:00:11. > :00:17.This is Dragon's Eye. -- South Today. Hundreds of patients start
:00:17. > :00:21.legal action after faulty artificial hip operations. It was a
:00:21. > :00:27.terrible noise and it was very embarrassing in that situation and
:00:27. > :00:31.it was restrictive because I could not walk very far. Closing down. A
:00:31. > :00:39.fading back in Hampshire gets into financial difficulty. -- failing
:00:39. > :00:44.bank. Controversial plans to build more houses on this historic site.
:00:45. > :00:49.From parading the rain to dancing in the grandstand. Racecourse is
:00:49. > :00:59.getting a little help from the superstars. It is the first gig but
:00:59. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:08.I have been too many courses in my Good evening. Hundreds of people
:01:08. > :01:14.that have had hip replacements in hospitals locally are being urged
:01:14. > :01:18.to get blood tests after fears they might be leaking toxic metal. They
:01:18. > :01:24.were fitted with all metal artificial hips. Usually the socket
:01:24. > :01:30.is made out of plastic. 8,000 people have been given these since
:01:30. > :01:36.2003. It has been withdrawn after it was found to run these shards of
:01:36. > :01:38.metal and levels of chrome and cobalt. One surgeon called it the
:01:38. > :01:48.biggest orthopedic failing in a generation and some people are
:01:48. > :01:52.When Diana Collins had a metal hip it was meant to last year's but it
:01:52. > :02:02.did not. 18 months later it was grinding that loudly and she could
:02:02. > :02:07.hear it when she walked. It was a terrible noise walking along. It
:02:07. > :02:10.was metal on metal. It was the way it was working. It was quite
:02:10. > :02:18.terrifying and we could not predict what was going to happen. The
:02:18. > :02:22.surgeon could not give us any idea until the actual operation.
:02:22. > :02:31.joint was sheering off metal pieces and potentially harmful cobalt and
:02:31. > :02:35.chromium. We do not want people to be worried. Their is a suggestion
:02:35. > :02:41.that under some circumstances these metals could be harmful but that
:02:41. > :02:46.does not necessarily mean that it will be. We cannot say for definite
:02:46. > :02:52.in any particular individual. 8,000 people had these joints and
:02:52. > :02:59.many had to be replaced. His lawyer and 270 patients are taking legal
:02:59. > :03:03.action against the company that manufactured them. They rushed to
:03:03. > :03:08.get the project -- product onto the market before proper testing was
:03:08. > :03:14.done. The ASR joint was designed for young people because it was
:03:14. > :03:19.meant to last longer. Many were put in private hospitals. But the Royal
:03:19. > :03:23.Berkshire Hospital in Reading fitted 300. Other hospitals,
:03:23. > :03:32.including Portsmouth, Dorchester and Southampton were involved in
:03:32. > :03:37.replacing faulty hips. 20 % have had them down again which means 80
:03:37. > :03:41.% have not. We are trying to follow up these people involved. It you
:03:41. > :03:48.have had this operation but have not had symptoms and the X-rays are
:03:48. > :03:55.fine, you should be followed up. Studies indicate 21 % failed after
:03:55. > :04:01.four years and 49 % after six. These figures are disputed by DePuy,
:04:01. > :04:05.which manufactured the joint. They said they conducted proper testing,
:04:05. > :04:12.including tests on simulators to about relate how the device
:04:12. > :04:16.operates over time. -- evaluate. No more are being fitted. Many people
:04:16. > :04:25.have had them being removed but worries about long-term health
:04:26. > :04:31.Tom Joyce is an expert on medical engineering and he joins us from
:04:31. > :04:36.Newcastle. What do you think has gone wrong with the ASR joint? You
:04:36. > :04:43.have looked at about 400. problem is these artificial hips
:04:43. > :04:51.have been wearing and listening metal. That has been causing tissue
:04:51. > :04:59.destruction. You have got a hip joint with you. Can you explain why
:04:59. > :05:06.you think the failing is. --? fits inside the pelvis. This
:05:06. > :05:14.component fits alongside. This socket is a relatively shallow bowl
:05:14. > :05:18.stop it is difficult to tell --. It is difficult to tell. The
:05:18. > :05:25.lubrication has been failing and the parts have been grinding, metal
:05:25. > :05:29.on metal. But with scientific advance, testing in laboratories is
:05:29. > :05:38.done right up until the last minute before it is put inside eight human
:05:38. > :05:42.body. We would hope that and I am certain DePuy did some testing.
