:00:05. > :00:07.Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's
:00:07. > :00:10.programme... Convictions quashed - the men
:00:10. > :00:13.behind the Lapland New Forest attraction win their appeal.
:00:13. > :00:17.The illegal tip which has caused a real stink, and cost a water firm
:00:17. > :00:25.�500,000. A sister's devastation as her
:00:25. > :00:30.brother loses his fight to be freed from Broadmoor hospital.
:00:30. > :00:33.It is not like we're saying that let him walk out of broad work out
:00:34. > :00:36.the gates, we want him to have help but he it is not going to happen in
:00:36. > :00:42.broad were. And their own theatre of dreams may
:00:42. > :00:47.have been shattered, but Aldershot fans still had a night to remember.
:00:47. > :00:57.The crowd, the actors here, the whole thing was fantastic. -- the
:00:57. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:00.The two brothers behind the failed Lapland New Forest theme park who
:01:00. > :01:03.were found guilty of misleading thousands of customers, have had
:01:03. > :01:06.their convictions quashed in the court of appeal. Victor and Henry
:01:06. > :01:11.Mears opened the attraction in the winter of 2008 at Matchams Park
:01:11. > :01:15.near Ringwood. But within days it was closed amid anger from members
:01:15. > :01:20.of the public. The brothers, from Brighton, were jailed earlier this
:01:21. > :01:25.year for 13 months each. But today those convictions were thrown out
:01:25. > :01:28.by three appeal court judges. The court heard that the appeal was
:01:28. > :01:31.based entirely on one juror who was found to be sending texts to her
:01:31. > :01:37.fiance in the public gallery during the original trial, which cost
:01:38. > :01:42.about �350,000. Our reporter, Joe Campbell, was in court today and
:01:42. > :01:48.joins me now. What evidence was put before the judges?
:01:48. > :01:53.People may well remember the Lapland at New Forest Experience.
:01:53. > :01:57.Families who went there found something of a Christmas cracker,
:01:57. > :02:03.and it turned out to be something of a damp squib. There was no real
:02:03. > :02:08.dispute that people were disappointed. Today's appealed
:02:08. > :02:12.pound on the final days of a nine week-long trial at the Crown Court
:02:12. > :02:16.earlier this year. It came to public attention that one of the
:02:16. > :02:21.members of the jury had been sending and receiving texts from
:02:21. > :02:26.her fiance and the public gallery. He had been in that gallery at
:02:26. > :02:30.times they jury itself had been sent to a record, when prejudicial
:02:30. > :02:34.issues like the right to Mears's long list of convictions for
:02:34. > :02:41.previous dishonesty has -- dishonesty had been brought up in
:02:41. > :02:45.the absence of the jury. During the judge's summing up he
:02:45. > :02:51.sent a message saying simply, guilty, to his fiancee in the jury
:02:51. > :02:57.box. Followers say at that stage the case should have been stopped
:02:57. > :03:00.straight away. One of the Appeal Court judges said it seemed at the
:03:00. > :03:05.end of that name week-long trial people just wanted to get things
:03:05. > :03:09.done. He said, if the text such come to
:03:09. > :03:14.the attention of the judge three days in rather than nine weeks,
:03:14. > :03:19.nobody could answer that. What happened with the decision to
:03:19. > :03:23.quash the decision? There was no real reaction in court.
:03:23. > :03:28.The victor rain, the only one of the two brothers who was there,
:03:28. > :03:31.left shortly after and. The defence lawyer said justice had been done.
:03:31. > :03:37.We spoke to him as he left court and he had nothing to say as we
:03:37. > :03:47.tried to ask him about his reaction. Mr Mears, obviously a great success,
:03:47. > :03:47.
:03:47. > :03:50.what would you say today? Mr Mears, do you have any reaction?
:03:50. > :03:55.What to Dorset County Council's Trading Standards team, who brought
:03:55. > :04:00.their case, have to say? They said they would not be asking
:04:00. > :04:04.for a retrial. They said in a statement they were very
:04:04. > :04:14.disappointed and went on to say, we recognise it would not be in the
:04:14. > :04:15.
