:00:14. > :00:18.Tonight on Reporting Scotland: Extra police are on patrol in our
:00:18. > :00:21.biggest city. A �5,000 reward is offered by
:00:21. > :00:31.detectives hunting this man who sexually assaulted two woman in
:00:31. > :00:42.
:00:42. > :00:45.Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's
:00:45. > :00:48.programme: Fighting talk over ownership of the Falklands - a
:00:48. > :00:51.former head of the Royal Navy says we need a nuclear deterrent there.
:00:51. > :00:54.Punching the air- community sports projects share �2 million of grants.
:00:54. > :00:56.Defying the odds - the army medic who lost his legs spends Christmas
:00:56. > :01:06.with his family. The symphony conductor juggling life with being
:01:06. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:10.an air steward. Nearly 30 years after a Task Force set sail from
:01:10. > :01:13.Portsmouth and Southampton to re- capture the Falklands, a former
:01:13. > :01:18.head of the Royal Navy is calling for a nuclear submarine to be
:01:18. > :01:21.dispatched to the South Atlantic. Lord Alan West says a military show
:01:21. > :01:25.of force is needed after a number of South American countries imposed
:01:25. > :01:28.a blockade on the Falklands' ships. Argentina has repeatedly claimed
:01:28. > :01:33.ownership of the Falklands and the dispute has escalated since the
:01:33. > :01:42.discovery of oil. Steve Humphrey, who recently travelled to the
:01:42. > :01:47.Falklands, reports on the latest developments. The British task
:01:47. > :01:51.force sent to liberate the Falklands in the April 1982. Two-
:01:51. > :01:55.and-a-half months later the Argentinian forces surrendered. Now,
:01:55. > :01:59.nearly 30 years later, the dispute over sovereignty of the advance has
:01:59. > :02:04.flared up again, fuelled by oil exploration. Some estimates say
:02:04. > :02:10.there could be up to 60 billion barrels of oil in the waters, which,
:02:10. > :02:16.if true, would make it as big as the North Sea oil field. In recent
:02:16. > :02:23.months Argentinian President Cristina Kirschner has come to mean
:02:23. > :02:28.he reinstated became other country over the islands. TRANSLATION: We
:02:28. > :02:32.are going to get it back to international rights and peace. As
:02:32. > :02:38.long as the for and Adams want to be sovereign British territory,
:02:38. > :02:44.they should be. In a show of solidarity with Argentina, and
:02:45. > :02:52.number of Argentinian - - and number of South American countries
:02:52. > :02:57.have bands British ships from using the airport. Lord West says he
:02:57. > :03:00.thinks Britain should display its military muscle. The great thing
:03:00. > :03:04.about military forces is it is a very good deterrent and we need to
:03:04. > :03:09.use it as a deterrent. We need to show the Argentines that this is
:03:09. > :03:13.not a game. If they tried something again there we were taken very
:03:13. > :03:16.seriously. A former British diplomat who served on the
:03:16. > :03:22.Falklands says a lot of talking will now be happening behind the
:03:22. > :03:28.scenes to get the shipping blockade lifted. This is a decision taken by
:03:28. > :03:33.at trade bloc. Of course, we all find it very reprehensible and it
:03:33. > :03:38.will be damaging for the Falkland Islands fishing interests, but
:03:39. > :03:42.Britain will be focusing on purely diplomatic means to fines and exit
:03:42. > :03:48.to this problem. There is a large British military presence on the
:03:48. > :03:52.Falklands with around 1000 personnel. Meanwhile, in London,
:03:52. > :03:56.the Foreign Office says it is working hard to try to make sure
:03:56. > :04:02.actions by countries inside South America don't isolate the Falkland
:04:02. > :04:07.Islands people would damage their livelihoods. What do we know about
:04:07. > :04:10.what's been going on behind the scenes? The Foreign Office says
:04:10. > :04:16.that last with the Uruguayan ambassador was called in to explain
:04:16. > :04:19.his reasons for supporting this blockade. They also said that they
:04:19. > :04:22.are having urgent discussions with countries in the region. The
:04:22. > :04:27.Foreign Office has been strong in terms of saying no one should doubt
:04:27. > :04:31.our determination to protect the Falkland Islanders's right to
:04:31. > :04:36.determine their own future. I think if you did a poll in the Falkland
:04:36. > :04:41.Islands 99 per man % of people want to remain British. Do you think we
:04:41. > :04:45.will see some sort of retaliation over here? Last night the head of
:04:45. > :04:51.the Falkland Islands fishing companies said that if the blockade
:04:51. > :04:57.continues for any length of time, perhaps people in the UK might - -
:04:57. > :05:01.might like to stop buying Argentinian goods. So, lots of
:05:01. > :05:06.talking at the moment, but so far no indication that the UK
:05:06. > :05:09.government wants to beef up our military presence in the South
:05:09. > :05:11.Atlantic. An inquiry has begun into child
:05:11. > :05:13.protection policies within the Diocese of Chichester after
:05:13. > :05:15.concerns were raised. The Archbishop of Canterbury made the
:05:15. > :05:18.announcement earlier today but would not comment any further.