:05:42. > :05:52.Hundreds of people have been fitted with these joints and are concerned
:05:52. > :06:02.If you are concerned about this story, contact the company
:06:02. > :06:06.
:06:06. > :06:10.The company behind plans to redevelop King Edward VII Hospital
:06:10. > :06:16.near Midhurst says it must build even more houses on the site to
:06:17. > :06:23.make up for a funding shortfall. It has plans for 410 units to help
:06:23. > :06:25.support restoring the Grade Two listed building. It is the first
:06:25. > :06:30.test will be South Downs National Park Authority. Members were given
:06:31. > :06:34.a special briefing today. This group of children are among people
:06:34. > :06:39.objecting to plans for the former King Edward VII Hospital on the
:06:39. > :06:44.outskirts of Midhurst. It will destroy the houses of the animals
:06:44. > :06:50.and it will not be very good for the other houses. I would hate to
:06:50. > :06:57.see it full of buildings. developers are trying to restore
:06:58. > :07:02.the hospital buildings and create 410 new homes. Controversially, 267
:07:02. > :07:12.houses would be built in the grounds, now part of the South
:07:12. > :07:16.Downs National Park Authority. are concerned about the impact of
:07:16. > :07:21.areas of outstanding natural beauty. It would be a massive in possession.
:07:21. > :07:27.The developers have said the 185 million pound project -- project
:07:27. > :07:33.will only be Bible it they get permission for the buildings. --
:07:34. > :07:38.viable. We need to make certain we can actually make sure that it
:07:38. > :07:43.happens before planning applications. It has not worked
:07:43. > :07:47.before but we are confident we can deliver. The future of King Edward
:07:47. > :07:53.VII Hospital is the first major planning application that has been
:07:53. > :07:58.handled by the new authority. think it is a very significant
:07:58. > :08:03.applications. It has generated a lot of heat. Yes, it house and we
:08:03. > :08:07.are fully aware this is a controversial application.
:08:07. > :08:17.authority is expected to consider the plans for reform are hospital
:08:17. > :08:21.A small bank based in Havant has been shut down by a government
:08:21. > :08:26.watchdog after financial difficulty. The Southsea Mortgage and
:08:26. > :08:34.Investment Company had 250 customers and deposits worth almost
:08:34. > :08:39.�7.5 million. How will customers be affected? You would not have got
:08:39. > :08:43.very far with transactions today. This is not a traditional branch.
:08:43. > :08:47.It is office-based and was shot down by the Financial Services
:08:47. > :08:53.Authority and the Bank of England. They can do that when banks are
:08:53. > :08:57.struggling. As far as customers are concerned, many people will get
:08:57. > :09:03.some sort of compensation because of the government scheme. That is
:09:03. > :09:07.worth up to �85,000. Many people have invested more and they will
:09:07. > :09:14.try to get the rest of that from the insolvency company. But we
:09:14. > :09:19.cannot guarantee everybody will get everything back. We can hear from
:09:19. > :09:23.the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. We are worried about the
:09:23. > :09:30.small number of savers in the bank and we are committed to the
:09:30. > :09:35.compensation scheme to get money back up to the limit of �85,000. We
:09:35. > :09:39.can do that usually in seven days. How did they get into trouble?
:09:39. > :09:44.lend money to local housing developments and could not get the
:09:44. > :09:48.money back. They took matters into their hands and took developments
:09:48. > :09:53.back and tried to sell them on but that did not happen because of the
:09:53. > :10:03.slump in the housing market. But the good news is most people will
:10:03. > :10:04.
:10:04. > :10:06.get some sort of compensation in Coming up on South Today, dropping
:10:06. > :10:16.in on the eggheads. The hands-on science fair inspiring the next
:10:16. > :10:18.
