:00:00. > :00:07.Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford.
:00:08. > :00:11.A warning for people camping this sumler.
:00:12. > :00:15.How a night in a tent led to a fortnight in hospital
:00:16. > :00:26.Once home to business start`ups why are new firms moving out
:00:27. > :00:37.A farmer's fears ` he says he's been to hell and back his area bdcomes
:00:38. > :00:41.A farmer's fears ` he says he's been to hell and back as his are` becomes
:00:42. > :00:47.David Cameron's cabinet reshuffle ` we look at the local MPs who have
:00:48. > :00:59.She'll live with the scars for the rest of her life.
:01:00. > :01:01.Georgina Chalmers from Milton Keynes is warning others about
:01:02. > :01:04.the dangers of old gas canisters after one she was using exploded
:01:05. > :01:10.Campaigners are now calling for national television advdrtising
:01:11. > :01:12.about the risks ` given thousands of people use
:01:13. > :01:14.similar equipment during thd summer for camping and at festivals.
:01:15. > :01:23.Some viewers may find the ilages in Peter Cooke's report upsdtting.
:01:24. > :01:26.A new tent to replace the one destroyed in an acchdent
:01:27. > :01:30.For Georgina Chalmers and her friends it's a simple task
:01:31. > :01:54.that brings back terrible mdmories. Speed
:01:55. > :01:57.This was the 27 year old from Milton Keynes 12 months ago.
:01:58. > :02:00.She suffered nearly 30% burns to her body after a gas canister exploded
:02:01. > :02:03.She'd been cooking lunch and pierced the cylinder `
:02:04. > :02:12.but couldn't secure the att`chment to stop the gas escaping.
:02:13. > :02:15.106 people have been killed in different types of gas explosions
:02:16. > :02:19.Georgina will return to Bestival at the end of the month to thank
:02:20. > :02:22.She's also joining others in campaigning
:02:23. > :03:00.for people to become more aware of the dangers of such equipment.
:03:01. > :03:10.So a harsh lesson learnt ` but she's planning to spend more time dancing
:03:11. > :03:16.A company which runs a water park near Cirencestdr where
:03:17. > :03:19.a teenager drowned has admitted it breached health and safety rules.15
:03:20. > :03:25.year old Kajil Devi drowned at the Cotswold Country Park in July 2 10.
:03:26. > :03:29.She couldn't swim and drowndd after slipping under the water.
:03:30. > :03:35.W M Active pleaded guilty in court to a charge brought
:03:36. > :03:41.But the firm denies being responsible for her death.
:03:42. > :03:44.Three people committed suichde after being held in police custody
:03:45. > :03:46.in the Thames Valley, in the year leading up to M`rch
:03:47. > :03:49.That's according to figures released by the Independent
:03:50. > :03:53.In total seven people died following contact with the police, two of whom
:03:54. > :04:03.Three people died after contact with police in Wiltshire.
:04:04. > :04:07.New technology firms from Oxfordshire are shunning
:04:08. > :04:11.New technology firms from Oxfordshire are shunning thd county
:04:12. > :04:14.in favour of London. Developing companies looking for money and
:04:15. > :04:17.support say the Thames Valldy simply isn't geared up to help thel grow.
:04:18. > :04:19.That means the region's loshng entrepreneurs in increasing numbers.
:04:20. > :04:22.The technology sector is now fighting to promote Berkshire and
:04:23. > :04:24.Oxfordshire in a bid to keep companies here. Alastair Fed
:04:25. > :04:44.speak that the moment this new business is based in Reading went
:04:45. > :04:49.university and they want to stay local.
:04:50. > :04:54.It is about having a network. And within that network, facilities But
:04:55. > :05:04.it is about the resources wd can access, such as lab space. There is
:05:05. > :05:07.plenty around in the Thames Valley but perhaps just not as well
:05:08. > :05:24.publicised, not shouted abott enough. Speak Mac this area has
:05:25. > :05:33.become the place to be. This person has launched a new digital CVE and
:05:34. > :05:39.attracted a year's funding. Speak Mac even if they exist I thhnk they
:05:40. > :05:48.are quite hidden. You need to sort out accelerate us
:05:49. > :05:56.and incubators. If you get lentors, you get money. They can start`up.
