:00:00. > 3:59:59Nick Clegg tells his supporters to stand firm, dismissing talk
:00:00. > :00:00.of a Hello and welcome to South Today
:00:00. > :00:00.from Oxford. More than a million cartons
:00:00. > :00:08.of milk a day. The Environment Secretary officially
:00:09. > :00:25.opens the plant that?s due to become We are talking about 1 billion
:00:26. > :00:27.litres a year. These are enormous sums and it can only go from
:00:28. > :00:29.strength to strength. Why studying injured horses
:00:30. > :00:33.could help scientists develop How a singer who thought he'd lose
:00:34. > :00:43.his voice through cancer is hoping to inspire other patients with
:00:44. > :00:45.the disease. How business is blossoming despite
:00:46. > :01:07.the risks. It's gearing up to become the
:01:08. > :01:11.world's biggest processor of milk ` and today the Environment Secretary
:01:12. > :01:14.Owen Paterson officially opened The plant can handle more than
:01:15. > :01:19.one million litres of milk a day. Campaigners claim the site has
:01:20. > :01:21.caused huge traffic problems ` but Arla insists steps have been
:01:22. > :01:24.taken to address their concerns. Stuart Tinworth has
:01:25. > :01:27.been to find out more. Currently operating at around half
:01:28. > :01:30.its capacity ` this is already Arla's Aylesbury Diary is set to
:01:31. > :01:34.become the biggest of its kind It's created hundreds of new jobs `
:01:35. > :01:38.and processes milk Today,
:01:39. > :01:45.the Environment Secretary got to see The message is this is an enormous
:01:46. > :01:51.investment for the British industry. It is a huge boost to
:01:52. > :01:54.the hundreds of farmers who have signed up to supply them and at a
:01:55. > :01:59.time where world demand is growing every year, this shows how we can
:02:00. > :02:07.really compete on the world stage. All of his milk is now taken to
:02:08. > :02:16.the plant. I think this is
:02:17. > :02:18.an exciting development for the UK It demonstrates we are serious
:02:19. > :02:31.about what we do, they are efficient at converting
:02:32. > :02:34.the milk into the finished product. That gives me a lot of confidence
:02:35. > :02:38.about going on and expanding my But this plant has
:02:39. > :02:41.caused controversy. Campaigners say,
:02:42. > :02:43.although the firm did alter the design of the building, the plant is
:02:44. > :02:46.contributing to traffic chaos. You can't get from one end to the
:02:47. > :02:48.other and that has impeded it by the increase in traffic which will go to
:02:49. > :02:55.5000 vehicle movements per day. Add onto that additional housing,
:02:56. > :02:59.gridlock is rife. It almost makes the whole
:03:00. > :03:06.of the Vale one big car park. But the company says it?s
:03:07. > :03:10.listened to concerns. We have worked very closely with
:03:11. > :03:13.the local community to make sure any disruption to
:03:14. > :03:15.the community is minimised. In fact, new investment has
:03:16. > :03:18.been made on a traffic light Arla says the plant will be
:03:19. > :03:23.at full capacity later this year. Critics question whether there is
:03:24. > :03:25.enough milk production here in the UK to sustain the plant `
:03:26. > :03:29.or whether they'll have to import A man who absconded from
:03:30. > :03:38.Springhill Open Prison in Wayne McLeod appeared in court
:03:39. > :04:00.this morning in Reading charged The family of a man who died in a
:04:01. > :04:06.midair collision have received compensation. Mike Leigh died in
:04:07. > :04:11.June 2009 when an aircraft hit a glider. In 2012 an inquest jury
:04:12. > :04:16.returned a verdict of accidental death. The RAF says it has
:04:17. > :04:21.implemented CD recommendations following an inquiry.
:04:22. > :04:24.Doctors at the University of Oxford have been studying injured
:04:25. > :04:26.racehorses to help improve treatments for injured people.
:04:27. > :04:29.Their research on conditions like tendonitis has now got to
:04:30. > :04:31.the stage where they can apply it to patients in
:04:32. > :04:38.At speeds of almost 40mph, these racehorses are designed to run.
:04:39. > :04:42.But just like us they pick up injuries.
:04:43. > :04:46.Now vets and doctors at the University
:04:47. > :04:50.of Oxford have come together to see if that research into horses can be
:04:51. > :04:59.Around one in four of us will develop some sort of tendon
:05:00. > :05:02.injury in our lifetime, either through sport or wear and tear.
:05:03. > :05:07.It is hoped that by using research looking at racehorses like these,
:05:08. > :05:11.we will be able to develop human treatment better in the future.
:05:12. > :05:13.The same factors that contribute horses developing tendon injuries
:05:14. > :05:16.are applicable to humans, so repetitive exercise, ageing, genetic
:05:17. > :05:19.factors and information, these are all contributing factors to
:05:20. > :05:26.Stephen's a self employed plasterer who fell off a step ladder three
:05:27. > :05:37.months ago, tearing the tendon in his shoulder in the process.
:05:38. > :05:40.Past a certain point moving your arm, you really can't feel it.
