:00:00. > 3:59:59between a band of heavy and thundery showers and it will be notably
:00:00. > :00:00.fresher Hello and welcome to South Today
:00:00. > :00:00.from Oxford. Tonight: A teenage boy drowns in a river. His
:00:00. > :00:08.friends are devastated. He'd been trying to retrieve a ball from this
:00:09. > :00:22.stretch of the Thames. No one had a bad word to say about
:00:23. > :00:27.him. He will be truly missed. Also tonight: the health and safety
:00:28. > :00:31.mistakes that led the death of a construction worker ` the company
:00:32. > :00:34.Costain is fined ?500,000. And later on:
:00:35. > :00:36.Popping up everywhere ` Bracknell's tribute to those who
:00:37. > :00:48.fought in the First World War. Good evening. A teenage boy has
:00:49. > :00:50.drowned in the River Thames in Buckinghamshire after playing with
:00:51. > :00:53.friends near the water. It's thought Kyrece Marshall`Francis was
:00:54. > :00:55.retrieving a ball when he was swept into deep water. Police are warning
:00:56. > :00:58.people to beware of going into rivers. Last year, 45 people were
:00:59. > :01:01.killed from swimming or jumping into rivers, lakes and quarries. Adina
:01:02. > :01:08.Campbell reports. A tragic start to their summer
:01:09. > :01:12.holiday ` these friends today paying their respects to a boy described as
:01:13. > :01:15.charming, friendly and sociable. Kyrece Marshall`Francis had only
:01:16. > :01:19.been a pupil here at Great Marlow School for nine months. But
:01:20. > :01:39.he'd made a wide circle of friends. I was one of the first to know. It
:01:40. > :01:47.was such a shock to us. I have been closed to Kyrece. He was always
:01:48. > :01:54.really nice. He was a fun loving guy, always smiling. I was
:01:55. > :02:07.gobsmacked. One of my best friends has gone and I don't see him again.
:02:08. > :02:11.One of Kyrece's friends then called the emergency services for help `
:02:12. > :02:19.his body was later found by local search rescue teams.
:02:20. > :02:27.At this time of year as tempting as it may be, there are unseen hazard
:02:28. > :02:33.in rivers, especially following floods this year. There is a lot of
:02:34. > :02:35.dairy on the river. They can be dangerous places, unfortunately.
:02:36. > :02:38.Earlier, those who knew Kyrece's went on a special group walk to the
:02:39. > :02:41.area where he died. His school say the teenager's death has left the
:02:42. > :02:53.A former headteacher who now lives in Oxford has denied a number of
:02:54. > :02:56.sexual assaults on a school pupil forty years ago. David Tuohy is
:02:57. > :02:59.accused of assaulting the boy who was a pupil at the old Eccles Hall
:03:00. > :03:01.School in Norfolk in the mid`seventies when he was the
:03:02. > :03:04.headmaster. It's alleged the attacks started when the boy was ten or
:03:05. > :03:07.eleven years old. Mr Tuohy is expected to face a trial in
:03:08. > :03:17.A new machine has hit the roads in Wiltshire. It's mission? To help
:03:18. > :03:19.fill in some of the county's 5,000 potholes. It's called the Velocity
:03:20. > :03:23.Patcher, and as the name suggests, it can patch up the holes at a much
:03:24. > :03:25.higher speed than traditional methods. Will Glennon has the story.
:03:26. > :03:28.If potholes are the problem, then how about this for a solution?
:03:29. > :03:33.Velocity by name and by nature too. It makes swift work of holes and
:03:34. > :03:37.cracks in the tarmac thanks to a high powered jet hose. It blasts the
:03:38. > :03:41.rubbish out then blasts in the mix of chippings and tarmac to make the
:03:42. > :03:46.repair. It's fast, efficient and it's cheaper too. While an average
:03:47. > :03:50.pothole repair costs up to ?55, a velocity repair is a third of that
:03:51. > :03:58.at just ?18. The road doesn't need to be closed as the machine is
:03:59. > :04:02.mobile and repairs which are ready straight away are actually designed
:04:03. > :04:23.It is capable of taking 40 tonne lorries within seconds of being
:04:24. > :04:23.late. I am able to lean on it here today.