:05:57. > :06:04.Speak Mac from the autumn these events will take place weekly.
:06:05. > :06:11.Speak Mac mini mentors and funding so that they realise there hs a
:06:12. > :06:16.sense of community. We need technical initiatives in thd region.
:06:17. > :06:21.For a lucky few this university is providing the right environlent It
:06:22. > :06:27.has helped keep the business afloat. One of hundreds of ideas born in the
:06:28. > :06:48.Thames Valley. The region c`nnot afford to let this slip awax.
:06:49. > :06:51.A notorious traffic bottlendck in Oxford will be redevelopdd six
:06:52. > :06:53.years, after plans were first put forward.
:06:54. > :07:01.Oxford City council will part fund the county council's ?5 million
:07:02. > :07:04.The site will be converted into a boulevard, with roundabouts
:07:05. > :07:19.The traffic often gets congdsted. Anything that might use it tp and
:07:20. > :07:24.make it look nicer seems good to me. I am worried as a cyclist about
:07:25. > :07:28.roundabout. Sometimes they can be quite hard to get round.
:07:29. > :07:35.It would help the traffic in this area. I think it would help.
:07:36. > :07:37.A disease that's killing the dairy and beef industries in Oxfordshire.
:07:38. > :07:41.That's the verdict from the National Union of Farmers ` after
:07:42. > :07:44.the number of cows contracthng bovine TB reached its highest level
:07:45. > :07:48.There are now more cows affdcted by the disease in Oxfordshire,
:07:49. > :07:51.than Berkshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire combined.
:07:52. > :07:55.Stuart Tinworth has been to Bicester,
:07:56. > :07:58.to meet a farmer who says hd's been to hell and back, because of TB
:07:59. > :08:01.Ian's dairy farm has been in the family for a century.
:08:02. > :08:05.This is the first time it h`s ever been infected with TB Ian's son
:08:06. > :08:15.had to get two of the animals ready to be taken away and slaughtered.
:08:16. > :08:27.I went out, the cows didn't even need restraint. We have let them
:08:28. > :08:33.down. It really hit home to me. Propagated to my eye.
:08:34. > :08:36.Across Oxfordshire alone More than 230 cows were slaughtered in 20 2.
:08:37. > :08:38.Last year that number had risen to nearly 670.
:08:39. > :08:41.And 63 herds were affected hn March 2014 ` that's the highest ntmber
:08:42. > :08:59.TB was confirmed on the othdr side of the valley 18 months ago. 12
:09:00. > :09:05.months ago, on a farm to my right. And now straight ahead of md, this
:09:06. > :09:10.farm. Despite the fact that it is in the area, no local wildlife has been
:09:11. > :09:17.tested for the disease. It is killing our cattle industry.
:09:18. > :09:22.We see it here on the front line. It is killing our beef and dairy
:09:23. > :09:23.industry. To address it in cattle but not other animals is ignoring
:09:24. > :09:26.the majority of the problem. DEFRA insists it has
:09:27. > :09:29.a long`term strategy to eradicate the disease ` using vaccines,
:09:30. > :09:39.cattle controls, and culling. This is our livelihood. A lot of
:09:40. > :09:41.history. We are looking to dxpand and go forward.
:09:42. > :09:45.Ian's cows will be subject to further tests ` so all he c`n do is
:09:46. > :09:48.wait and hope that no more of his animals will be slaughtered.
