:00:09. > :00:10.Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's
:00:10. > :00:18.programme: The good Samaritan beaten and
:00:18. > :00:22.robbed after offering a lift to a stranger. From God's sake, if
:00:22. > :00:25.you're on your own in a car and feel like picking someone up, don't.
:00:25. > :00:27.Three hospital workers are arrested after an elderly patient dies of a
:00:27. > :00:31.suspected overdose. A mum with an autistic boy wants
:00:31. > :00:41.apology after accusing a theatre of being the big ogre at a performance
:00:41. > :00:45.of Shrek. My son and lots of other children and adults are losing out
:00:45. > :00:48.through no fault of their own, they have a disability.
:00:48. > :00:58.And a year to the Paralympics, but will its legacy help clubs like
:00:58. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:06.Never give a stranger a lift. That is the advice from a 73-year-old
:01:06. > :01:12.motorist. Ben Casey suffered a violent attack after he was conned
:01:12. > :01:15.into picking somebody up. The passenger forced Mr Casey to drive
:01:15. > :01:19.to a country lane, dragged him out of the vehicle, kicked and
:01:19. > :01:25.repeatedly punched him. He has been recounting the ordeal to our
:01:25. > :01:28.reporter Tom Hepworth. Ben Casey is 73 and has a
:01:28. > :01:33.degenerative lung disease and need oxygen. He is also a keen
:01:33. > :01:37.photographer. On Friday, the former army medic had been out on a trip
:01:37. > :01:42.on a narrowboat when he met a man who looked as though he was in pain.
:01:42. > :01:47.His ordeal began here in this car- park. He offered a lift to a man
:01:47. > :01:51.who said he had injured his ankle training for a walk to help
:01:51. > :01:55.multiple sclerosis charities. It ended with Mr Casey in hospital
:01:55. > :02:00.with head injuries. Driving along quiet country lanes, the man told
:02:00. > :02:08.him he had the condition. A short while later, he stopped. I could
:02:08. > :02:16.not believe what he had in his hand. It was a lump hammer. I thought,
:02:16. > :02:23.good night to me. I am not going to get out of here. I had my hand up
:02:23. > :02:33.there, he struck it. The handle broke, and the head came off the
:02:33. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :02:40.hammer. A lucky break, I can tell you. He was dragged from his car
:02:40. > :02:44.and the man drove off. It was later found burnt out in Andover. The
:02:44. > :02:48.attacker is described as white, in his late twenties or early thirties
:02:48. > :02:53.with short blond hair and wearing an anorak. We would like anybody
:02:53. > :02:58.who took photographs in the area to get in touch to see if anybody in
:02:58. > :03:04.the background matches the description. For God's sake, if you
:03:04. > :03:11.are on your own in a car and feel like picking somebody up, don't.
:03:11. > :03:21.Ben Casey is now recovering at home in Aldershot. I hope I get over
:03:21. > :03:21.
:03:22. > :03:27.this and I will be able to get out. Enjoy the countryside again...
:03:27. > :03:30.A warning to others from Ben Casey. Fire crews remain at the scene of a
:03:30. > :03:33.large fire that destroyed a battery recycling plant in Hampshire on
:03:33. > :03:36.Friday. Firefighters are at the scene in Lasham to remove the
:03:36. > :03:39.structure and contents inside the building. Efforts are underway to
:03:39. > :03:44.prevent contamination from hundreds of melted batteries. An
:03:44. > :03:47.investigation is ongoing into how it started.
:03:47. > :03:51.Motorists have a difficult journey on the M3 tonight after a diesel
:03:51. > :03:54.spill just north of Junction 3. The southbound carriageway is
:03:54. > :03:59.completely closed between Junction 2 for the M25 and Junction 3 for
:03:59. > :04:04.Lightwater. The diesel spread, covering all four lanes, after a
:04:04. > :04:09.lorry caught fire. The Highways Agency says it is likely to remain
:04:09. > :04:11.closed until the early hours of the morning.
