:00:15. > :00:21.A former footballer, who claims he was abused as a child
:00:22. > :00:25.by a scout at Millwall and Charlton Althletic,
:00:26. > :00:32.Paul Collins says the trauma of what he suffered
:00:33. > :00:35.led him to hide the medals he won playing the game -
:00:36. > :00:37.which he's only now able to look at once again.
:00:38. > :00:40.He's been speaking to Laura Moss in south London.
:00:41. > :00:44.Playing football was Paul Collins' dream, a dream he says was shattered
:00:45. > :00:47.by the abuse he suffered at the abuse of talent
:00:48. > :00:51.while he was a teenager at Charlto Athletic.
:00:52. > :00:56.He would slap your leg, "You played well
:00:57. > :00:59.today", but he moved his hand to the top of my
:01:00. > :01:05.His hand went much deeper than it should have done, but I would just
:01:06. > :01:08.normally go quiet, looked to my left and look
:01:09. > :01:13.Nine out of ten times, I felt as if the player knew and were
:01:14. > :01:23.He would just carry on as normal, as if nothing had happened.
:01:24. > :01:25.Paul says the abuse went on for years.
:01:26. > :01:28.We would go into a little room if I got cramp,
:01:29. > :01:33.He would make sure he rubs you down quite high.
:01:34. > :01:37.He would get aroused off rubbing you, and you could tell he would get
:01:38. > :01:46.There was times I lay there and hoped someone
:01:47. > :01:51.When he left football, Paul locked his medals in the garage.
:01:52. > :01:53.Three decades later, he wants to look at them
:01:54. > :02:06.I knew this moment would come eventually.
:02:07. > :02:23.Since last month, when other former players came forward saying how they
:02:24. > :02:26.were abused as children, the NSPCC has received
:02:27. > :02:31.Paul has kept the memories about what happened to him locked up
:02:32. > :02:34.here in a garage where he grew up more than 30 years ago.
:02:35. > :02:37.He believes his story, like many others, may well be
:02:38. > :02:45.These people, these paedophiles, will
:02:46. > :02:47.always gravitate towards situations where
:02:48. > :02:53.I wouldn't be surprised if we do see, as the story
:02:54. > :02:56.evolves over the weeks and months to come, that there will be other
:02:57. > :02:59.sports and areas of society that will similarly have these problems
:03:00. > :03:10.In a statement to us, Charlton Athletic say there is
:03:11. > :03:18.an internal investigation under way at the club
:03:19. > :03:26.and they are taking the matter seriously working alongside the
:03:27. > :03:36.If you would have stopped that in the beginning, someone like
:03:37. > :03:39.me and hundreds of others would never have gone through, because he
:03:40. > :03:44.Eddie would have been penalised for what he had
:03:45. > :03:47.done, and imprisoned, and other people wouldn't have been hurt.
:03:48. > :03:50.The FA investigation continues, said by some to be the
:03:51. > :03:58.It won't come as any surprise to most of you,
:03:59. > :04:01.that the company which runs Southern Railways, has recorded
:04:02. > :04:03.the worst figures for punctuality of any train company since records
:04:04. > :04:09.And the impact it's having on the everyday
:04:10. > :04:11.lives of commuters - is profound - as Yvonne Hall
:04:12. > :04:17.Like most parents, time with her children is precious to Laura Jane.
:04:18. > :04:20.She has a demanding job as a careers consultant
:04:21. > :04:22.in London, and relies on
:04:23. > :04:25.Thameslink trains to get her home to St Albans in time to put
:04:26. > :04:31.But the growing unreliability on Thameslink services means that is
:04:32. > :04:35.If you know you're going to be late, I have to
:04:36. > :04:38.call my parents to make them get across town during rush hour to take
:04:39. > :04:40.over the nanny who has to get home to her children.
:04:41. > :04:43.We are paying extra for childcare in terms of
:04:44. > :04:49.What usually is already a really expensive journey
:04:50. > :04:51.becomes a journey that is just not worth making, because you are
:04:52. > :04:54.working at a loss at the end of the month.
:04:55. > :04:56.It's now not a feeling of frustration or anger, it is just
:04:57. > :05:07.Last week, Laura Jane organised a protest against
:05:08. > :05:16.Like many, she pays nearly ?4000 a year.
:05:17. > :05:21.Her campaign group's now calling for compensation.
:05:22. > :05:24.Thameslink and Southern Rail are run by Govia Thameslink
:05:25. > :05:30.The company always operates Great Northern and Gatwick Express.
:05:31. > :05:32.Analysis released today by London's mayor
:05:33. > :05:35.Sadiq Khan's office found that between the 13th of November and the
:05:36. > :05:37.10th of December this year, only 62% of Govia trains were on time.
:05:38. > :05:40.That is the worst performance by any rail
:05:41. > :05:43.company in the country for more than a decade.
:05:44. > :05:46.Southern services were the worst, with just
:05:47. > :06:00.Nobody from Govia was available for comment today.
:06:01. > :06:03.In a statment, they said the process has been blamed on strikes, London
:06:04. > :06:10.Bridge development and signal failures.
:06:11. > :06:20.Transport for London and the mayor have put together a strong
:06:21. > :06:24.business case to take over those suburban Southern and railway lines
:06:25. > :06:30.On top of worsening services, Govia's
:06:31. > :06:32.commuters say average fare rises of nearly
:06:33. > :06:35.2% in the new year, which
:06:36. > :06:37.they say is adding insult to injury and should be scrapped.
