:00:07. > :00:14.Welcome to South Today. Drama off the African coast. A
:00:14. > :00:19.Hampshire naval commander tells of the capture of Somali pi pirates.
:00:19. > :00:23.We fired warning shots. The Royal Marine boarding team
:00:23. > :00:31.closed in. At home, there is a sea change in
:00:31. > :00:39.naval training as a unique multi- million pound simulator is unveiled.
:00:39. > :00:43.These came down in 1993. 18 years later, the twin sail
:00:43. > :00:47.bridge rises into the sky over Poole.
:00:47. > :00:50.And facing up to student debt, the graduates who have gone into
:00:50. > :00:54.business with a smile on their faces.
:00:55. > :01:04.Most people we tell say that's crazy, but it sounds like it could
:01:05. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:15.The Royal Navy has struck for the third time in a week to combat
:01:15. > :01:18.piracy in the Indian Ocean. A task force led by Southsea Captain,
:01:18. > :01:21.Gerry Northwood, chased and then fired at a pirate mother ship which
:01:21. > :01:24.it is thought was used to launch an attack on an Italian tanker last
:01:24. > :01:34.week. Four pirates have been captured and 20 Pakistani hostages
:01:34. > :01:35.
:01:35. > :01:39.Warning shots were fired across the bow 200 miles off the coast of
:01:39. > :01:43.Somali, a pirate boat was spotted and tracked by the Royal Navy. HMS
:01:43. > :01:49.Somerset's helicopter fired to make the pirate leader surrender, but he
:01:49. > :01:57.tried to escape towards the African coast. But Royal Marines caught up
:01:57. > :02:01.and boarded the hijacked vessel. Each pirate leader will generally
:02:01. > :02:04.give up at the first signs of intimidation. They realise that we
:02:04. > :02:09.are going to be stronger than they are, but in some cases, he took it
:02:09. > :02:15.down to the wire. In reen years the Royal Navy has
:02:15. > :02:25.played an active role tackling the growing, but lucrative business of
:02:25. > :02:25.
:02:25. > :02:31.piracy. The boat was thought to be a mot hothership -- mothership.
:02:31. > :02:36.On the board the Marines found 20 Pakistanis. The crew had been taken
:02:36. > :02:39.hostage. They were They were freed while the pirates were handed to
:02:39. > :02:42.the authorities. . There is no shortage of people
:02:42. > :02:47.who are prepared to get involved in this game. I am sure over the weeks
:02:47. > :02:49.and months we will continue to see more Somali coming out with their
:02:49. > :02:52.pirate action groups to get involved in this game. We will do
:02:52. > :02:55.our best along with the international forces to prevent
:02:55. > :03:04.them from being successful. Both ships are back on patrol as
:03:04. > :03:07.part of a NATO operation operation As news of the pirate capture was
:03:07. > :03:09.beginning to emerge today, some of the service's top brass were in
:03:09. > :03:14.Fareham to officially open a new multi-million pound training
:03:14. > :03:16.facility. Every year around 1,000 new recruits will learn how to
:03:16. > :03:26.operate high-tech radar systems in classrooms set up to simulate
:03:26. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :03:31.control rooms across a range of Stailt State-of-the-art ships,
:03:31. > :03:39.demand state-of-the-art training. Today's fleet has become so hi-tech,
:03:39. > :03:44.the navy had to re-think the way it trains its sailors. It is too
:03:44. > :03:48.costly to train at sea. Here is the cutting edge solution. A suite of
:03:48. > :03:52.classrooms built on solid ground which simulate conditions in a
:03:52. > :03:56.virtual warship. Attacks from above. Attacks from below, missiles,
:03:56. > :04:03.pirates, humanitarian disasters, it is all here at the touch of a
:04:03. > :04:05.button. It It It the navy needed to move
:04:05. > :04:09.with the times. It is money well spent.
:04:09. > :04:12.You can tell by looking around you, it is really expensive and they
:04:12. > :04:17.have spent a lot of time and money putting this system together and to
:04:17. > :04:22.be honest, it works really well. Its flexibility which is the key.