:04:24. > :04:27.The Velocity isn't the complete solution though. It's only designed
:04:28. > :04:30.for rural roads.Main roads like A and B roads need different types of
:04:31. > :04:38.repair. And at the moment this machine is still on trial.
:04:39. > :04:46.our job is to repair them as quickly our job is to repair them as quickly
:04:47. > :04:50.as we can and this gives us the tool in our armoury so we can wage war
:04:51. > :04:54.against them. This is the first year of using them. We will evaluate the
:04:55. > :04:55.impact after a few weeks. It is looking good so far.
:04:56. > :04:59.Wiltshire has over 2,700 miles of roads. The cost to completely
:05:00. > :05:01.resurface them would run into the hundreds of millions. But with
:05:02. > :05:04.systems like the Velocity ` the council at least hopes to stay on
:05:05. > :05:15.top of pothole repairs and keep road users moving safely on.
:05:16. > :05:18.People in Banbury are being offered cheaper rent if they do some of the
:05:19. > :05:21.work to renovate derelict houses. These four storey properties on
:05:22. > :05:23.Broughton Road had been empty for several years. But the housing
:05:24. > :05:26.project run by Cherwell District Council ` has led to their
:05:27. > :05:29.refurbishment. The scheme is part of their wider plans to provide more
:05:30. > :05:48.It gives people a chance who cannot afford to go into private, so it is
:05:49. > :05:55.a good way of supplying houses for our residents. I am on low`wage, so
:05:56. > :06:02.this is good for me. We are very happy.
:06:03. > :06:05.The developer Costain has been fined more than ?500,000 after the death
:06:06. > :06:08.of a man from Oxfordshire on one of its building sites. Mark Williams
:06:09. > :06:11.from Nuneham Courtenay was crushed by a forklift truck which fell on
:06:12. > :06:14.him three years ago. Earlier this year, Costain, was found guilty of
:06:15. > :06:16.breaching health and safety regulations. Charlotte Stacey
:06:17. > :06:25.Last Sunday, family and friends gathered to remember Mark Williams
:06:26. > :06:30.on the third anniversary of his death. This morning, after a lengthy
:06:31. > :06:35.trial, the developer of the site he had been working on when he died
:06:36. > :06:44.were found ?500,000 for health and safety breaches. I just hope it does
:06:45. > :06:49.not happen to anyone else. The fine to me is irrelevant, really. Because
:06:50. > :06:58.Mark will never walk through the door again. It is as simple as that.
:06:59. > :07:04.Mark had been working on the site at this shopping centre in Newbury. In
:07:05. > :07:08.sentencing today, the judge described Mark Williams as a loving
:07:09. > :07:12.son, partner and father to two children. He said Costain fell short
:07:13. > :07:17.of its obligations and that lessons have not been learned from two
:07:18. > :07:20.previous incidents in the company had been warned about lifting
:07:21. > :07:24.equipment. She said the amount not reflect the value of Mark
:07:25. > :07:30.Williams's life, but rather reflected the breaches in health and
:07:31. > :07:32.safety. We asked the company for a statement but they refused to
:07:33. > :07:37.comment. We would hope that as the
:07:38. > :07:48.construction industry continues to improve, that contractors realise
:07:49. > :07:51.they must manage the risks that go alongside that this hopefully
:07:52. > :07:57.reinforces that message. The family will not receive any of the money,
:07:58. > :08:03.it will go to the Treasury. They see that they intend to claim for
:08:04. > :08:07.compensation for his doctors. `` his daughters.
:08:08. > :08:10.It was one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the
:08:11. > :08:13.20th century ` the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Now a new
:08:14. > :08:15.exhibition with previously unseen artefacts has opened at Oxford's
:08:16. > :08:24.Ashmolean museum. It charts the search for the hidden tomb and the
:08:25. > :08:27.It's 1922, in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor in Egypt. After 16
:08:28. > :08:30.'tutmania' that followed. Katharine Da Costa reports.
