:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to South Today. alone.
:00:00. > :00:00.In tonight's programme: In the seat of power - but helpless.
:00:00. > :00:08.An MP talks about the horrible moments when shots were
:00:09. > :00:15.Our cameras go inside the new a new ?1 million endoscopy
:00:16. > :00:21.Fearless Freddie and his friend prepare to race
:00:22. > :00:27.after the seven-year-old boy cleared the huge hurdle life threw at him.
:00:28. > :00:30.And later on: Let's hear it for Red Nose Day -
:00:31. > :00:46.as all the fun of Comic Relief comes to the region.
:00:47. > :00:50.The MP for Wantage has spoken of the sense of helplessness he felt
:00:51. > :00:52.after he heard the shots at Westminster on Wednesday.
:00:53. > :00:55.Khalid Masood killed three civilians and a policeman outside
:00:56. > :00:58.Parliament on Wednesday before he was shot dead.
:00:59. > :01:00.Ed Vaizey was among the MPs who were locked
:01:01. > :01:17.in the Houses of Parliament when the attack happened.
:01:18. > :01:25.The attack happened at Ray boat was called in the House of Commons, so I
:01:26. > :01:30.was walking across new Palace Yard, where the attack took place, and as
:01:31. > :01:35.I was entering, although I couldn't see anything, I had three gunshots.
:01:36. > :01:40.It is amazing how your mind words are no circumstances because I had a
:01:41. > :01:45.gunshot, I thought to myself, those are gunshots. Then I thought, this
:01:46. > :01:49.can't be good in short, this is Westminster, and then the atmosphere
:01:50. > :01:53.change, people started screaming, shouting get back. There was a
:01:54. > :01:57.terrible moment, about 30 seconds, where we were trapped in a corner
:01:58. > :02:03.because we had a go at some escalators, which was crowded. Where
:02:04. > :02:09.you didn't know where those shots were from a terrorist carrying a gun
:02:10. > :02:17.round corner. When we look at these terror attacks in Paris and so on, I
:02:18. > :02:23.think about the attacks, dozens of people were killed then. For those
:02:24. > :02:29.few seconds you have a sense of what it was like. Gunshots very close to
:02:30. > :02:32.you. The possibility someone with malevolent intentions is about to
:02:33. > :02:40.come at you. As sheer feeling of helplessness. It does bring home
:02:41. > :02:41.stuff you see on the television, when it happens 100 yards from where
:02:42. > :02:42.you are. A former police officer
:02:43. > :02:45.from Milton Keynes has been sentenced to one year in prison
:02:46. > :02:51.after being convicted of a number of offences including making
:02:52. > :02:53.indecent photographs of children. 31-year-old Leigh Morris
:02:54. > :02:55.was sentenced at Luton Crown Court He was arrested after police
:02:56. > :02:58.searched his computers Police are appealing
:02:59. > :03:03.for witnesses after a white HGV travelled the wrong way
:03:04. > :03:07.on Oxford's A40 Northern Bypass. It happened around Marston last
:03:08. > :03:10.Thursday causing a series of collisions as other drivers
:03:11. > :03:12.performed emergency The lorry then turned to be
:03:13. > :03:17.on the correct side of the road There've been further
:03:18. > :03:21.protests by workers The Unite union members
:03:22. > :03:26.are campaigning against the BMW Group's plans to end the final
:03:27. > :03:30.salary pension scheme. Talks between the two parties
:03:31. > :03:33.are in deadlock and ballot for industrial action is being held,
:03:34. > :03:35.with the result due Earlier diagnosis for bowel cancer
:03:36. > :03:41.could become a reality for more patients with the extension
:03:42. > :03:43.of the John Radcliffe ?1 million has been invested
:03:44. > :03:50.on building work and new equipment. Jeremy Stern's report contains
:03:51. > :04:02.some flashing images. Today it was a curiosity for guests,
:04:03. > :04:08.but this camera will almost certainly save lives. It provides
:04:09. > :04:12.intricate detail and will be used for internal examinations to spot
:04:13. > :04:17.signs of cancer, particularly bowel cancer. There are eight newcomers at
:04:18. > :04:22.the John Radcliffe Hospital, each with ?40,000. With investment in the
:04:23. > :04:27.building too, staff can offer state-of-the-art care. Endoscopy
:04:28. > :04:32.demand is increasing, particularly around cancer screening. It is
:04:33. > :04:34.important we are able to see patients very quickly, people are
:04:35. > :04:37.worried when they have these symptoms and we need to be able to
:04:38. > :04:47.make a diagnosis and treatment quickly. This afternoon, the
:04:48. > :04:56.chairman of the local NHS Trust officially opened the extension. It
:04:57. > :05:01.is always important to be offering high-quality service, in comfortable
:05:02. > :05:05.surroundings so that patients experience, and with these
:05:06. > :05:08.investigations, which can be worrying for them, is comfortable,
:05:09. > :05:15.and for the staff to work with them and feel they are supported by them.