:05:18. > :05:21.Current protection arrangements within the diocese will be looked
:05:21. > :05:28.at with a report due in February. The investigation has been backed
:05:28. > :05:32.by the Bishop of Chichester. Two teenagers have been found
:05:32. > :05:36.guilty of taking part in rioting in Reading last August in which a gang
:05:36. > :05:38.of up to 40 people smashed their way into a wholesalers. Police were
:05:39. > :05:41.called to Makro in Whitley in what was seen as a copycat outbreak of
:05:41. > :05:44.violence after riots in London and several other cities. Thousands of
:05:44. > :05:54.pounds worth of goods were stolen. Our reporter Joe Campbell's been in
:05:54. > :05:58.
:05:58. > :06:03.court. Joe, what more can you tell us? This was all about the night
:06:03. > :06:07.the riots came to Reading back last summer. Some 30 to 40 people
:06:07. > :06:10.smashed through the doors of the front of the store and then as
:06:10. > :06:17.Staff Hague in the back of the building then went on the rampage
:06:17. > :06:21.wrapping around �14,000 worth of expensive electrical goods. After
:06:21. > :06:25.what had happened and other cities, the police were ready. Within two
:06:25. > :06:30.minutes the first officers were on the scene and began to make arrests.
:06:30. > :06:36.A lot of those there simply fled into the night. The trial has been
:06:36. > :06:41.taking place at three of the people alleged to have taken part. Mr
:06:41. > :06:47.McCarthy was found hiding in a wish you buy. A 17-year-old was also
:06:47. > :06:54.today found not guilty of burglary, but of violent disorder he was
:06:55. > :07:00.found guilty. A third man, Mark Murray, he was found not guilty of
:07:00. > :07:04.all charges saying that what it happened was that he had come
:07:04. > :07:12.across these items when he made his way home from the pub. When will
:07:12. > :07:16.they be sentenced? The two teenagers sentenced - - the two
:07:16. > :07:20.teenagers found guilty to day and five others will be sentenced in
:07:20. > :07:23.February of next year. More than 40 local sports clubs
:07:23. > :07:27.across the South are to receive a share of �2 million as part of the
:07:27. > :07:29.Olympic Legacy Fund. In some cases, the clubs will get money to improve
:07:29. > :07:32.old facilities that are difficult to maintain and run. Others will
:07:32. > :07:36.receive cash to convert buildings into new venues. The overall idea
:07:36. > :07:44.is to get more people taking part in sport in the year of the 2012
:07:44. > :07:54.Olympics. Chris Coneybeer explains. Sports heroes of the past, Matthew
:07:54. > :07:58.Pinsent, Sally Gunnell and Roger Black, all their connection to the
:07:58. > :08:05.south. And all of them a source of inspiration for our athletes of the
:08:05. > :08:09.future. Some of that future lies here at this cricket club, hidden
:08:09. > :08:15.among stall trees in a quiet spot near Totton on the edge of the New
:08:15. > :08:22.Forest. The club is well supported locally, but its ground has seen
:08:22. > :08:27.better times. The nets are worn-out and useless. �25,000 from the
:08:27. > :08:32.National Lottery Olympic legacy fund will provide new ones. We are
:08:32. > :08:36.a community club, but everybody wants to achieve to the best of
:08:36. > :08:40.their abilities. The coaches that we have at the club can have that
:08:40. > :08:46.happen. Keeping people involved and participating is the most important
:08:46. > :08:56.aspect. The money will be very welcome, but they still need funds
:08:56. > :08:57.
:08:57. > :09:00.to fix a broken scoreboard. Other sports getting money a concluded
:09:00. > :09:05.gymnastics boxing and bowls. The ideas to give local sport a big
:09:05. > :09:15.boost in get more local people actively involved. The money is
:09:15. > :09:19.
