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Have a good night. | 0:00:01 | 0:00:03 | |
Welcome to South Today. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:05 | |
Coming up - a reunion with the people who helped him | 0:00:05 | 0:00:07 | |
rebuild his life 25 years after his release in Beirut. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:11 | |
Terry Waite goes back to Lyneham - where he spent his first | 0:00:11 | 0:00:13 | |
days of freedom. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:15 | |
It's a place that will always be in my mind - | 0:00:15 | 0:00:18 | |
not just the base, the people of this area too. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:25 | |
And getting the most from your motor - the car challenge | 0:00:25 | 0:00:28 | |
that's not about speed, but who can use the least | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
fuel over 400 miles. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:38 | |
Good evening. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:42 | |
The former hostage Terry Waite has returned | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
to the Wiltshire airbase he flew into 25 years ago after his release. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
He spent his first days as ` free man at RAF Lyenham - | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
with a team of experts who helped him prepare | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
for his future life. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:55 | |
Now, in a visit specially arranged by BBC Wiltshire, | 0:00:55 | 0:00:57 | |
he's been back to say thank you | 0:00:57 | 0:00:59 | |
David Garmston has this report. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
Coming home in a storm, Terry Waite's plane bumped | 0:01:03 | 0:01:07 | |
through the Wiltshire cloud and then he was back. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:10 | |
Never had rainswept England looked so good. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:15 | |
Home, after five years as a hostage in Lebanon. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:18 | |
Home, the special envoy for the Archbishop of Canterbury | 0:01:18 | 0:01:22 | |
who was captured while trying to negotiate the freedom | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
of hostages. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:27 | |
Now, 25 years on, he's returned to Lyneham with the psychiatrist | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
who reintroduced him to the outside world. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:35 | |
Well, the plane landed here right on this runway. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
It was a rainy day, it was blowy, it's blowy today, but it | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
was raining then also. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:42 | |
And I looked around and I couldn't believe it because here | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
was a welcome sign and the place was absolutely full of people | 0:01:45 | 0:01:51 | |
from the press. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:54 | |
I've never seen so many press people together. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:58 | |
And because of the weather, they decided to have the prdss | 0:01:58 | 0:02:02 | |
conference in the hangar. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
So I went across to the hangar and I'd written a few notes | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
on the plane because I'd bedn told it would be the best thing to give | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
a statement to everybody and then meet my family. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:13 | |
Ladies and gentlemen, I think you can imagine that | 0:02:13 | 0:02:17 | |
after 1,763 days in chains, it's an overwhelming experidnce | 0:02:17 | 0:02:27 | |
to come back and receive your greetings. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:36 | |
Today, the station is no longer an RAF base. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
It's a training centre for Army recruits. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:45 | |
In the chapel, Terry Waite takes a moment for reflection. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:48 | |
I come back and unfortunately there are still many people | 0:02:48 | 0:02:52 | |
who are prisoners of conscidnce and held captive in many parts | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
of the world, so today, I have lit that little candle | 0:02:55 | 0:03:00 | |
in memory of all those around the world who are held | 0:03:00 | 0:03:03 | |
against their will and who `re prisoners of conscience. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
BBC Wiltshire arranged for Terry Waite to come to Lyneham | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
again with the team that organised his reception and helped | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
him rebuild his mind and body. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:16 | |
The family are actually aware that the person who has been | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
returned to them isn't the same and they fret about that | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
and they develop anxiety and depression sometimes as well. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:26 | |
And we have to take all that into account. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:33 | |
So the idea of a controlled re-entry into the family holds good, | 0:03:33 | 0:03:40 | |
just as well as it does for the analogy of a shuttld | 0:03:40 | 0:03:44 | |
coming back down to Earth. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:48 | |
The teams here at Lyneham g`ve Terry Waite his life back. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
He could get to know his falily again and start paying his lortgage, | 0:03:51 | 0:03:54 | |
which had never stopped during his years held in captivity. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:57 | |
But he says it wasn't only the people inside the RAF station. | 0:03:57 | 0:04:00 | |
The whole community showed him kindness. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:04 | |
And those kind strangers had another surprise in store. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:09 | |
One night my wife and I, we heard the bells ringing. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:14 | |