:05:16. > :05:18.However much money is spent, endoscopy will remain an unpleasant
:05:19. > :05:23.prospect of patients, but they can't be the difference between early
:05:24. > :05:28.detection of cancer and invasive surgery. About 20 patients a day
:05:29. > :05:30.come here, that the unit is now set up to help even more.
:05:31. > :05:34.A GP surgery in Witney has closed down after a new provider could not
:05:35. > :05:40.Around 4,000 patients are registered at Deer Park Medical Centre.
:05:41. > :05:43.The matter has already been referred to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt,
:05:44. > :05:47.who's decided it should close whilst a panel considers the decision.
:05:48. > :05:50.The future of solar energy projects in Oxfordshire could be under
:05:51. > :05:52.jeopardy as a result of the government's
:05:53. > :05:55.That's according to the Low Carbon Hub -
:05:56. > :05:58.which helps local organisations invest in renewable energy.
:05:59. > :06:00.They say a move to tax small businesses who've installed
:06:01. > :06:09.solar panels will put off other organisations.
:06:10. > :06:16.Even if their project is still viable with the business rate, the
:06:17. > :06:20.impression is that solar projects are more difficult. And we really
:06:21. > :06:24.don't need that, we need to have certainty, we need people to be
:06:25. > :06:29.carrying on installing these, not just for the carbon benefit, but for
:06:30. > :06:30.the energy security and for the jobs.
:06:31. > :06:33.Local authority funded schools which have bought their own solar
:06:34. > :06:35.panels class as a business and are among those
:06:36. > :06:38.Windmill School in Headington is exempt because it
:06:39. > :06:45.had its solar panels installed through the Low Carbon Hub.
:06:46. > :06:52.One of the ideas of having it is to save money. That won't happen
:06:53. > :06:57.because your taxation is actually going to rule out any of the savings
:06:58. > :07:01.you make financially, but our budgets are so tied, we haven't got
:07:02. > :07:05.any room for movement in investing in something. Even if we know it is
:07:06. > :07:09.the right thing to do, we are having to make decisions about how we use
:07:10. > :07:13.our money, and it has to go on the children and staffing in school.
:07:14. > :07:15.A seven-year-old from Steventon in Oxfordshire who became critically
:07:16. > :07:18.ill last year will fulfil his dream this weekend of taking part
:07:19. > :07:22.Freddie Fletcher and pony Tommy will compete at the Isle
:07:23. > :07:26.Lucy Bickerton has been to meet them as they carry out some
:07:27. > :07:30.For now it's finessing his jumping technique surrounded by friends.
:07:31. > :07:32.But on Sunday it will all be about speed.
:07:33. > :07:35.And Freddie has dreams of being fast, just like the pros.
:07:36. > :07:43.I'd like to be like Leighton Aspell, Noel Fehily, and David Cross.
:07:44. > :07:53.And I like ponies because they're fun to ride.
:07:54. > :07:56.Watching Freddie standing up in the saddle, it's hard to believe
:07:57. > :07:59.that just six months ago he had to spend much of his time
:08:00. > :08:04.Freddie was hospitalised with a serious infection -
:08:05. > :08:07.which led to swelling in his brain and a collapsed lung.