:09:19. > :09:29.going to clubs in an even spread Next year there will be new heroes
:09:29. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:36.in the making. William Fox Pitt, Lucy and Kate MacGregor, each
:09:36. > :09:40.hoping for success. Each providing the inspiration for the South's
:09:40. > :09:43.sports people of the future. A Government Minister says many
:09:43. > :09:45.schools in Portsmouth are failing to sign up to a new reading
:09:46. > :09:49.initiative. Figures released by the Department for Education show only
:09:49. > :09:51.two out of 39 schools in the city have applied for help to use the
:09:51. > :09:54.phonics system, despite poor standards of reading among 11-year-
:09:54. > :10:02.olds. Portsmouth City Council says schools either already have
:10:03. > :10:05.sufficient equipment and training, or will apply in future years.
:10:05. > :10:15.Still to come in this evening's South Today: Three great nominees,
:10:15. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:20.but who will win our Unsung Hero Voters have been going to the polls
:10:20. > :10:23.today in a by-election for a place on Brighton and Hove City Council.
:10:23. > :10:25.People have been voting in the Westbourne ward in Hove. The by-
:10:25. > :10:28.election is taking place because of the resignation of Conservative
:10:28. > :10:36.councillor Brian Oxley. Polling stations close at 10.00pm tonight
:10:36. > :10:39.and the result is expected to be announced tomorrow.
:10:39. > :10:42.He had to go through more than a dozen operations and never thought
:10:42. > :10:45.he would have a family, but today Sergeant Simon Harmer is preparing
:10:45. > :10:48.to celebrate Christmas with his family. Simon, an army medic from
:10:48. > :10:51.Winchester, lost both his legs after stepping on a makeshift bomb
:10:51. > :10:54.while on patrol in Afghanistan. But as Catharina Moh reports, he defied
:10:54. > :11:04.the odds and is now enjoying time with his wife and 10-month-old
:11:04. > :11:07.
:11:07. > :11:11.daughter. It is a picture perfect Christmas
:11:11. > :11:18.scene, but two years ago Sergeant Simon harbour was lucky to escape
:11:18. > :11:22.it is like. We last met him in 2009 during a training exercise with a
:11:22. > :11:26.field hospital unit just before diploma to Afghanistan. An
:11:26. > :11:33.experienced veteran from Bosnia and Iraq, he was well aware of the
:11:33. > :11:37.dangers then. Explosions do go one out there. We have to look after
:11:37. > :11:42.the people around us, so we can just go rushing in because they're
:11:42. > :11:47.often secondary devices. Four weeks into his deployment on attachment
:11:47. > :11:51.with the Coldstream Guards he lost both his legs. He had been married
:11:51. > :11:58.just three months. We have patrolled about 200 metres outside
:11:58. > :12:02.of the base and I activated a bomb. I was unconscious for a split-
:12:02. > :12:07.second. On the first Briton came up to treat me, I had to tell him what
:12:07. > :12:12.to do as I am a medic. The only thing going through my mind was
:12:12. > :12:17.getting back to my wife. At the time he feared he might never be
:12:17. > :12:22.able to have children, but in February this year Marisa it gave
:12:22. > :12:26.birth to a little girl. It is a different path to the one we
:12:26. > :12:31.thought we would take when we got married, but we have got this
:12:31. > :12:36.little lady here, so everything has come good in the end. Simon can do
:12:36. > :12:42.most avidly duties, but after have more than a dozen operations. I
:12:42. > :12:47.don't think I would have a imagines that I was have everything they
:12:47. > :12:51.have now. If it wasn't for organisations like Help For Heroes
:12:52. > :12:58.I don't think we would have been any were close to it being as happy
:12:58. > :13:02.as we are now. Simon needs to go still for rehabilitation, but the
:13:02. > :13:09.couple have to have a few more additions to their family in the
:13:09. > :13:13.future. Now we meet someone who is living
:13:13. > :13:16.the dream. This week it is Mark Andrew James, who is founder and
:13:16. > :13:20.conductor of the Sussex Symphony Orchestra. But he juggles that life
:13:20. > :13:30.with being an air steward. I went to meet him in Brighton as the
:13:30. > :13:40.
