:18. > :01:20.week is due to be completely drained by police tomorrow. Sian O'Callaghan
:01:21. > :01:24.` who was also from the town ` was killed by taxi driver Christopher
:01:25. > :01:49.In 40 minutes of questions I thought it was very that you like any
:01:50. > :01:58.politician, he is going to give seesaw cancers. I thought he made a
:01:59. > :02:07.new statement some Oxford students made their own statement about
:02:08. > :02:12.tuition fees, the angry Nick Clegg should be able to come to our campus
:02:13. > :02:29.when he ran on a platform or free education. He said fees his we we
:02:30. > :02:54.came third away from Oxford, in West Oxfordshire, the Lib to be fair, it
:02:55. > :03:01.waxes and you can go to another part of the people candidates. We are
:03:02. > :03:10.putting forward more candidates than last year. We are fighting these
:03:11. > :03:19.elections in in which they it is voters who will have the final say
:03:20. > :03:33.there is a list of all a A pond near Swindon where the boots
:03:34. > :03:37.of a murdered woman were found last week is due to be completely drained
:03:38. > :03:40.by police tomorrow. Sian O'Callaghan ` who was also from the town ` was
:03:41. > :03:44.killed by taxi driver Christopher In 40 minutes of questions I thought
:03:45. > :03:53.it was very that you like any The family and friends of a woman
:03:54. > :03:58.who died after being hit by a fire engine in Oxford have said road
:03:59. > :04:01.safety in the area needs to be improved urgently. Local people said
:04:02. > :04:04.they met Oxfordshire county councillors last month and warned
:04:05. > :04:06.them about the dangers. They've now called for immediate action to make
:04:07. > :04:10.the road safer. Jeremy Stern A woman from Swindon jailed for
:04:11. > :04:24.stealing more than 900 designer I feel so sad for the family and the
:04:25. > :04:34.community. It should the county council is
:04:35. > :04:42.responsible for safety on residents met with the authority to there has
:04:43. > :04:51.been investment over the years. In 2005, over ?2 million was spent on
:04:52. > :04:54.the roads but some residents say the road is the cyclists and pedestrians
:04:55. > :05:06.risked their lives to cross the road. This crossing is not helping
:05:07. > :05:17.because it is next, but whether people go at that speed it is very
:05:18. > :05:22.congested. I watch cyclists and I pray police are still they are
:05:23. > :05:40.calling for a restriction on the A woman from Swindon jailed for
:05:41. > :05:43.stealing more than 900 designer handbags has been ordered to pay
:05:44. > :05:46.back more than ?117,000 ` the profits she made from selling the
:05:47. > :05:50.bags online. Jayne Rand carried out a nationwide campaign of shoplifting
:05:51. > :05:58.over three years. She was eventually Whether it's dogs barking,
:05:59. > :06:01.stereos booming or parties going on throughout the night `
:06:02. > :06:03.noisy neighbours can make Now BBC South Today has discovered
:06:04. > :06:06.almost 4,000 people in our area complained about noisy
:06:07. > :06:09.neighbours last year alone. Some places were worse than
:06:10. > :06:12.others`with Oxford City Council receiving almost one
:06:13. > :06:14.and a half thousand complaints. The largest increase though was
:06:15. > :06:16.in the West Oxfordshire area. Our reporter `
:06:17. > :06:19.Tom Turrell joins us now. We've discovered thousands
:06:20. > :06:23.of people across our area could be suffering from excessive noise `
:06:24. > :06:26.the reports I've seen include complaints of loud music, car alarms
:06:27. > :06:29.or drinkers leaving the pub. Whatever the cause it's bad news
:06:30. > :06:32.if it's you who's affected. And some places do seem
:06:33. > :06:34.to be worse than others. For example, last year in West
:06:35. > :06:38.Oxfordshire there was a 31% increase in the number of complaints on the
:06:39. > :06:42.year before ` up to more than 500. There was a rise in reported
:06:43. > :06:45.incidents in Cherwell too. There they saw around a 10% increase
:06:46. > :06:48.to more than 750 complaints. However, for those living
:06:49. > :06:51.in the Vale of White Horse things There they saw a 33% decrease
:06:52. > :06:54.to only 313 complaints. But according to one environmental
:06:55. > :06:57.charity nobody should have to put Environmental Protection UK As you
:06:58. > :07:01.may expect if you live in a big town or city then noise is
:07:02. > :07:05.more likely to be a problem. Swindon
:07:06. > :07:11.and Oxford saw the most complaints It is a widespread problem.But your