I said, "Oh, they must be practising, the bell-ringers." | 0:04:14 | 0:04:18 | |
And she turned to me and shd said, "They're ringing the bells for you." | 0:04:18 | 0:04:22 | |
I didn't know that! | 0:04:22 | 0:04:24 | |
Yes, the bells pealed again for Terry Waite | 0:04:24 | 0:04:29 | |
at Lyneham's Parish Church, 25 years after they rang out | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
to welcome him home. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:36 | |
BELLS RING. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:39 | |
David Garmston with that report | 0:04:39 | 0:04:40 | |
And if you'd like to hear more from Terry Waite on his rettrn | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
to Lyneham, he spoke to BBC Wiltshire's Marie Lennon | 0:04:43 | 0:04:45 | |
on her programme this morning - you can listen to the conversation | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
on the BBC iPlayer. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:51 | |
A man has died in an accident at Ikea in Reading. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
The store, which only opened in July, will stay closed | 0:04:54 | 0:04:56 | |
while the police investigatd how the contractor died in the darly | 0:04:56 | 0:04:59 | |
hours of this morning. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:00 | |
No one has been arrested over the death. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
The Prison Officers Association says it was "extremely concerned" | 0:05:04 | 0:05:07 | |
that five serious assaults at Bullingdon jail had not | 0:05:07 | 0:05:10 | |
been reported in line with national guidelines. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
A government spokesperson initially said they hadn't taken placd. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:17 | |
But the BBC has obtained a letter from the National Offender | 0:05:17 | 0:05:19 | |
Management Service confirming the attacks. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
Checks at Bullingdon are now being made to find | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
out whether procedures are being followed. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:28 | |
People in Swindon could havd to pay for new parish councils | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
to run their services. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
The Borough Council says it can no longer afford to manage | 0:05:33 | 0:05:35 | |
everything on its books. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:37 | |
It's proposing three new parishes are set up to take | 0:05:37 | 0:05:40 | |
over some contracts. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:41 | |
It's estimated taxpayers wotld have to pay up to ?70 more a year. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:45 | |
Dan O'Brien explains. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:50 | |
It's not just the grass that's getting trimmed in Swindon. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:52 | |
The local council here says central government cuts means it cannot | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
afford to do jobs like this for much longer. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:59 | |
We're facing unprecedented budget pressures and we're facing | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
unprecedented pressures on our services for vulnerable | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
people, for adults and children | 0:06:05 | 0:06:07 | |
That squeezes those important local services like street | 0:06:07 | 0:06:10 | |
cleaning and grass cutting, looking after children's | 0:06:10 | 0:06:12 | |
playgrounds. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
This provides us a mechanisl to ringfence that money and provide | 0:06:14 | 0:06:17 | |
that service in perpetuity. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:22 | |
Many of our main councils are trying to get the smaller parish councils | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
to take on responsibility for services like grass cutting | 0:06:25 | 0:06:28 | |
street cleaning, grounds mahntenance and even some libraries. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:32 | |
But where Swindon is taking it a step further, is that it plans | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
to create three brand-new p`rish councils, where none currently | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
exist, specifically to take on responsibility for services it | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
says it can no longer afford. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:45 | |
At recent consultation events, the idea didn't go down well. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:50 | |
Campaigners fighting these plans want the council to go back | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
to the drawing board. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
These proposals don't actually work and the public have told thd council | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
again and again that they don't work and we don't want them. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:03 | |
They save a small amount of money, ?2.6 million, which could bd paid | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
by a small increase in the council tax, and it would be a more | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
appropriate way to keep the town together so that we all bendfit | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
from the economies of scale of running our own town. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:16 | |
But for the Conservative administration here, | 0:07:16 | 0:07:17 | |
getting local taxpayers to fund these new councils is | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
the only way they can see of keeping services going. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:25 | |
Dan O'Brien, BBC South Today, Swindon. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:29 | |
Motorsport competitions tend to be about to who's fastest - | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
but fuel consumption rather than speed has been the aim | 0:07:32 | 0:07:34 | |
of drivers taking part in the MPG Marathon. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:38 | |
They've covered more than 400 miles over two days - | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
and the winner will have usdd the least fuel. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