:10:18. > :10:21.Coastguards at Lee on the Solent were forced to rely on volunteers
:10:21. > :10:27.and back-up systems after vital cables was still an early on
:10:27. > :10:32.Wednesday morning. They are linked to receivers around the cased
:10:32. > :10:36.picking up emergency calls. Volunteer officers had to look
:10:36. > :10:41.after the station that 36 hours until the cables were replaced and
:10:41. > :10:45.lines restored. If it had carried on much longer it could have become
:10:45. > :10:50.a very serious incident and it could have deteriorated quite
:10:50. > :10:55.quickly. The worst case scenario would be not been aware of
:10:55. > :10:59.something happening and a serious loss. A fleet of trains to run from
:10:59. > :11:03.Brighton to London through Bedford will be built in Germany. The
:11:03. > :11:09.government contract has been delayed by more than one yet. 1,200
:11:09. > :11:14.carriages will start arriving in four years. Existing trains will be
:11:14. > :11:19.moved from Brighton to the Thames Valley when the line at Reading is
:11:19. > :11:23.electrified. Councillors in Southampton are discussing problems
:11:23. > :11:29.with ACAS after industrial action by council workers are unhappy
:11:29. > :11:33.about pay cuts. Rubbish is piling up because people are on strike.
:11:33. > :11:38.But during talks it has been agreed people will start clearing up
:11:38. > :11:43.rubbish because of the potential hazard. Killed on a heath. Rare
:11:43. > :11:47.reptiles were destroyed in Dorset's biggest heath fire a week ago
:11:47. > :11:57.tonight. Thoughts are turning to the teacher and restoring this
:11:57. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:04.vitally important habitat. -- A catastrophe. Fire and out of
:12:04. > :12:09.control, killing everything before it. Be people looking after this
:12:09. > :12:17.habitat are still shocked by what happened. Depression and real anger
:12:17. > :12:23.that people have done this. It was a moment of selfishness and 12
:12:23. > :12:29.years of work from volunteers has been literally destroyed. Dead
:12:29. > :12:35.creatures litter the landscape. We found the remains of a rare snake.
:12:35. > :12:40.Volunteers are looking for survivors and releasing them.
:12:41. > :12:46.have found three lizards. We have found snakes and worms and we have
:12:46. > :12:52.been lucky. What next? How long until the habitat recovers? Close
:12:52. > :13:00.by, this area was destroyed by fire three years before. It is not back
:13:00. > :13:07.to normal yet. Not even close. has closed up quite nicely but it
:13:07. > :13:14.is not strong enough. These things need proper course. But Bass is not
:13:14. > :13:22.suitable. -- that is just not suitable. Untouched by Piet. Just
:13:22. > :13:31.what is needed to revive the creatures. -- fire. They need
:13:31. > :13:35.possibly 20 years until it fully Wiltshire police authority has been
:13:35. > :13:44.told be false managed to underspend its bumbling by �4 million in the
:13:44. > :13:48.last financial year. -- funding. Staff numbers at reduced by 79.
:13:48. > :13:52.Overtime and forensics declined. Increasing fuel prices meant an
:13:52. > :13:57.overspend on transport funding. Hundreds of soldiers marched
:13:57. > :14:00.through Crawley because of homecoming parade. It is the first
:14:00. > :14:03.time the Royal Regiment of the Princess of Wales has marched
:14:04. > :14:09.through this town. Soldiers recently serving in Afghanistan
:14:09. > :14:19.took part. The regiment in bowls Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and the
:14:19. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :14:24.Isle of Wight. -- includes soldiers from. I am very proud of them.
:14:24. > :14:34.understand what they had to put up with and I am just giving them a
:14:34. > :14:36.Pupils from schools across Hampshire have been getting a taste
:14:36. > :14:39.of science at the lab that developed the technology behind
:14:39. > :14:42.every day items like the bankcards we carry in our purses or wallets.
:14:42. > :14:45.Today, as IBM celebrated its centenary, one of its sites here in
:14:45. > :14:48.the South welcomed some of the youngsters who could be vital to
:14:48. > :14:53.its success in the next 100 years. Joe Campbell reports.