:06:38. > :06:40.Well, in response to the desperate problems on Southern and other
:06:41. > :06:43.services, we're hosting a debate on the subject.
:06:44. > :06:46.It's going to be recorded in the new year,
:06:47. > :06:49.on Sunday, 8th January and we want to hear from you -
:06:50. > :06:52.if you'd like to make your views heard.
:06:53. > :06:54.Send us an email to BBC Rail Debate@bbc.co.uk.
:06:55. > :06:57.We'll need your full name, address, daytime phone number
:06:58. > :07:00.and let us know briefly how you've been affected.
:07:01. > :07:03.We'll then get in touch and hopefully, look forward
:07:04. > :07:08.Other news now, and workers on London Underground
:07:09. > :07:11.are planning to go on strike in the New Year.
:07:12. > :07:13.Members of the RMT and TSSA unions will walkout for 24 hours
:07:14. > :07:19.It's part of a long running dispute over job losses
:07:20. > :07:24.Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the murder
:07:25. > :07:30.27 year-old Ricky Hayden, was stabbed to death
:07:31. > :07:33.outside his family's home in Chadwell Heath,
:07:34. > :07:35.when he tried to stop thieves from stealing his moped.
:07:36. > :07:38.The 19-year-olds will appear in court tomorrow.
:07:39. > :07:41.In football - Crystal Palace have sacked their manager Alan Pardew,
:07:42. > :07:46.has left them just one place and one point above
:07:47. > :07:51.Ex-England and Sunderland boss, Sam Alardyce is rumoured to be
:07:52. > :07:56.A pub in Buckinghamshire has found itself as a "favourite"
:07:57. > :07:59.on the tourist map for Chinese visitors, after it was visited last
:08:00. > :08:04.Apparently, that's enough to give it the seal of approval,
:08:05. > :08:07.and make it a popular spot for loyal Chinese subjects.
:08:08. > :08:10.And it's proved so popular, that a Chinese businessman has
:08:11. > :08:13.bought it, so he can have it copied back home.
:08:14. > :08:18.A traditional English pub that's making its name in China.
:08:19. > :08:22.Last year, David Cameron took the Chinese
:08:23. > :08:25.premier to the Plough for some pub grub.
:08:26. > :08:28.Almost instantly, it became an international attraction.
:08:29. > :08:30.We've been inundated with Chinese visitors.
:08:31. > :08:37.They seem to land at Heathrow Airport,
:08:38. > :08:39.picked up by a coach, stop
:08:40. > :08:43.at The Plough at Cadsden for fish and chips and a pint of beer and
:08:44. > :08:47.then off to buy the designer clothes!
:08:48. > :08:49.Businessman Peter spotted the potential and bought the pub
:08:50. > :08:55.His plans are to say the least, ambitious.
:08:56. > :09:02.He wants to build 50 Plough at Cadsdens
:09:03. > :09:06.across the Far East by this time next year.
:09:07. > :09:21.This pub concept is getting more and more popular in China.
:09:22. > :09:24.More and more Chinese students are coming to the
:09:25. > :09:28.UK as well as more and more tourists to the UK.
:09:29. > :09:31.Sharon and her partner Steve have been taken on as
:09:32. > :09:36.Their exit after nearly 20 years in charge led to much local
:09:37. > :09:39.speculation about the plough's future.
:09:40. > :09:41.But the pub will stay largely as it is.
:09:42. > :09:44.The rumour mill in the surrounding areas has been
:09:45. > :09:47.fantastic, there was talk of maybe it turning into a Chinese restaurant
:09:48. > :09:50.rather than being bought by Chinese investor.
:09:51. > :09:53.Yeah, there was a lot of concern initially.
:09:54. > :09:55.The Plough plays a big part in people's lives.
:09:56. > :09:58.It's quite famous throughout the county
:09:59. > :10:08.Now let's look at the weather. The second named storm of the season
:10:09. > :10:12.is on its way. Here it is Barbara, working towards the UK. The
:10:13. > :10:16.strongest winds from this will be well away from our region, affecting
:10:17. > :10:19.the north-west of Scotland. For the time-being overnight we have
:10:20. > :10:24.relatively clear skies. The breeze will pick up through the night,
:10:25. > :10:27.should stop fog from forming. We've had problems that way over the last
:10:28. > :10:31.few nights. It'll be relatively clear this night. Temperatures down
:10:32. > :10:37.to four or five degrees in the centre of town. Cold enough for the
:10:38. > :10:41.odd pocket of frost. Through Friday, hazy sunshine. High cloud in the
:10:42. > :10:45.sky. Through the afternoon, thicker cloud spreading in from the west and
:10:46. > :10:49.eventually as we head through the evening, we'll see outbreaks of
:10:50. > :10:53.rain. The wind is picking up but a relatively mild day. Temperatures
:10:54. > :10:58.around 11 or 12. Now looking ahead to Christmas Eve, it should be a
:10:59. > :11:00.dray day, then for Christmas day itself, it's not white, but it's
:11:01. > :11:01.warm. Temperatures could itself, it's not white, but it's
:11:02. > :11:12.warm. Temperatures could reach 15. I suppose you could say today was
:11:13. > :11:16.the calm before the storm. A winter chill, plenty of sunshine, but more
:11:17. > :11:20.wintry showers in Scotland, more snow over the higher ground. Some of
:11:21. > :11:23.this snow will melt for a time tomorrow because there is wind and
:11:24. > :11:26.rain coming in from the Atlantic. So we'll leave the Highlands behind,
:11:27. > :11:27.head out and look at