:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to South Today. and on BBC One we now join the BBC's
:00:00. > :00:00.In tonight's programme: A big rise in recorded sex
:00:07. > :00:11.Figures show they're up by more than a third in the Thames Valley,
:00:12. > :00:16.so how much of that rise is down to online grooming?
:00:17. > :00:19.Also: described as a tragic case, an inquest hears how four-year-old
:00:20. > :00:21.Barnaby died after he was run over by his father.
:00:22. > :00:26.And later on: Telling a story, the artist working
:00:27. > :00:42.on a larger-than-life project of the author Terry Pratchett.
:00:43. > :00:44.The number of child sex offences recorded
:00:45. > :00:47.by Thames Valley Police increased by more than a third last year.
:00:48. > :00:49.Figures obtained by the NSPCC show just under 2,500
:00:50. > :00:57.The charity says the figures may be down to the rise of online grooming,
:00:58. > :00:59.as well as survivors feeling more confident in reporting abuse.
:01:00. > :01:05.Here's our Home Affairs Correspondent, Peter Cooke.
:01:06. > :01:08.This Thames Valley father knows more than most about child sex offences.
:01:09. > :01:13.His daughter was groomed online and abused by this man, Billy Byrne.
:01:14. > :01:15.The then 22-year-old took explicit pictures of three underage girls
:01:16. > :01:18.and blackmailed them into having sex.
:01:19. > :01:23.How did they come to be on your mobile phone?
:01:24. > :01:32.Byrne is currently serving a ten year sentence for his crimes.
:01:33. > :01:35.His victim's father was grateful for the support
:01:36. > :01:38.We've protected his identity for his daughter's safety.
:01:39. > :01:41.The special unit they've got in the local police station was very
:01:42. > :01:43.homely and the officers were very caring.
:01:44. > :01:48.She was losing weight but she confided in a teacher.
:01:49. > :01:54.They should talk to their teachers initially and then
:01:55. > :02:01.Figures obtained by the NSPCC show a significant rise in recorded child
:02:02. > :02:03.sex offences by police forces across the South.
:02:04. > :02:07.Only Wiltshire Police saw a reduction.
:02:08. > :02:09.But there was nearly a 40% rise in the Thames Valley.
:02:10. > :02:17.The crime recording processes have changed so we are much better,
:02:18. > :02:20.much slicker at recording the right crimes, which is very positive
:02:21. > :02:22.and it demonstrates that people are happy
:02:23. > :02:27.They are confident in the service that we provide.
:02:28. > :02:30.They say they understand youngsters may not always
:02:31. > :02:37.We are working proactively to encourage people to come
:02:38. > :02:39.forward, through schools, education and through
:02:40. > :02:41.voluntary sectors that have contact with children.
:02:42. > :02:47.And using our best detective skills to then follow-up
:02:48. > :02:50.and to give the best service to the victims and give them
:02:51. > :02:55.Some of these offences are historical, but the force
:02:56. > :02:59.insists it'll take any reports seriously when victims feel
:03:00. > :03:08.Today's figures were published by the NSPCC.