:04:22. > :04:32.The rooms can be set-up to simulate a type 45 destroyer working in the
:04:32. > :04:32.
:04:32. > :04:35.gulf one minute and the the next they can be changed into a frigatte.
:04:35. > :04:40.We can separate them all and they can do their own individual bits of
:04:40. > :04:45.training, depending what skills we're trying to get people to learn.
:04:45. > :04:50.This upgrade doesn't come cheap. The price tag was a cool �108
:04:50. > :04:53.million, but in the long run the Navy says it will save money.
:04:53. > :04:57.One has got to see it over the 40 or 50 year lifetime of this
:04:57. > :05:00.facility. That's a fantastic value for money when you consider it
:05:00. > :05:07.costs so much to have a ship at sea. When we get there, we must make the
:05:07. > :05:12.most of it and this makes sure we get the best of the training at sea.
:05:12. > :05:21.For the Navy, it is a major leap forward in the way they prepare for
:05:21. > :05:26.battle. Sir Jock Sclaiter did the - - Slater did the honours with the
:05:26. > :05:29.A former Surrey police officer has appeared before Worthing
:05:29. > :05:32.Magistrates charged with the murder of his partner, Detective Constable
:05:32. > :05:36.Heather Cooper. Peter Foster, who is 35 and from Haslemere, confirmed
:05:36. > :05:40.his name, address and date of birth during the short hearing. He was
:05:40. > :05:49.remanded in custody and is due before Lewes Crown Court tomorrow.
:05:49. > :05:52.Heather Cooper's body was found in Two men have been found guilty of
:05:52. > :05:57.destroying trees which stood in the way of their multi-million pound
:05:57. > :06:00.Sandbanks housing development. The owners of Barrington Homes, 41-
:06:00. > :06:04.year-old Alistair Collier and 66- year-old Harvey Lee, killed five
:06:04. > :06:13.protected pine trees on a sea front plot. Rachael Canter has been
:06:13. > :06:17.following the case at Bournemouth Magistrates' Court. That's right,
:06:17. > :06:21.property developers Harvey Lee and Alistair collier paid �4.5 million
:06:21. > :06:25.for the plot of land and they planned to build three luxury homes
:06:25. > :06:30.on the site expecting to more than double their money. The problem was
:06:30. > :06:34.that five pine trees stood in their way so they decided to take matters
:06:34. > :06:40.into their own hands. A prime sea-front plot on the
:06:40. > :06:44.exclusive resort of Sandbanks, but developers Alistair Collier and
:06:44. > :06:47.Harvey Lee were told they couldn't build here because the homes would
:06:47. > :06:53.be too close to the roots of protected trees. Within a month of
:06:53. > :06:57.planning permission being refused, all five pine tree has more than a
:06:57. > :07:01.foot of bark stripped away from their trunks. It had the effect of
:07:01. > :07:05.killing them slowly like cut flowers in a vase.
:07:05. > :07:12.The pair said the ring barking could have been done by vandals,
:07:12. > :07:18.but experts disagreed. I think it was a haphazard job, it
:07:18. > :07:21.it would look haphazard. This had clinical precision which
:07:21. > :07:24.demonstrated it was a professional job.
:07:25. > :07:29.Trees were worth �50,000, but people living nearby say this is
:07:29. > :07:37.about more than their financial value. This is an ongoing problem.
:07:37. > :07:43.We have had trees cut down at night to improve views to the harbour. It
:07:43. > :07:47.is just a general annoyance to everybody and we gist want to see a
:07:47. > :07:50.-- just want to see a stop to it. Judge said the ring barking had
:07:50. > :07:54.been clearly carried out with knowledge, precision and purpose.
:07:54. > :08:00.She said although there was no direct evidence Alistair Collier
:08:00. > :08:03.and Harvey Lee killed the tree, she found them guiltingy of causing or
:08:03. > :08:07.permitting the destruction to happen today. Both men refused to
:08:07. > :08:11.accept the verdict. I respect the law, but
:08:12. > :08:14.unfortunately we know better from the judges and their decision was
:08:14. > :08:18.because what we did and didn't do and we did nothing.