:14:53. > :14:56.It's the kind of science lesson every child dreams about. A chance
:14:56. > :15:01.to test out a theory with the possibility here on this egg drop
:15:01. > :15:05.test that things just might go wrong. This being the firm which
:15:05. > :15:13.effectively launched the computer as a business tool. Well there was
:15:13. > :15:18.screen time too. We are doing robot Wars where we create a robot which
:15:18. > :15:22.we battle against other people. did not know science could be this
:15:22. > :15:26.fund. These children are 10 years old, we do not recruit them that
:15:26. > :15:31.young, but it is about making them think a career in science and
:15:31. > :15:35.technology could be useful. These youngsters' average age is ten and
:15:35. > :15:38.they have some way to go to catch up on the firm hosting them. Today
:15:38. > :15:41.was IBM's 100th birthday. It's been here on this Hampshire site for 50
:15:41. > :15:45.of those years. Part of our social responsibility as a large
:15:45. > :15:50.corporation is helping future generations apply skills and
:15:50. > :15:54.interest in that topic. One target for the next century - perhaps to
:15:54. > :15:59.get more women into this field. They love coming to things like
:15:59. > :16:04.this. They will embrace science and ICT, putting the two together is a
:16:04. > :16:09.combination you cannot fail with that but girls. And the girls were
:16:10. > :16:14.certainly giving no quarter in this cyber battle. There were more than
:16:14. > :16:17.70 children hear from 12 schools today and tomorrow. This is the 6th
:16:17. > :16:27.time they have run the event but did you really want to know how
:16:27. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:31.much of a success it was, listen to I just wonder if they or applauding
:16:31. > :16:33.Joe there! The RNLI's newest lifeboat along the English Channel
:16:34. > :16:36.was officially named today. Princess Alexandra and The Duke of
:16:36. > :16:39.Kent opened the new Shoreham lifeboat station and named its new
:16:39. > :16:42.boat. The majority of the �2.7 million cost was funded through a
:16:42. > :16:48.legacy from Enid Collett from Cambridgeshire. She died aged 99
:16:48. > :16:52.and had no children. Her niece said the family is proud of her legacy.
:16:52. > :16:56.She became interested in the lifeboat partly because her sister
:16:56. > :17:00.was a Soderling teacher in the States and partly because I was
:17:00. > :17:06.involved in fund-raising, so I used to send her lifeboat cards every
:17:06. > :17:09.year. She got interested like that. She was always very aware of
:17:09. > :17:19.everything, very aware of what people did, the risks they took
:17:19. > :17:24.helping save lives. A wonderful legacy there. Now the sport... The
:17:24. > :17:30.major player today was that the -- the weather at the Rose Bowl.
:17:30. > :17:35.Indeed. They are playing now. They will probably get enough overs in
:17:35. > :17:38.it to not give refunds. That will frustrate people. The showers were
:17:38. > :17:41.widely forecast but it made for a damp start for spectators heading
:17:41. > :17:44.for Hampshire's big day. And this was the scene which greeted them.
:17:44. > :17:48.Just when we wanted a bright and sunny start to the first Test match
:17:48. > :17:51.ever to be held south of London. But the clouds did finally part and
:17:51. > :17:54.the game got underway just after midday. England won the toss and
:17:54. > :17:57.decided to bowl. And James Anderson had the distinction of taking the
:17:57. > :18:00.first Test wicket at The Rosebowl an hour later. But you can guess
:18:00. > :18:03.what happened next... Most of the afternoon session was washed out
:18:03. > :18:12.and this has been the view for most of the day. Play resumed half-an-
:18:12. > :18:15.hour ago. Sri Lanka are struggling at 57 for four. Shahid Afridi has
:18:15. > :18:18.been cleared to join Hampshire's Twenty20 campaign after resolving a
:18:18. > :18:21.dispute with the Pakistan Cricket Board. He's likely to make his
:18:21. > :18:24.debut at Essex next week. There's one game in the Twenty20 Cup
:18:24. > :18:30.tonight. Sussex are playing at Middlesex in a game which has just
:18:30. > :18:33.started. Football League new boys Crawley Town will identify their
:18:34. > :18:36.wealthy overseas backers before the start of the season, in line with
:18:36. > :18:42.League rules. And they'll also face a preliminary round before the
:18:42. > :18:44.start of the League Cup in August. They'll play AFC Wimbledon for the
:18:45. > :18:47.right to face Crystal Palace in the first round. Elsewhere, Brighton's
:18:48. > :18:53.first midweek game in their new Amex Stadium will be against former
:18:53. > :18:55.landlords Gillingham. Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton are all
:18:55. > :18:58.at home. While Aldershot face Premier League rejects West Ham and
:18:58. > :19:08.Reading travel to Charlton. The ties are played at the start of
:19:08. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:11.August. You cannot escape the football! Bent -- Organisers of the
:19:11. > :19:14.Island Games which begin on Saturday week have announced that
:19:14. > :19:17.Lord Coe will attend the Opening Ceremony. The London Olympics chief
:19:17. > :19:20.will be guest of honour at the event in Ryde. Meanwhile, the Earl
:19:20. > :19:23.of Wessex is also due to visit the week-long multi-sport event for two
:19:23. > :19:28.days at the end of the month. Sadly, he won't see competitors from
:19:28. > :19:30.Prince Edward Island as they pulled out two weeks ago. Wimbledon starts
:19:30. > :19:33.next week. You can tell because it's raining. And expectations of
:19:33. > :19:36.home success are sky high once again. All hopes rest on Andy
:19:36. > :19:39.Murray. But where will the next British Wimbledon winner come from?