:07:12. > :07:39.council does have the power to act, offenders if necessary. I've spoken
:07:40. > :07:42.to Cherwell District Council and asked if there's more it could
:07:43. > :07:46.be doing, The reality is most cases don't end up in court, but councils
:07:47. > :07:50.are keen to encourage people to act and asked if there's more it could
:07:51. > :08:00.be doing. The reality is most cases don't end up in court, but councils
:08:01. > :08:04.are keen to encourage people to act thank
:08:05. > :08:28.depends on A soft toy of Humpty has been sold for more than ?6,000
:08:29. > :08:34.at an auctioneers in Oxfordshire. It is one of three original Humpty
:08:35. > :08:38.toys used in the series When Sinead Carroll was
:08:39. > :08:42.a little girl she was a big fan For her report we travel through `
:08:43. > :08:46.the arched window... It's fifty years since Humpty had
:08:47. > :08:49.his first great fall off the wall. Here on playschool ` the first ever
:08:50. > :08:53.programme to be aired on BBC Two. If you were a child anytime
:08:54. > :08:56.between 1964 and 1988, like me, then chances are you were fairly
:08:57. > :08:59.well acquainted with this guy. I loved playschool so much that I
:09:00. > :09:03.even owned my own Big and Little Ted` so this, an auction of one of
:09:04. > :09:07.the show's most famous characters` an original Humpty Dumpty` is just
:09:08. > :09:09.a little bit exciting. And I'm not the only one ` Humpty
:09:10. > :09:13.was so popular on television This Humpty is one of three
:09:14. > :09:18.of the original toys ` and he's seen better days` with a missing button
:09:19. > :09:22.and a small tear on his collar. But I guess that's what comes from
:09:23. > :09:26.being an egg sitting on a wall. The Hammer has just gone down
:09:27. > :09:36.on Humpty is sold. think the majority of people who
:09:37. > :09:53.had shown an are exactly that, it is an egg sitting on a wall. The Hammer
:09:54. > :10:22.has just gone down on Humpty is part the winning bid was a sale of
:10:23. > :10:33.?6,215. At that price, his new owner will no doubt keep if possible they
:10:34. > :16:43.were simpler times but They think the UK is a paradise. The
:16:44. > :17:00.people that come here should have money. You have got three
:17:01. > :17:11.blueberries. Have you heard of that new system? The benefit system, it
:17:12. > :17:16.have to be bang on for it to work. If you get three in a row, you get
:17:17. > :17:26.the chance to read the political policy from the corresponding party.
:17:27. > :17:34.You have got Labour. Labour has learnt the lessons from the past
:17:35. > :17:39.situation with migration. Do you think they have? I don't. I don't
:17:40. > :17:50.believe any of the political parties. The Green party, a great
:17:51. > :18:00.idea, but it does not have enough people voting. But the European
:18:01. > :18:08.elections are proportional. Then I would lean towards the Green party.
:18:09. > :18:15.I am not trying to persuade you to vote for the Green party. Take the
:18:16. > :18:23.Apple as well. And just then the German they grieve and turned up.
:18:24. > :18:33.Anyone for a game of pretzel roulette? Let us now hear directly
:18:34. > :18:41.from some of the politicians hoping for your vote. We are getting a lot
:18:42. > :18:45.of economic migrants. Lots of them are relying on the taxpayer to some
:18:46. > :18:50.extent. What will be country look like in five years time if the EU is
:18:51. > :19:10.not in our lives? We would have lower immigration altogether. Most
:19:11. > :19:15.people come here, learn English, work and go home. We don't want
:19:16. > :19:22.people coming here, working the system and engaging in crime and
:19:23. > :19:27.benefit fraud. We need to see a living wage paid to British workers
:19:28. > :19:34.so that they can compete on a level playing field. And you can find a
:19:35. > :19:52.full list of candidates for the European elections on the BBC
:19:53. > :20:01.website. Let's move on to sport now. Today Portsmouth unveiled plans for
:20:02. > :20:09.a new training ground. They will move into the new facility at the
:20:10. > :20:16.end of the summer. It has been quite a journey for
:20:17. > :20:25.Pompey. They now have their own training base in the heart of the
:20:26. > :20:31.city. It is fantastic. I have spent a lot of time driving around
:20:32. > :20:47.Hampshire and surrounding areas trying to find a space. It is hoped
:20:48. > :20:53.that part of the solidity will be ready at the end of the summer.
:20:54. > :21:00.Special thanks to the President and the trust for making this happen.