:08:18. > :08:22.So you were be appealing? There is no question of that.
:08:22. > :08:26.Because of the seriousness of this case, it has been sent to
:08:26. > :08:30.Bournemouth Crown Court for sentencing. This is one of around
:08:30. > :08:34.20 prosecutions for deliberately killing trees in this area in the
:08:34. > :08:44.last two years. And because it is such a difficult crime to detect,
:08:44. > :08:47.the council says that really could Political parties are being given a
:08:47. > :08:50.chance to have their say on changing constituency boundaries. A
:08:50. > :08:53.meeting was held today at the Madejski Stadium in Reading. Under
:08:53. > :08:55.the plans, all constituencies will have roughly the same number of
:08:55. > :08:59.voters. Overall, the boundary changes proposed would reduce the
:08:59. > :09:02.number of MPs at Westminster from 650 to 600. In the South, it would
:09:02. > :09:07.mean losing three seats completely, but the Isle of Wight would
:09:07. > :09:10.increase to two MPs, not one. For most, it will mean a different name,
:09:10. > :09:19.a different area that is covered and perhaps a different MP. Peter
:09:19. > :09:22.This stadium has seen its share of nailbiting contests. While the
:09:22. > :09:26.first public hearings of the Boundary Commission may not look or
:09:26. > :09:30.sound exciting, for the region's MPs this is life or death.
:09:30. > :09:33.In the past MPs represented towns or parts of a county. Now the
:09:34. > :09:37.numbers of voters are the overriding factor. You might not
:09:37. > :09:43.think it makes much difference if your MP changes, but think of it
:09:43. > :09:48.like a football fan, imagine this end of the stadium being toll, "I
:09:48. > :09:51.can't support Reading, they have to cheer for Southampton instead.".
:09:51. > :09:55.This hole exercise has been designed to produce an unfair
:09:55. > :09:58.system in which many people will find find they are voting for MPs
:09:58. > :10:02.who have got no connection with their local community.
:10:02. > :10:06.Snoot problem is, it is numbers driven. That's the system. It is
:10:06. > :10:08.different from any previous review. Within that frankly the Boundary
:10:08. > :10:11.Commission have done their best and the political parties have done
:10:12. > :10:14.their best, but making it numbers driven creates problems in some
:10:14. > :10:20.areas. A successful campaign on the Isle
:10:20. > :10:23.of Wight means they won be sharing an MP with the mainland, but some
:10:23. > :10:28.MPs like, have seen their constituencies change.
:10:28. > :10:33.If you only have 55 out of 1,000 in a constituency required to select
:10:33. > :10:37.an MP and 85,000 in the south as was the case with Winchester, in
:10:37. > :10:44.that way, it can't be fair. . Today the the Boundary Commission
:10:44. > :10:47.heard all sorts of special pleading. We have got a clear set of rules to
:10:47. > :10:51.work to. They were handed down to us by the Act of Parliament which
:10:51. > :10:54.was voted on and agreed by Parliament.
:10:54. > :11:04.Hearings continue through November with the aim of getting everything
:11:04. > :11:11.
:11:11. > :11:20.The chorus helping to rescue one of the poshest churches in southern
:11:20. > :11:23.A stretch of the M3 near Basingstoke has been closed since
:11:23. > :11:26.9am. There have been massive tailbacks after 500 litres of
:11:26. > :11:29.diesel fuel was spilled following a collision between a car and two
:11:29. > :11:36.lorries. The northbound motorway is closed between Junctions 7 and 5
:11:36. > :11:43.while the road is resurfaced. Drivers have faced hours of delays
:11:43. > :11:49.and the road is not expected to Now for those of you of a certain
:11:49. > :11:52.age, this will bring back some memories. Fire.
:11:52. > :11:55.The year - 1993. The place, Poole in Dorset. And the occasion, the
:11:55. > :12:04.demolition of the two chimney stacks at the town's power station.
