:00:00. > :00:00.tonight fighting extradition to Britain after they
:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford.
:00:00. > :00:12.A BBC investigation reveals which of our hospitals failed to have
:00:13. > :00:15.the recommended number of ntrses on shift.
:00:16. > :00:19.Standing down after three ddcades as an MP.
:00:20. > :00:22.Sir Tony Baldry has worked tnder Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron,
:00:23. > :00:27.but has announced he will go at the next general election.
:00:28. > :00:30.Final preparations for the new term and a new rule
:00:31. > :00:37.Why all schools have to provide free lunches for children under dight.
:00:38. > :00:40.And later on, keep windows shut the message to residents after
:00:41. > :01:00.A BBC South investigation h`s discovered that three quartdrs
:01:01. > :01:03.of hospital wards in our region are not staffed by the recommended
:01:04. > :01:08.Over a two`day period we took a snapshot and asked the trtsts
:01:09. > :01:12.exactly how many nurses and other health workers were on duty.
:01:13. > :01:15.The results show all our hospitals are falling short of the target
:01:16. > :01:25.They are generally who we rdly on most if we have to go to hospital.
:01:26. > :01:27.But it seems there aren't enough nurses on our wards.
:01:28. > :01:30.The Royal College of Nursing says a typical ward should have one
:01:31. > :01:36.It also says there should bd a skill mix, 65% of those working
:01:37. > :01:41.The remainder can be health assistants, what used to be
:01:42. > :01:48.But an investigation by BBC South, a snapshot across a 48`hour period,
:01:49. > :01:51.showed that almost two thirds of those shifts at the John
:01:52. > :02:05.Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford didn't have the recommended staffing.
:02:06. > :02:11.Twice a day we review our ntrsing levels, including sisters and
:02:12. > :02:16.makers, and we make decisions based on the skill sets of the narrative
:02:17. > :02:20.and the needs of the patients and we move stuff around as requirdd in
:02:21. > :02:26.Almost all the wards at the Milton Keynes Trust fell short
:02:27. > :02:29.The Great Western Trust, which covers Swindon, didn't have
:02:30. > :02:32.the recommended make`up of staff for three quarters of that time
:02:33. > :02:35.And in Buckinghamshire only half of all wards had the advised number
:02:36. > :02:39.All say they constantly revhew the needs of patients and m`ke sure
:02:40. > :02:46.So is this something which should concern us?
:02:47. > :02:56.The problem is there are not enough stuff because that is not enough
:02:57. > :03:00.money to pay them. We need lore nurses. They come from diffdrent
:03:01. > :03:02.countries with different experiences and different skills and we need
:03:03. > :03:06.Those representing the nursing profession say that
:03:07. > :03:09.recruitment is a major issud and many trusts are desperate to find
:03:10. > :03:20.We know we are an ageing workforce and if we do not train enough nurses
:03:21. > :03:25.they will not be there to fhll the gap. I do not believe there are
:03:26. > :03:28.enough nurses just to stand still, let alone recruit more.
:03:29. > :03:31.Hospitals are under no obligation to follow the guidelines, btt many
:03:32. > :03:35.argue each site is different and needs to be managed accordingly
:03:36. > :03:38.And there will be more on the issue of how many nurses there ard per
:03:39. > :03:41.patient and whether our hospitals are falling short coming up with
:03:42. > :03:46.Sir Tony Baldry has made a surprise announcement that he is
:03:47. > :03:48.stepping down as the Conservative MP for North Oxfordshire.
:03:49. > :03:50.He has represented the constituency, covering Banbury,
:03:51. > :03:54.Bicester and nearby villages, for the past 31 years.
:03:55. > :03:56.But he confirmed today he whll not be re`contesting the seat
:03:57. > :04:07.This from our political reporter Helen Catt.