:03:09. > :03:10.Earlier I spoke to Chris Cloke, the charity's head of
:03:11. > :03:24.He told me the growth of online grooming is having a major effect on
:03:25. > :03:27.the figures. We know that both family
:03:28. > :03:29.members can sexually abuse children in their families,
:03:30. > :03:32.and, you know, we've always said that a major threat in terms
:03:33. > :03:34.of sexual abuse comes from other family members or people
:03:35. > :03:37.who are known to the child, but online abuse is also
:03:38. > :03:39.increasingly significant. And with online abuse
:03:40. > :03:41.we know that abusers can, may be abusing several
:03:42. > :03:43.children at one time, What can be done to reduce
:03:44. > :03:46.the number of children We need to see prevention starting
:03:47. > :03:54.early and we need to see, we need to see children being warned
:03:55. > :04:01.about the dangers of child sexual abuse, and this can be done
:04:02. > :04:06.in a nonthreatening way. The message that we really need
:04:07. > :04:09.to encourage all children to hear is that if they have got concerns
:04:10. > :04:12.that they are at risk or are being And that maybe somebody at school,
:04:13. > :04:18.it might be a parent, and of course at the end of the day
:04:19. > :04:20.children can always telephone Childline,
:04:21. > :04:22.we're here 24 hours a day. What more can the police
:04:23. > :04:25.do, do you think? I think there is a need
:04:26. > :04:27.for training, and certainly in releasing these statistics today
:04:28. > :04:30.the NSPCC is calling for police We know that police officers
:04:31. > :04:38.are under a lot of pressure, a lot of stress, they have got
:04:39. > :04:45.a huge workload. We need to make it easy
:04:46. > :04:47.for policemen and women to do their jobs and so part
:04:48. > :04:50.of that is trading and we think they need to have training
:04:51. > :04:53.in dealing with online abuse. Of course, this abuse doesn't
:04:54. > :04:55.just affect the child at the moment it's happening,
:04:56. > :05:03.it can live with them That is absolutely right,
:05:04. > :05:07.and again the NSPCC is calling for improved treatment and recovery
:05:08. > :05:09.services for children And you're absolutely right,
:05:10. > :05:13.child may be being abused, but the actual impact might not
:05:14. > :05:15.happen until much later. So we need to have flexible packages
:05:16. > :05:19.of support and this needs Next, Thames Valley Police says it's
:05:20. > :05:27.working closely with local communities to allay fears linked
:05:28. > :05:29.to yesterday's terrorist It says it has a particular focus
:05:30. > :05:32.on supporting Muslim communities It says there is no intelligence
:05:33. > :05:38.to suggest a specific terror threat Questions are being asked
:05:39. > :05:45.about whether national security forces could have done more
:05:46. > :05:48.to prevent the London attack. What happens to people
:05:49. > :05:50.when they come across MI5's radar is that they are divided into one
:05:51. > :05:53.of two categories. Essential targets
:05:54. > :05:54.or Desirable targets. The London bombers of 2005 did
:05:55. > :05:58.come across MI5's radar, they were deemed to be Desirable
:05:59. > :06:02.but not Essential. An inquest has heard how a family
:06:03. > :06:15.day out to a swimming pool ended in the death
:06:16. > :06:17.of a four-year-old child. Barnaby Cork's father reversed
:06:18. > :06:19.over him in the car park of the leisure centre in Thame,
:06:20. > :06:22.two weeks before Christmas. The Coroner recorded a verdict
:06:23. > :06:24.of accidental death, Barnaby's parents, Stefan and Ela,
:06:25. > :06:28.didn't attend today's hearing The Coroner, Darren Salter,
:06:29. > :06:33.said the facts were not contentious and therefore there was no need
:06:34. > :06:36.to add to the family's distress. Barnaby had travelled
:06:37. > :06:41.with his family to Thame Leisure His father had parked
:06:42. > :06:53.in a disabled bay. The children got out
:06:54. > :06:56.of the car to go swimming, while the parents made arrangements
:06:57. > :06:59.to meet up later. Stefan then reversed, not
:07:00. > :07:04.realising his son was behind him. He said he didn't realise
:07:05. > :07:09.he'd run him over. Barnaby was airlifted to hospital
:07:10. > :07:12.with serious head injuries. The family launched a Just Giving
:07:13. > :07:19.page for the charity Our thoughts are very much
:07:20. > :07:28.with Barnaby's family at the moment and we were incredibly grateful