:12:04. > :12:07.Quite a sight. It brought the town to a standstill. And thousands of
:12:07. > :12:11.people searched out the best vantage points. Their demolition
:12:11. > :12:15.and that of the station itself, made way for a new gateway into
:12:15. > :12:18.Poole and that led to the plan for the twin sails bridge. All these
:12:18. > :12:22.years later, the bridge, which is still under construction, was put
:12:22. > :12:30.through its paces. We sent Steve Humphrey, who was there that day in
:12:30. > :12:35.1993, back to see how things look From which ever angle you look at
:12:35. > :12:38.it, the new twin sails bridge has already changed the Poole skyline
:12:38. > :12:41.and local people are looking forward to the benefits it will
:12:41. > :12:45.bring. I think it looks smart. It seems to
:12:45. > :12:51.blend in with the area it is in. It is like a sail. It is like a
:12:51. > :12:55.sail. It is like a sail. We are 200 yards away, it doesn't look like
:12:55. > :12:57.tarmac stuck up in the air. It looks like a couple of sails. It is
:12:57. > :13:01.good. It will be a great thing. I think
:13:01. > :13:05.it will help with the congestion in the mornings and the evenings
:13:05. > :13:07.especially during the school run. Yeah, I think it is a good thing.
:13:07. > :13:12.Today they were putting the new bridge through its paces, making
:13:12. > :13:16.sure it goes up and down properly. That's important because the bridge
:13:16. > :13:23.will have to be raised several times a day to let boats in and out
:13:23. > :13:28.of Poole Harbour. It was the demolition of the old
:13:28. > :13:32.Poole power station in 1993 that underlined the need for a new
:13:32. > :13:37.bridge. Without it, the regeneration of a 26 tech tar brown
:13:37. > :13:40.field site would have been impossible. A especially as the
:13:40. > :13:43.existing 84-year-old lifting bridge struggles to cope with traffic
:13:43. > :13:45.flows, leading to congestion at peak periods.
:13:45. > :13:49.The new bridge should change all that.
:13:49. > :13:52.This is linking two communities. It is bridging two communities. It is
:13:52. > :13:56.bringing Poole together. So it really is exciting for everybody in
:13:56. > :13:59.Poole. Work on the new bridge started last
:14:00. > :14:05.summer and several local companies had a chance to get involved in the
:14:05. > :14:09.project. People were going to say I was part
:14:09. > :14:14.of that. They are living and breathing it at the moment. It is
:14:14. > :14:17.great. A good atmosphere. President. The old bridge is stayingks but
:14:17. > :14:21.soon it will a younger, more stylish partner.
:14:21. > :14:25.New bridge has been described by the civil engineer magazine as
:14:25. > :14:35.beautifully simple. The contractors are saying it should be completed
:14:35. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:46.and open for business early in the On to sport. I think they are
:14:46. > :14:49.gearing up in Aldershot. It will be interesting tosses what the town
:14:49. > :14:54.makes of Manchester United -- to see what the town makes of
:14:54. > :15:04.Manchester United being there next week. There is only 100 tickets
:15:04. > :15:07.left. It is a big Carling Cup tie. The Carling Cup itself was in
:15:07. > :15:10.Aldershot this afternoon as the build up intensified to one of the
:15:10. > :15:13.biggest matches Aldershot Town will ever play. Danielle Glavin caught
:15:13. > :15:16.up with the manager and gauged the mood in the town. It was a press
:15:16. > :15:19.conference with some serious serious silverware in the
:15:19. > :15:24.background. The manager's nerves are steady.
:15:24. > :15:29.I will try and make sure that I portray calmness to the players and
:15:29. > :15:33.make sure we are prepared well and I will try and enjoy the occasion.
:15:33. > :15:36.The only way I will enjoy it is if we win.
:15:36. > :15:42.Danny Hilton came up through the youth team. They have had a bad run
:15:42. > :15:44.of form since the draurks since the draw, but they are they are
:15:44. > :15:47.optimistic. You always dream of playing in
:15:47. > :15:51.these games when you are little and we have got our chance on Tuesday.