:19:39. > :19:42.In fact, will there ever be one? Miles McDowall from Winchester is
:19:42. > :19:52.catching the eye after a meteoric rise up the rankings. Jo Kent's
:19:52. > :19:56.
:19:57. > :20:04.Keep him off with the length. miles is being coached by somebody
:20:04. > :20:08.who played at Wimbledon 14 times. - - miles. Paul Hand knows it is
:20:08. > :20:14.tough in tennis and how the promise of early talent is no guarantee of
:20:14. > :20:19.success. We all know that in the big picture it is very difficult
:20:19. > :20:24.and viciously competitive. There is probably 100 Russians that want to
:20:24. > :20:29.get out of there and he will be up against that. Miles has exceeded
:20:29. > :20:33.all expectations. It is only 18 months since he entered his first
:20:33. > :20:39.regional tournament and already his national No. 1. A at the start of
:20:39. > :20:45.the year it was top five, then it recently happened I got No. 1.
:20:45. > :20:50.James Chaudhry has been there. He was national champion at under 13,
:20:50. > :20:52.14th and 15th until injury put him out for a year. The sacrifice is
:20:52. > :20:59.pushing the boundaries which is what these top players are doing,
:20:59. > :21:04.pushing the boundaries to new levels. Miles has the game,
:21:04. > :21:09.attitude and fitness for now, but Penny -- but can he keep up the
:21:10. > :21:14.momentum? He could go a long way. It is very exciting. I would not
:21:14. > :21:19.put my mortgage on it but he would not for me to say that, but that is
:21:19. > :21:25.the reality of where we are rat. is a lot of pressure to win.
:21:25. > :21:33.Everybody wants to be you when you one No. 1. You have to do your best.
:21:33. > :21:37.-- beat you. When the then starts next week. Royal Ascot this week in
:21:37. > :21:41.Berkshire. Can you explain for everybody at home he was not privy
:21:41. > :21:47.to your absolute squeal in the newsroom this afternoon? What went
:21:47. > :21:51.wrong? I was crying because simply a soaring also light, it ran in the
:21:51. > :21:57.Derby, trained by sue Morrison, I could not get to the bookies in
:21:57. > :22:02.time, I fancied putting some money on it and it one! I was so upset!
:22:02. > :22:12.Gutted is the word. Shall we stay with Royal Ascot. It is a lavish
:22:12. > :22:13.
:22:13. > :22:18.affair. It marks the tough times facing our racecourses. Indeed. I
:22:18. > :22:23.was there recently and I think it has been tough for everyone so we
:22:23. > :22:28.are looking at diversifying and looking at adventurous ideas.
