:00:12. > :00:16.Welcome to South Today. Tonight - their hidden virus. Why hepatitis C
:00:16. > :00:23.has gone underground and the new clinic that hopes to change that.
:00:23. > :00:29.Most people who have hepatitis C are not aware they have it. Despite
:00:29. > :00:35.the protests, funding is axed for nine of Dorset's libraries. It is a
:00:35. > :00:42.sad day for the library service. Forensics go digital. Result at the
:00:42. > :00:52.touch of a button as fingerprinting goes on the move. And hoping to be
:00:52. > :00:55.
:00:55. > :00:58.a professional - Europe's top amateurs up to scratch.
:00:58. > :01:01.It's a virus that can kill and go undetected for years. Many people
:01:01. > :01:05.find it hard to talk about. Tonight, BBC South reports on a condition
:01:05. > :01:10.that affects 2,000 people in the Portsmouth area alone. Most will
:01:10. > :01:13.have no idea they have got it. It's called Hepatitis C. Across
:01:13. > :01:19.Hampshire, experts believe more than 2,800 people are living with
:01:19. > :01:21.Hep C. The vast majority of those, more than 2,100, are from
:01:21. > :01:29.Portsmouth and surrounding areas such as Gosport and Fareham and up
:01:29. > :01:33.to 70 new cases a year are being diagnosed in the City of Portsmouth.
:01:33. > :01:36.However, many more cases go undetected. As our Health
:01:36. > :01:46.Correspondent David Fenton reports, the opening of a new clinic hopes
:01:46. > :01:46.
:01:46. > :01:50.to change that. This is James. For 20 years he had
:01:51. > :01:55.hepatitis C and did not know it. It was finally discovered too late and
:01:55. > :02:02.he died from liver complications. His widow has now written a book
:02:02. > :02:07.about his battle with the illness. He ended up being a patient on the
:02:07. > :02:15.liver transplant list. Very sadly, he did not make it. Unfortunately,
:02:15. > :02:20.it is still the case today that many people are dying world wide --
:02:20. > :02:26.worldwide because of a lack of information and support. It is
:02:26. > :02:31.important that people know about their illness and how common it is.
:02:31. > :02:37.Hepatitis C is a virus and it is passed from person to person in the
:02:37. > :02:41.blood. It can be caught some unclean to two needles or blood
:02:41. > :02:48.transfusions before they were screened in 1991. But also from
:02:48. > :02:53.needles shared by injecting drug users. One reason perhaps of the
:02:53. > :02:57.stigma attached to the disease. Elliott has had a hepatitis C since
:02:58. > :03:07.he was 15 years old. He has experienced fear and
:03:07. > :03:11.misunderstanding when he talks about it. When you say you have it,
:03:11. > :03:16.people draw their own conclusions which are not normally true. It is
:03:16. > :03:21.hard. The air are many patients like Eliot in Portsmouth, but after
:03:21. > :03:27.living with hepatitis C for 26 years he is starting treatment at a
:03:27. > :03:33.new clinic at the Queen Alexandra Hospital. This is a curable illness.
:03:33. > :03:39.We can avoid long-term problems. It is some -- it is important we
:03:39. > :03:43.identify and treat people who have this condition. The hepatitis C
:03:43. > :03:50.clinic opens next month, but it can only hope those who know they have
:03:50. > :03:55.it. David is with me now. There are over 2,000 people in Portsmouth
:03:55. > :04:03.that know they have the condition. Will the clinic make a difference?
:04:03. > :04:10.It will help people with Hep C in the area. But many people do not
:04:10. > :04:16.know they have the virus, and many people may think or suspect their
:04:16. > :04:22.habit are not likely to go to the clinic. There are a variety of
:04:22. > :04:29.reasons for that, but there is a treatment available for them, a
:04:29. > :04:33.course of injections that they can get. Why were they not what the
:04:33. > :04:38.treatment? They is a lot of misinformation within parts of the
:04:38. > :04:41.community about what this treatment involves. I think many are scared.
:04:41. > :04:44.They are more scared of the treatment than living with the
:04:44. > :04:54.condition. I spoke to one man who had just finished a course of
:04:54. > :04:56.