:15:51. > :15:56.We have a big game on Saturday to think about first. Hopefully get
:15:56. > :16:03.back to winning ways. Tuesday is a bonus for how well we have done in
:16:03. > :16:10.the Carling Cup, but we won't go into the game fearing them, believe
:16:10. > :16:14.we can win. This is their biggest game in their 19 year history. Cup
:16:14. > :16:18.fever hasn't reached Aldershot yet. There is no signs up in the windows
:16:18. > :16:22.cheering on the teams and most of the people I've spoken to say they
:16:22. > :16:27.are not planning to watch the game, but there is a few fans in the town.
:16:27. > :16:31.It is a a Cup game and everyone supports the under dogs.
:16:31. > :16:34.I will try and get a ticket. REPORTER: So you will try and go to
:16:34. > :16:43.the game? I might do. Tickets go on sale tomorrow and
:16:43. > :16:45.Bournemouth have signed the son of former Portsmouth and England
:16:45. > :16:49.striker, Teddy Sheringham. Charlie Sheringham joins from non-league
:16:49. > :16:52.Dartford where he has scored 12 goals already this season. The 23-
:16:52. > :16:55.year-old is giving up his full-time job as an investment banker for a
:16:55. > :16:58.chance in professional football. Bournemouth are thought to have
:16:58. > :17:02.paid around �25,000 for him. Poole Pirates will be favourites to
:17:02. > :17:05.complete a domestic double tonight, as they go into the second leg of
:17:05. > :17:09.their Knock out cup final with only a two point deficit against Belle
:17:09. > :17:12.Vue. But the Aces are the only side to have won at Wimborne Road this
:17:12. > :17:16.season. Last week the Pirates lifted the Elite League title in
:17:16. > :17:21.front of a full house. They'll be aiming for more celebrations like
:17:21. > :17:25.these tonight. Poole lost in Manchester by 47 points to 45 last
:17:25. > :17:35.night. My money is on them completing the double.
:17:35. > :17:39.
:17:39. > :17:41.More celebrations. Can you get anymore celebrations? Now for the
:17:41. > :17:44.last in our series on rescued churches. Roger Finn has been
:17:44. > :17:47.exploring redundant churches taken over by the Churches Conservation
:17:47. > :17:50.Trust. There has been quite a Architectural jewels and quirky
:17:50. > :17:53.treasures. He is ending in Hove with the very exclusive church of
:17:53. > :17:57.St Andrew. Waterloo Street, one of the many elegant terraces that run-
:17:57. > :18:01.down to the sea-front. This is the home of St Andrew's Church. It
:18:01. > :18:04.doesn't look goo grand from the outside, -- too grand from the
:18:04. > :18:08.outside, but behind these gates, well prepare for something
:18:08. > :18:18.extraordinary m. This was once the poshest church in
:18:18. > :18:24.
:18:24. > :18:29.town. It is now home to the Brighton and Hove Gay Mens Chorus.
:18:29. > :18:33.They have been based in St Andrew's for five years and have become the
:18:33. > :18:37.first openly gay men's chorus to win a major recording contract.
:18:37. > :18:45.Their home is a Victorian masterpiece. It was built in 1828
:18:45. > :18:48.and it is a rare example of the a private chapel. John is the
:18:48. > :18:53.church's conservation trust representative in Sussex.
:18:53. > :18:56.The chapel was built by a clergyman. It was his own personal building
:18:56. > :19:01.and having spent that money on the design and construction of it, he
:19:01. > :19:06.got that money back by charging rents for people to come and use it.
:19:06. > :19:09.So for example, in these seats we have cardholders where people would
:19:09. > :19:15.put their card once they paid their rent.
:19:15. > :19:20.From the start this was designed to be the place to be seen in Hove in
:19:20. > :19:23.the 1820s and we know that on the opening ceremony in 1828, there
:19:23. > :19:29.were three dukes and duchesses in the congregation here and because
:19:29. > :19:34.you paid, it was exclusive and that kept the riff-raff out.