:22:28. > :22:33.Including music I understand. Let's have a look at her you have been
:22:33. > :22:39.meeting. Champagne, big cats, checking the form guide, the
:22:39. > :22:43.traditional image of a British Horseracing. As the last of the
:22:43. > :22:47.horses thundered past the finishing post, a different kind of a jockey
:22:47. > :22:53.gets the crowd on its feet. The parade ring transformed into a
:22:53. > :22:59.dance floor with club house music pumping from the speakers. The
:22:59. > :23:05.first of the big attractions, boy George. Tonight we will keep
:23:05. > :23:10.everyone dancing. Some of the beats will be a bit Galop p, party music,
:23:10. > :23:14.I do not know what the audience will be. -- galloping. I am doing
:23:14. > :23:21.it blind tonight. The DIS driven by economics, getting you punters to
:23:21. > :23:27.stay longer and spend more. -- it is driven. New ideas are being
:23:27. > :23:31.explored to bring in revenue. has been a difficult market. The
:23:31. > :23:36.last two years were difficult, this year things are improving. People
:23:36. > :23:40.do not have to run home. It is, the most beautiful places to be. So for
:23:40. > :23:46.people to be able to sit and enjoy the surroundings and enjoy some
:23:46. > :23:54.music after racing is natural. at Newbury they have separate
:23:55. > :23:59.concert events. We did the first one with Ford's tour this year. --
:23:59. > :24:02.Rod Stewart this year. 15,000 people turned up. Then we start to
:24:02. > :24:07.see him coming back for traditional race days. The industry faces
:24:07. > :24:10.another hurdle - racecourses have been helped by money raised by the
:24:10. > :24:15.betting levy but with many betting companies now moving to offshore
:24:15. > :24:18.tax havens this income is no longer guaranteed. We think the idea of
:24:18. > :24:25.getting people into the parade ring will really make the place come
:24:25. > :24:32.alive. Race courses becoming music venues? Is the sun going down on
:24:32. > :24:38.British horse racing traditions? Or is it just dancing to a new beat?
:24:38. > :24:47.You loved that, didn't you? I did. Does he still do Karma chameleon?
:24:47. > :24:57.did ask him. He is on tour. He is. He gave us some really nice tips
:24:57. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:01.for turning a 50 and still looking Let's look at the weather
:25:01. > :25:05.pictures... Mike Brown caught these clouds looking towards Bossington
:25:05. > :25:08.in the Test Valley on his way home from work. And earlier it was a
:25:08. > :25:11.grey start in Winchester says John Stanning. But the sun did make an
:25:11. > :25:21.appearance and the kite and wind surfers came out too. Susie Strand
:25:21. > :25:21.
:25:21. > :25:27.sent us a picture of Littlehampton Some showers are still lingering
:25:27. > :25:31.but they will ease the way this evening. The satellite picture
:25:31. > :25:33.shows still a bit of cloud around and we will hang on to a lot of
:25:33. > :25:37.cloud through the evening and overnight. The showers are tending
:25:37. > :25:47.to fade away, but Dickie from north and eastern part of the region.
:25:47. > :25:50.They may be slower to clear in the east -- the south of the region. A
:25:50. > :25:53.touch Mark along the south coast, then further show was bubbling up
:25:53. > :26:01.early tomorrow preceding the main rain band which approaches from the
:26:01. > :26:11.south-west by late morning. It is slight initially but will become
:26:11. > :26:17.persistent with temperatures The rain will turn heavy in the
:26:17. > :26:27.afternoon. It will ease and there will be some clear breaks but
:26:27. > :26:30.temperatures will be more less Blame it on these areas of low
:26:30. > :26:34.pressure, the first one is moving up, the second one is ready and
:26:34. > :26:38.waiting, bringing some tight isobars for Friday. Keep your eye
:26:38. > :26:43.on that area of low pressure which brings us further rain on Monday.
:26:43. > :26:49.Saturday is a better day because we will see a few showers around but
:26:49. > :26:52.perhaps not as many as today. I think there will be some chance of
:26:52. > :26:58.cricket action on Saturday, Friday, not much by way of cricket
:26:58. > :27:03.happening I think. It looks like a washout. The outlook - Friday, wet,
:27:03. > :27:10.windy with temperatures struggling. An unpleasant day. Saturday,
:27:10. > :27:20.showers around becoming widespread by the afternoon. Sunday, dry,
:27:20. > :27:23.
:27:23. > :27:25.I have a lovely picture. It's a mite measuring one tenth of a
:27:25. > :27:27.millimetre. It was pictured by accident when scientists at