:07:29. > :07:31.and humble but they chose donating to us as one way of remembering
:07:32. > :07:34.Barnaby, and we have been absolutely overwhelmed by the support
:07:35. > :07:40.that we've had. Closing the hearing,
:07:41. > :07:42.the coronor recorded that Barnaby He offered his condolences to the
:07:43. > :07:50.family on the loss of a young life The mother of an Oxfordshire
:07:51. > :07:58.teenager who died after taking Ecstasy wants all drugs to be
:07:59. > :08:00.legalised for over-18s. 15-year-old Martha Fernback
:08:01. > :08:01.died after taking MDMA Her mother campaigns for drugs to be
:08:02. > :08:17.regulated and licensed. Plans for a single unitary authority
:08:18. > :08:20.for Oxfordshire have been Oxfordshire County Council along
:08:21. > :08:23.with the district authorities in South Oxfordshire and the Vale
:08:24. > :08:27.of White Horse want to see a single But West Oxfordshire,
:08:28. > :08:30.Cherwell and Oxford City Education leaders in Swindon have
:08:31. > :08:36.set out their vision for improving It's after Ofsted published
:08:37. > :08:43.a letter in November, claiming pupils there
:08:44. > :08:45.were being failed The Swindon Challenge Board is now
:08:46. > :08:48.aiming to make sure that every school is rated good or better
:08:49. > :08:52.by Ofsted by the year 2020. The RSPCA are appealing for help
:08:53. > :08:54.in finding a home for one Tyson came to the charity after
:08:55. > :09:04.a cat scratch cost him his eye. On average, most dogs get
:09:05. > :09:07.re-homed within six weeks. Despite extensive social media
:09:08. > :09:09.campaigns Tyson has spent 10 months at their animal
:09:10. > :09:10.shelter near Aylesbury. Katharine Da Costa has
:09:11. > :09:12.been to meet him. Tyson is a five-year-old
:09:13. > :09:18.Rottweiler cross. As you can see he has
:09:19. > :09:20.only got one eye. So he came into us because in his
:09:21. > :09:25.previous home a cat attacked him, which meant that he had
:09:26. > :09:27.to have his eye removed, and sadly his previous owners
:09:28. > :09:30.couldn't afford the operation, so they signed him over
:09:31. > :09:32.to the RSPCA care. Obviously with his one eye,
:09:33. > :09:35.we do call him Captain Tyson and we have done a few Facebook
:09:36. > :09:38.posts where we've dressed It does suit his temperament as well
:09:39. > :09:43.because he is a little explorer. We do like to say that he's
:09:44. > :09:45.Captain Tyson, looking We have been mixing him
:09:46. > :09:52.and he has made a friend She is a nine-year-old crossbreed
:09:53. > :09:57.and she only has three legs so they are kind
:09:58. > :09:59.of the missing parts club. It is quite unusual for him
:10:00. > :10:02.to be here for so long A lot of dogs don't really show
:10:03. > :10:06.themselves to their best in the kennel and people forget
:10:07. > :10:09.that, so it is quite a high stress environments,
:10:10. > :10:11.with lots of dogs barking and lots of people walking around,
:10:12. > :10:14.so I think he just gets overlooked. He is very relaxed
:10:15. > :10:16.in his temperament. He really likes to just sort
:10:17. > :10:22.of lounge about during Like I said, he's got a very good
:10:23. > :10:29.sense of smell so he likes We are looking for a nice sort
:10:30. > :10:32.of loving family really. He can live with children
:10:33. > :10:35.over the age of 12. That's mostly because of his size
:10:36. > :10:37.really, and he could possibly live with another dog,
:10:38. > :10:39.a female would be good No cats though, which I think
:10:40. > :10:43.is quite understandable because he didn't like
:10:44. > :10:44.the last time. Yeah, I would be very sad to see him
:10:45. > :10:49.go but also if we find him the right Maybe someone will take
:10:50. > :10:54.Tyson and Lexi, then I'll be back after tonight's
:10:55. > :10:59.extended ten o'clock news. Now more of today's stories
:11:00. > :11:07.with Sally Taylor. Later, Sarah Farmer
:11:08. > :11:09.has the forecast. We've got a blustery
:11:10. > :11:12.couple of days to come. But a promising weekend
:11:13. > :11:14.on the horizon. Join me later for
:11:15. > :11:23.your full forecast. A decision is expected
:11:24. > :11:25.shortly on the future A government minister has been
:11:26. > :11:28.asked to decide if nine It would save millions of pounds,
:11:29. > :11:34.but would getting rid of local councillors make
:11:35. > :11:36.decisions less, well... Our Political Editor
:11:37. > :11:40.Peter Henley reports. Olive bottling in deepest Dorset.