:09:49. > :09:51.Crowds have gathered outsidd BBC Oxford's building in
:09:52. > :09:54.Banbury Road protesting against the corporation's coverage
:09:55. > :10:02.These live pictures show the Pro`Palestine campaigners
:10:03. > :10:08.It's one of a series of demonstrations organised around
:10:09. > :10:12.The protestors say the BBC's reporting of events in the Liddle
:10:13. > :10:16.A spokesman for the BBC said the coverage of the conflict reflected
:10:17. > :10:22.I'll have the headlines at 8 and a full bulletin at 10.24.
:10:23. > :10:32.Now more of today's stories with Sally Taylor.
:10:33. > :10:37.The city's. Candles could f`ce that is.
:10:38. > :10:39.Still to come in this evening's South Tod`y:
:10:40. > :10:44.After cancellation this year, will Rally Dorset ever return?
:10:45. > :10:47.From the hovercraft to the Spitfire, the South certainly has somd strong
:10:48. > :10:51.But is it a man's job to create boys' toys?
:10:52. > :10:53.And when it comes to giving birth, perhaps you'd expect
:10:54. > :10:57.Today we're looking at our second feature on wh`t it's
:10:58. > :11:00.like to work in a profession dominated by the opposite sdx.
:11:01. > :11:10.Seeing a new life being born is a time when my heart flutters
:11:11. > :11:17.Engineering is a fantastic opportunity to look at and provide
:11:18. > :11:26.Chris is training to become a midwife.
:11:27. > :11:28.He's in his second year at Bournemouth University.
:11:29. > :11:34.She has worked in the construction industry for almost a decadd.
:11:35. > :11:40.Each of them working in rolds which challenge convention.
:11:41. > :11:43.I mean, there are definitelx cultural stereotypes and those are
:11:44. > :11:47.more obvious, actually, out in the construction indtstry.
:11:48. > :11:50.Barriers do get broken down and you do see more women working
:11:51. > :11:52.in engineering now than you used to, I think.
:11:53. > :11:56.There are some cultures and religions that don't allow for
:11:57. > :12:00.men to see the female body `nd if there is any way that I can overcome
:12:01. > :12:03.that by providing a female lidwife then that is something I wotld do.
:12:04. > :12:07.There are 465,000 male engineers in the country.
:12:08. > :12:10.Just 35,000 female engineers. That is 7%.
:12:11. > :12:15.But those statistics seem f`vourable compared to the number
:12:16. > :12:19.There are 105 male midwives in the UK.
:12:20. > :12:23.That is out of the total of 35, 00. Just 0.3%.
:12:24. > :12:29.So what difficulties does Fleur face as a woman
:12:30. > :12:34.I'd say you probably have to have a sense of humour working
:12:35. > :12:36.on construction sites but generally I've not had `ny
:12:37. > :12:43.But Chris has encountered discrimination because of hhs sex,
:12:44. > :12:47.when he was turned away from a female`only breast`fdeding
:12:48. > :12:51.I was very disheartened bec`use I didn't see myself
:12:52. > :12:58.as being a male midwife, I saw myself as being a midwife
:12:59. > :13:00.But, on the whole, health care professionals are very
:13:01. > :13:05.As a nurse, you can't empathise with everyone who's had maybe cancer
:13:06. > :13:08.you can't empathise with soleone who's broken a leg. We don't
:13:09. > :13:12.want to all do those things just so that we can show empathy.
:13:13. > :13:17.Even though Fleur found her forte as an engineer, she feels it's
:13:18. > :13:21.important that the next gendration of female scientists is nurtured.
:13:22. > :13:25.I've been involved going into schools with women into enghneering
:13:26. > :13:28.programmes and setting challenges to think about how they would plan
:13:29. > :13:35.I don't think anybody ever really told me to think about
:13:36. > :13:43.So, what inspires people to break the gender mould?
:13:44. > :13:46.We've had a lot of infrastrtcture failures due to the extreme rainfall
:13:47. > :13:49.and flooding, the railway track at Dawlish being washed awax.
:13:50. > :13:53.Those are exactly the sort of problems and issues I potentially
:13:54. > :13:57.can work on as a ground enghneer in civil engineering. It re`lly
:13:58. > :14:01.gives you those opportunitids to make a difference to the world.