:08:08. > :08:10.But coming out of hospital led him to become even more determined
:08:11. > :08:18.Born just days apart from each other, Freddie and Tommy have
:08:19. > :08:33.It gives something Freddie Tupe get up and go out, someone to go and see
:08:34. > :08:39.-- to get. All around his bedside he had photos of his pony. We got him a
:08:40. > :08:41.pillow of his pony on it, it is giving him something to keep aiming
:08:42. > :08:43.for, to help out. Raising money for Oxford
:08:44. > :08:45.Children's Hospital, Freddie is making sure Tommy
:08:46. > :09:04.is fully prepped for He jumps up naughty, most of the
:09:05. > :09:08.time fast. And really cheeky. Freddie is committed, and that is
:09:09. > :09:12.what everybody needs. They don't only need the child to be committed,
:09:13. > :09:16.they need the parents to be committed. The child can't do it
:09:17. > :09:19.without the commitment of the parents, and the parents there are
:09:20. > :09:21.committed 100%. Freddie says he nervous
:09:22. > :09:23.ahead of Sunday. But with a lot of help
:09:24. > :09:25.from friends and family, he's ready to take the trip
:09:26. > :09:27.across of the Solent Fundraising activities
:09:28. > :09:36.for Red Nose Day have been kicking A 16 piece band squeezed
:09:37. > :09:41.into the Radio Oxford studios for a singalong with breakfast
:09:42. > :09:48.presenter David Prever. It was one of a range of stunts
:09:49. > :09:51.being pulled across the South as we try to beat last year's record
:09:52. > :09:54.of ?4 million. Of course, the Red Nose fun
:09:55. > :09:59.carries on throughout But now, more of today's
:10:00. > :10:13.stories with Sally Taylor. It is, grimly. The fundraising fun
:10:14. > :10:16.has begun at Red Nose Day. I will be finding out how you have been
:10:17. > :10:18.raising money, including this orchestra, and how your donations
:10:19. > :10:22.are helping people across the South. House prices in three of the south's
:10:23. > :10:24.cities registered some of the biggest rises
:10:25. > :10:27.in the country last year. Portsmouth house prices rose by 8%,
:10:28. > :10:32.second only to Manchester. The figures come from Hometrack
:10:33. > :10:34.which monitors prices in the Bournemouth and Southampton
:10:35. > :10:40.were both in the top Many families will be celebrating
:10:41. > :10:52.Mother's Day this weekend. But what will it be like for mums
:10:53. > :10:55.who've lost a child? In 2009, Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher,
:10:56. > :10:58.from Caversham, was killed when he stepped on an improvised
:10:59. > :11:00.explosive device. Aged just 19, he was one
:11:01. > :11:03.of the youngest members of the Armed Forces to die
:11:04. > :11:07.in the conflict. Ahead of Sunday, Cyrus's mother
:11:08. > :11:12.Helena Tym reflects on the eight years that have passed
:11:13. > :11:21.since he died. Joke was, you buy a Mother's Day
:11:22. > :11:24.card which has absolutely nothing And inside, they all
:11:25. > :11:30.wrote, love you, Mum. The fact that he can't call,
:11:31. > :11:41.he can't send a card. He can't be here to
:11:42. > :11:48.share lunch on Sunday. I know that I am not the only mother
:11:49. > :11:53.that goes through the agony of knowing one of their children
:11:54. > :11:57.isn't around on Mother's Day. Because every day is a day
:11:58. > :12:08.since I last saw him. And it is the things that you think
:12:09. > :12:11.you are always going to remember, you will never forget,
:12:12. > :12:15.like the sound of their voice. Or how they feel when
:12:16. > :12:17.you give them a hug. And it is those things that become
:12:18. > :12:20.more and more distant, and yet they become more
:12:21. > :12:27.and more important. You know, I know he died doing
:12:28. > :12:30.something he truly believed He was proud of himself and proud
:12:31. > :12:40.of being in the British Army. Cyrus is buried at the Henley Road
:12:41. > :12:45.Cemetery in Caversham. With the other soldiers that were