:05:41. > :05:44.If you aren't straight you can't move it above waist level, so no
:05:45. > :05:49.movement about the head, which isn't physically possible at this moment.
:05:50. > :05:51.Despite having a seemingly successful operation,
:05:52. > :05:55.Stephen still has up to a 50% chance of an ongoing problem and it?s that
:05:56. > :06:02.By understanding what causes the problem, the information, we
:06:03. > :06:09.hope we can treat it better and by treating a better we can get people
:06:10. > :06:12.back to sport, back to active activities and their daily living
:06:13. > :06:20.If this study is a success, it's hoped the work already done
:06:21. > :06:26.by vets on horses could help medics take great strides
:06:27. > :06:46.The plan to merge the forest could save ?50 million. Savings will come
:06:47. > :06:49.from lower staffing and operating costs. There have been murdered
:06:50. > :06:51.elsewhere but this proposal would be the most radical joint working in
:06:52. > :06:55.local government. Providing free school meals
:06:56. > :06:57.for primary school children in September is proving challenging
:06:58. > :06:59.for local councils. In Oxfordshire they're still short
:07:00. > :07:02.of ?500,000 to cover the cost, but say they're confident all
:07:03. > :07:06.schools will be able to meet In Buckinghamshire the challenge
:07:07. > :07:11.is in expanding their hub kitchens Schools understandably are concerned
:07:12. > :07:13.about the timescales and responsibility they have now to
:07:14. > :07:16.provide this, in particular small schools and we have a number
:07:17. > :07:19.of those across the region. They are concerned
:07:20. > :07:22.about their ability to deliver and that is why we are working
:07:23. > :07:25.closely with them to make sure we optimise the opportunities that they
:07:26. > :07:31.can provide to young people. A singer who was told he could
:07:32. > :07:35.lose his voice to throat cancer has Ray Coates ` from Aylesbury `
:07:36. > :07:40.stopped writing songs after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2008,
:07:41. > :07:43.and he did lose his voice and his But his voice has returned
:07:44. > :07:48.and he's now hoping to inspire other Katharine da Costa's
:07:49. > :08:00.been to meet him. Six years ago, Ray Coates fort he
:08:01. > :08:06.would never sing again. At 43 years old he was diagnosed cancer of the
:08:07. > :08:10.tonsils. He underwent surgery and radiotherapy. Boy Hill year he was
:08:11. > :08:20.unable to speak, work or even communicate boys year `` for a
:08:21. > :08:24.year. I had a sense of isolation. People around me can understand what
:08:25. > :08:29.I was experiencing. He began writing music again and met a producer at a
:08:30. > :08:33.local singing group. The pair have put together a voice within, a
:08:34. > :08:49.charity single in aid of Cancer research.
:08:50. > :08:58.The single mirrors his own journey from diagnosis to surgery and
:08:59. > :09:06.subsequent recovery. There was probably about two years of emotion.
:09:07. > :09:13.I didn't write but at the moment there a tidal wave of ideas, lyrics.
:09:14. > :09:18.It is like a release. The pair hope others will be able to relate to
:09:19. > :09:22.their work. When you go to your Doctor Andy here you have cancer it
:09:23. > :09:28.doesn't mean that it is final. Not any more, there is always hope. That
:09:29. > :09:37.is the idea of the song. The single is already available for download.
:09:38. > :09:40.They hope the money raised will be put into research for curing cancer.
:09:41. > :09:43.In rugby, London Welsh face their biggest test of the season tonight
:09:44. > :09:47.as they host Bristol in the first leg of the Championship playoff
:09:48. > :09:50.final, and you can hear live commentary on BBC Radio Oxford,
:09:51. > :09:56.I'll have the headlines at 8pm and a full bulletin at 10.25pm.
:09:57. > :10:27.Now more of today's stories with Sally Taylor.
:10:28. > :10:35.A remarkably high proportion of new jobs created since 2000 have gone to
:10:36. > :10:52.the self`employed. In a south`east report, Sussex and Surrey accounted
:10:53. > :10:56.for seven to `` 70%. Self`employment encountered the 62% in Wiltshire.
:10:57. > :11:01.Here's our business reporter. From senior sales manager to
:11:02. > :11:10.entrepreneur. This biscuit business began four years ago. It started off
:11:11. > :11:16.as a self`governing hobby. It went full time afterwards. It was
:11:17. > :11:24.difficult. It is still difficult. We have been very lucky. To begin with
:11:25. > :11:33.I missed the day`to`day contact, but outside of that, I don't miss the
:11:34. > :11:37.politics. The bakery is a number of businesses set up by people wanting
:11:38. > :11:44.to work for themselves. A trend is creating many more jobs than
:11:45. > :11:51.established employees. Employment is partly about the recession, but also
:11:52. > :11:57.about what is happening in our economy. We are seeing shift in
:11:58. > :12:00.mindset. Autonomy, freedom and self`expression. These are the kinds
:12:01. > :12:08.of things we value, particularly young people. The freedom of being
:12:09. > :12:13.your own boss is coming at a price. According to research, the annual
:12:14. > :12:18.self`employed worker in ?74 a week less than a full`time employee.