:08:31. > :08:33.It's 1922, in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor in Egypt. After 16
:08:34. > :08:35.years of extensive excavation work, Lord Carnarvon and archaeologist
:08:36. > :08:37.Howard Carter's persistence pays off ` they've just discovered the
:08:38. > :08:45.undisturbed tomb of the boy king ` Tutankhamun.
:08:46. > :08:51.When they found the rock steps down to the tomb, they discovered
:08:52. > :08:53.something that had lain untouched for such a long time and it was a
:08:54. > :08:55.wind`up great significance. Soon photographs of the tomb and its
:08:56. > :08:57.spectacular contents appeared around the world. Some of those objects
:08:58. > :09:00.have been brought together in the Ashmolean's exhibition in Oxford `
:09:01. > :09:02.including Harry Burton's iconic photographs and Carter's
:09:03. > :09:04.hand`written diaries. Their discovery caused a sensation
:09:05. > :09:06.throughout the 1920s, it became known as Tutmania ` there was even a
:09:07. > :09:26.dance named after him ` the It is wonderful that the museum has
:09:27. > :09:30.become this exhibition to explain the background of people involved,
:09:31. > :09:33.my great`grandfather and how it impacted on the world, in fashion,
:09:34. > :09:34.art and design. The tale of Tutankhamun and the
:09:35. > :09:38.mystery surrounding his death continues to fascinate both the
:09:39. > :09:43.public and scholars alike. I'll be here again at around 11:30 `
:09:44. > :09:46.later because of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. Now more of
:09:47. > :10:01.today's stories with Sally Taylor. It's hoped
:10:02. > :10:03.the school will open to year seven Still to come
:10:04. > :10:06.in this evening's South Today: Let the Games begin `
:10:07. > :10:08.the region's athletes get ready for a mouth`watering
:10:09. > :10:19.Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Black pudding, haggis, no deep`fried
:10:20. > :10:24.Mars bars yet! Bournemouth Council has joined
:10:25. > :10:26.the chorus of disapproval for It says that if the proposals are
:10:27. > :10:32.approved, hundreds of thousands of potential visitors will be put
:10:33. > :10:37.off travelling to the town. The plans are currently being
:10:38. > :10:39.considered for approval They've received 2,700 interested
:10:40. > :10:44.representations ` the highest ever But just last week plans for the
:10:45. > :10:51.Rampion wind farm off the Sussex coast ` one of the world's largest `
:10:52. > :10:54.were approved with little objection. It was the power
:10:55. > :11:03.of the sun that attracted people to Bournemouth today, the council wants
:11:04. > :11:07.to keep it that way. Today,
:11:08. > :11:09.the cabinet opposed a plan for 194 They say it would devastate the
:11:10. > :11:16.tourism economy driving away tens of millions of pounds of holiday
:11:17. > :11:23.spending making businesses bankrupt. It would be a novelty
:11:24. > :11:29.at first to see it but it isn't I come here because it is a tranquil
:11:30. > :11:42.area and I hope it stays that way. Some people say it would spoil
:11:43. > :11:45.the view. Would it put you off? The government gave
:11:46. > :11:52.the go`ahead to Rampion wind farm, Why does Bournemouth think it
:11:53. > :12:01.should be treated differently? Brighton and Hove council did not
:12:02. > :12:05.oppose Rampion because the offer they had to the tourists
:12:06. > :12:10.is different to what we have here. We have an area
:12:11. > :12:12.of outstanding natural beauty, we have the only world Heritage
:12:13. > :12:15.site around the corner, that is why people come here cover the beauty
:12:16. > :12:21.of the natural environment. People perceive change,
:12:22. > :12:25.but the reality is different. A case in point is the neighbouring
:12:26. > :12:27.authority on the Isle of Wight say we are underplaying
:12:28. > :12:34.the benefits of wind farms. You can see how different regions
:12:35. > :12:40.and communities are different. Some environmentalists think
:12:41. > :12:42.the offshore wind farms will be more We believe the impact