:04:56. > :05:01.treatment and this is what he had to say. I feel a lot better. I am
:05:01. > :05:06.starting to really pick up. I have nothing but gratitude for the
:05:06. > :05:16.doctors and nurses that have helped me to clear this think. The advice
:05:16. > :05:21.to anyone who has hepatitis C or may even suspect they have it, is
:05:21. > :05:24.go to your GP and get tested. A former Berkshire sub-post master,
:05:24. > :05:27.who was a guest at the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton,
:05:27. > :05:30.has been given an eight month suspended prison sentence for fraud.
:05:30. > :05:33.Hasmukh Shingadia pleaded guilty to using money from the Post Office
:05:33. > :05:41.inside his shop at Upper Bucklebury to offset losses from the rest of
:05:41. > :05:47.the business. The village shop they run is at the
:05:47. > :05:52.heart of Upper Bucklebury. This couple were among a handful of
:05:52. > :06:02.couples who received an invitation to Westminster Abbey to celebrate
:06:02. > :06:07.the marriage Of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Oxford Crown
:06:07. > :06:16.Court heard that Mr Sheen Guardia took from Peter to pay Paul. He
:06:16. > :06:21.borrowed money from the Post Office to cover costs in the rest of his
:06:21. > :06:31.business. The amount outstanding stood at �16,000 when it was
:06:31. > :06:36.
:06:36. > :06:42.uncovered. The events date back to previous years. False accounting
:06:42. > :06:52.was admitted, but his actions led to a closure of the Post Office
:06:52. > :06:53.
:06:53. > :07:03.branch. All the misappropriated money has been repaid, thanks to
:07:03. > :07:05.
:07:05. > :07:10.financial assistance from Mr Shingadia's brother. The judge said
:07:10. > :07:16.he had never received so many trivets before to the character of
:07:16. > :07:23.a defendant. He did not say whether one of those came from the Duke and
:07:23. > :07:31.Duchess of Cambridge. Mr Shingadia will serve 200 hours community
:07:31. > :07:35.service and repay court costs. It was a decision made by the
:07:35. > :07:43.narrowest of margins - just one vote sealed the fate of nine of
:07:43. > :07:48.Dorset's libraries. Funding will be withdrawn in the hope of saving
:07:48. > :07:54.tens of thousands of pounds. Our reporter is in Dorchester.
:07:54. > :08:04.All of our councils are under pressure. It is no different here.
:08:04. > :08:12.Dorset knees to save �55 million over three years. -- Dorset needs.
:08:12. > :08:18.For decades the public library has been logged by the community, but
:08:18. > :08:23.times have changed and today only 25 % of Dorset residents step
:08:23. > :08:28.inside. But those who do value them are determined to make their voices
:08:28. > :08:34.heard. In Dorchester feelings ran high as the debate got under way.
:08:34. > :08:39.Inside, many people got to their feet to make speeches in favour of
:08:39. > :08:44.keeping open all of Dorset's 34 libraries. The council was split
:08:44. > :08:54.down the middle and in the end it came down to one vote. The result
:08:54. > :08:54.
:08:54. > :09:03.is that nine mainly walled libraries will close. -- mainly
:09:03. > :09:08.rural. There are people who cannot make it to the library. We had
:09:08. > :09:14.people in wheelchairs, up on mobility scooters, who cannot use
:09:14. > :09:24.mobile libraries. A food you think what lose out? All of our work
:09:24. > :09:25.
:09:25. > :09:35.community. From children who are able to go there on their own and
:09:35. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :09:46.to pensioners. Volunteers are hoping they will be able to man the
:09:46. > :09:53.libraries. Only for libraries are able to open with volunteers. --
:09:53. > :10:03.four light breeze. We are finding it difficult to find enough
:10:03. > :10:07.
:10:07. > :10:11.volunteers. -- four volunteers. have greater faith in our community.
:10:11. > :10:21.If the library service is needed in a community then there Wilby people
:10:21. > :10:21.
:10:21. > :10:24.who will step up to that challenge. What is the state of play for the
:10:24. > :10:28.rest of the libraries in our region?
:10:28. > :10:38.Well, three other councils are targeting Library is to make
:10:38. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :10:46.savings. In Surrey, 11 libraries will become community partnerships.
:10:46. > :10:50.The key thing to remember is all of this could be overturned in the
:10:50. > :10:56.courts. Campaigners came out of here today and got on the phone to
:10:56. > :11:00.lawyers. They are confident they can out a judicial review, said
:11:00. > :11:03.this story looks set to run. Thank you.