:04:15. > :04:18.public interest to request a The judges have said that two Mears
:04:18. > :04:23.brothers will get a full explanation for today's ruling in a
:04:23. > :04:26.short time, and that could be a factor in terms of whether they are
:04:26. > :04:36.allowed to request compensation for the time they have already spent in
:04:36. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:45.prison. The jury and the trial of the mind
:04:45. > :04:49.suspected of killing Jo Yeates has been sent home for the night.
:04:50. > :04:57.Vincent Tabak denies murder but admits manslaughter of the 25-year-
:04:57. > :05:00.old. The jury will continue deliberations tomorrow.
:05:01. > :05:03.Two men have pleaded guilty to a �3 million fraud. Andrew Jelley and
:05:04. > :05:06.Joseph Nunn took money from more than 20 people, telling them they
:05:06. > :05:09.would invest it in property. But Portsmouth Crown Court heard that
:05:10. > :05:12.victims were left out of pocket, in some cases running into hundreds of
:05:13. > :05:18.thousands of pounds. Roisin Gauson was in court today and joins us
:05:18. > :05:21.from Portsmouth. The Crown Prosecution spent the
:05:21. > :05:25.entire morning was into details of 24 individuals who had signed up to
:05:25. > :05:30.a property investment fund run by the defendants, Andrew Jelley and
:05:30. > :05:34.Joseph Nunn. They offer higher rates of interest, sometimes up to
:05:34. > :05:39.40 % over two years. Sadly, that was an offer that proved too good
:05:39. > :05:42.to be true. A premises that inspired confidence.
:05:42. > :05:47.Andrew Jelley and Joseph Nunn set up their property company and run
:05:47. > :05:51.it from the Royal Naval Club. They offered investment opportunities to
:05:51. > :05:59.former clients and family friends with a minimum of 10 % interest
:05:59. > :06:03.guaranteed. Many were tempted, the public gallery was packed with them.
:06:03. > :06:10.Several sold their Houses to the company under deals that a lead and
:06:10. > :06:14.to continue living there with little or no rent.
:06:14. > :06:20.While the investors got their properties were paid for, Andrew
:06:20. > :06:24.Jelley and Joseph Nunn kicked out mortgages against them.
:06:24. > :06:28.Joseph Nunn alone spent more than �3 million on gabbling website in
:06:28. > :06:32.less than three years. Families who have invested their life savings in
:06:32. > :06:36.the schemes were facing eviction. Their homes were repossessed.
:06:36. > :06:39.At I am still quite angry about the whole thing, not for myself but
:06:39. > :06:46.other people. There have been people who have died without
:06:46. > :06:51.getting money back, old friends of mine. Lies, lies, and war lies. I
:06:51. > :06:55.find the whole thing despicable. Despite financial difficulties, the
:06:55. > :07:00.pair in cull would -- encourage more people to sign up, including
:07:00. > :07:04.Andrew Jelley's late father who eventually died. Any money that
:07:04. > :07:08.came and was immediately paid out two of the unrest -- investors who
:07:08. > :07:13.were awed cash. This man tried to leave the scheme
:07:13. > :07:19.in 2,000 added. He is still owed �144,000.
:07:19. > :07:24.There is an old saying, buyer beware, I hope I had paid heed to
:07:24. > :07:30.that. -- I wish I had. The defence lawyer said his client
:07:30. > :07:36.was not aware of his partner's gambling. He played the lesser role
:07:36. > :07:39.in the conspiracy. Speaking for Joseph Nunn, his defender said at
:07:39. > :07:45.the gambling was the desperate actions of a desperate man trying
:07:45. > :07:49.to bolster the fund. He wanted to apologise wholeheartedly to the
:07:49. > :07:55.victims and was so remorseful he had tried to take his own life.
:07:55. > :07:58.Thank you. One of the biggest illegal flytips ever discovered in
:07:58. > :08:01.the South has caused a sewage pipe to burst in Southampton. The weight
:08:01. > :08:04.of the rubbish caused the under ground sewer at Sholing to collapse.