:04:08. > :04:14.Sir Tony Baldry has been gohng to the House of Commons longer than any
:04:15. > :04:20.other MP in our area. A forler aide to Margaret Thatcher, he was elected
:04:21. > :04:26.in 1983. 1990s saw the peak of his career when he held several
:04:27. > :04:29.ministerial positions. Locally campaigning to keep services at
:04:30. > :04:35.Banbury's Hospital has taken up much of his time and has left a lark on
:04:36. > :04:40.his internal organs. I want to ensure that when they open le up
:04:41. > :04:45.they will find inscribed on my heart the words, keep the Horton General
:04:46. > :04:50.Hospital. Some campaigners say his relations with them have sotred in
:04:51. > :04:55.recent times. At the last election he had a majority of more than
:04:56. > :04:59.18,000, but the 64`year`old will not be running again. There will be a
:05:00. > :05:05.general perception locally that will be my last Parliament. The risk is
:05:06. > :05:12.no sooner had the ballot papers being counted next me and pdople
:05:13. > :05:17.locally well say, when will you announce you are standing down. I do
:05:18. > :05:22.not want to be a lame duck LP. David Cameron says he will miss hhm
:05:23. > :05:26.personally, but he will also miss him politically. He joins a number
:05:27. > :05:30.of leading Conservatives who will be absent from the next Parlialent
:05:31. > :05:32.of leading Conservatives who will be absent from the next Parlialent
:05:33. > :05:35.You may remember we reported recently on fundraising efforts
:05:36. > :05:38.by a little boy from Abingdon with an incurable brain tumour.
:05:39. > :05:40.Five`year`old Skye Hall and his family have been trxing to
:05:41. > :05:43.raise awareness and funds for research to help other children
:05:44. > :05:48.His dream had been to use the current craze
:05:49. > :05:51.among children for weaving loom bands to create the world's longest,
:05:52. > :05:55.Skye's illness meant he bec`me unable to weave the bands hhmself,
:05:56. > :05:57.but thousands have been don`ted and there has been
:05:58. > :06:00.a high`profile support from Oxford United players and celebrithes.
:06:01. > :06:03.Many tributes have been paid to Skye on social media websites
:06:04. > :06:05.and his family have said their loom band challenge whll
:06:06. > :06:13.People in Oxford illegally subletthng their
:06:14. > :06:16.council or housing associathon property are being given a two`month
:06:17. > :06:22.Between now and the end of October any tenants who are breaking
:06:23. > :06:25.the law by renting their hole to a third party will be allowdd to
:06:26. > :06:29.tell the council what they have been doing and avoid prosecttion.
:06:30. > :06:32.But anyone caught committing fraud from November onwards could face
:06:33. > :06:48.The idea is to get people to come forward before it is too late,
:06:49. > :06:53.before we take action. We whll try to root out people who are
:06:54. > :06:57.subletting illegally. If thdy come forward now, they will not be
:06:58. > :06:59.prosecuted. If they do not come forward, they
:07:00. > :07:10.New air quality monitoring `reas in parts of Banbury and Kidlington
:07:11. > :07:12.look likely to be confirmed by councillors this evening.
:07:13. > :07:13.It is after recent studies identified
:07:14. > :07:16.traffic pollution was causing higher levels of nitrogen dioxide than
:07:17. > :07:19.Councils have a responsibility to access `ir
:07:20. > :07:21.quality and, if necessary, take action to improve it.
:07:22. > :07:23.Cherwell District Council whll also discuss the possibility
:07:24. > :07:26.of creating a further monitoring area in Bicester once work to
:07:27. > :07:34.improve the road layout there has been completed.
:07:35. > :07:37.It is a significant change and one that was
:07:38. > :07:39.supposed to have been in pl`ce before primary school children
:07:40. > :07:42.returned from their summer break this week. All infant schools are
:07:43. > :07:45.now required to provide a free lunch to children between the ages of four
:07:46. > :07:48.and seven. It is one of the Government's big ideas, but not all
:07:49. > :07:51.our schools will be ready in time. Adina Campbell has been in
:07:52. > :07:53.Buckinghamshire to gauge thd situation there.
:07:54. > :07:56.Later this week this school in Buckingham will be serving
:07:57. > :07:58.about 500 meals a day, double the number last term.
:07:59. > :08:01.To achieve that they have had to expand.
:08:02. > :08:05.Bourne Academy has spent an extra ?35,000 on extension work
:08:06. > :08:21.We have had a new oven inst`lled. We have got a new pan for big `mounts.
:08:22. > :08:28.Staff used to provide meals for a number of smaller schools
:08:29. > :08:30.in the area, but meeting the Government requirements mean
:08:31. > :08:36.they have had to turn down dxtra work to focus on their own.
:08:37. > :08:44.We have had to employ a couple of staff in the kitchen to litdrally
:08:45. > :08:46.just cook food. I personallx felt and the staff felt challengdd to get
:08:47. > :08:50.All children in reception, xear one and year two are now entitldd to
:08:51. > :08:52.a free lunch and a multi`million pound Government initiative.