:21:01. > :21:08.Pompey will be hoping better training facilities are reflected in
:21:09. > :21:13.better performances on the pitch. We have a great history, but I think
:21:14. > :21:19.this will be a landmark day for the club in that we have laid down some
:21:20. > :21:27.foundations. Fair play to everyone involved who has made it happen.
:21:28. > :21:34.Season`ticket prices will rise by 20%. The cherries will be one of the
:21:35. > :21:39.most expensive clubs to watch in the championship. They lost ?15 million
:21:40. > :21:54.last year so they need to cut their deficit.
:21:55. > :22:09.There are just ten weeks to go until one of the world's longest sailing
:22:10. > :22:15.regatta 's returns to the region. UK essay is a charity that gets young
:22:16. > :22:21.people involved in sailing. They also help the long`term unemployed
:22:22. > :22:26.to find jobs. Our ultimate aim is to engage the wider public in sailing.
:22:27. > :22:33.Do the money we raise and being the charity of the year for the
:22:34. > :22:41.sponsors, we want to get everyone on the water. It will be a
:22:42. > :22:50.transformational opportunity and we want them to enjoy themselves.
:22:51. > :22:53.Yesterday we were at the Chelsea Flower Show following the fortunes
:22:54. > :22:57.of some of the south's exhibitors ` today the medals were handed out.
:22:58. > :22:59.Golds went to Hillier Nurseries, Ainsworth displays from
:23:00. > :23:01.Waterlooville, Hampshire Carnivorous Plants, lily specialists HW Hyde and
:23:02. > :23:05.Sons and Just Air plants from Reading. Students from Sparsholt
:23:06. > :23:08.College also took gold for their exhibit paper chase which used
:23:09. > :23:16.compost made from paper cups to create a stunning display. And
:23:17. > :23:19.Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants based in Whitchurch won their 19th gold.
:23:20. > :23:22.Lymington nursery Heucheraholics who teamed up with local sculptor
:23:23. > :23:26.Michael Turner won silver gilt flora, as did the team behind the
:23:27. > :23:29.Topiarist's Garden. Congratulations to all the winners from the region `
:23:30. > :23:40.full results on the Royal Horticultural Society's website.
:23:41. > :23:51.looking beautiful. They had a few showers today but it
:23:52. > :24:01.not a bad thing we have had a few showers, perhaps not as many as we
:24:02. > :24:15.anticipated. As always, we had this was a very unusual visitor we have
:24:16. > :24:22.this family of birds and we have another one a few more showers until
:24:23. > :24:39.for many of us it is a dry end to the day. Some brightness we start to
:24:40. > :24:44.see clear to a dry picture with the cloud tending to come and go.
:24:45. > :24:49.Chillier than last night with temperatures down to nine or 10
:24:50. > :24:53.degrees. The mist will linger tomorrow but it should list away
:24:54. > :25:01.quickly around seven or eight o'clock. To get the day started.
:25:02. > :25:08.Some cloud around lunchtime. Some showers appear in the afternoon but
:25:09. > :25:16.a decent day with sunny highs of 18 degrees. India tomorrow evening, we
:25:17. > :25:21.have this is all down to the wet weather through the overnight period
:25:22. > :25:30.of Wednesday and into Thursday morning. A yellow warning in place
:25:31. > :25:36.for the West even Oxfordshire and Berkshire as well a soggy start to
:25:37. > :25:40.the day for Thursday. This low pressure drives the wet weather
:25:41. > :25:44.northwards. We will be left with something brighter into the
:25:45. > :25:53.afternoon with one or two scattered showers. Rush hour could be on the
:25:54. > :26:03.standing water is still a problem some sunnier with one or two
:26:04. > :26:13.showers. Here is your summary. A bit more cloud towards lunchtime with
:26:14. > :26:26.just. Sunshine and showers on Friday and heavier thank we will,
:26:27. > :26:27.researching the thank you for watching.
:26:28. > :26:52.Have a Some people don't think real change
:26:53. > :26:56.in Europe is possible. Some people don't think real change
:26:57. > :27:00.is necessary. Some people don't think
:27:01. > :27:04.it's worth fighting for. But we want to make Europe work
:27:05. > :27:07.for Britain, and give you the final say
:27:08. > :27:11.with an in-out referendum in 2017. have made Britain's economy
:27:12. > :27:17.stronger and more competitive. a record number of people in work.
:27:18. > :27:22.And we're predicted to be the fastest-growing economy
:27:23. > :27:26.in the G7 this year. We're working through
:27:27. > :27:30.our long-term economic plan at home and we'll work through our plan
:27:31. > :27:35.to deliver real change in Europe too.