:19:34. > :19:39.No riff-raff here either. This is the crypt be Neath St Andrew's, it
:19:39. > :19:43.is the final resting place for dozens of noble members of the
:19:43. > :19:47.congregation and again, they had to pay for the privilege.
:19:47. > :19:52.The original arc tech was Sir Charles Barry who went on to design
:19:52. > :19:58.the Houses of Parliament. His son, extented St Andrew's and in the
:19:58. > :20:02.190s had a flamboyant makeover. All this was created in 1927 by the
:20:02. > :20:08.then priest here who said he wanted to bring a little bit of Italy to
:20:08. > :20:14.Waterloo Street. Everything here is in the Italian-style. This which
:20:15. > :20:20.covers the altar with its wonderful Latin inscriptions, the dove and
:20:20. > :20:23.the Holy Spirit and it covers the centrepiece of any church. This was
:20:23. > :20:29.a church that was not only for showy people, but it was to be a
:20:29. > :20:34.showy building as well. A tradition the chorus is happy to
:20:34. > :20:39.continue. The chorus is one of many community
:20:40. > :20:44.groups that have been using drew's since it reopened ten years ago
:20:44. > :20:50.after it was rescued by the Trust. They helped to raise thousands of
:20:50. > :20:56.pounds towards the upkeep of the church. When we came here, we had
:20:56. > :20:59.no central lighting or -- central heating or lighting. Now it is a
:20:59. > :21:05.different story. There are shows on all the time and the place always
:21:05. > :21:11.has got life in it. It is unique and special to us. We look on this
:21:11. > :21:21.place as our home. It has had a chequered history. There is been
:21:21. > :21:26.
:21:26. > :21:30.new bits going in, old bits, but it They are fabulous.
:21:30. > :21:32.Fabulous. If you want to visit any of the
:21:33. > :21:42.churches Roger's featured or any others cared for by the Churches
:21:42. > :21:47.Conservation Trust, there is plenty You'll find details there on
:21:47. > :21:51.rescued churches near you and their opening times. I don't know if they
:21:51. > :21:56.will be singing when you go because they don't live there obviously, do
:21:56. > :22:01.they? It will be nice. I would like to walk into that church and have
:22:01. > :22:06.the choir going. Beautiful. The weather, cold last night and
:22:06. > :22:09.getting warmer. Cold over? Well, getting warmer. Cold over? Well,
:22:09. > :22:12.for this week. Despite the frost Sophie and Rosie
:22:12. > :22:18.looked as if they were enjoying their early morning walk to Bere
:22:18. > :22:21.Mill in Whitchurch. This photo was taken by Peter Hooks. A crisp, but
:22:21. > :22:26.sunny start to the day in Brighton. Michael James captured the Palace
:22:26. > :22:29.Pier and new wheel this morning. Conditions were perfect for a spot
:22:29. > :22:35.of Paragliding at Devil's Dyke on the South Downs in Sussex. Thank
:22:35. > :22:40.you to David Pearce. Do you think he was in it?
:22:40. > :22:43.I have stats for you. Tonight temperatures will be above freezing,
:22:43. > :22:48.6 to 9 Celsius, but last night the coldest temperature in the region
:22:48. > :22:52.was in Oxfordshire, minus 3.2 Celsius. Minus values across the
:22:52. > :22:56.patch. A cold start to the morning. It will be warmer tomorrow morning.
:22:56. > :23:01.Temperatures will start to climb as we head through the week rising to
:23:01. > :23:05.around 18 Celsius perhaps by Sunday. So very mild for the time of year.