:08:04. > :08:08.There are fears the rest of the system could fall through if more
:08:08. > :08:17.is dumped at the site. Southern Water is now going to have to spend
:08:17. > :08:21.�500,000 on a solution. Roger Finn It is a mound of rubble and rubbish
:08:21. > :08:26.over 40 feet high. Local residents say illegal tipping in the garden
:08:26. > :08:30.of this property has been going on for 30 years or more. There is
:08:30. > :08:34.Tarmac and other material estimated at hundreds of tonnes. The problem
:08:34. > :08:38.is that two means sewage pipes serving thousands of homes in this
:08:38. > :08:43.area run right underneath that moaned and do she'll wait has
:08:43. > :08:47.crushed 1 and is threatening the other. The first sign of a problem
:08:47. > :08:51.became clear two years ago when the stream beside the property became
:08:51. > :08:54.polluted with sewage. Most other water are planning to build a new
:08:54. > :08:59.paper to bypass the mound under this path nearby. It will cost
:08:59. > :09:05.�500,000, and until it is completed local residents will be at risk.
:09:05. > :09:10.At times of heavy rain there will be increased flows, and deserve
:09:10. > :09:13.16,000 people. During this time there is a risk of diluted sewage
:09:13. > :09:17.coming out from an goals. We approached the family who open
:09:17. > :09:22.all -- own the property where the dumping is taking place for a
:09:22. > :09:25.comment, but they declined. They have been served with a stop notice,
:09:25. > :09:29.but the council have said they will be no prosecution.
:09:29. > :09:33.The problem is, because the previous administration unloaded to
:09:34. > :09:38.happen for so long nobody took the action needed to get prosecutions.
:09:38. > :09:43.We cannot do that, but we can now. We have made it clear, any further
:09:43. > :09:47.action and we will have legal action of the stop notice that his
:09:47. > :09:50.in place. This afternoon, an exhibition was
:09:50. > :09:53.mounted to inform local people about the new sewage pipe works.
:09:53. > :09:57.There were strong views about the fly-tipping.
:09:57. > :10:01.It is shameful. I would say in the past they should have looked into
:10:01. > :10:10.this. They had plenty of time. The new pipes should be completed
:10:10. > :10:12.by March. Still to come in this evening's
:10:12. > :10:17.South Today... Best foot forward - we meet a Great
:10:17. > :10:20.South Run hopeful who has the Olympics in her sights. Around 100
:10:20. > :10:23.people in Swanage who were forced to leave their street because of a
:10:23. > :10:26.gas leak have been allowed back into their homes. Emergency
:10:26. > :10:29.services were called to Victoria Avenue yesterday and closed off the
:10:29. > :10:32.area while a damaged gas pipe was repaired. A rest centre was opened
:10:32. > :10:35.at the United Reformed Church Hall. Hampshire Police say no one will be
:10:35. > :10:38.charged in connection with an incident that left a Southampton
:10:38. > :10:40.football player with serious head injuries. Dan Seaborne was found
:10:40. > :10:44.injured on the pavement outside Junk nightclub on London Road in
:10:44. > :10:48.September. Two men aged 35 and 29 from Southampton were arrested but
:10:48. > :10:53.later released without charge. The police say the man who pushed Mr
:10:53. > :10:56.Seaborne used reasonable force to defend himself.
:10:56. > :11:00.A Broadmoor Hospital patient has lost his legal battle to be freed
:11:00. > :11:03.in a mental health tribunal ruling that has made legal history. Albert
:11:03. > :11:08.Haines became the first psychiatric patient to have the case for his
:11:08. > :11:12.release heard in public. But the tribunal has today said Berkshire's
:11:13. > :11:15.Broadmoor Hospital is the best place for Mr Haines to be treated.
:11:15. > :11:23.His family says the decision is devastating, as our Home Affairs
:11:23. > :11:27.Correspondent, Alex Forsyth, reports.
:11:27. > :11:31.Denys has never had the chance to be close to her brother. For 25
:11:31. > :11:37.years, Albert Haines has been held under the Mental Health Act. Most
:11:37. > :11:41.recently in Broadmoor Hospital. He sends Denise artwork which he says
:11:41. > :11:46.shows -- she says shows he feels failed by a system meant to build
:11:46. > :11:50.They're supposed to be making them better, and I believe that my
:11:50. > :11:55.brother is a way because they failed him in that aspect.
