:00:00. > :00:12.we are back with the late news at 11pm, now on BBC One it's time
:00:13. > :00:15.Hello, I'm Jo Kent with the news here in the south.
:00:16. > :00:18.The Debenhams department store in Portsmouth has apologised
:00:19. > :00:20.after a homeless man, who was sleeping outside
:00:21. > :00:23.on Boxing Day, had his bedding drenched with water
:00:24. > :00:29.The store says it was an accident, but there has been an angry reaction
:00:30. > :00:34.from many in Portsmouth, as Roger Finn reports.
:00:35. > :00:36.Russell Allen was sleeping in a doorway at Debenhams
:00:37. > :00:38.in Portsmouth, on Boxing Day morning, when he was woken
:00:39. > :00:42.by a security guard and told to move on.
:00:43. > :00:44.Sneaky little comment as he walked away.
:00:45. > :00:48.I argued back, said to him, there's no need to be like this, you
:00:49. > :00:50.don't realise what people are going through.
:00:51. > :00:52.He just continued being rude, walked off.
:00:53. > :00:55.I've gone to pack up all my bedding and whatnot,
:00:56. > :00:57.lifted up my sheet and it's absolutely soaking, and I don't mean
:00:58. > :01:01.just a little bit - it was absolutely drenched.
:01:02. > :01:03.There was an outpouring of sympathy on social media,
:01:04. > :01:15.We could all be in that situation one day, who knows?
:01:16. > :01:17.I think it's awful, to be honest with
:01:18. > :01:25.I don't know how, with the Christmas spirit,
:01:26. > :01:28.I've been homeless over the years myself and I wouldn't
:01:29. > :01:31.In a statement, Debenhams say they take
:01:32. > :01:33.this matter seriously and have investigated it.
:01:34. > :01:35.They say it was an unfortunate accident, in which some
:01:36. > :01:38.routine cleaning on the inside of the fire exit resulted in the
:01:39. > :01:41.gentleman's property on the outside of the fire exit becoming wet.
:01:42. > :01:44.Debenhams have apologised to Russel Allen and provided him
:01:45. > :01:49.But there have been threats against members of their staff
:01:50. > :01:52.and one local councillor, who has been homeless himself,
:01:53. > :01:56.This isn't just about this incident - it's
:01:57. > :02:01.And it's an opportunity for us to raise awareness for the homeless
:02:02. > :02:05.and hopefully bring the business sector a bit closer to working
:02:06. > :02:13.with us for the greater understanding of the homeless.
:02:14. > :02:15.A man's appeared in court in Portsmouth charged
:02:16. > :02:17.with manslaughter, following the death of a man
:02:18. > :02:22.57-year-old father of two Nick Medlin, a prison
:02:23. > :02:25.officer at Parkhurst, was pronounced dead at the Rose Inn
:02:26. > :02:28.on Pier Street in the town, in the early hours of the morning.
:02:29. > :02:31.32-year-old Michael Hudson, of no fixed address, has been
:02:32. > :02:35.charged with his manslaughter, and was remanded in custody.
:02:36. > :02:39.He'll appear at Winchester Crown Court in January.
:02:40. > :02:42.St Mary's hospital on the Isle of Wight remains on black alert
:02:43. > :02:45.today, meaning planned operations are being cancelled after very high
:02:46. > :02:50.But the operations director's told the BBC, this morning,
:02:51. > :02:53.the pressure has eased slightly with extra nurses and doctors
:02:54. > :02:55.being brought in to deal with demand, and more
:02:56. > :03:01.The outgoing chief executive in charge of three of Hampshire's
:03:02. > :03:05.hospitals, has spoken about the difficult times facing
:03:06. > :03:08.the health service as she comes to the end of 40 years working
:03:09. > :03:12.Mary Edwards is responsible for Hampshire Hospitals Trust,
:03:13. > :03:16.with sites in Winchester, Andover and Basingstoke.
:03:17. > :03:23.She's been speaking to our reporter, Joe Campbell.
:03:24. > :03:26.Mary Edwards isn't saying goodbye just yet,
:03:27. > :03:29.but come the New Year this will no longer be one
:03:30. > :03:34.That doesn't stop her noting the emergency department here hasn't
:03:35. > :03:37.been spruced up under the last three Prime Ministers.
:03:38. > :03:41.Really we ought to be investing in new lifts so we didn't
:03:42. > :03:47.have to keep repairing, but each lift is probably up to ?250,000 and
:03:48. > :03:53.at the moment we can't prioritise that above other things.
:03:54. > :03:55.One priority will be keeping overseas staff,
:03:56. > :03:58.many of whom have been unsettled by the past year's events.
:03:59. > :04:01.So what does she say to those negotiating Brexit?