:12:19. > :12:25.Although they appear happier, others say it is not that simple. There's
:12:26. > :12:30.oddments the report provides little insight into the market. There are
:12:31. > :12:34.lots of different types of self`employed. It provides for work
:12:35. > :12:40.and a decent living, while others struggle between jobs. In
:12:41. > :12:45.Basingstoke, more evidence that if you get it right the self`employed
:12:46. > :12:50.are making money and creating jobs. From this state they buy and sell on
:12:51. > :12:56.bar code scanners. Business has grown by 40% every year since they
:12:57. > :13:00.started. I could have stayed where I was, but it got to the point where I
:13:01. > :13:09.wanted to form this company. I had this dream inside me. Going through
:13:10. > :13:14.the years I have definitely seen it come to fruition. Some people start
:13:15. > :13:17.their job as a hobby but the evidence shows more people are
:13:18. > :13:21.getting a taste of it and going full`time. If this continues there
:13:22. > :13:30.could still be more people work for themselves than in the public
:13:31. > :13:34.sector. A new initiative to help disabled people find employment was
:13:35. > :13:43.launched today in Berkshire. It is a partnership between two disabled
:13:44. > :13:45.charities. Both organisations have historically employ disabled people
:13:46. > :13:55.themselves. This scheme aims to find people work with mainstream
:13:56. > :13:59.employers. For four years Matthew wandered the streets looking for a
:14:00. > :14:06.job. No one would hire me. I wanted to move on and do stuff instead of
:14:07. > :14:09.sitting at home. His problem was a learning disability. He left school
:14:10. > :14:13.with no qualifications. After getting help he has found employment
:14:14. > :14:21.at a high street electronics business. It was everything I wanted
:14:22. > :14:33.in a job. It was technology, gaining experience. It is the best of both
:14:34. > :14:38.worlds. Today saw the full launch of a partnership helping more people
:14:39. > :14:41.like Matthew. The trust set up to help soldiers returning from the war
:14:42. > :14:49.still operate a factory to provide work for those with disabilities.
:14:50. > :14:53.They established at the Second World War and has turned its back on that
:14:54. > :15:00.model with its political paymasters keen to make their money go further.
:15:01. > :15:02.It has the ability to cater to different areas of disability. It is
:15:03. > :15:11.really about looking at the individual. Without looking at the
:15:12. > :15:17.individual you can't help everybody. Opening up here with the trust tends
:15:18. > :15:21.to plug something of a gap in the Remploy network. In the past they
:15:22. > :15:25.have tended to concentrate their efforts to find employment with
:15:26. > :15:31.those with disabilities in the Midlands. The job was seen less as a
:15:32. > :15:37.priority. The trust has struggled with many major employers, even
:15:38. > :15:42.those on the doorstep preferring to deal of national organisations. We
:15:43. > :15:52.look for the right person and when we do we are successful and make
:15:53. > :15:56.enough partnership help. Once you find the right person they are
:15:57. > :16:02.receptive. Local employers were here today. The hope is that by taking on
:16:03. > :16:10.this partnership it will be people like Matthew Lee get the benefits.
:16:11. > :16:16.`` who get the benefits. A meeting is happening to give communities
:16:17. > :16:19.shall see hear proposals in relocating Army families. Last year
:16:20. > :16:24.the Ministry of Defence announced an additional 4000 military personnel
:16:25. > :16:30.and their families will be moving to Wiltshire by 2019. On to sport and
:16:31. > :16:41.there is one big topic of conversation. That is who will take
:16:42. > :16:48.over at Southampton. It is on social media at the moment. Everybody has a
:16:49. > :16:53.view on this. Most people have said here they don't want but there are
:16:54. > :17:01.ceremony names in the frame. Let's have a look at some of the
:17:02. > :17:10.favourites. We have the Swiss manager who had a lot of success in
:17:11. > :17:18.the Champions League. There is the birch manager Hugh is successful as
:17:19. > :17:32.well `` the Dutch manager who has been successful. Michael Laudrup is
:17:33. > :17:38.also one of the favourites. David Moyes as well. His reputation was
:17:39. > :17:47.possibly tarnished by his spell at Manchester United. He had 11 years
:17:48. > :17:51.at Everton. Finally there is Eddie Howe, the Bournemouth manager. He
:17:52. > :17:55.doesn't have any top`flight experience but does fit the
:17:56. > :18:02.philosophy of attractive football. We wait to see but the main concern
:18:03. > :18:06.is how many of their top players are likely to follow the former manager
:18:07. > :18:10.to Tottenham Hotspur. Speaking for the first time since the departure,
:18:11. > :18:14.Southampton chairman faced the media today and had some but not all of
:18:15. > :18:20.the answers. He was firm in response to criticism of the club's silence.
:18:21. > :18:32.We did everything possible to keep him. Whatever the decision came on
:18:33. > :18:36.his part. Only you will know that. There was a strong contract on the
:18:37. > :18:42.table. The finds are split on their views of the former manager and you
:18:43. > :18:51.should fill his shoes. I am gutted. The barge of tied him down. `` the
:18:52. > :18:54.board should have tied him down. We don't know what is going