:11:55. > :12:00.Albert Haines was sent to Broadmoor in 1986 after threatening hospital
:12:00. > :12:03.staff with a knife. This year he became the first psychiatric
:12:03. > :12:10.patient to have his appeal heard and public.
:12:10. > :12:13.He has been able to a hit -- air his grievances. He feels he has
:12:13. > :12:20.spent a disproportionate to murder time detained for an offence
:12:20. > :12:22.committed over 25 years ago. Albert Haines's doctor told the
:12:23. > :12:27.tribunal his patient has a personality disorder and is a risk
:12:27. > :12:32.to the public and himself. Today, the panel agreed brought me a
:12:32. > :12:39.hospital is the best place for him. -- Broadmoor a hospital.
:12:39. > :12:44.It is our responsibility to look for a way forward for him to help
:12:44. > :12:50.and move on from Broadmoor Hospital. As soon as we can manage that
:12:50. > :12:54.safely we will assess whether rehabilitation can be continued.
:12:54. > :12:59.It is not like we are set -- saying let him walk out, we want him to
:12:59. > :13:02.have the help he needs, but it will not happen in Broadmoor Hospital. I
:13:02. > :13:06.hope my brother gets the chance to come out and have some kind of life
:13:07. > :13:14.before he passes. This hearing could pave the way for
:13:14. > :13:18.others, although many patients may not welcome the attention. But,
:13:18. > :13:26.Albert Haines intends to appeal and continue this a rare public fight
:13:26. > :13:29.A health trust in the south has released figures which show a
:13:29. > :13:32.dramatic rise in the number of people using mental health services.
:13:32. > :13:35.The economic downturn is seen as a driving force behind the increase.
:13:35. > :13:38.The figures are for West and East Sussex. They show a 44% rise over
:13:38. > :13:41.the last three years. That means that the Sussex Partnership NHS
:13:41. > :13:44.Foundation Trust is seeing more than 100,000 people. It comes as
:13:44. > :13:52.the trust faces having to make savings of �14 million by March
:13:52. > :13:56.next year. Sean Killick has been looking at the story.
:13:56. > :14:00.Susie has bipolar disorder. She works as a musician but relies on
:14:00. > :14:06.housing benefit and a working tax credit. Benefit changes have seen
:14:06. > :14:10.her income drop �15 per month which means she cannot socialise much of
:14:10. > :14:14.attend her local day centre that often, leading to more isolation
:14:14. > :14:18.which affects her condition. Her diet has worsened.
:14:18. > :14:22.I am eating much less. I have lost a little bit of weight which I did
:14:22. > :14:27.not want to lose. Food is probably one of the things which you cut
:14:27. > :14:32.back on and that affects the mood. If you're not eating properly, your
:14:32. > :14:38.mood will go down. Particularly for people with illnesses and mental
:14:38. > :14:40.health, it is important to eat well. It is not just people such as Susie
:14:40. > :14:44.with pre-existing conditions who are affected by the economic
:14:44. > :14:48.problems. One of the South's biggest health
:14:48. > :14:53.trusts has seen a sharp rise in the number of people newly diagnosed.
:14:53. > :14:59.The latest figures show that here in Worthing three years ago they
:14:59. > :15:03.were dealing with around 60,000 mental health patients. That figure
:15:03. > :15:07.is now 100,000. The biggest rise is among people of
:15:07. > :15:11.working age, and not just people who have lost their job - often
:15:11. > :15:14.people get stressed or repressed because they fear they may lose
:15:14. > :15:23.their job. The ball then begin to fear they
:15:23. > :15:28.may lose their homes. They fear getting into significant financial
:15:28. > :15:31.difficulties. The fear factor as important, and that inevitably
:15:31. > :15:33.leads on for some people to depression and anxiety which may
:15:33. > :15:37.need clinical treatment from our services.