:11:03. > :11:06.Hampshire Police and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating
:11:06. > :11:08.the death of a contract worker at the Fawley oil refinery near
:11:08. > :11:11.Southampton. Emergency services were called to the site after the
:11:11. > :11:13.man became trapped under pipes. Non-essential work in the area
:11:13. > :11:17.where the accident happened has been suspended until further notice.
:11:17. > :11:20.Exxon has launched its own internal investigation.
:11:21. > :11:23.A man from Bournemouth has appeared in court charged with the murder of
:11:23. > :11:26.a New Zealand teenager. The body of 17-year-old Emily Longley from
:11:26. > :11:31.Auckland was found at a bungalow in Queenswood Avenue in Bournemouth in
:11:31. > :11:36.May. 20-year-old Elliott Turner of Queenswood Avenue was remanded in
:11:36. > :11:39.custody. He was also charged with intent to pervert the course of
:11:39. > :11:49.justice, along with his parents Leigh and Anita Turner of the same
:11:49. > :11:55.
:11:55. > :12:00.address. Still to come: is there an end to our work some of showers?
:12:00. > :12:07.As the weekend approaches, will it be sandals of Wellington boots that
:12:07. > :12:10.you need? More later. -- or Wellington boots.
:12:10. > :12:12.Developers have been ordered to repair and clean up one of Brighton
:12:12. > :12:16.and Hove's landmarks. The former Royal Alexandra Childrens' Hospital
:12:16. > :12:19.served the community for more than a century, but it's in a poor shape
:12:19. > :12:24.as it waits to be converted. The developers of the site say they are
:12:24. > :12:29.keen to start work as soon as possible. A place that cared for so
:12:29. > :12:32.many for so long is now sick and tired. And since it has been
:12:32. > :12:38.waiting for redevelopment, the former Royal Alexandra Childrens'
:12:38. > :12:41.Hospital has fallen into disrepair. Brighton and Hove City Council has
:12:41. > :12:48.ordered be owners to carry out repair work to this much loved
:12:48. > :12:54.landmark. We are fond of this building. It is an asset to our
:12:54. > :12:59.work built environment. There has been disrepair on the site and we
:12:59. > :13:03.needed to bring it to the attention of the developers. In February, the
:13:03. > :13:10.developers got planning permission to convert the main building into
:13:10. > :13:17.flats and build more houses. only way to secure the site is to
:13:17. > :13:21.make sure the building is in a state so it can be redeveloped and
:13:21. > :13:27.construction work really needs to start as soon as possible.
:13:27. > :13:37.council says there have been delays on both sides. The developers
:13:37. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:54.The developers and the City Council are due to discuss the hospital on
:13:54. > :13:57.Sunday. It's the oldest and still most
:13:57. > :13:59.commonly used forensic method in the world. Police have been taking
:13:59. > :14:03.fingerprints for more than a century, but officers in Hampshire
:14:03. > :14:12.are for the first time now able to check someone's prints on the move
:14:12. > :14:16.outside the police station. Until now you would have to go to a
:14:16. > :14:21.police station to have their fingerprints taken, but now it can
:14:21. > :14:31.be done anywhere using this device. It can be checked on the national
:14:31. > :14:32.
:14:32. > :14:40.database within a minute. Hampshire Constabulary have several of these,
:14:40. > :14:45.which cost �2,000 each. By making mobile technology work for us, we
:14:45. > :14:54.will release more time by making our officers more available and
:14:54. > :15:04.visible. We can draw that balance against potential -- against
:15:04. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:14.potential losses. We need to take your fingerprints quickly.
:15:14. > :15:20.device saves time and money, but police can only use them if they
:15:20. > :15:28.suspect an offence has or is about to happen and they cannot confirm
:15:28. > :15:33.someone's details. I am all for it. A last three years, three officers
:15:33. > :15:40.were sacked and 22 disciplined for preaching the Data Protection Act.
:15:40. > :15:45.If the device is easy to use, does it make it easier to abuse?
:15:45. > :15:54.data is not stored. Once the transaction has been completed, it
:15:54. > :16:04.is deleted. More than 170 officers are trained to use the device. Over
:16:04. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:10.the next few weeks there will be -- Bay will be issued to other
:16:11. > :16:14.constabularies in our region. -- they will.