:12:43. > :12:49.of climate change will ever greater negative effect
:12:50. > :12:53.on Dorset coast this offshore wind farms it has been proven and we have
:12:54. > :12:59.had erosion and rising sea levels. The decision by Bournemouth council
:13:00. > :13:02.isn't the end of the matter. The final decision will be taken
:13:03. > :13:05.by the Secretary of State Keeping up to date with
:13:06. > :13:19.the latest headlines, being able to post pictures instantly online `
:13:20. > :13:23.all with a mobile phone. A new study says half
:13:24. > :13:27.of us access the internet that way. But it's not so easy if you live
:13:28. > :13:30.in the countryside. While work's under way to improve
:13:31. > :13:32.signals in rural areas ` Vodafone has begun its own trials `
:13:33. > :13:39.starting in a Dorset village. In the heart or rural Dorset there's
:13:40. > :13:45.one sound you don't expect to hear. Cranbourne has never had a
:13:46. > :14:09.mobile phone signal. It's basically affected my bottom
:14:10. > :14:14.line where people would choose someone else to stay because I
:14:15. > :14:18.didn't have a mobile signal. Now, we can promise we have a mobile signal
:14:19. > :14:25.for Vodafone users for the guests that stay here and as we No, more
:14:26. > :14:27.and more, people do not like to be out of touch with their loved ones
:14:28. > :14:29.and friends and colleagues. Cranbourne lies in an area
:14:30. > :14:32.of outstanding natural beauty The signal comes
:14:33. > :14:47.from a transmitter that's connected The boxes are part of a new trial,
:14:48. > :14:51.they work just like a big Wi`Fi box in your home. They turn whole
:14:52. > :14:53.villages from no spots into hotspots.
:14:54. > :14:56.The trial is part of a 1 billion pound network upgrade
:14:57. > :14:59.Cranbourne is one of 12 rural areas testing a scheme
:15:00. > :15:01.that could bring phone signal to 10,000 people.
:15:02. > :15:08.Not suitable for everywhere. 10% will not have broadband at all.
:15:09. > :15:11.This is not suitable for those places but for those that do and
:15:12. > :15:14.are on Vodafone this is a good really good
:15:15. > :15:24.If successful the 3G system will stay in place.
:15:25. > :15:27.So the old village phone box may well be worried `
:15:28. > :15:54.On to the sport. Chris is here. Just over an hour to go. 8pm it kicks
:15:55. > :15:55.off, Commonwealth Games. We have been meeting many of the
:15:56. > :15:57.personalities. Over the last few weeks we've been
:15:58. > :15:59.meeting some of the sporting personalities
:16:00. > :16:02.from the South, who will be in Well it all starts tonight
:16:03. > :16:05.in Glasgow with the opening ceremony, with competition getting
:16:06. > :16:07.underway tomorrow. Here's Hamish Marshall,
:16:08. > :16:16.with a flavour of what to expect. Ahead of tonight's Opening Ceremony,
:16:17. > :16:20.the village has been filling up. Each nation making it a home
:16:21. > :16:25.from home. The athletes are settling
:16:26. > :16:27.in well and getting It is a huge honour to represent
:16:28. > :16:34.your country and it has that When you compete you a competitive
:16:35. > :16:40.but in here it is a wonderful Day after day, different sports
:16:41. > :16:49.and people have been arriving. It is a real sense
:16:50. > :16:52.of anticipation which is fantastic. In the village,
:16:53. > :16:59.meeting best friends. The hub
:17:00. > :17:07.of the village is the dining hall. Around 4,500 athletes
:17:08. > :17:10.and the support staff, an estimated 20,000 meals a day will
:17:11. > :17:16.be served catering for all tastes. We have recipes
:17:17. > :17:19.and authentic chefs cooking curries Lots of traditional Scottish food,
:17:20. > :17:26.black pudding and white pudding Team England is the biggest team
:17:27. > :17:35.here and there's been a huge investment in sport science,
:17:36. > :17:40.physio and recovery equipment. The athletes are moving towards
:17:41. > :17:43.the limits of human performance, eeking out marginal gains and this