:04:12. > :04:18.Investigations are continuing into the death of an elderly patient at
:04:18. > :04:20.St Richards Hospital in Chichester. Three employees at the hospital
:04:20. > :04:26.were arrested and questioned on suspicion of manslaughter. Sean
:04:26. > :04:30.Killick is at St Richards tonight. Give us a few more details on the
:04:30. > :04:36.story. It was in October last year that
:04:36. > :04:40.77-year-old Joan Dickson died here at St Richard's. It is believed she
:04:40. > :04:46.died from an overdose of heart medication. Three hospital workers
:04:47. > :04:50.were arrested, a 23-year-old woman, a 37-year-old man and a 14-year-old
:04:50. > :04:55.man. They have been questioned and released on police bail until
:04:55. > :05:00.November. Details of their job titles have not been released.
:05:00. > :05:04.Sussex Police today issued a statement, which says:
:05:04. > :05:06."It is alleged the victim died as a result of being administered an
:05:06. > :05:09.overdose of the heart medication digoxin by hospital staff.
:05:09. > :05:11.Pathologists have confirmed that the victim died as a result of
:05:11. > :05:15.digoxin toxicity. The incident has been referred to the Crown
:05:15. > :05:18.Prosecution Service". The CPS had yet to make any
:05:18. > :05:22.announcement as to whether there will be any charges in relation to
:05:22. > :05:25.this case. The hospital issued a statement:
:05:25. > :05:28."The Trust is acutely aware of how distressing these circumstances are
:05:28. > :05:32.for the family, and once again would wish to extend its
:05:32. > :05:35.condolences to them". None of the staff involved are now
:05:35. > :05:39.working directly with patients at the trust and an inquest has been
:05:39. > :05:43.opened and adjourned into Mrs Dixon's death and will be resumed
:05:43. > :05:46.at a later date. Thank you.
:05:46. > :05:49.The family of an autistic boy says a West End theatre should apologise
:05:49. > :05:52.after asking him to sit outside. Eight-year-old James Geater was
:05:52. > :05:56.watching a performance of Shrek with his carers at London's Theatre
:05:56. > :05:59.Royal Drury Lane. Staff asked them to leave the auditorium as he was
:05:59. > :06:06.noisy, but his family says he is being punished for his disability.
:06:06. > :06:13.Danielle Glavin has been to meet the family.
:06:13. > :06:18.James Geater can't speak. When he is excited he makes noises, and one
:06:18. > :06:27.thing that gets him excited in Shrek. His care must have come to
:06:27. > :06:30.the musical, senior on Broadway. -- his Qera as it took him. He was in
:06:30. > :06:35.a box at the Theatre Royal at Drury Lane, but staff asked him to step
:06:35. > :06:39.outside until they quieten down. His mum says that is asking the
:06:39. > :06:45.impossible. My son and others are losing out through no fault of
:06:45. > :06:49.their own, they have a disability. He was enjoying it, Batty says
:06:49. > :06:54.thing. He was enjoying the show, and that is what breaks my heart.
:06:54. > :06:59.similar case earlier this month at a similar theatre led to a creation
:06:59. > :07:03.of a Facebook campaign for more understanding. Karen is back in
:07:03. > :07:05.that and wants an apology. We contacted the Theatre Royal today
:07:05. > :07:15.and a spokesperson said staff approached the group because of the
:07:15. > :07:27.
:07:27. > :07:31.Karen believes attitudes need to change. James is part of society,
:07:31. > :07:36.and they think we have got to start to say no, we will not be treated
:07:36. > :07:41.like this, not to just let it go. It is easy to put your head down
:07:41. > :07:46.and say, OK, but why should we? If we let it happen it will keep on
:07:46. > :07:51.happening. They have no plans to return to the theatre. James will
:07:51. > :07:54.have to watch Shrek on TV. Earlier, I spoke to Beth Reid from
:07:54. > :07:56.the National Autistic Society. I began by asking her how she thought
:07:57. > :08:03.staff should respond when moments like this occur in cinemas and
:08:03. > :08:07.theatres. I think it is really important.