:11:41. > :11:43.Olives Et Al have their production Buying the best olives
:11:44. > :11:48.from around the world and exporting globally,
:11:49. > :11:50.too, but they rely on local councils Getting a decision can take too
:11:51. > :11:58.long, they say, and as a result, the county's businesses aren't
:11:59. > :12:00.prospering as they should be. It's trying to find the right mouth,
:12:01. > :12:03.the right person to speak to. And inevitably, when you have spoken
:12:04. > :12:06.to one, you have to speak And I think this whole idea
:12:07. > :12:10.about trying to streamline the local authorities into just two
:12:11. > :12:13.will simplify that beyond belief. From Sturminster Newton
:12:14. > :12:16.to the world, the olives bottled here travel down in Dorset's
:12:17. > :12:18.superhighway, the A35. And according to the leader
:12:19. > :12:21.of Dorset Council, reducing nine councils to two will really help
:12:22. > :12:24.keep the wheels of the Surveys have shown that in general,
:12:25. > :12:34.people quite like decisions That's what we're
:12:35. > :12:37.seeing with Brexit. But in a modern, increasingly
:12:38. > :12:39.complicated world, it's one way of saving money
:12:40. > :12:41.and providing simplicity. Three councils are against
:12:42. > :12:45.the merger and the Christchurch MP Christopher Chope has been urging
:12:46. > :12:47.the Secretary of State not Can we have an early debate on how
:12:48. > :12:57.to prevent ineffective and wasteful councils seeking to seize
:12:58. > :12:59.by compulsion the assets and powers of their financially
:13:00. > :13:05.sound neighbours. He's talking about this man,
:13:06. > :13:08.the council leader in Bournemouth. The criticism is that overturning
:13:09. > :13:10.years of history to form one new super council in the urban east
:13:11. > :13:13.of Dorset will lead I think with the right councillors
:13:14. > :13:22.doing the job that they are elected to do and being accountable to local
:13:23. > :13:25.residents, it's the local residents The mayors' portraits tell
:13:26. > :13:32.the story of changing local We'll find out soon
:13:33. > :13:35.whether the government wants that Peter Henley, BBC South
:13:36. > :13:46.today, Bournemouth. A new temporary service station has
:13:47. > :13:49.opened at Fleet on the southbound M3 after the building was gutted
:13:50. > :13:51.by fire in December. The flatpack structure was formerly
:13:52. > :13:54.used as the food hall for Olympic athletes during the London 2012
:13:55. > :13:56.Games. The old building, badly damaged
:13:57. > :13:58.by a fire which started in a coffee machine,
:13:59. > :14:00.will be demolished with a new permanent service
:14:01. > :14:08.station opening next year. The fire was a terrible thing
:14:09. > :14:11.to happen, but primarily, no-one was injured,
:14:12. > :14:13.that was the main thing. And the fact is that
:14:14. > :14:15.when it reopens, it will be The original site opened in 1974,
:14:16. > :14:19.and since then, there have been But 44 years later,
:14:20. > :14:23.when it does open in 2018, it will be a brand-new building,
:14:24. > :14:25.it will look completely different to the way it did, and again,
:14:26. > :14:28.we'll have everything that's behind us inside and maybe some
:14:29. > :15:10.other things as well. Disney, Pompey, Mickey Mouse, surely
:15:11. > :15:14.there is a film to come out of it? It could be a film. Big development
:15:15. > :15:17.story today. Portsmouth's Chief Executive has
:15:18. > :15:19.told us fans should be cautiously optimistic after it was confirmed
:15:20. > :15:22.Pompey were entering formal talks to sell the club to the former
:15:23. > :15:24.Disney boss Michael Eisner. Trevor Birch will advise the club
:15:25. > :15:26.during negotiations, he was the administrator who helped
:15:27. > :15:29.save Portsmouth from extinction. We can reveal tonight US investment
:15:30. > :15:33.firm Inner Circle sports of other English clubs
:15:34. > :15:43.including Liverpool. There's nothing Mickey Mouse
:15:44. > :15:54.about Eisner's credentials. He is a man who led Walt Disney into
:15:55. > :16:01.the millennium, seen here opening Euro in Paris. The Disney culture
:16:02. > :16:06.came from Europe. Michael Eisner left behind that world in 2005,
:16:07. > :16:11.turning to other ventures. Football and Portsmouth could be next.