:12:46. > :12:50.buried from the Second World War. His junior school, Micklands,
:12:51. > :12:55.is just behind where he is buried. And as sad as it is because
:12:56. > :12:58.I know he went there, Because I know that he
:12:59. > :13:04.is very close to home. And he is in a place
:13:05. > :13:07.that is familiar to him. We will definitely be
:13:08. > :13:15.here on Mother's Day. It just becomes part
:13:16. > :13:18.of your new normal. To come and celebrate something that
:13:19. > :13:23.you really don't want to celebrate, because he wanted us to carry on,
:13:24. > :13:26.and to not fall to pieces. But I don't think he truly
:13:27. > :13:29.understood the impact that his death The famous Overlord Embroidery
:13:30. > :13:50.at Portsmouth's D-Day museum has gone into temporary storage today,
:13:51. > :13:56.after more than 30 years on display. The 272 foot long work was inspired
:13:57. > :13:59.by the Bayeux Tapestry It's being removed while the museum
:14:00. > :14:18.undergoes major renovation work. Out of the spotlight and into
:14:19. > :14:21.storage. The Overlord Embroidery is moving home for the first time since
:14:22. > :14:29.it arrived in the 1980s. It was commissioned by a philanthropist who
:14:30. > :14:34.wanted to make a tribute not to war, but to the people involved. To
:14:35. > :14:37.protect the delicate work, it will have to be stored at a constant
:14:38. > :14:44.temperature and timidity, check every five minutes. It is never
:14:45. > :14:48.acting because it represents a huge moment in the global, European and
:14:49. > :14:53.British history. Wonderful artworks, apart from anything else. It is one
:14:54. > :14:57.of the longest pieces of embroidery in the world. Panel by panel, the
:14:58. > :15:01.needlework is being carefully removed. The D-Day landings where a
:15:02. > :15:07.catalyst for winning the war in Europe. The 84 metres of embroidery
:15:08. > :15:11.detail the tale of thousands of soldiers who made the ultimate
:15:12. > :15:24.sacrifice, told by 25 embroiders, women in the... Who remembered those
:15:25. > :15:28.who fail. It was designed to capture team numbers like Winston
:15:29. > :15:36.Churchill's motivational visit and General Motors,, just days after
:15:37. > :15:41.Overlord. It will be a focal point of the renovated museum. The
:15:42. > :15:48.Heritage lottery fund has given millions of pounds to the D-Day
:15:49. > :15:52.exhibit. An extra insight onto what the panel shows. Other things in
:15:53. > :15:57.this gallery as well. And also a new gallery about how the embroidery was
:15:58. > :16:05.made. Which will shine a new light. You can see how it was made, who
:16:06. > :16:08.made it and some of the techniques. You will be able to see the
:16:09. > :16:14.embroidery as the centrepiece of the museum when it reopens next spring.
:16:15. > :16:16.Athletes and broadcasters were among the mourners remembering
:16:17. > :16:20.one of Britain's top athletics coaches today.
:16:21. > :16:23.Mike Smith's funeral was staged this morning and this afternoon his life
:16:24. > :16:25.was celebrated at a special service in Southampton.
:16:26. > :16:28.Former Olympians Iwan Thomas and Roger Black were among those
:16:29. > :16:30.at the city's Central Hall along with former colleagues
:16:31. > :16:36.Mike was a sports reporter and presenter on BBC Radio Solent
:16:37. > :16:43.Football, while takeover talks continue off the field,
:16:44. > :16:46.Portsmouth hope for three valuable points on it this weekend.
:16:47. > :16:48.Pompey host bottom of the table
:16:49. > :16:58.Paul Cook's side are in the last of the automatic promotion places
:16:59. > :17:01.with eight games to go this season but they're not taking anything
:17:02. > :17:05.I think in this division everyone has seen that nothing is a given.
:17:06. > :17:06.Nothing, certainly, to be given up on.
:17:07. > :17:09.With the points gap, I think it is six between them
:17:10. > :17:11.and Cheltenham, I think they will be coming to
:17:12. > :17:13.Fratton Park very much with an eye on victory.