:08:07. > :08:14.That staff understand what autism is and how to work with people with
:08:14. > :08:18.autism. Very simple things can make a big difference, speaking freely,
:08:18. > :08:21.maybe using simple language -- speaking clearly. Making sure there
:08:21. > :08:26.are spaces for people to go when they are feeling stressed as people
:08:26. > :08:29.with autism can get quite anxious, and that can make a difference.
:08:29. > :08:33.Parents who have children with disabilities say you cannot hide
:08:33. > :08:36.them away or segregate them, but that is difficult for the theatre
:08:36. > :08:42.to manage, isn't it, when you have complaints from other members of
:08:42. > :08:46.the auditorium? It is important for children with autism and their
:08:46. > :08:50.families to have access to social opportunities, just like any other
:08:50. > :08:54.families. The more that people with other disabilities are seen as part
:08:54. > :08:59.of our society, the more that society recognises that they are
:08:59. > :09:04.part of their communities and will accept that the whole range of
:09:04. > :09:08.needs and difference is that there are in our society, so I think it
:09:08. > :09:12.is important that people understand the needs of people with autism and
:09:12. > :09:20.see them as part of their community. Do you hear about the stories very
:09:20. > :09:25.often? Yes, we hear a lot through the helpline and services that we
:09:25. > :09:29.run of people with autism facing discrimination on quite a regular
:09:29. > :09:33.basis, with people not understanding their needs. We often
:09:33. > :09:36.hear from parents that they may be judged or feel judged by people
:09:36. > :09:45.around them because their child is not behaving in a socially
:09:45. > :09:48.appropriate manner, and they find that difficult. Thank you.
:09:48. > :09:51.A new report suggests patient safety is now improving after four
:09:51. > :09:53.suicides last year at Millview Hospital in Hove. The Sussex
:09:53. > :09:56.Partnership NHS Foundation Trust says that over 30 recommendations
:09:56. > :09:58.are now in place. It follows an independent review into safety
:09:58. > :10:02.which found patients were staying in the hospital much longer than
:10:02. > :10:04.the national average. Still to come in this evening's
:10:05. > :10:10.South Today: Our novice team prepare for a big
:10:10. > :10:14.sporting occasion. Find out why we are getting hot and
:10:14. > :10:16.sweaty with one of these in our special sporting challenge.
:10:16. > :10:21.Campaigners are welcoming a planning inspector's decision to
:10:21. > :10:23.reject proposals for three giant wind turbines on the Isle of Wight.
:10:23. > :10:29.Renewable energy company REG Windpower wanted to build the 410-
:10:29. > :10:33.foot structures here at Cheverton Down. The case went to appeal after
:10:33. > :10:36.the council's planning committee rejected the plans back in 2008.
:10:36. > :10:40.The company has already got permission to build three smaller
:10:40. > :10:45.turbines on the site. Dorset's largest solar farm has
:10:45. > :10:52.just opened. It covers three acres and has nine rows of panels
:10:52. > :10:55.producing electricity. It has been a race against time for Slepe Farm
:10:55. > :10:59.near Poole as the panels had to be in place to qualify for the highest
:10:59. > :11:02.rate of Government subsidies. Here is Roisin Gauson with more.
:11:02. > :11:05.Solar power, could it be the answer to our energy shortage? The
:11:05. > :11:10.Government certainly thinks so. The Conservatives want to cut emissions
:11:10. > :11:12.by 80% by the year 2050. A green paper published in January
:11:12. > :11:18.supported guaranteed energy sources, which preserved the environment at
:11:18. > :11:22.the same time. Here in the South, we have more solar panels than
:11:22. > :11:24.anywhere else in the country. Today, a farm in Dorset bought into the
:11:25. > :11:29.green revolution, unveiling three acres of solar panels costing a
:11:29. > :11:32.million pounds. They will be a feature of the landscape for the
:11:32. > :11:35.next 25 years. Together, they will generate enough electricity to
:11:35. > :11:42.power 200 homes, but they won't actually pay for themselves until
:11:42. > :11:49.2021. In little more than a year, Farmpower has developed three sites
:11:49. > :11:53.across the South of England. A further ten are in the pipeline.