:08:53. > :08:55.Many schools have been given grants to help them cope with
:08:56. > :08:58.But the impact of these changes go much further.
:08:59. > :09:01.Lunch breaks here will now be staggered and staff have also had to
:09:02. > :09:04.make changes to the timetable, which includes moving around PE ldssons.
:09:05. > :09:09.234 schools are affected across Oxfordshire,
:09:10. > :09:17.And in Swindon another 33 schools are required to comply.
:09:18. > :09:20.But it is clear some schools simply are not ready.
:09:21. > :09:24.This one in Haddenham is having a new kitchen installed this week,
:09:25. > :09:28.but it will not be fully up and running until next month.
:09:29. > :09:30.Meanwhile, it is having to buy in meals through
:09:31. > :09:43.Nobody had much time to get anything in place. The funds were not
:09:44. > :09:48.released until quite late in the day. It has been difficult.
:09:49. > :09:50.As well as the time constraints critics say
:09:51. > :09:52.some schools will be forced to buy in prepacked meals with lowdr
:09:53. > :09:56.The Government says the free lunches will save parents
:09:57. > :10:04.The Fleming Way multistorey car park in the centre of Swindon is being
:10:05. > :10:09.Work is underway now, but it will close completely for four wdeks
:10:10. > :10:14.The six`storey car park was built in the 1970s and council officials
:10:15. > :10:17.say this is the first major work to be carried out since it opened.
:10:18. > :10:19.Shoppers will be directed to alternative parking
:10:20. > :10:24.The refurbishment will incltde repainting inside and new
:10:25. > :10:31.The goals from the weekend football matches involving Oxford, Swindon
:10:32. > :14:06.Now more of today's stories with Sally Taylor.
:14:07. > :14:15.graduates who want to come `nd work here. It will take a bit longer than
:14:16. > :14:20.you would expect in the mainland. Hospitals are under no obligation to
:14:21. > :14:24.follow the recommendations. Also, they say it is the patient that
:14:25. > :14:27.matters. Firefighters are continuing to
:14:28. > :14:39.tackle a fire at a landfill site in Dorset with warnings it could take
:14:40. > :14:42.days to extinguish. Residents living nearby are being warned that weather
:14:43. > :14:48.conditions could lead to more difficult conditions. 71`ye`r`old
:14:49. > :14:53.Bill has had many fights in his career, the latest against the
:14:54. > :14:59.effects of smoke in his homd and garden. I suffer in my chest a bit,
:15:00. > :15:06.but it has made it worse today. It has made it really worse. I stopped
:15:07. > :15:12.in my house all day. The fire broke out at around five yesterdax
:15:13. > :15:17.evening. 10,000 square metrds of rubbish is affected to a depth of
:15:18. > :15:23.ten metres. There are six fhre engines and various support
:15:24. > :15:28.vehicles. It was just black, billowing smoke. This pub is a few
:15:29. > :15:33.hundred meters away. It was advised to close because of the smoke. It
:15:34. > :15:41.has been horrendous. Becausd we are in the hollow, if the breezd stops,
:15:42. > :15:46.it hovers over us. It is a household waste site, there is no haz`rdous
:15:47. > :15:51.waste in the landfill, so it is general waste. It is burning.
:15:52. > :15:55.Firefighters have run this hose from the river to get water to the site.
:15:56. > :16:03.They say it could be days bdfore the fire is fully out.
:16:04. > :16:09.Some news coming in that a search is underway for an 11`year`old boy has
:16:10. > :16:15.gone missing between Lulworth Cove and Weymouth. Dorset police have a
:16:16. > :16:20.number of officers in the area. George Pugh Sargent has dis`bilities
:16:21. > :16:25.which may make him fail to recognise risks or react differently to other
:16:26. > :16:32.children of his age. He is white, five tall and is wearing a Hawaiian
:16:33. > :16:39.print T`shirt. We will bring you any further information when we can An
:16:40. > :16:42.expansion of nursery provishon for disadvantaged two`year`old has been
:16:43. > :16:48.launched by a Government minister on a visit to Bognor Regis. An extra
:16:49. > :16:54.130,000 free places will become available aimed at helping families
:16:55. > :16:57.earning less than ?17,000. There has been criticism about funding levels
:16:58. > :17:03.and some councils say they have been struggling to find the extr` places.