:17:14. > :17:16.I think you can get too deeply involved in different agendas
:17:17. > :17:20.We have eight games to go to try and get our club promoted,
:17:21. > :17:25.Meanwhile there's League One action for three of the region's teams.
:17:26. > :17:27.Swindon host Millwall, Oxford, in ninth go to Northampton.
:17:28. > :17:31.There's coverage across the BBC including live commentary
:17:32. > :17:42.Hampshire Cricket has announced that Australian George Bailey
:17:43. > :17:44.will captain the side in the County Championship
:17:45. > :17:47.Bailey will take over from James Vince when he arrives
:17:48. > :17:49.in England a month into the new campaign.
:17:50. > :17:51.It will be the Australian international's second spell
:17:52. > :17:55.England international Vince will continue to lead
:17:56. > :18:26.Red Nose Day is here. Let's join early South. A musical feel going on
:18:27. > :18:32.there. It is quite sedate at the moment. Rehearsals underweight for a
:18:33. > :18:36.musical marathon. This weekend, performing and orchestral to
:18:37. > :18:40.Catalan. Their third event for Comic Relief. He conducted jointly. Craik,
:18:41. > :18:45.how is this different from what you have done in the past? This time, we
:18:46. > :18:54.are performing ten different works by ten composers. How are the
:18:55. > :19:02.preparations going? Really well. We just want to get on with it now. It
:19:03. > :19:06.is very tiring. There is a blot of energy in the room, but we really
:19:07. > :19:14.just want to get on with it. Good luck. The concert hall has raised
:19:15. > :19:21.?4000 so far for a number of causes, including the Oxfordshire Family
:19:22. > :19:24.Support Network. So that they can have a voice in the way their
:19:25. > :19:27.services are run. Some of the carers their sense -- their sales are
:19:28. > :19:35.pensioners. We have quite an action
:19:36. > :19:39.packed morning This is a group of family carers
:19:40. > :19:49.over the age of 55 or 60. Who have been caring
:19:50. > :19:51.for their sons and daughters, usually at home, some
:19:52. > :19:54.of them for over 40 or 50 years. But they are still doing that
:19:55. > :19:57.really important work, But they are still doing that really
:19:58. > :20:00.important work, and supporting Comic Relief get as
:20:01. > :20:03.?119,000 to be able to It gives them a voice,
:20:04. > :20:07.enables them to talk to the decision-makers,
:20:08. > :20:09.hold them to account. And we can press together
:20:10. > :20:11.the changes for the support I don't think this group
:20:12. > :20:19.would happen, we would have anyone together
:20:20. > :20:20.speaking or seeking support are helping us plan,
:20:21. > :20:23.if we did not have Comic Relief Small charities like
:20:24. > :20:30.us, we can't do it without the support
:20:31. > :20:32.of organisations like Comic Relief. And I have looked
:20:33. > :20:39.after her since birth. If it wasn't for Comic
:20:40. > :20:42.Relief, they wouldn't be able to do the job that they
:20:43. > :20:45.are doing to help us. I think I can speak on behalf
:20:46. > :20:51.of all the carers - I think I am the oldest carer here -
:20:52. > :21:07.to say a very heartfelt thanks. Everyone there obviously grateful
:21:08. > :21:11.for the money and support that they are receiving. That is one of the
:21:12. > :21:15.many causes that your donations can help. Every penny counts, and we
:21:16. > :21:18.will be hearing how you have been doing your bit for Comic Relief
:21:19. > :21:33.2017. Now the weather. I will give you
:21:34. > :21:39.this after the weather. A chilly breeze. A cool edge. Today was
:21:40. > :21:50.beautiful. Lovely springtime shots. Dramatic skies. Sunny spells in
:21:51. > :21:57.Dorset. And how about a windswept blossom tree?