:11:54. > :11:59.We have to have a huge growth in the use of renewable power in the
:11:59. > :12:05.United Kingdom. We are going to put a 2% of our coal-fired power
:12:05. > :12:10.stations and nuclear stations -- cuts 80%. This is a big statement
:12:10. > :12:13.here early on in this process of what we need to do as the nation's.
:12:13. > :12:15.Turning over land like this to the production of solar power has been
:12:15. > :12:22.an attractive proposition for farmers, because they can still
:12:22. > :12:25.farm the land. Obviously there is a bob or two in
:12:25. > :12:31.it for me, it will probably make more money than growing wheat, but
:12:31. > :12:36.it also produces electricity with absolutely no noise, no disruption,
:12:36. > :12:40.and the field is still a field, still in agricultural production.
:12:40. > :12:43.This solar power station took less than six months to come to fruition.
:12:43. > :12:47.But any other landowners looking to cash in may not have such a smooth
:12:47. > :12:50.ride. Large solar farms used to get 30 pence for each kilowatt hour of
:12:50. > :12:53.electricity generated. Now, they get less than a third of that. This
:12:53. > :12:59.scheme in Dorset managed to sneak in just before the cuts came into
:12:59. > :13:01.effect. But it is a one-off in the south. In the future, solar farms
:13:01. > :13:09.will be much smaller, making a national network feeding local
:13:09. > :13:13.sites. We will see if the weather forecast
:13:13. > :13:15.is conducive to those solar panels later in the programme.
:13:15. > :13:18.The latest phase in the redevelopment of Reading station
:13:18. > :13:22.has got underway. It is the biggest engineering project in our region.
:13:22. > :13:26.The work will take five years and is costing �850 million. The
:13:26. > :13:31.station will have new platforms and entrances on both sides. Reading is
:13:31. > :13:34.one of the busiest stations in the country.
:13:34. > :13:38.Animal rescue teams are reporting a worrying number of incidents
:13:38. > :13:41.involving a particular design of horse box. Hampshire Fire and
:13:41. > :13:46.Rescue alone have been to six incidents this year where horses
:13:46. > :13:49.have become trapped in rear-facing horse boxes on small trucks. They
:13:49. > :13:57.say the panicked horses can become very dangerous indeed. Roger Finn
:13:57. > :14:02.reports. The latest incident involved a five
:14:02. > :14:06.year old mare trapped in a horsebox near Winchester. The animal had to
:14:06. > :14:10.be heavily sedated before fire crews could cut it free.
:14:10. > :14:14.trouble is, it is not like dealing with a human, who you can talk to
:14:14. > :14:19.and reassure, ask them to do things. We are dealing with animals
:14:19. > :14:23.motivated by fear. Ultimately, they could seriously injure or kill
:14:23. > :14:28.someone because they are very powerful animals in a confined
:14:28. > :14:31.space, and they only see the need to escape. Hampshire Fire and
:14:31. > :14:36.Rescue are concerned about the increasing use of smaller force
:14:36. > :14:42.transports like this, Wed of horses travel facing backwards. Unlike
:14:42. > :14:45.larger trucks, where they usually travel sideways. These are one of
:14:45. > :14:50.the most popular way of transporting horses because you can
:14:50. > :14:54.drive them on an ordinary licence, but only if you got the licence
:14:54. > :14:58.before 1997. The change in regulations means that in recent
:14:58. > :15:03.years smaller trucks have become more popular. Here in Wiltshire
:15:03. > :15:07.they make about 40 of these smaller horse transports every year, mainly
:15:07. > :15:13.for the commercial market and racehorses. They are aware of the
:15:13. > :15:18.dangers of the design and believe they have the and. The main issue
:15:18. > :15:22.is horses jumping over here when it is travelling -- believe they have
:15:22. > :15:28.the answer. What we need to do is eliminate that risk by having the
:15:28. > :15:31.bar in here high. Apart from that, George Smith also installs what he
:15:32. > :15:37.calls anti- weed bars. We have limited the amount of room the
:15:37. > :15:42.horse has got to try to jump over, making it safer. This can be fitted
:15:42. > :15:46.to any box and is certainly a safe solution. Researchers have found
:15:46. > :15:50.many horses prefer travelling facing backwards, but as animal
:15:50. > :15:57.rescue teams have discovered, it requires care.
