:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to South Today. than we really are in international
:00:00. > :00:00.Coming up - provide more funding - or see more GP practices close.
:00:07. > :00:09.Health bosses in Oxfordshire tell NHS England surgeries need more
:00:10. > :00:16.Also, how demand on a foodbank has increased by 50%
:00:17. > :00:24.How you could help stately homes like Waddesdon Manor
:00:25. > :00:33.stop the destruction caused by clothes moths.
:00:34. > :00:39.The government's being urged to review how much funding
:00:40. > :00:42.it's giving to Oxfordshire's GPs - amid concerns of what's being
:00:43. > :00:47.Health bosses in the county applied for 50 million pounds
:00:48. > :00:51.but only received two million from NHS England.
:00:52. > :00:54.The Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee
:00:55. > :00:56.for Oxfordshire has written to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt
:00:57. > :00:59.warning that several practices have already had to close.
:01:00. > :01:09.But what if GPs weren't here to see us at all?
:01:10. > :01:12.Fears for the future of general practice have been raised
:01:13. > :01:16.And doctors in Oxfordshire say the situation is serious.
:01:17. > :01:23.You've got a drop in GP funding, now at its lowest level for ten years.
:01:24. > :01:33.When you think that general practice deals with 90% of NHS contacts each
:01:34. > :01:39.It is a perfect storm and the general
:01:40. > :01:41.practice and the NHS is really struggling.
:01:42. > :01:43.Oxfordshire's Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee has now
:01:44. > :01:45.written to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
:01:46. > :01:48.It says it has grave concerns about the sustainability
:01:49. > :01:52.of general practice across the county.
:01:53. > :01:56.It points out that Oxfordshire health bosses
:01:57. > :01:59.were granted just ?2 million of the ?50 million they asked for
:02:00. > :02:06.And it says some GP practices have already had to close,
:02:07. > :02:14.risking a "detrimental impact on access to essential care".
:02:15. > :02:16.One of those closures is here at Deer Park in Witney.
:02:17. > :02:20.Patients say it is a huge loss for the area.
:02:21. > :02:23.My husband had cancer, my daughter had cancer, they are both
:02:24. > :02:33.If we had been in Witney, no disrespect to the doctors
:02:34. > :02:35.there, we would have waited five or six weeks to see them.
:02:36. > :02:42.We wouldn't have got the diagnosis so quickly.
:02:43. > :02:44.Doctors say they're worried the Government isn't listening
:02:45. > :03:02.Unless government wakes up to the reality
:03:03. > :03:02.of general practice, I
:03:03. > :03:05.really do fear for its continued existence.
:03:06. > :03:07.And of course, if general practice fails, the NHS in its
:03:08. > :03:10.The Department of Health says it's invested ?2.4 billion
:03:11. > :03:13.into the sector to improve care, and is doing more to attract GPs
:03:14. > :03:15.into the profession, including agreeing a pay rise
:03:16. > :03:17.and bringing in flexible working schemes.
:03:18. > :03:19.?20,000 worth of aid's left Oxfam's warehouse
:03:20. > :03:21.in Bicester this afternoon - destined for Somalia.
:03:22. > :03:24.Nearly three million people are facing a severe food shortage
:03:25. > :03:28.The charity says that many are reporting the crisis is far
:03:29. > :03:31.worse than the one in 2011 - in which a quarter of
:03:32. > :03:36.The shipment from Oxfordshire includes one and a half
:03:37. > :03:41.A food bank in Aylesbury says demand has gone up by around 50%
:03:42. > :03:47.It's fed nearly 750 people in that time.
:03:48. > :03:51.Each box provides three days' worth of food for people in crisis.
:03:52. > :03:53.Adina Campbell has been to visit the warehouse where the food
:03:54. > :03:59.A new delivery for these volunteers to unload.
:04:00. > :04:02.Three days a week, they come here to this warehouse in Aylesbury,
:04:03. > :04:08.to sort and package up food boxes for those in need.
:04:09. > :04:12.You only need something to go wrong, like you need a car to work,
:04:13. > :04:22.You have enough money for food or to repair the car.
:04:23. > :04:24.We would then give them the food for that week
:04:25. > :04:28.There are a handful of food banks in the Aylesbury area.
:04:29. > :04:31.But this is the only one supported by the Trussell Trust,
:04:32. > :04:33.a national network helping people below the poverty line.
:04:34. > :04:38.I'm actually homeless, living in a toilet,
:04:39. > :04:51.On the dole, not having a job, being homeless...
:04:52. > :04:54.Without the food banks, do you think you would go hungry?
:04:55. > :05:04.The Aylesbury Foodbank opened exactly one year ago and says
:05:05. > :05:06.demand has doubled during that period.
:05:07. > :05:12.It's fed more than 500 adults and 200 children.
:05:13. > :05:15.As you can see, this warehouse is jam-packed
:05:16. > :05:18.and all the supplies have been divided up to ensure
:05:19. > :05:26.the sorting process is as quick and easy as possible.
:05:27. > :05:29.At the moment, there are more than four tons of food,
:05:30. > :05:31.enough to supply 200 families for three days.
:05:32. > :05:34.There are a number of check points across Aylesbury where boxes
:05:35. > :05:37.are dropped off and collected, like this church.
:05:38. > :05:42.But there is some paperwork involved.