:15:37. > :15:44.The trust says waiting times for non-emergency referrals have
:15:44. > :15:48.started to rise, though they are still within limits. It says it is
:15:48. > :15:54.cutting back office costs to provide front level services for
:15:54. > :15:57.people like Susie. Final preparations are under way
:15:57. > :16:00.for the opening of Parkway Shopping Centre in Newbury, which opens its
:16:00. > :16:03.doors tomorrow. This was the scene earlier this week. Hundreds of jobs
:16:03. > :16:05.have been created by a host of high street names, including department
:16:06. > :16:09.stores John Lewis and Debenhams. And shoppers can't wait for the
:16:09. > :16:12.doors to open. We are now on the same level as
:16:12. > :16:17.Reading and Basingstoke, so as long as they can fill the shops it will
:16:17. > :16:24.be good. Now it is more better because you
:16:24. > :16:28.have more shops and that. I will definitely be there when it
:16:28. > :16:32.opens to have a look round and see what is going on, maybe get some
:16:32. > :16:39.bargains. South today will be at the opening
:16:39. > :16:42.tomorrow and live there tomorrow night, as well. Tens of thousands
:16:42. > :16:45.of music fans have backed a campaign to support a Brighton
:16:45. > :16:48.music charity locked in a battle with the TV show X Factor. The
:16:48. > :16:51.charity Rhythmix, which operates in Surrey and Sussex is angry that the
:16:51. > :16:55.X Factor used the same name for a girl band. More than 60,000 people
:16:55. > :17:00.have joined a group aiming to stop the X Factor act getting the
:17:00. > :17:04.Christmas number one. Here's Jon Young.
:17:04. > :17:10.It has the power to create stars and one of this year's creations,
:17:10. > :17:19.Rythmix, is in the running for this year's Christmas number one.
:17:19. > :17:23.Unless this comes along and spoils things. No van a's colt 90s hit now
:17:23. > :17:26.has more than 60,000 people once Facebook signed up to make it
:17:26. > :17:31.number one this Christmas, raising money for the Rythmix charity along
:17:31. > :17:36.the way. And it seems the short will not back down to help the
:17:36. > :17:40.charity that has used the name Rythmix for the past 12 years - a
:17:40. > :17:45.charity that helps young people, often bereaved at school, to learn
:17:45. > :17:50.about music. The organisers may now be forced to remove the word from
:17:50. > :17:53.T-shirts or leaflets. This has been purely a public
:17:53. > :17:58.campaign, the public getting behind us saying this is morally wrong and
:17:58. > :18:02.we want to back this charity, because we do not believe what the
:18:02. > :18:09.X Factor is doing is a good way to represent young people.
:18:09. > :18:13.Outside the Rythmix's offices, not everyone was against the X Factor.
:18:13. > :18:17.I think people should stop taking it so personally. They should treat
:18:17. > :18:20.the X Factor as a bit of a competition and fun.
:18:20. > :18:25.Can't they work together? I think that would be positive, the charity
:18:25. > :18:30.is for helping young children, they are young girls in a band, they
:18:30. > :18:35.could work together. I really don't like X Factor, so I
:18:35. > :18:40.am definitely for putting other artists above them in the charts.
:18:40. > :18:44.It is the listening public, of course, who will have the final say.
:18:44. > :18:47.It we can reveal that within the past few minutes, it has literally
:18:47. > :18:54.just been announced that the X Factor contenders are going to
:18:54. > :18:58.change their name after those protests, and the new name will be
:18:58. > :19:02.revealed in due course, whatever that means.
:19:02. > :19:09.Let go want to sport now. Chris Temple has not changed his name, he
:19:09. > :19:12.is still Chris Temple. In due course does not have much of
:19:12. > :19:15.are incorrect for a bad name, they are not going to change it to that,
:19:15. > :19:19.are they? The Aldershot Town and Manchester
:19:20. > :19:23.United last night, they did not win, but did they expect to? To a
:19:23. > :19:28.probably not, but you never know. I guess it was about more than the
:19:28. > :19:33.scoreline. Certainly memorable for Aldershot as much as digger knitted
:19:33. > :19:35.came calling. Yes, the Shots may have lost the game 3-0, but for
:19:35. > :19:39.many, it was about much more than the scoreline. Here's Laurence
:19:39. > :19:43.Herdman. The Aldershot certainly were not
:19:43. > :19:47.going to win, but having been out of existence less than 20 years ago,
:19:47. > :19:53.this was their final. A capacity crowd of over 7,000 came
:19:53. > :19:58.to get a glimpse of the stars of Manchester United. On the pitch,
:19:58. > :20:03.the Premier League giants looked comfortable from the moment it
:20:03. > :20:05.didn't have Dermot have -- Berbatov didn't have Dermot have -- Berbatov
:20:05. > :20:08.put them ahead. Further goals from Michael Owen and Antonio Valencia
:20:08. > :20:12.that ensured there was criminal upset.