:14:02. > :14:04.I love to see new life coming into the world.
:14:05. > :14:10.And I love to see the joyous expressions of
:14:11. > :14:13.a mother and father when thdy meet their baby for the first tile and
:14:14. > :14:21.People don't question having a male doctor or nurse but do male
:14:22. > :14:39.We'd love to hear your thoughts Get in touch via our Facebook page.
:14:40. > :14:41.Some of the South's best known politicians made way for a new
:14:42. > :14:44.Havant MP David Willitts has resigned as the
:14:45. > :14:48.He'll also step down at the next election.
:14:49. > :14:50.There was good news for Portsmouth North MP Penny Mourdant.
:14:51. > :14:53.She secures her first ministerial role.
:14:54. > :14:55.A series of other appointments could benefit the city.
:14:56. > :14:59.Earlier I spoke to our political editor Peter Henley and started
:15:00. > :15:09.by asking him why the reshuffle was so significant here in the south.
:15:10. > :15:14.Because so many Conservativd MPs come from the south of Engl`nd. What
:15:15. > :15:21.might sound like a game of snakes and hot ladders `` snakes and
:15:22. > :15:25.ladders could make a real ilpact to the lives of their constitudnts
:15:26. > :15:28.Portsmouth is the most clear example, where the loss of warship
:15:29. > :15:35.building could make a real difference. They get a triple boost.
:15:36. > :15:39.Michael Fallon, who was the Minister for Portsmouth, now is Secrdtary of
:15:40. > :15:42.State for defence. His repl`cement, Mark Hancock, is an ally of George
:15:43. > :15:52.Osborne, which might unlock some money. And Penny Mourdant h`s been
:15:53. > :15:58.giving `` given at a ministdrial job at the department that gives money
:15:59. > :16:01.to councils. Nick Gibb is ghven a second chance. For those behng
:16:02. > :16:07.sacked today, maybe that is a message. If you stay loyal, you
:16:08. > :16:20.might be able to come back. For David Willitts... I don't think the
:16:21. > :16:25.problem has been men losing out to women. I think it is import`nt we
:16:26. > :16:34.get fairer representation does not when they have the talent and
:16:35. > :16:37.abilities. David Willitts bowing out. Where is the new blood coming
:16:38. > :16:43.from? Claire Perry is transport m`ny ``
:16:44. > :16:49.minister. Will she do something about the A303? A new Attorney
:16:50. > :16:55.General. Perhaps the Conservatives are trying to help themselvds. Other
:16:56. > :17:03.new faces were promoted. Ed Vasey, Desmond Swain. Labour is a ` lot of
:17:04. > :17:11.this is just window dressing. Overall, the picture is rel`tively
:17:12. > :17:16.small number of women promoted and some rather cosmetic changes. For
:17:17. > :17:21.example, the Cabinet has ten people who attend the Cabinet, including
:17:22. > :17:28.the number of women who havd been promoted but I'm actually in the
:17:29. > :17:32.Cabinet, it is more cosmetic. More names you may not have heard of
:17:33. > :17:36.unless you live in their constituency but with the election
:17:37. > :17:39.The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has begun an inquiry
:17:40. > :17:44.into an incident in which a ferry from Portsmouth to the Channel
:17:45. > :17:48.The owners of the Commodore Clipper have just told us that the damage is
:17:49. > :17:52.so bad that the ferry needs to go to a dry dock for repairs.
:17:53. > :17:54.Our transport correspondent Paul Clifton is in Portsmouth.
:17:55. > :17:58.It is certainly more serious than it was first thought.
:17:59. > :18:02.The Commodore Clipper appardntly scraped the sea floor
:18:03. > :18:10.But this evening we've been told the ferry will have to go into dry
:18:11. > :18:14.The biggest ferry serving the Channel Islands is going to be
:18:15. > :18:18.out of action for a couple of weeks, and quite possibly longer.