:16:12. > :16:17.Judging by his Critically today, Eisner has developed a soft spot
:16:18. > :16:22.during several months of research. There are no informal talks which
:16:23. > :16:28.could lead to a sale. He is an individual, with a proven track
:16:29. > :16:33.record of dealing in a responsible manner. He is heavily committed to
:16:34. > :16:37.community, charitable causes back in the States, so he takes a lot of
:16:38. > :16:43.boxers. He has gone over the lot of hurdles to get to this point. I
:16:44. > :16:48.think it's great for Pompey fans in general, the excitement is good.
:16:49. > :16:51.From our point of view, it's good for us to concentrate on the
:16:52. > :16:54.promotion, but this is great for everyone, so we will watch this
:16:55. > :17:01.space, like everyone else and fingers crossed, it goes well.
:17:02. > :17:06.Portsmouth's decline followed a highly public meltdown in 2010. Fans
:17:07. > :17:12.took control in 2013. And the winds of change may not be restricted to
:17:13. > :17:16.Portsmouth. While Eisner heralds American interest in Pompey,
:17:17. > :17:24.Southampton remains linked with a takeover from a sports within China.
:17:25. > :17:32.Eisner himself was linked with rating last year. But tonight, if
:17:33. > :17:36.Pompey are at the start of their own March two the Magic Kingdom.
:17:37. > :17:41.We will keep a very close eye on what happens at Portsmouth in the
:17:42. > :17:43.days and weeks to come. Interesting times. Moving across to Southampton
:17:44. > :17:43.now. Southampton duo James Ward-Prowse
:17:44. > :17:48.and Nathan Redmond made their international
:17:49. > :17:50.debuts last night. 25 minutes of England's defeat
:17:51. > :17:54.in Dortmund while Hampshire born Ward-Prowse was a late sub
:17:55. > :17:56.alongside his former team-mate Luke Shaw,
:17:57. > :18:00.now of Manchester United. Both stay with the squad
:18:01. > :18:03.for this weekend's world cup A foundry in Basingstoke is busy
:18:04. > :18:11.casting a series of bronze busts of the fantasy author Sir Terry
:18:12. > :18:14.Pratchett. They've been designed by Paul Kidby,
:18:15. > :18:17.who did many of the illustrations It's just a warm-up
:18:18. > :18:22.to a much bigger project - to create a larger than life statue
:18:23. > :18:26.of the man - to be placed not far The warm and mischievous expression
:18:27. > :18:32.of a local literary legend, emerging Welded, polished and brightened
:18:33. > :18:37.under the blowtorch. The artist's work
:18:38. > :18:39.is done, the experts at the foundry take it from here,
:18:40. > :18:42.making the vision into a bronze Paul Kidby was Sir Terry's
:18:43. > :18:46.artist of choice for well To him, it has been
:18:47. > :18:54.so important to get it right. Our relationship was,
:18:55. > :19:00.I loved his writing, And it seemed to be
:19:01. > :19:03.a mutual respect. So I have tried to capture Terry
:19:04. > :19:11.as best I can, really, from working with him, so the expression
:19:12. > :19:14.is really the expression I remember So, yeah, it's lovely
:19:15. > :19:18.to have been asked. Sir Terry died two years ago, eight
:19:19. > :19:21.years after being diagnosed with During his career, he wrote more
:19:22. > :19:29.than 70 books, including the passionate fans will forever be
:19:30. > :19:36.thankful for the worlds he shared with them, and will no doubt support
:19:37. > :19:40.Paul's next project is to create It's sort of an informal
:19:41. > :19:48.sculpture of Terry that ideally
:19:49. > :19:49.people will engage with. And hopefully, it will be