:20:12. > :20:15.The but, for the Aldershot staff and players, an unforgettable night
:20:15. > :20:19.and players, an unforgettable night pitting themselves against the best.
:20:19. > :20:24.A bit disappointed we did not get ourselves on the scoresheet, but we
:20:24. > :20:29.gave the fans something to cheer about. That Man United team here
:20:29. > :20:32.was a great achievement for the lads.
:20:32. > :20:37.This team should get a lot of credit, because they kept pressing
:20:37. > :20:42.the ball and made us play. Despite the 3-0 scoreline, fans
:20:42. > :20:45.were left with memories to treasure. Not much to scream and shout about,
:20:45. > :20:49.but you can have it all. The crowd, the atmosphere, the
:20:49. > :20:54.whole thing was fantastic. It was great for the town, the
:20:54. > :20:58.people, had we enjoyed it. It is back to reality for Dean
:20:58. > :21:08.Holdsworth on Saturday when they entertain another north-west side -
:21:08. > :21:09.
:21:10. > :21:11.this time it is Crewe Alexandra. A valiant effort nonetheless.
:21:11. > :21:13.Southampton's interest in the Southampton's interest in the
:21:13. > :21:16.Carling Cup also ended last night. A much-changed Saints team went
:21:16. > :21:20.down 2-0 at Crystal Palace. Saints' Jack Cork was heavily involved at
:21:20. > :21:23.both ends of the pitch. His header in the first minute was cleared off
:21:23. > :21:26.the line. Then he miscued a clearance, to help set up the
:21:26. > :21:29.Palace opener - scored by Darren Ambrose on 73. There were no
:21:29. > :21:34.arguments minutes later, when the referee gave a penalty against Dan
:21:34. > :21:36.Harding. Jermaine Easter sent Saints out.
:21:36. > :21:39.Saints out. And you can see more on both
:21:39. > :21:43.Aldershot and Southampton on the League Cup Show tonight here on BBC
:21:43. > :21:46.One at 11:20pm. In League One, Bournemouth extended
:21:46. > :21:49.their unbeaten away run to five games, with a 1-1 draw at
:21:49. > :21:53.games, with a 1-1 draw at Colchester. The Cherries needed
:21:53. > :21:57.just 16 seconds to take the lead in Essex. Wes Thomas giving them a
:21:57. > :21:59.dream start. But an own goal from Stephane Zubar 18 minutes from time
:21:59. > :22:02.meant the Cherries had to settle for a point.
:22:02. > :22:05.In League Two, Crawley keeper Scott Shearer won't want to see that
:22:05. > :22:09.Dagenham free kick too many times. But Crawley responded. Matt Tubbs
:22:09. > :22:12.won, and then converted a penalty to make it 1-1. And another from
:22:12. > :22:18.Sergio Torres helped Crawley towards a 3-1 win. The Red Devils
:22:18. > :22:21.towards a 3-1 win. The Red Devils are two points clear at the top.
:22:21. > :22:24.This weekend, more than 20,000 people will line up for the Great
:22:24. > :22:27.South Run in Portsmouth and Southsea, with many of them running
:22:27. > :22:30.for charitable causes. A leading hope in the elite field meanwhile,
:22:30. > :22:34.will be one of the emerging talents of British distance running - and
:22:34. > :22:39.I've been to catch up with her preparations.
:22:40. > :22:44.Charlotte Purdue has come a long way since winning a BBC's South
:22:44. > :22:47.young sports person of more than 2006. After much success as a
:22:47. > :22:53.junior, including winning the European cross-country title in
:22:53. > :22:56.Portugal, the 20 old from Hampshire arrived on the senior radar with an
:22:56. > :22:59.impressive fourth place at last year's Commonwealth Games.
:22:59. > :23:04.Comparisons with other top distance runners are inevitable, but
:23:04. > :23:08.Charlotte has a focus of her own. In the media, they always betray
:23:08. > :23:12.you as the next Paula Radcliffe, but I definitely want to walk my
:23:12. > :23:19.own path and for people to look at me and want to be like me.