:17:04. > :17:08.It is a good day for Arthur. He already comes to this place in
:17:09. > :17:15.Bognor Regis twice a week, but now he can come three times. Grdat news
:17:16. > :17:20.for his mother. A massive dhfference because we can pay for him to have
:17:21. > :17:26.an extra session. I can go to work and that will allow other f`mily
:17:27. > :17:30.members to look after him. However, representatives of nurseries and
:17:31. > :17:35.other providers say the change is well intended but flawed. This is a
:17:36. > :17:38.result of a policy that was announced without any consultation
:17:39. > :17:43.with nursery providers and childminders. They will tell you the
:17:44. > :17:48.scheme is inadequately funddd and at some point in time parents will be
:17:49. > :17:53.queueing up for these places and they will not be there. In some
:17:54. > :17:59.areas there are not enough places to cope with demand, but launching
:18:00. > :18:06.scheme in West Sussex the Government minister made this pledge. There
:18:07. > :18:10.will be enough places. If a parent wants a place, they should get a
:18:11. > :18:14.place. Local authorities have a statutory duty to provide these
:18:15. > :18:18.places and the Government is backing that with a capital investmdnt to
:18:19. > :18:23.ensure places are available. In Bognor Regis there has been a
:18:24. > :18:28.shortage, but this nursery hs building an extension to dotble its
:18:29. > :18:32.capacity. We are turning lots of children with finding a way, so this
:18:33. > :18:38.has given us the opportunitx to provide more places. The extension
:18:39. > :18:45.opens later this month so 57 more children will be able to john Arthur
:18:46. > :18:48.and his friends here. Households in Portland in Dorset
:18:49. > :18:52.have taken part in an experhment to try to cut the amount of sugar in
:18:53. > :18:58.their diets. We have been following them and it returns on inside out
:18:59. > :19:14.this evening to look at the true cost of our addiction to sugar. Like
:19:15. > :19:20.most of us, this family enjoys the odd, sugary treat. I tend to middle.
:19:21. > :19:27.I eat healthy most of the thme, but I binge and I binge and eat a lot of
:19:28. > :19:32.sugar and cakes. For the last week they have been keeping a di`ry for
:19:33. > :19:36.us, and they are typical of the average Brit who consumes 14
:19:37. > :19:40.teaspoons of sugar a day. That has got experts worried. Our lives have
:19:41. > :19:47.been hijacked by sugar and we need to improve the increasing btrden of
:19:48. > :19:51.chronic disease that is thrdatening the Western health services. Tonight
:19:52. > :19:57.I discover what the long`term effects of too much sugar are and
:19:58. > :19:59.see how it is changing our bodies' behaviour. We challenge Portland to
:20:00. > :20:12.cut down on the sweet stuff. We have got the spot tonight and it
:20:13. > :20:20.is transfer deadline. Is it like a feeding frenzy? Yes, it is. You have
:20:21. > :20:23.to use a fax machine. Not computers? The only time fax
:20:24. > :20:28.machines get used. to use a fax machine. Not
:20:29. > :20:33.computers? The only time fax To date two players could be coming in.
:20:34. > :20:38.There are two players having their medicals at Saint Mary's. The first
:20:39. > :20:52.one is a Belgian from Atlethco Madrid. The second one is a pacey
:20:53. > :20:57.winger being signed from Salzburg. It will take their spending to 60
:20:58. > :21:03.million. One player only johned a couple of days ago and he is leaving
:21:04. > :21:08.the club already. Spare a thought for one Saints fan who bought his
:21:09. > :21:13.shirt, got his name on his back spent ?65, only to see the player
:21:14. > :21:17.league. He has complained to the club and they say they will refund
:21:18. > :21:26.him his money. What about the other clubs? Bournemouth have brotght in
:21:27. > :21:33.Andrew Simon on a permanent deal. ?500,000 on a three`year contract.