:05:43. > :05:44.People have to get a voucher from Citizens Advice
:05:45. > :05:51.or the police, job centre, a similar organisation,
:05:52. > :05:54.and bring it along to somebody like More Plus
:05:55. > :05:59.Back at the warehouse, it's a meticulous operation,
:06:00. > :06:04.Each box is enough to feed a single person or family
:06:05. > :06:10.When you see large families and you
:06:11. > :06:12.are providing multiple boxes for a
:06:13. > :06:20.weeks' worth of food, it can be
:06:21. > :06:23.quite alarming, when you are packing so little into a box but is crucial
:06:24. > :06:26.Transporting boxes using personal cars will soon be
:06:27. > :06:29.A recent donation means the foodbank now has enough money
:06:30. > :06:34.Making deliveries more efficient and a greater number of people aware
:06:35. > :06:44.Work's starting on a new 20 million pound multi storey car park
:06:45. > :06:53.It will increase the number of spaces
:06:54. > :06:55.at Foxhall Road by two thirds - to 1800.
:06:56. > :06:57.The first phase of construction will start this moonth -
:06:58. > :07:01.The work - which includes a covered walkway to the station -
:07:02. > :07:05.They're the flying visitors that no-one wants.
:07:06. > :07:08.English Heritage says the number of clothes moths has doubled
:07:09. > :07:10.in the past five years, and stately homes like
:07:11. > :07:14.Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire are particularly at risk.
:07:15. > :07:19.Waddesdon Manor is a magnet for tourists,
:07:20. > :07:25.but not all of the visitors here are welcome.
:07:26. > :07:32.Left to their own devices, they can cause all kinds of damage.
:07:33. > :07:44.Houses like this are full of textiles of the kind that Home
:07:45. > :07:51.Office just -- that moths really low. We have curtains, tapestries,
:07:52. > :07:54.felt on billiard tables. All sorts of things that are tempting to them.
:07:55. > :07:56.Clothes moths are not only a problem in stately homes.
:07:57. > :07:59.They've probably get their eye on your property too.
:08:00. > :08:01.English Heritage is researching the spread of the insects.
:08:02. > :08:03.The charity's giving out free traps, and wants people to tell
:08:04. > :08:17.Clothes moths like warm temperatures and we've seen an increase in the
:08:18. > :08:21.general temperature which is helping them. We are putting our central
:08:22. > :08:28.heating on more in our properties and at home so if it's warmer
:08:29. > :08:29.throughout the year, you can have three life cycles throughout the
:08:30. > :08:31.year so far more moths. Even the exhibits at Oxford's
:08:32. > :08:34.Natural History museum aren't safe. Clothes moths have attacked the
:08:35. > :08:43.fur of this fox but staff here say You need to make them as
:08:44. > :08:50.uncomfortable as possible. This means removing their food sources.
:08:51. > :08:55.Give your house deep clean, behind the cupboards, under the bed, vacuum
:08:56. > :09:00.all the places you don't usually touch. If you want to preserve
:09:01. > :09:02.special items, but I'm in a bag and put them in the freezer.
:09:03. > :09:05.Regular vacuuming is doing the trick at Waddesdon but the bad news
:09:06. > :09:07.is that a new species of the insect,
:09:08. > :09:08.called the Pale Backed Clothes Moth,
:09:09. > :09:18.Before we go - the story of a tiny kitten, a hotel and dramatic rescue.
:09:19. > :09:22.Tatty had become trapped in the wall of a cottage at the Swan Hotel
:09:23. > :09:29.Staff smashed down part of the wall to rescue her.
:09:30. > :09:32.They say it's a mystery how she got in there.
:09:33. > :09:34.Tatty is thought to be two to three weeks old -
:09:35. > :09:39.and is being cared for at the Blue Cross in Buford.
:09:40. > :09:41.A very big adventure for a very small kitten.
:09:42. > :09:59.A high of 15 Celsius across the region.
:10:00. > :10:01.There will be more cloud tomorrow and the next few days.
:10:02. > :10:03.Generally, at first overnight tonight, clearing skies
:10:04. > :10:05.but the cloud will increase from the north through the course
:10:06. > :10:08.of the night and temperatures will dip away to around seven
:10:09. > :10:12.In the countryside, we could see a low of 4-5 C.
:10:13. > :10:15.Tomorrow, a lot more cloud than today and as a result
:10:16. > :10:24.There will also be one or two brighter spells.
:10:25. > :10:27.There is a chance of the odd spot of rain during the afternoon.
:10:28. > :10:31.Temperatures reaching a high of 12-13 Celsius,
:10:32. > :10:34.which is around average for this time of year.
:10:35. > :10:37.Now, through the course of Thursday, a good deal of cloud but some
:10:38. > :10:40.brighter spells to be had as well and Thursday should be mainly dry.
:10:41. > :10:42.Winds will fall lighter with an area of high pressure
:10:43. > :10:46.The day will be mainly dry, that's also the case on Friday
:10:47. > :10:49.but there is the risk on Friday that we could have the
:10:50. > :10:53.As we look ahead to the weekend, Good Friday will be dry,
:10:54. > :10:58.Over the next few days, one or two brighter spells,
:10:59. > :11:05.the chance of the odd shower but most places will remain dry.
:11:06. > :11:13.On Sunday, on the cool side for East itself.
:11:14. > :11:26.Good evening. Grace of all it -- it is greatest of all in Scotland. A
:11:27. > :11:30.weather front is on the move. The rain edging down into south-western
:11:31. > :11:37.parts of Scotland and northern Ireland. Much of England and Wales
:11:38. > :11:40.will have a dry note but not quite as Chile to start tomorrow. Let's
:11:41. > :11:44.deal with the wet weather first thing tomorrow. It will be a damp
:11:45. > :11:52.start for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Heaviest rain on the hills
:11:53. > :11:56.towards the coast and east of the Pennines, not too much rain at all.