:15:58. > :16:00.Onto sport, and Tony is here. We are marking one year to go until
:16:00. > :16:07.the Paralympics and asking, is enough being done to fund our
:16:07. > :16:13.Paralympic hopefuls? You have got some statistics are?
:16:13. > :16:15.And I have, it will be a landmark moment for disability sports in
:16:15. > :16:18.Britain. This time next year, the Games will
:16:19. > :16:21.be underway, and the GB squad is tipped for medal success. But there
:16:21. > :16:23.are questions about whether enough is being invested in grassroots
:16:24. > :16:29.clubs. In 2008, Great Britain's Paralympics team was the most
:16:29. > :16:32.successful in two decades, winning 102 medals, including 42 golds.
:16:32. > :16:37.Funding for the squad has steadily increased along with the success.
:16:37. > :16:45.In Athens in 2004, funding was nearly �15 million. In 2008, that
:16:45. > :16:54.had doubled. For London 2012, it has increased again to nearly �50
:16:54. > :16:58.million. But compare that with the Olympic sports. This is where you
:16:58. > :17:01.see a real difference. They receive �260 million, that is more than
:17:01. > :17:04.five times higher. Even after the bronze medal for the men in Beijing
:17:04. > :17:13.in 2008, the GB wheelchair basketball team only received �3.5
:17:13. > :17:16.million. The rest went to the women's team. That is significantly
:17:16. > :17:19.less than the funding for the Olympic basketball team, who have
:17:19. > :17:22.only ever appeared at one Olympics, in 1948, where they lost all their
:17:22. > :17:25.games. Tonight we are meeting a wheelchair basketball team from
:17:25. > :17:28.Hampshire who say that funding at a grassroots level is a real issue.
:17:28. > :17:36.Members of the South Today team went to meet them, under the
:17:36. > :17:41.guidance of Reham Khan. The Hampshire Harriers warming up
:17:41. > :17:46.for a special match. The club has been running for 20 years but
:17:46. > :17:53.relies entirely on fund-raising and donations. We have enough funding
:17:53. > :17:58.to debtors through the Paralympics -- to get us through, and after
:17:58. > :18:04.then, unless we can raise some money, this club will be likely to
:18:04. > :18:09.disappear. We have been very close to disappearing several times and
:18:09. > :18:14.always, at the last minute, it is the begging bowl status. And that
:18:14. > :18:18.begging bowl takes a lot of feeling. There are pots of money out there
:18:18. > :18:27.if you look for them. For Paralympics ball to have equipment
:18:27. > :18:35.that needs to be funded might detract chair, for example -- like
:18:35. > :18:40.the track chair. We bought three chairs recently and �2,500 each,
:18:40. > :18:46.whereas obviously a pair of running shoes is a bad �150. Some familiar
:18:46. > :18:51.faces were preparing to take to the court with the Harriers. You can
:18:51. > :19:01.barge into someone but not head on! I wondered whether Tony Husband was
:19:01. > :19:01.
:19:01. > :19:06.listening. A special day it -- a special game had been arranged.
:19:07. > :19:10.Maybe Tony was not listening! Members of the Harriers have gone
:19:10. > :19:15.on to play professionally and the hope is that next year's
:19:15. > :19:18.Paralympics will raise the profile further. We would like to see it
:19:18. > :19:22.established as a charity to guarantee that we can be here
:19:22. > :19:26.training each week. When you are socially isolated like some of
:19:27. > :19:31.these people are, even within their own families, stuck indoors, the
:19:31. > :19:35.fact that they can come out on a Sunday and even though they don't
:19:35. > :19:41.get into the team, they come and have a sport and talk to people and
:19:41. > :19:49.be involved and bring their families. On the court, the
:19:49. > :19:52.Harriers were flying high, but the South today All-Stars were barely
:19:52. > :19:58.twinkling. This was a match that Harriers had no problem winning,
:19:58. > :20:02.but the bigger challenge is to secured a club's future.