:16:14. > :16:17.A new �50 million private hospital for Reading is taking shape on the
:16:17. > :16:20.outskirts of the town. Today, the topping out ceremony was held at
:16:20. > :16:23.the site near the Madejski Stadium. The 48 bed unit will be run by
:16:23. > :16:29.private healthcare firm Circle, taking NHS and private patients. So
:16:29. > :16:35.what impact will it have on the town's Royal Berkshire Hospital?
:16:35. > :16:40.Could this turned the screw on the NHS? This hospital will be a
:16:40. > :16:45.landmark for this area. It will be the first hospital in the region
:16:45. > :16:48.that will be owned and run by everyone who works there.
:16:48. > :16:58.structure of the Spanish hospital is up, but will it be a good
:16:58. > :16:59.
:17:00. > :17:05.neighbour? We look at the people who will be working in this
:17:05. > :17:11.hospital. We want to co-operate with the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
:17:11. > :17:17.We will be competing in terms of private patients. A hospital will
:17:17. > :17:25.treat both private and NHS patients, as long as someone pays. It will be
:17:25. > :17:35.owned by the people who work here. There will be a theatre and in-
:17:35. > :17:46.
:17:47. > :17:56.patient and day patient winds. -- wards. These hospitals do pick up
:17:57. > :17:59.
:17:59. > :18:05.NHS funded patients. They will leave quite a big hole in seven
:18:05. > :18:08.budget. This hospital has already cost �50 million and the first
:18:08. > :18:12.patient will be treated here next autumn.
:18:12. > :18:15.Students from Newport on the Isle of Wight have worked with a local
:18:15. > :18:17.artist to design a new sculpture unveiled today. The model made of
:18:17. > :18:21.recycled material can be seen at Coppins Bridge roundabout and has
:18:21. > :18:28.been designed to mirror how a plant changes with the seasons. It will
:18:28. > :18:32.be there for 12 months. This summer, BBC Radio Solent is
:18:32. > :18:35.celebrating the wonder of water across the South. From the busy
:18:35. > :18:41.Solent to the quiet lake, you will be hearing from people who live,
:18:41. > :18:44.work and relax on the water as part of the station's Summer Splash. One
:18:44. > :18:54.such person is Garry Fisher. He is in charge of Southampton
:18:54. > :18:57.
:18:57. > :19:05.University's oceanographic boat - the RV Callista. My name is Gary
:19:05. > :19:12.Fisher. I am the project manager for all the oceanographic work we
:19:12. > :19:17.do at the University. Today we have a group of school children a board.
:19:17. > :19:27.The vessel's main role is as a teaching vessel for undergraduate
:19:27. > :19:35.
:19:36. > :19:44.students. We do pretty much everything here. We have just
:19:44. > :19:53.deployed a tall, but we have not caught anything apart from seaweed.
:19:53. > :19:58.We quite like to catch a few fish and some crap. But we can store
:19:58. > :20:04.demonstrate there is a lot of biodiversity. What I like about my
:20:04. > :20:13.job is the variety of things we get to do. Once we are out here, we are
:20:13. > :20:18.aware from the hassles of daily life. You can discover more stories
:20:18. > :20:25.of life on the water by tuning in to put breakfast show on BBC Radio
:20:25. > :20:31.Solent. Now the sport. You are going to be doing something you
:20:31. > :20:40.love in a minute. Yes, close enough. I love a bit of
:20:40. > :20:48.golf. It was raining when we went yesterday. Let talk about this
:20:48. > :20:52.transfer saga. Do you think Chamberlain will go? I
:20:52. > :20:55.think he will. Nevertheless, the BBC's been told
:20:55. > :20:58.Southampton are still to receive a formal bid for the player this
:20:58. > :21:00.summer. Chamberlain's expressed his desire to be a Premier League
:21:00. > :21:03.footballer in two tabloid interviews this week, seemingly
:21:03. > :21:06.upping the pressure on Southampton to do a deal. Arsenal are still his
:21:06. > :21:09.most likely suitors. A spokesman for Saints was unable to confirm
:21:09. > :21:13.reports that Chamberlain has been fined for speaking to the Daily
:21:13. > :21:17.Mirror and the Sun. Classic cars met classic yachts
:21:17. > :21:19.today on the Isle of Wight. 60 models from yester-year are taking
:21:19. > :21:23.part in a classic rally which started today in Cowes. Meanwhile
:21:23. > :21:25.the event's launch also saw the owners of the famous Gypsy Moth IV,
:21:25. > :21:29.which Sir Francis Chichester sailed around the globe, reveal plans to
:21:29. > :21:39.hand her to charity to ensure she remains a focal point of maritime
:21:39. > :21:46.