Jeremy Stern has the story. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
One by one they set off from Heythrop Park. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
Most opting for a leisurely pace. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:53 | |
The winner will achieve the best number of miles per gallon. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:59 | |
It's also a chance to showcase efficient driving. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
It's to show people that thd way in which they drive has a htge | 0:08:03 | 0:08:07 | |
effect on the fuel consumpthon that they get from their vehicle. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:09 | |
Over the years we have found there has been a lot of medha | 0:08:09 | 0:08:13 | |
attention on the way that some vehicles cannot manage the combined | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
figure that the manufacturer says, and our event will show | 0:08:16 | 0:08:18 | |
that they can. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:19 | |
Just here... | 0:08:19 | 0:08:21 | |
As well as being BBC South's transport correspondent, | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
Paul Clifton is also the current MPG driving champion. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:30 | |
This year he's driving a Honda built in Swindon. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
He says success comes down to teamwork. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
You and your team-mate have to be like an old married couple. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
You have to finish each othdr's thoughts and complete | 0:08:39 | 0:08:42 | |
each other's sentences. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:43 | |
When he looks left, I look right and between us we have a colplete | 0:08:43 | 0:08:47 | |
understanding of what's going on around us. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:51 | |
Organisers tracked the progress of the cars as they made thdir way | 0:08:51 | 0:08:56 | |
to the first stop - Silverstone race circuit. | 0:08:56 | 0:08:58 | |
The route through North Oxfordshire wasn't straightforward. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:03 | |
The problem is you're trying to drive slowly and not hold up | 0:09:03 | 0:09:06 | |
other road users, but you h`ve got to keep your momentum going. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:08 | |
So you're looking at roundabouts and you want to flow through them | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
but you have people behind xou that are pushing you and they do not | 0:09:11 | 0:09:15 | |
understand that you are trying to go slowly. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:17 | |
Lots of twisty roads, ups and downs. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:18 | |
We need some clear and open roads to get some decent economy, | 0:09:18 | 0:09:25 | |
but we will get there and we will stick at it. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:28 | |
It's certainly challenging. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:29 | |
It's a test of concentration, skill and endurance. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:31 | |
The winners will be announcdd later in the week. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:36 | |
Jeremy Stern, BBC South Tod`y. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
That's it from us. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:40 | |
Alexis is coming up with thd weather forecast. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:42 | |
Goodnight. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:51 | |
We | 0:09:51 | 0:09:51 | |
We are | 0:09:51 | 0:09:51 | |
We are back | 0:09:51 | 0:09:52 | |
We are back tomorrow morning | 0:09:52 | 0:09:52 | |
We are back tomorrow morning in | 0:09:52 | 0:09:52 | |
We are back tomorrow morning in BBC | 0:09:52 | 0:09:52 | |
We are back tomorrow morning in BBC Breakfast. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
Good evening. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:56 | |
Today, we had one or two showers and there's a possibility overnight | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
tonight we could have one or two more. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:01 | |
They will be fairly light in nature and not everyone will see them. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
There will be a lot of dry weather as well. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
A fair amount of cloud building by dawn tomorrow. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:09 | |
Temperatures in the countryside down to around 4-5 Celsius. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:11 | |
These are values in our towns and cities. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:13 | |
Tomorrow there will be a northerly breeze which will take | 0:10:13 | 0:10:15 | |
the edge off temperatures. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:16 | |
Quite a cloudy start to the day | 0:10:16 | 0:10:18 | |
Through the afternoon there will be some sunny spells but also the risk | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
of one or two isolated light showers, with highs | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
tomorrow of 13-14 Celsius. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:24 | |
Feeling slightly cooler with the northerly wind. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:26 | |
Through the course of Thursday into Friday, high pressure | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
still dominates our weather. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:29 | |
We're looking at the winds falling lighter tomorrow and even more | 0:10:29 | 0:10:32 | |
so on Friday. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:34 | |
High pressure still remains in charge, but there is the risk | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
of one or two isolated showdrs. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:39 | |
If you catch one you'll be tnlucky. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:41 | |
They're more likely for eastern parts of the country, | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
drifting in off the North Sda with that northerly breeze. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:48 | |
Over the next few days therd will be some sunshine and showers. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:51 |