:04:02. > :04:04.I would be asking them to do their best to try and
:04:05. > :04:08.make sure we don't destabilise those people who work in an
:04:09. > :04:13.We need staff from overseas, and we need them to feel
:04:14. > :04:17.Soon there will be a new picture hanging here and, after
:04:18. > :04:20.forking out a hefty sum for health care to visit family
:04:21. > :04:24.in Australia and the US, on her retirement Mary Edwards
:04:25. > :04:32.for one remains convinced the NHS is still a bit of a bargain.
:04:33. > :04:35.Onto football, and Southampton will not appeal against the decision
:04:36. > :04:38.to send off Nathan Redmond in last night's 4-1 home
:04:39. > :04:41.defeat against Spurs, despite their manager Claude Puel's
:04:42. > :04:44.belief that referee Mike Dean got it wrong.
:04:45. > :04:47.Redmond was red carded for this challenge on Dele Alli,
:04:48. > :04:52.Saints had taken the early lead in the game through
:04:53. > :04:56.But though Harry Kane missed the penalty awarded
:04:57. > :04:59.when Redmond was sent off, Spurs went on to win the match
:05:00. > :05:07.Now if you've ever tried to hula hoop you may have found
:05:08. > :05:11.But a little girl from Oxford has really mastered it.
:05:12. > :05:13.Poppy Campion decided to use her hula hooping talents
:05:14. > :05:18.Thousands of pounds have now been pledged, for a charity
:05:19. > :05:23.As Jeremy Stern reports, Poppy had the idea after her
:05:24. > :05:32.It's an unusual skill that is tricky to master.
:05:33. > :05:36.Nine-year-old Poppy says it's all in the hips, and set herself
:05:37. > :05:40.a target of hula hooping for 30 minutes.
:05:41. > :05:45.I have never really had people watching me doing hula
:05:46. > :05:52.hooping, I have never really had the encouragement for it.
:05:53. > :05:55.I do it but I just never thought I was...
:05:56. > :06:01.Poppy has raised ?2500 for the Oxford charity
:06:02. > :06:07.Seesaw, which supports children who have suffered a loss.
:06:08. > :06:12.In March, Poppy lost her grandfather - ex Royal Marine Graham Campion.
:06:13. > :06:20.She was the light of his life from the moment she was born.
:06:21. > :06:23.They both loved each other very dearly and she made him
:06:24. > :06:25.feel so much better when she would visit him
:06:26. > :06:27.in hospital, as she did most days.
:06:28. > :06:40.People can still donate online through her Justgiving page.
:06:41. > :06:43.Now let's take a look at the weather, with Dan Downs.
:06:44. > :06:47.We're seeing a few subtle changes in our weather as we
:06:48. > :06:52.The high pressure which has brought us a couple of settled days is
:06:53. > :06:55.slipping away to the south, the isobars squeezing up behind it,
:06:56. > :06:57.And then this weather front's moving down,
:06:58. > :07:00.bringing us rather cloudy conditions to start the New Year,
:07:01. > :07:05.Behind that, though, it does turn a lot clearer and colder.
:07:06. > :07:07.Tonight we're seeing the return of a lot of fog patches
:07:08. > :07:10.around, maybe not quite as dense as the past couple of nights,
:07:11. > :07:13.with a bit more breeze around, but it will be a cold night,
:07:14. > :07:15.quite a widespread frost, as temperatures dip towards
:07:16. > :07:19.Tomorrow, a much cloudy day than today.
:07:20. > :07:22.We start off rather cold and foggy again, and then one
:07:23. > :07:25.or two breaks are possible but generally a lot more cloud around
:07:26. > :07:28.and not feeling particularly warm - a bit more of a breeze around, and
:07:29. > :07:30.temperatures of around 7 or 8 degrees.
:07:31. > :07:35.As we end the year it stays rather cloudy through Saturday.
:07:36. > :07:37.Milder than recent days, though - temperatures just scraping into
:07:38. > :07:42.But it turns rather damp to start New Year's Day, before
:07:43. > :07:44.brightening up later, and then colder but clearer
:07:45. > :07:50.There's more on the BBC News website.
:07:51. > :07:53.Our next programme is tonight at 11:10pm.
:07:54. > :08:24.Temperatures have dropped away shortly and we have seen some fog,
:08:25. > :08:28.particularly through the Midlands. We do have some clout drifting in
:08:29. > :08:34.from the west. By the end of the night, towards the East Midlands as
:08:35. > :08:38.well. Further north, more of a breeze from the south-west, bringing
:08:39. > :08:43.in a weather front. Keeping the temperatures at seven or 8 degrees.
:08:44. > :08:46.Freezing or just below to the south-east corner. Fog will live to
:08:47. > :08:51.low cloud and generally speaking a lot more cloud than we saw today.
:08:52. > :08:55.Northern Scotland is the focal point for wet and windy weather. Confined
:08:56. > :09:00.to the north and west of Scotland where temperatures will be quite
:09:01. > :09:01.mild, ten or 11 degrees for Glasgow,