:17:44. > :17:47.type of area is what delivers that. It is about making sure
:17:48. > :17:50.the athlete stay as well If a problem happens,
:17:51. > :17:56.we treat it early. We can move people from
:17:57. > :18:00.off the podium onto the podium The athletes are here,
:18:01. > :18:06.the venues are ready, An estimated 1.5 billion people will
:18:07. > :18:11.be watching these 20th Hampshire kept alive their outside
:18:12. > :18:29.chances of a home quarter final They beat Essex by five wickets
:18:30. > :18:33.at Chelmsford. After Michael Carberry had blazed
:18:34. > :18:37.the early trail, the headlines went More known for his bowling,
:18:38. > :18:41.he smashed a fifty from just 18 balls ` the fastest 50
:18:42. > :18:46.of this season's competition. Hampshire need Surrey to slip up
:18:47. > :18:49.in their remaining group games to Meanwhile in the
:18:50. > :18:53.County Championship, on day three at Horsham,
:18:54. > :18:56.Sussex are looking to post a tough Jonathan Trott had hit a ton
:18:57. > :19:05.for Warwickshire. Meanwhile at Guildford,
:19:06. > :19:08.Surrey tumbled to defeat to Kent. Chasing 303 for victory, only
:19:09. > :19:12.Tillakaratne Dilshan passed 30. A year ago, disabled sailor Natasha
:19:13. > :19:19.Lambert crossed the English Channel Well Natasha is about to embark
:19:20. > :19:25.on her next challenge. The 17 year old is due to leave
:19:26. > :19:28.the Isle of Wight tomorrow, on her She'll sail over a number of days to
:19:29. > :19:33.Swansea, and will then climb the Several leading names
:19:34. > :19:37.in sailing came to Cowes today to Meet the missiles,
:19:38. > :19:45.Natasha and her boat leave Cowes on their 2`part adventure after
:19:46. > :19:48.sailing around the south`west coast, Natasha will use a walking frame to
:19:49. > :19:53.climb a peak in the Brecon Beacons. It is the best piece of equipment,
:19:54. > :19:58.it keeps you fit and healthy. Pushing yourself to new limits,
:19:59. > :20:03.not just sailing. This will be
:20:04. > :20:08.a real endurance test for Natasha. Natasha has cerebral palsy
:20:09. > :20:11.affecting limbs and speech. She controls her boat by sipping and
:20:12. > :20:15.puffing through a straw, a number of She will be blowing and sipping in
:20:16. > :20:21.and out of drinks for practice to keep her muscles strong and ready
:20:22. > :20:24.because it will be a long time. Every day,
:20:25. > :20:30.she is in her walking frame. In Wales, she will be
:20:31. > :20:34.in a fit state to climb the hill. Natasha is raising money
:20:35. > :20:36.for three charities including one She turned up today
:20:37. > :20:43.to surprise Natasha. She is an inspiration, an incredible
:20:44. > :20:46.young woman who sets her mind She has challenges in life
:20:47. > :20:53.and ignores them. She sets herself real goals
:20:54. > :20:56.and makes them happen. Additionally, she is raising money
:20:57. > :21:01.for charity which is extraordinary. The first day
:21:02. > :21:03.of the challenge is to sail from Cowes to Poole with longer daily
:21:04. > :21:09.stretches more than 60 miles each. Spending 12 hours
:21:10. > :21:13.on the water is tough. I have followed her progress
:21:14. > :21:21.for over two years. A lot of planning, preparation,
:21:22. > :21:29.a lot of work. A tremendous young woman. Good luck,
:21:30. > :21:50.Natasha. Giant poppies have been springing up
:21:51. > :21:52.across Bracknell They're the work
:21:53. > :21:55.of a local business, and they're being made to mark the centenary
:21:56. > :21:58.of the outbreak of World War I. The town decided that
:21:59. > :22:01.as their tribute to those who fell, they couldn't better what's been
:22:02. > :22:03.a symbol of remembrance almost At six feet tall, this is larger
:22:04. > :22:14.than the poppy worn by generations but the design is identical to the
:22:15. > :22:19.current version of the flower first chosen as a symbol of remembrance
:22:20. > :22:24.in the wake of the Great War. An alternative to the jingoistic
:22:25. > :22:28.emblems that rallied a generation to the flag and led them to the death