:21:58. > :22:06.More of those springtime scenes over the weekend. Tonight is a quiet
:22:07. > :22:11.night. But a bit of a breeze. That will make things feel fresh. With
:22:12. > :22:16.the clear skies overhead as well we can expect our temperatures to take
:22:17. > :22:22.a tumble. Towns and cities likely to see those of around three or 4
:22:23. > :22:27.degrees. Most of us will escape a frost. 18 easterly breeze. Perhaps
:22:28. > :22:32.one or two sheltered spots to the north of our region seeing a touch
:22:33. > :22:41.of frost. And maybe a patch or two of frock, freezing fog. A fine and
:22:42. > :22:46.bright day after it lifts. For much of the region. Some cloud here and
:22:47. > :22:52.there. Good sunny spells during the day. Warm once again in the shelter
:22:53. > :22:55.with highs of 14 degrees. The north-easterly flow will take the
:22:56. > :23:02.edge of those temperatures. For coastal spots, those strongest
:23:03. > :23:08.winds. Tomorrow night, quite clear skies in the most part. Again, a bit
:23:09. > :23:12.of a breeze as a future. Our temperatures likely to hold out at
:23:13. > :23:21.around four or 5 degrees. Fresh, need the first thing Sunday. We
:23:22. > :23:26.still have this area of high pressure, keeping things settled on
:23:27. > :23:32.Sunday. More cloud but the wind is looking degrees as we can see those
:23:33. > :23:37.buyers he's apart. The summary for the coming days. Not too bad this
:23:38. > :23:44.weekend. Good sunshine on Saturday. Wind easing down through Sunday.
:23:45. > :23:51.Good brightness, more cloud. Into the new working week, not too badly.
:23:52. > :24:01.Some sunny spells. And those longer, lighter evenings because the clocks
:24:02. > :24:14.go forward on Saturday night. FUNKY TUNE.. Full of sun straight after
:24:15. > :24:24.South Today. Now back... We have matching. I have met oversized
:24:25. > :24:30.T-shirt. I have stolen this flashing thing. From my children. But this is
:24:31. > :24:35.not think about what the people of the South have been doing. Custard,
:24:36. > :24:41.cakes, dancing, cycling. All in the name of Red Nose Day.
:24:42. > :24:52.This was a huge clue about what day this was.
:24:53. > :24:54.Selwood's headquarters in Chandlers Ford helping to remind
:24:55. > :24:57.At the Costello School in Basingstoke 220 students
:24:58. > :24:59.and staff swapped red noses for custard raising ?1200
:25:00. > :25:06.I was really looking forward to it because it is for charity
:25:07. > :25:09.and you get is that people in the face, so it is fun.
:25:10. > :25:15.Since last Red Nose Day in the South, Comic Relief has made
:25:16. > :25:17.200 grants totalling more than ?1.5 million .
:25:18. > :25:19.Hoping to add to that total were these pupils
:25:20. > :25:22.at Wallop Primary School near Stockbridge some of many to
:25:23. > :25:35.Including the Churcher's College Junior School in Liphook.
:25:36. > :25:37.What do you call a deer without any limbs?
:25:38. > :25:54.at Emmer Green Primary School in Reading.
:25:55. > :25:56.Of course Comic Relief is all about making people laugh
:25:57. > :25:59.and this improvised comedy at Brockenhurst college is certainly
:26:00. > :26:02.Heartrates were also being raised across the South to encourage
:26:03. > :26:04.donations with a rowathon for pupils and staff at Wildern
:26:05. > :26:08.A sponsored cycle at the South Eastern Hampshire clinical
:26:09. > :26:10.A five-a-side charity football tournament at The Oracle
:26:11. > :26:17.Whatever the event, there's one goal for Comic Relief -
:26:18. > :26:38.If you are not sure how to make your donation, there are still tickets
:26:39. > :26:50.for the orchestral deck Avalon. 2pm, for 40 5pm, 7pm. -- deck
:26:51. > :27:05.-- decathalon. Don't go anywhere. Stay on BBC One for a mammoth night
:27:06. > :27:13.of sketches and much more. You are always generous. There is how to
:27:14. > :27:20.donate. Enjoy the evening. I cannot wait for the carpool karaoke. We
:27:21. > :27:23.will go back and finish off with the orchestral deck Avalon. --
:27:24. > :27:27.decathalon. Good night.