:13:40. > :13:45.orchestra prepared for its carol I am driven by music. It is part of
:13:45. > :13:49.me and my soul. I am really looking forward to making music and giving
:13:49. > :13:57.our audience a real treat. It is the most extraordinary driving
:13:57. > :14:01.force. From wielding a baton to scaling the heights, Mark is
:14:01. > :14:04.equally passionate about his life as an air steward. No two days are
:14:04. > :14:14.ever the same. You get the opportunity to fly around the
:14:14. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:20.World's. I look forward to going to work every day. Do you ever wake up
:14:20. > :14:25.and wonder where am I when you're flying around the world? Often a
:14:25. > :14:30.wake up and open one eye and think, which hotel is this, which country
:14:30. > :14:38.is this? I had better watch it otherwise it will go to the toilet
:14:38. > :14:43.in the wardrobe or something like that! So, how did you become a
:14:43. > :14:49.conductor? That all started really at school when I was 16. I said to
:14:49. > :14:53.my room mates, I think I'm going to put an orchestra together into a
:14:53. > :14:58.punch-up for charity at the end of the year, so between us we did. I
:14:58. > :15:05.waved my white stick and say - - things seem to happen in the right
:15:05. > :15:08.time and I thought, I quite like this! You have to be a communicator.
:15:08. > :15:17.It is all very well knowing to music, but you have got to
:15:17. > :15:22.communicate. It is a two-way thing. Much better. On Monday I am off to
:15:22. > :15:28.Hong Kong, which is fantastic. Great for Christmas shopping! They
:15:28. > :15:34.have the list like this! I to take scores with me on trips and I am
:15:34. > :15:42.lucky that I can read the score and curate in my mind. When I'm walking
:15:42. > :15:48.down the aisles, I am listening to something. Excuse me sir, can I
:15:48. > :15:55.have some water? Sorry, I can't hear you! Ever delivered a baby?
:15:55. > :15:59.Quite close, I have to say. We had the water and the towels out and
:15:59. > :16:08.the bits and pieces and we landed in Corfu. I was saying, keep your
:16:08. > :16:16.legs crossed! It was touch-and-go. You tend to look after divy Eye
:16:16. > :16:21.peas, don't you? Everybody is important! Everybody is important.
:16:21. > :16:30.Everybody is first class to me. Just before you start, it is the
:16:30. > :16:34.most magical moments. Everybody is looking at you. If all you have got
:16:34. > :16:39.to do is just graced this little white stick once and everybody
:16:39. > :16:47.starts doing something, it is extraordinary. Do you think you are
:16:47. > :16:51.living the dream? I must be. I am having a ball, an absolute ball.
:16:51. > :16:56.There is something warm and cosy inside that happens when I'm doing
:16:56. > :17:01.anything with music. I am incredibly privileged to be able to
:17:01. > :17:07.do this. And flying? She doesn't want to go to visit all these
:17:07. > :17:11.places? I am living to dream without a doubt.
:17:11. > :17:13.Tomorrow night we have a special treat. For the last Christmas
:17:13. > :17:23.programme, the Sussex Symphony Orchestra will be playing their
:17:23. > :17:52.
:17:52. > :17:56.version of Jingle Bells. Here is a In the second of our look back at
:17:56. > :17:59.50 years of South Today, we look at the slightly odder moments we have
:17:59. > :18:04.had over the years. Here's Sarah Farmer.
:18:04. > :18:10.Having gone through miles and miles of Film and videotape, we have
:18:10. > :18:14.uncovered some of the lighter moments of 50 years of festive fun,
:18:14. > :18:18.and restart her journey tonight with the rather eccentric group
:18:18. > :18:22.called the wallies on a group of hippies to set up camp at
:18:22. > :18:27.Stonehenge. This promises to be one of the most unusual Christmas
:18:27. > :18:33.parties ever held. There will not be any gatecrashers for one good
:18:33. > :18:37.reason, there aren't any gates. This party is being held bike in
:18:37. > :18:44.the middle of Salisbury Plain. What about the people giving the party?
:18:44. > :18:50.The hosts all have one thing in common, they are all called Wally.
:18:50. > :18:55.How many people do want to turn up? As many as one to come? How many
:18:55. > :19:05.could you accommodate? We have enough room appear for 20 or 30
:19:05. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:12.people. Stuffing a turkey is simple. A piece of kick.
:19:12. > :19:18.In 1971, an army chef wasn't listed to show her to put it to staff at
:19:18. > :19:28.Turkey. We have removed the wishbone to make the carving of the
:19:28. > :19:28.