:18:19. > :18:22.Right at the height of the summer tourist season.
:18:23. > :18:24.This has been a dramatic dax for Condor,
:18:25. > :18:32.Yes, Condor has done a deal with the government in Jersey and Gudrnsey
:18:33. > :18:39.That in turn clears the way for Condor to buy a new, larger
:18:40. > :18:47.It will replace two smaller fast ferries, which are getting old.
:18:48. > :18:51.With one ferry instead of two, Condor will no longer need to sail
:18:52. > :18:56.The new ferry won't fit the berth in Weymouth.
:18:57. > :18:59.Creating another one would cost ?10 million.
:19:00. > :19:03.The council which owns the port says it cannot afford that.
:19:04. > :19:05.However, Condor would face a much higher fuel
:19:06. > :19:24.68% of our passengers choosd pool but we are looking at both ports. If
:19:25. > :19:27.it was Weymouth we have madd it clear they would have to make some
:19:28. > :19:32.changes to the birth to accommodate the new vessel. It is unlikdly we
:19:33. > :19:36.would work with both ports though we need between now and Easter to
:19:37. > :19:40.So it's now a beauty contest between Weymouth and Poole.
:19:41. > :19:43.One port or the other will soon be losing its ferry service to
:19:44. > :19:51.For many parents, having a child with autism is diffhcult.
:19:52. > :19:54.But for parents from black, Asian and ethnic backgrounds trying to
:19:55. > :19:59.access services because of language barriers has proved a big issue
:20:00. > :20:04.Today a new report has shown many families have been left feeling
:20:05. > :20:07.isolated from their communities and in need of more support.
:20:08. > :20:10.Sophia Seth has been to meet a family from Portsmouth who have
:20:11. > :20:33.It is often described as a hidden disability but the impact on this
:20:34. > :20:38.man and his family is not hhdden. When he was diagnosed as a baby his
:20:39. > :20:51.mother says the family found it hard to accept. The wouldn't belheve it
:20:52. > :20:56.was real and they thought hd would come out of it. She was not accepted
:20:57. > :21:01.by her local Sri Lankan comlunity which is why she moved to H`mpshire.
:21:02. > :21:04.It is difficult because thex love gossiping and they always think I
:21:05. > :21:09.have done something in my p`st and that is the reason we have ` child
:21:10. > :21:14.like that. Her experience is not unique. In this report, the National
:21:15. > :21:20.black, ethnic and Asian comlunities black, ethnic and Asian comlunities
:21:21. > :21:24.highlights language barriers, low highlights language barriers, low
:21:25. > :21:29.knowledge of autism and famhlies feeling isolated as key problems.
:21:30. > :21:31.Families and communities have a whole number of different
:21:32. > :21:36.assumptions or belief systels around what is autism because the behaviour
:21:37. > :21:43.is manifested in such different ways. The Department for He`lth say
:21:44. > :21:50.they are aware that people with Susan `` autism from ethnic
:21:51. > :21:56.backgrounds face more difficulties. Although he can't speak, he has a
:21:57. > :21:58.good relationship with his family, a relationship as mother hopes he can
:21:59. > :22:02.develop with the wider commtnity. The Duke
:22:03. > :22:05.of York has unveiled a new war Hundreds of people gathered
:22:06. > :22:08.for a ceremony at the memorhal to It's taken three years of planning
:22:09. > :22:13.and the ?25,000 cost was pahd by Its unveiling was timed to coincide
:22:14. > :22:17.with the World War I commemorations. The fact that the community
:22:18. > :22:24.in Woodley have come togethdr to build and commemorate those that
:22:25. > :22:29.have fallen and those who h`ve gone It is also beautiful to see that
:22:30. > :22:41.something so simple and yet so elegantly designed can bd
:22:42. > :22:58.so poignant and meaningful. It's an exciting sport
:22:59. > :23:00.for spectators I was at the start line of the
:23:01. > :23:05.Sunseeker Rally in Poole in October And I took a turn
:23:06. > :23:11.as a passenger last year. It was great fun but I have to say I
:23:12. > :23:16.am a bit of a back seat driver! But now there's a question lark over
:23:17. > :23:19.the future of the Rallye Dorset The thrills and spills
:23:20. > :23:27.of rally car racing. As members of the South Tod`y
:23:28. > :23:31.team know only too well, thd sport Are you all right?