:19:50. > :19:52.intriguing, so there will be a few of Terry's characters
:19:53. > :19:59.there somewhere for you to find. I know what having
:20:00. > :20:01.a seven foot statue in the centre of Salisbury
:20:02. > :20:03.would mean to Terry. He would consider it
:20:04. > :20:05.completely ridiculous. However, he did feel
:20:06. > :20:07.that it would give the pigeons somewhere to rest,
:20:08. > :20:10.so he would find that quite amusing. But he would look at
:20:11. > :20:12.all of this and find it all rather bizarre,
:20:13. > :20:13.but I think secretly, very proud
:20:14. > :20:16.that we are doing this for him. There is a determination
:20:17. > :20:18.never to forget. An exhibition this
:20:19. > :20:20.autumn at Salisbury Museum will pay tribute,
:20:21. > :20:22.and friends say having these about the place will bring the man
:20:23. > :20:25.they miss a Amanda Parr reporting
:20:26. > :20:49.there from Basingstoke. I love a good statue and it would be
:20:50. > :20:53.lovely to see that in Salisbury. Did you think the likeness was
:20:54. > :21:00.extraordinary? Superb job. Sarah is here tonight
:21:01. > :21:01.with the weather. It has been a lovely day today, blustery. We have
:21:02. > :21:05.had glorious weather pictures. Grey and gloomy for some
:21:06. > :21:07.of our coastal spots today - this was the scene in Swanage taken
:21:08. > :21:10.by Gill Richards. This little robin is looking
:21:11. > :21:12.a little windswept - caught on camera by Dulcie Levett in
:21:13. > :21:14.Chichester. And a lovely scene at
:21:15. > :21:34.Cobler's Lock On The Kennet And Avon Blustery scenes today and more of
:21:35. > :21:41.that come in the next couple of days. Tonight is no exception. There
:21:42. > :21:44.is a split between wet and dry conditions tonight. For the coastal
:21:45. > :21:49.areas and the Isle of Wight, we have some rain nudging in along the
:21:50. > :21:55.coastal stretch here. That rainbow Centre, go through the course of
:21:56. > :22:00.tonight. Drier conditions the North. Where we stick with those east and
:22:01. > :22:04.north is, it will feel a little on the chilly side and those winds
:22:05. > :22:11.should do just enough to keep the frost at bay for most of us. A grey
:22:12. > :22:15.start tomorrow, perhaps damp for parts of Dorset first thing. But the
:22:16. > :22:21.cloud will gradually ease away, so brighter skies as we go into the
:22:22. > :22:25.afternoon. The keen easterly breeze will take the edge off the
:22:26. > :22:29.temperatures, so it will feel chilly with the wind. It looks like people
:22:30. > :22:34.start to lose any cloud through the course of tomorrow evening and it is
:22:35. > :22:39.a clear nights to come. Temperatures will take a job as a result and we
:22:40. > :22:44.can expect temperatures in our towns and cities to head down to two or
:22:45. > :22:48.three degrees. The breeze is still around and it will prevent a frost
:22:49. > :22:57.for most of us, but some sheltered spots could see a little frost. As
:22:58. > :23:03.we journey into Saturday, the high pressure is still in charge.
:23:04. > :23:06.Saturday is set fair, we will see decent, brighter skies through the
:23:07. > :23:13.course of the day. The good news is the winds eased down as well and
:23:14. > :23:16.decent sunny spells on the cards, particularly for Saturday. Sunday is
:23:17. > :23:23.still a largely dry picture, although a little cloudier. 35
:23:24. > :23:27.coastal areas tomorrow, but brighter further north. Cloudier for a Sunday
:23:28. > :23:38.and proud once again to start the new week.