:23:05. > :23:08.Tonight will be cloudy and dry and that cloud cover will hold in the
:23:08. > :23:12.warmth below. One or two clear spells, but the cloud will build in
:23:12. > :23:17.from the West on the breeze. Temperatures under the cloud cover
:23:17. > :23:20.will stay above freezing, lows of 6 to 9 Celsius. The winds will pick
:23:20. > :23:24.up speed and it is tomorrow they start to change direction, drawing
:23:24. > :23:29.in mild air from the near Continent. A cloudy start tomorrow, but we we
:23:29. > :23:33.rule out the chance of a frost and the cloud will break-up by the
:23:33. > :23:36.afternoon to allow for sunny spells. Highs of 14 Celsius or 15 Celsius,
:23:36. > :23:41.but the winds will increase and they will continue to increase as
:23:41. > :23:45.we head into the weekend. Blustery on Sunday. Saturday night, Friday
:23:45. > :23:49.night into Saturday, temperatures perhaps a few degrees higher than
:23:49. > :23:54.tonight's values, lows of 9 to 10 Celsius. On Saturday, that's when
:23:54. > :23:59.we will see this warm air move in. There is a front waiting in the
:23:59. > :24:02.wings, courtesy of this area of low pressure. There is uncertainty as
:24:02. > :24:08.to where the low pressure will move and we can expect rain later by
:24:08. > :24:13.month. So for Sunday, sunny spells, increasing cloud cover for western
:24:13. > :24:16.areas ahead of this weather front, but there is uncertainty as to how
:24:16. > :24:21.fast it will track its way in. It is looking likely it will arrive
:24:21. > :24:23.later on Monday after a dry start to the day. Enjoy the sunshine.
:24:23. > :24:30.Perhaps a cloudy start to the detail tomorrow. The cloud will
:24:30. > :24:37.break up allowing for sunshine for the afternoon. Staying cloudy for
:24:37. > :24:39.Rising tuition fees, almost one million young people unable to find
:24:39. > :24:42.work and graduate unemployment double what it was before the
:24:42. > :24:46.recession. It is a bleak picture for those leaving university
:24:46. > :24:48.thousands of pounds in debt. However, two graduates have come up
:24:48. > :24:53.with a rather unusual solution to this - by selling advertising space
:24:53. > :24:56.on their face. Ed Moyse from Poole and Ross Harper came up with the
:24:56. > :25:01.idea while studying for their finals. Catharina Moh went to meet
:25:01. > :25:11.finals. Catharina Moh went to meet them. This face is for sale as is
:25:11. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:20.this one! Ross is a neuroscience graduate.
:25:20. > :25:27.They set-up Buymyface.com. Between them, they have �50,000 of student
:25:27. > :25:32.debt to pay off. So for the next 366 days, as it is a leap year,
:25:32. > :25:36.their faces are up for sale. I lost my friends at university who have
:25:36. > :25:40.applied to 30 internships before they have had an offer. Some of
:25:40. > :25:44.them haven't got offers and that's not a job, that's just an
:25:44. > :25:46.internship. It is a tough time for graduates at the moment.
:25:46. > :25:52.We wanted to try something different.
:25:52. > :25:57.They have made �3,500 and they are just two weeks in. Some companies
:25:57. > :26:04.offering to pay them more than the asking price which started at �1.
:26:04. > :26:10.Employers are being pickier than ever, but they are they are
:26:10. > :26:16.recruiting. The tools for success, three advice points would be to be
:26:16. > :26:20.creative, ininnovative and most importantly, be proactive.
:26:20. > :26:23.Ed and Ross expected to be ridiculed, however most people have
:26:23. > :26:27.been supportive. I think it is a great idea.
:26:27. > :26:32.It is nice while the sun is shining and they can get the benefit of
:26:33. > :26:38.this. In the long run, their brains are wasted.
:26:38. > :26:42.It is clever. It is novel, isn't it? A clever idea maybe, but not
:26:42. > :26:45.one they thought through. The main issue is that Ed and I
:26:46. > :26:50.have to be together every hour of every day for the next year. I went
:26:50. > :26:56.out on a date, I went punting in Cambridge and Ed decided he would
:26:56. > :26:59.punt me and my girlfriend along while we had a romantic picnic.
:26:59. > :27:02.The pair have sold out of face space for this month and it looks
:27:02. > :27:12.like they will be able to pay off their student debt before the year
:27:12. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:17.I reckon they are going to make money out TV. It is a good idea. Ed
:27:17. > :27:20.and Ross. A good idea. It is a good idea to put something on your face
:27:20. > :27:28.to advertise something else. It is great.