:20:02. > :20:06.That was good fun and doubles concentrating all the way through.
:20:07. > :20:16.I had also concentrating his Charlie Bethel, the chief executive
:20:16. > :20:20.of British wheelchair basketball -- I hope also concentrating. We heard
:20:20. > :20:25.someone mention the begging bowl. Well clubs like this experience any
:20:25. > :20:29.benefit from the Paralympics in London? We hope so, we hope the
:20:29. > :20:32.more profile the sport gets the more attractive it gets.
:20:33. > :20:36.Unfortunately, we have not seen that yet and we are struggling at a
:20:36. > :20:41.national level and the clubs are struggling as well at a local level
:20:41. > :20:45.to ascertain funding from people. In terms of the legacy, it does not
:20:45. > :20:50.look any rosier because some of the profit that comes from the London
:20:50. > :20:57.2012 Games will go to a live exports, but the same is not true
:20:57. > :21:02.for the Paralympics. -- will go to a Olympic sports. This is an issue
:21:02. > :21:07.of cash for you? In terms of disability sport, it becomes more
:21:07. > :21:11.difficult because we do not have the numbers, 50 or 60 people coming
:21:11. > :21:16.to the club on a weekly basis, you might have 10, maybe 12 in one of
:21:16. > :21:21.the larger clubs. Some clubs are a little larger than that, but that
:21:21. > :21:25.is also a challenge at the core funding does not come in. This has
:21:25. > :21:31.got to be a significant moment for disability sport around the country,
:21:31. > :21:34.nevertheless. How will you be able to make the legacy last? It is once
:21:34. > :21:38.in a lifetime and through promotion, getting on the television, we can
:21:38. > :21:43.make more people aware of the sport, which will attract more people to
:21:43. > :21:50.it, but had fully an awareness response as well. It is difficult
:21:50. > :21:55.out there at the moment, problems of local authorities, and with the
:21:55. > :21:59.sponsors. The governing body are looking to put on events to support
:21:59. > :22:04.our clubs wherever possible, but we are looking at local schemes with
:22:04. > :22:10.local authorities, trying to link our clubs in two areas for
:22:11. > :22:16.development. Good luck with your efforts in the next year. We look
:22:16. > :22:19.forward to the Paralympics, which start a year from now.
:22:19. > :22:24.There is Cup football across the region tonight in two different
:22:24. > :22:26.competitions. Southampton go to Swindon. Ahead of that game, Saints
:22:26. > :22:29.legend Matthew Le Tissier has backed Adam Lallana to become
:22:29. > :22:31.Southampton's modern day talisman of the team. Le Tissier scored more
:22:32. > :22:39.than 200 goals for Saints, but Lallana's performances have made
:22:39. > :22:45.him a modern-day hero of the St Mary's crowd.
:22:45. > :22:49.When I go down to watch the boys play, it is always Adam Lallana I
:22:49. > :22:52.am most excited about watching. He has that lovely easy body movement,
:22:53. > :22:58.he does not have blistering pace but has the shoulder which takes
:22:58. > :23:01.him past people brilliantly, and I get excited watching him. I can see
:23:01. > :23:06.why he is so popular with the fans, definitely.
:23:06. > :23:08.A significant moment there with Matthew Le Tissier a passing on the
:23:08. > :23:11.mantle. After their shock victory at West
:23:11. > :23:14.Ham last week, Aldershot have a chance to reach round three for the
:23:14. > :23:17.first time since 1984, when the club played as just Aldershot. Dean
:23:17. > :23:20.Holdsworth's men recorded a famous victory at Upton Park last
:23:20. > :23:24.Wednesday. Tonight they host Carlisle from League One.