:21:47. > :21:56.history. In cricket, rain has effective action and all of Our --
:21:57. > :22:11.
:22:11. > :22:15.Europe has increasingly been in the ascendancy as a golfing force in
:22:15. > :22:17.recent years and some of the stars of tomorrow are in the South this
:22:17. > :22:20.week competing in one of the biggest boys tournaments in the
:22:20. > :22:23.amateur game. I have been to Broadstone Golf club to see for
:22:23. > :22:33.myself the talent that's hoping to emulate the likes of Rory McIlroy
:22:33. > :22:34.
:22:34. > :22:37.in the years to come. They are on the tee, aiming for a
:22:37. > :22:42.career and monks the professionals. The competitors here are the best
:22:42. > :22:51.of their age group. These are top golfers. To get into this event you
:22:51. > :22:56.have to have a handicap of zero. So they are all in their own right
:22:56. > :23:01.very good golfers. 132 players are here, including more than 40 from
:23:01. > :23:08.mainland Europe. This event is a good guide as to who could achieve
:23:08. > :23:18.success in the future. Previous winners include Jason Rose's and
:23:18. > :23:23.
:23:23. > :23:33.Tom Lewis. -- Jason Rose's. I did have a psychologist. I have a
:23:33. > :23:40.personal trainer and a golf coach. Broxtowe is in the top 100, but is
:23:40. > :23:44.again available to the masses? -- Broadstone Golf Club. Anyone that
:23:44. > :23:48.wants to play golf today, or whether they are from the inner
:23:48. > :23:55.city, rural areas, anywhere in this country, will have the opportunity
:23:55. > :24:01.to get into this game. With success comes sacrifice, even at breakfast
:24:01. > :24:05.time. What was the nutritionist telling you to eat? You cannot eat
:24:05. > :24:15.sausages or anything fried. That's probably why I never made it as a
:24:15. > :24:20.
:24:20. > :24:26.golfer! Why do they have to give it up? I have no idea. I know fried
:24:26. > :24:32.food is bad for you, but the odd sausage? There is nothing wrong
:24:32. > :24:42.with a sausage sandwich or a bacon butty before the round. I wonder if
:24:42. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:52.they will do a drug test for sausage eating? Will the weather
:24:52. > :24:53.
:24:53. > :25:03.improved? Well, it's difficult to say. First
:25:03. > :25:11.
:25:12. > :25:16.of all, let us have a look at your A deceptive start for us. We now
:25:16. > :25:26.have a yellow warning from the Met Office. It is to make you aware
:25:26. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:37.that both showers will be heavy and slow moving. The cloud also an
:25:37. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :25:52.issue today. The showers will eventually fade away. Temperatures
:25:52. > :26:02.at dawn tomorrow around 13 Celsius. Sunshine in the morning and
:26:02. > :26:05.
:26:05. > :26:15.hopefully drive. -- hopefully dry. Temperatures not bad with northerly
:26:15. > :26:15.
:26:15. > :26:20.winds. Tomorrow evening, more showers, but a level of risk of
:26:20. > :26:30.thunder. Temperatures will be a touch of fresh air tomorrow night.
:26:30. > :26:30.
:26:30. > :26:40.Saturday, a largely drive day with the odd shower. There is some high
:26:40. > :26:43.
:26:43. > :26:53.pressure building up from the West. Sunday, the best of the brightness
:26:53. > :26:59.
:27:00. > :27:05.and sunshine will be the further west. -- a further west. Monday, it
:27:05. > :27:08.should be settled. Now only a few days ago we heard
:27:08. > :27:11.about the couple from Ayrshire who won the Euromillions. Well, it's
:27:11. > :27:14.not quite 161 million, but Steven Clements, a plasterer from
:27:14. > :27:18.Winchester, has scooped a cool million after buying a �5 scratch