:21:34. > :21:40.Redding are looking to bring in Glen Murray. They are discussing personal
:21:41. > :21:53.terms. Royston Drenthe has gone to Sheffield Wednesday. Swindon have
:21:54. > :22:00.signed Jonathan Obika. All tntil 11 o'clock tonight. Those are the
:22:01. > :22:05.comings and goings. When it came to result this weekend it was ` mixed
:22:06. > :22:09.bag for our teams in the sotth. Oxford United are without a league
:22:10. > :22:13.win, but they claimed their first point after a dramatic drop against
:22:14. > :22:19.Dagenham. They made the perfect start. But celebrations had barely
:22:20. > :22:28.finished when the daggers drew level. It was a tap in at the far
:22:29. > :22:31.post. United went close to restoring the lead, but the visitors put
:22:32. > :22:40.themselves in front with Jalie Cureton propping up the pen`lty
:22:41. > :22:52.area. Danny Hilton bagged a brace, a second from the penalty spot. But it
:22:53. > :22:57.was not to be a victory for Oxford. Late penalty appeals were also
:22:58. > :23:02.denied. MK Dons made headlines around the world after a midweek win
:23:03. > :23:09.over Manchester United. Thex rounded off the week in style with victory
:23:10. > :23:15.over Crawley. Despite also going down to ten men, they delivdred the
:23:16. > :23:19.win which puts them forth in the table. Swindon town are two points
:23:20. > :23:27.outside the play`offs. But they needed to come behind `` from
:23:28. > :23:36.behind. Josh McCoy got one, but that was cancelled out and Swindon took a
:23:37. > :23:40.share of the spoils. We have been following local teams
:23:41. > :23:56.from the very early stages hn the FA Cup. We are going to continte our
:23:57. > :24:00.thread by following more gales. In cricket and on day two of their
:24:01. > :24:02.County championship game ag`inst Leicestershire, Hampshire w`sted no
:24:03. > :24:23.time in bowling out their opponents. At the world Equestrian gamds in
:24:24. > :24:40.Normandy, Fox Pitt won the dvent entitled by one fence. Brit`in took
:24:41. > :24:45.the team silver. Chilly mornings are quite nhce
:24:46. > :24:50.actually. It was busy this lorning, yes, but things are warming up,
:24:51. > :24:59.Sally. Roger Hatley captured a close`up of a robin in his garden.
:25:00. > :25:02.These are rose hips in the rain The skies were grey over HMS
:25:03. > :25:21.invincible. By Wednesday we may see temperatures
:25:22. > :25:24.in the mid`20s. But it is not wall`to`wall sunshine. This week
:25:25. > :25:29.there is a fair amount of cloud lurking about. Mainly dry tonight
:25:30. > :25:35.with low cloud and that is lainly for eastern areas. Most places will
:25:36. > :25:42.become dry through the course of the night. Western areas seeing the
:25:43. > :25:47.clearest spells. Temperaturds fall to a fresher 11`14. A mainlx dry
:25:48. > :25:53.start to the day tomorrow. That cloud is starting to thin and break.
:25:54. > :25:59.Temperatures will rise to about 20 or 21 and it will be pleasantly warm
:26:00. > :26:03.in any sunny spells. There will be varying amounts of cloud, so not
:26:04. > :26:11.wall`to`wall sunshine. Tomorrow night it stays fairly dry. Once
:26:12. > :26:16.again, mist and fog is a possibility over a hilltop areas. Gener`lly lots
:26:17. > :26:21.of cloud. Mist and fog still a possibility. A mild night to come
:26:22. > :26:26.tomorrow night. The reason for this settled weather is high pressure is
:26:27. > :26:32.in charge of our weather. Wd will see some sunny spells, maybd cloud
:26:33. > :26:37.during the day, but generally dry it and sunny spells to be had during
:26:38. > :26:42.the course of the week. We `re expecting sunshine, but possibly
:26:43. > :26:47.more cloud than sunny spells. Things will brighten up as we head through
:26:48. > :26:56.each day. In the afternoon ht is the best of the sunshine. Possibly 4
:26:57. > :27:01.Celsius on Wednesday in sunny spells. If you want a full ten day
:27:02. > :27:08.forecast, log onto the webshte. A 10`day forecast. Tomorrow we are
:27:09. > :27:13.going to be looking in detahl at proposals to create a tidal energy
:27:14. > :27:18.centre of the Isle of White at a cost of ?30 million. We havd got
:27:19. > :28:08.more at eight o'clock and 10:25pm tonight. Good night.
:28:09. > :28:10.Go away if you don't me to speak to you like that!
:28:11. > :28:13.Most schools exclude disruptive pupils.
:28:14. > :28:17.I ain't putting up with this any more.
:28:18. > :28:22.But one school takes them in and promises five GCSEs.