:23:24. > :23:27.Some sad news to report. Former Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark
:23:27. > :23:30.Ovendale has died. He had been having treatment for cancer.
:23:30. > :23:34.Ovendale made 89 appearances for the Cherries as their first-choice
:23:34. > :23:37.keeper just over a decade ago. He was 37.
:23:37. > :23:39.And there will be a minute's applause ahead of Bournemouth's
:23:39. > :23:42.Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie against Hereford tonight in memory
:23:42. > :23:47.of Ovendale. Elsewhere in the first round,
:23:47. > :23:51.Crawley travel to Southend. MK Dons host Brentford.
:23:51. > :23:54.Sussex and Surrey will go head to head for a place in the final of
:23:54. > :23:56.the CB40 competition this weekend. They have been drawn together in
:23:57. > :24:05.the first of the semi-finals, with the winners playing Somerset or
:24:05. > :24:09.Durham. Sussex have done well in that competition, but bad luck to
:24:09. > :24:16.Hampshire, beaten at Edgbaston at the weekend.
:24:16. > :24:26.Dramatic stuff. Thanks for that. It has been feeling a bit like
:24:26. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:34.autumn today? Today we have had some statistics
:24:34. > :24:39.provisionally from the Met Office. June, July and August have shown
:24:39. > :24:44.that it has been the coolest summer since 1988 here in the south. We
:24:44. > :24:48.have still got a couple of days left to include, but it looks set
:24:48. > :24:55.to be a cool one overall. Not too much rain, more than last year but
:24:55. > :25:01.not as much as 2007, 2008 and 2009. That surprises me, I thought it was
:25:01. > :25:11.hotter. But we are thinking about a poor job. April, May, really warm.
:25:11. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:14.A wonderful photo from Mary-Ann Murphy of a calf resting in the
:25:14. > :25:18.heather at Godshill near Fordingbridge.
:25:18. > :25:20.We may not have seen much sunshine today but these sunflowers make up
:25:20. > :25:23.for the grey skies we've had. Thanks to Margaret Strong in
:25:23. > :25:29.Swanage for that picture. And this is the Tall Ship Tenacious
:25:29. > :25:32.coming into Poole at lunchtime today, taken by Mick Baker.
:25:32. > :25:37.Some blue skies in that photograph, not many of those to be seen today,
:25:37. > :25:42.it has been cloudy and cool, and we stick with those conditions through
:25:42. > :25:46.tonight as well. We had a blanket of cloud over much of this house
:25:46. > :25:52.today, it stays put overnight and we might see one or two breaks
:25:52. > :26:00.developing towards the West. We might see temperatures dropping
:26:00. > :26:04.here into single figures in rural spots. If you are up first thing
:26:04. > :26:09.tomorrow, you may see some glimmers of sunshine but the cloud will keep
:26:09. > :26:15.-- will quickly build in again. Another dry day in most parts.
:26:15. > :26:20.Temperatures a little warmer. Not feeling quite as fresh as today. As
:26:20. > :26:23.we go through tomorrow night, starting to see some warmer air
:26:23. > :26:30.arriving, so there will be some breaks in the cloud. Temperatures
:26:30. > :26:36.not dipping quite as far. As we go towards the tail-end of the week,
:26:36. > :26:40.this area of high pressure with us, some warmer air starting to arrive,
:26:40. > :26:46.which means we should see some bright and sunny conditions.
:26:46. > :26:51.Thursday not looking too bad, there should be some decent sunny spells
:26:51. > :26:56.to take us through the remainder of first day. Not too bad, temperature
:26:56. > :27:00.wires, either. We had a cool summer but things are looking up for
:27:00. > :27:05.September, things will head up temperature rise through the course
:27:05. > :27:09.of this week, finishing on a high. Here is your summary for the next
:27:09. > :27:14.few days. Tomorrow looking to be cloudy, but gradually we will see
:27:14. > :27:19.more in the way of sunshine, warmer temperatures, and with one or two
:27:19. > :27:27.sham was in store for the weekend, looking fine but unsettled. -- one