:22:29. > :22:33.and destruction of the trenches. It is a symbol of remembrance
:22:34. > :22:36.and hope. The poppies were growing
:22:37. > :22:39.on the battlefield so such destruction and something
:22:40. > :22:43.beautiful was growing and it was unexpected and that is something we
:22:44. > :22:47.focus on, the hope things will 25 poppies are going up in prominent
:22:48. > :22:58.positions around Bracknell. Many on roundabouts or overlooking
:22:59. > :23:04.a major junction. Everyone uses cars
:23:05. > :23:08.so everybody goes around the roundabout and will see the
:23:09. > :23:15.poppy so the message has got home. The poppies have been made by this
:23:16. > :23:18.local firm ` more used to making models to help firms visualise new
:23:19. > :23:21.products, this is one design that This one has been
:23:22. > :23:29.an iconic symbol for a long time so I suppose it is down to us to
:23:30. > :23:34.recreate it as well as we can. I live in the local area
:23:35. > :23:39.so I will see them every day! All of the poppies should be in
:23:40. > :23:58.place for the centenary next month. They will not come down again
:23:59. > :24:16.until November, the annual And to let you know we have a
:24:17. > :24:23.special programme planned for August the 4th which is the 100 years to
:24:24. > :24:29.the day since war was declared. Stay with us on South Today. Let's move
:24:30. > :24:33.on to the weather. I have been glad to be in the office because of the
:24:34. > :24:38.air con. Temperatures were higher than yesterday in 14 of The Met
:24:39. > :24:42.office weather stations, they recorded 28 Celsius.
:24:43. > :24:44.Annie Jackson, age 10, took this photo of the shells
:24:45. > :24:46.and pebbles under blues skies at Shell Bay in Studland.
:24:47. > :24:50.Helen Jellett's Bird of Paradise plant has burst into song because of
:24:51. > :24:54.And Chris Rose took this photo of a common Blue butterfly taken
:24:55. > :25:01.in Four Marks in Hampshire on an Ox`Eye Daisy.
:25:02. > :25:14.The top temperatures were 29 Celsius, 84 Fahrenheit. 28 degrees
:25:15. > :25:18.in 14 locations so very hot. A similar day tomorrow. Temperatures
:25:19. > :25:22.rising nicely, humid and dry tonight, very like recent nights,
:25:23. > :25:26.quite uncomfortable for sleeping. The outside chance of a shower but
:25:27. > :25:34.dry weather across the board and becoming dry everywhere through the
:25:35. > :25:40.morning. We expect loads of 16 and 19 Celsius. Quite a humid nights to
:25:41. > :25:46.come. The wind is light. Tomorrow, a dry note, the bulk of the day will
:25:47. > :25:51.stay dry. We thought there would be showers tomorrow but that will not
:25:52. > :26:00.happen. Dry everywhere for much of the region, highs of 28 or 29 or
:26:01. > :26:04.30. The outside chance of a shower but most places stay dry. Tomorrow,
:26:05. > :26:11.a quiet night, nothing to talk about. Clear skies, patchy cloud and
:26:12. > :26:16.very mild temperatures, lows of 16. We start the day on Friday with a
:26:17. > :26:21.dry note. Friday afternoon, the risk of a shower for eastern areas
:26:22. > :26:26.pushing in from the near constant. Otherwise, the bulk of the day stays
:26:27. > :26:30.dry and settled thanks to high pressure into the weekend and next
:26:31. > :26:37.week. We expect settled weather because of high pressure, tomorrow
:26:38. > :26:43.we could top 28 or 30 Celsius in some parts. A dry day on Friday, 12
:26:44. > :26:48.showers for eastern areas, most places escape and the showers are
:26:49. > :26:56.hit miss. Most places stay dry. Sunday, the risk of showers, for
:26:57. > :27:00.eastern areas, the West is best in terms of dryness and sunshine.
:27:01. > :27:06.Temperatures over the weekend, the mid`20s. Dipping slightly. You will
:27:07. > :27:14.be coming into the office more, if the air con is working. A couple of
:27:15. > :27:20.days off! More at 8pm. The Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
:27:21. > :27:23.is at 8pm. At 11:30pm, more news. Enjoy your evening. Good night.
:27:24. > :27:29.Goodbye.