:23:32. > :23:37.Yeah, I'm all right. For 14 years, the Sunseeker rally
:23:38. > :23:40.zipped across the south as part That sponsorship has now cole to
:23:41. > :23:46.an end and yet another blow has The RAC Motorsport Associathon who
:23:47. > :23:52.run motorsports in the UK h`ve decided that, in 2015, therd will
:23:53. > :23:57.not be a British Rally Championship. On the back of that, it means our
:23:58. > :24:01.event in October, the final round of the 2014 championship, won't happen
:24:02. > :24:07.because we haven't got the funds. On race day, the start line is
:24:08. > :24:10.buzzing with the roar of engines It's not just petrol`heads who are
:24:11. > :24:20.disappointed to hear the news. The event meant good money
:24:21. > :24:24.for business here. Last year, research by Bournemouth
:24:25. > :24:27.University showed that ?1.2 million There's all the beds
:24:28. > :24:36.and hotel rooms and restaur`nts We will lose out,
:24:37. > :24:39.which is a great shame. The Motorsport Association, which
:24:40. > :24:43.runs the British Rally Championship, says it is addressing the issue
:24:44. > :24:46.directly with the clubs concerned. Here, organisers are hopeful that
:24:47. > :25:05.the event can return to They are part of our sporting
:25:06. > :25:09.calendar is so we'll wait and see what happens with that. So, the
:25:10. > :25:14.weather. It is getting warmdr by the day.
:25:15. > :25:20.Yes, and maybe thunderstorms. The sun was streaming in to
:25:21. > :25:22.Netley Abbey in Hampshire today Mark Steele photographed
:25:23. > :25:26.the blue skies over the Olylpic And Shaun Roster took this picture
:25:27. > :25:45.of Selsey Bill with an incrddibly Lots of sunshine today. Tod`y's
:25:46. > :25:48.temperatures reached 26 Celsius And 24 at many locations across the
:25:49. > :25:53.South. Tomorrow could be evdn warmer. We will see clear skies
:25:54. > :25:59.overnight with the possibilhty of some mist patches but it will stay
:26:00. > :26:10.warm. It is still going to be fairly humid. 13`14 degrees tonight. Clouds
:26:11. > :26:15.start to move on from the North and West tomorrow. It is an East West
:26:16. > :26:19.divide with cloud building hn western areas, becoming dense along
:26:20. > :26:24.the south coast. There is the risk of the odd shower in Dorset and even
:26:25. > :26:28.the odd thunderstorm for western areas. Most places having a dry day
:26:29. > :26:37.and the southeastern corner seemed the best of the sunshine. Bdrkshire
:26:38. > :26:43.or Oxfordshire might see a high of 27 Celsius. Warmer than tod`y and
:26:44. > :26:56.main issue for Wednesday night is main issue for Wednesday night is
:26:57. > :27:03.coastal fog. Temperatures that night quite warm and humid starts to
:27:04. > :27:07.Thursday. An area of low prdssure will push up from the south`west.
:27:08. > :27:11.Thursday night into Friday lorning, the potential of thunderstorms
:27:12. > :27:17.affecting western areas, Dorset and Wiltshire. They moved north and east
:27:18. > :27:22.through the course of the d`y on Friday but we look ahead to
:27:23. > :27:24.Saturday. The Met office has issued a yellow weather warming ``
:27:25. > :27:36.warning. Tomorrow night we have a
:27:37. > :27:40.Commonwealth Games profile. We meet the clay pigeon shoots headhng to
:27:41. > :27:43.Glasgow and hoping to get a medal. We'll see you tomorrow.