:23:19. > :23:24.A long-time member of the Aldershot running club, Charlotte also trains
:23:24. > :23:29.at St Mary's College in Twickenham. Now the 2012 Olympics are on the
:23:29. > :23:34.horizon. A few people are -- have asked, are
:23:34. > :23:37.we going to watch you win gold at? I am not going to win gold at my
:23:37. > :23:43.first Olympics. If I see the opportunity, obviously an all-
:23:43. > :23:47.ticket, but I am aiming more for a top be to finish in the 10K. --
:23:47. > :23:51.atop the eighth finish. It has not always been plain
:23:51. > :23:54.sailing - she had knee surgery earlier this year - but she will be
:23:54. > :23:58.running in the Great South Run on Sunday.
:23:58. > :24:01.Do years ago I was supposed to run but I got ill. I went to the race
:24:01. > :24:05.warm-up and had to pollute at the last minute.
:24:05. > :24:09.I have never done ten miles, so it is the longest distance I have ever
:24:09. > :24:15.raced over. It will be good to see what I am like over the longer
:24:15. > :24:18.distances. It is a step up from her a ladies
:24:18. > :24:22.winning the many London Marathon, but we are likely to be seeing and
:24:23. > :24:30.hearing a lot more about block -- Charlotte Purdue.
:24:31. > :24:35.-- the miniature London Marathon. He may have seen that switch up she
:24:35. > :24:40.was wearing that had her surname on it, that is not self-promotion, it
:24:40. > :24:43.is the name of a university in America that her friend brought
:24:43. > :24:47.back a sweater from. Are you running indeed Great South
:24:47. > :24:54.Run? I am not!
:24:54. > :24:57.Alexis is, she is. We wanted to put the strongest contenders in.
:24:57. > :25:03.Let's talk about the weather for the next few days.
:25:03. > :25:10.No shortage of drama today. We have seen it all, seen some thunder and
:25:10. > :25:14.showers, and even this - a waterspout out to sea from James
:25:14. > :25:16.Read's garden near St Catherine's Point. It lasted ten minutes, thank
:25:16. > :25:21.you for that. you for that.
:25:22. > :25:31.A lovely rainbow in Dorchester. And this was taken after a morning
:25:32. > :25:33.
:25:33. > :25:40.Plenty of drama in the weather, and some impressive portals. We saw a
:25:40. > :25:46.10-50 mm, but at Thorney Island we saw at nearly 50 mm. In Bournemouth
:25:46. > :25:50.3.6 mm. Tonight, more rain, spreading to all parts arriving
:25:50. > :25:55.from the south and tracking north and east, quite slow in its
:25:55. > :26:01.progress. For the first part of the night, perhaps parts of Oxford --
:26:01. > :26:06.Oxfordshire will get a brief respite before rain spreads.
:26:06. > :26:10.Temperatures as low as eight Celsius by dawn. The rain will
:26:10. > :26:16.become persistent tomorrow morning, heaviest and the western fringes of
:26:16. > :26:20.Dorset, probably up to 40 millimetres in isolated -- isolated
:26:20. > :26:30.locations. Generally 20 mm. Temperatures quite suppressed
:26:30. > :26:34.tomorrow, 10-11 Celsius, perhaps the odd 14. In the evening the rain
:26:34. > :26:42.will fade away, clear spells for many parts to the Far West. That
:26:42. > :26:47.will encourage fog. In the Far East, cloud and a frontal system, so mist
:26:47. > :26:50.which ever way you look at it on Friday morning. We do have high
:26:50. > :27:00.pressure build-up, promising dry weather for the weekend. Nor
:27:00. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:10.isobars inside for a Friday but cloud and the high. Le Saturday,
:27:10. > :27:11.
:27:11. > :27:16.similar to Friday's situation, and even on Sunday we have a lot of
:27:16. > :27:23.cloud for the day. Not much in the way the sunshine, so more rain on
:27:23. > :27:27.Thursday, heaviest through mid-day, a breeze and fairly late on Friday,
:27:27. > :27:32.quite brave. Saturday and Sunday, great to begin with but on the