:19:29. > :19:34.turkey easier. A small piece of television magic, and it is now
:19:34. > :19:44.three hours later and are 14 pound bird is done perfectly. I am quite
:19:44. > :19:45.
:19:45. > :19:49.pleased with it. A major culinary triumph. Over the years, we have
:19:49. > :19:53.celebrated big events with special outside broadcasts, but back in
:19:53. > :20:00.1978 we went one better and travelled back in time to see what
:20:00. > :20:08.a Christmas would be like during the Victorian era. What some of all
:20:08. > :20:13.night! Hello ha! What a lovely fire. Jenny Mary, and Dawson, Peter
:20:13. > :20:20.McCann and Bruce Parker all got into the festive spirit. I think it
:20:20. > :20:23.is one of these new Christmas cards. Isn't it beautiful? It was the
:20:23. > :20:29.night before Christmas and all through the House not a crank - -
:20:29. > :20:39.not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The following year
:20:39. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:52.the staff are Christmas party did not would go to plan. It is him!
:20:52. > :21:01.Avocado first. You like avocado. It is good, yes. We haven't had it yet.
:21:01. > :21:11.You don't like it? You brought us coffee! This is very good coffee.
:21:11. > :21:15.
:21:15. > :21:21.Very well could, very nice pheasant. They come on, get out come in the
:21:21. > :21:28.kitchen! I was expecting you to come in with
:21:28. > :21:34.great big sideburns and a Victorian jacket.
:21:34. > :21:39.You have kept this quite a seek it, this unsung sporting hero. We will
:21:39. > :21:42.tell you in moments. Some other sports news to start. All our
:21:42. > :21:44.football clubs are gearing up for a typically busy festive season. The
:21:44. > :21:48.Portsmouth manager, Michael Appleton, has said today he is
:21:49. > :21:51.hoping to bring a winger to the club during the January window.
:21:51. > :21:55.Appleton lost the services of West Brom's George Thorne after he was
:21:55. > :21:58.recalled by the Baggies and he is hoping to freshen up his squad,
:21:58. > :22:01.despite the continuing uncertainty over finances at Fratton Park.
:22:01. > :22:05.Kevin Pietersen has pledged the rest of his county cricket career
:22:05. > :22:07.to Surrey. The club have announced that the 31-year-old former
:22:07. > :22:11.Hampshire batsman has extended his contract and while he remains
:22:11. > :22:17.centrally contracted to England. He will stay at the Oval in the
:22:17. > :22:21.domestic game. So, now to the moment where we tell
:22:21. > :22:25.you who's won this year's BBC South Sports Unsung Hero award. If you
:22:25. > :22:28.have been watching all week, you will have seen our three finalists:
:22:28. > :22:30.Mike Bruce Burgess, who runs the New Forest runner's club. Phil
:22:30. > :22:40.Donoghue, from Aldermaston Junior Rugby Club. And Anne Nugent, from
:22:40. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:48.Ringwood Seals. Here is a sneak behind the scenes at the judging
:22:48. > :22:50.and a surprise visit to the winner. Our panel, drawn from regional
:22:50. > :22:59.sports administration and journalism. There were some tough
:22:59. > :23:03.decisions to make. Are judging is complete and we have had some very
:23:03. > :23:13.strong candidate, but the panel have come up with the winner, so
:23:13. > :23:17.
:23:17. > :23:27.let's go and meet them. Could I interrupt you very briefly.
:23:27. > :23:27.
:23:27. > :23:37.The came to see you recently. Again tell you something tonight. Dr BBC
:23:37. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:58.South's unsung hero. The how do you feel?
:23:58. > :24:06.
:24:06. > :24:11.Fantastic! Absolutely amazed. Brilliant. I am gobsmacked. She
:24:11. > :24:20.came to get every single chemotherapy treatment I had.
:24:20. > :24:30.is fantastic. We're all really proud of her. They love her, don't
:24:30. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:34.they? Well done. And is in Australia at the moment, so she
:24:34. > :24:41.will be watching the Sports personality of the year from
:24:41. > :24:45.Australia. That she has now been shortlisted for the National Awards.
:24:45. > :24:55.She will be watching the programme to see if she may get the national
:24:55. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:03.Now, the weather. I saw lots of people walking around in T-shirts
:25:03. > :25:08.today. It is five for six degrees above the national average. We do
:25:08. > :25:12.have some lovely pictures. Sunrise on a deserted Southbourne Beach in
:25:12. > :25:15.Dorset. This photo was taken by Lee Nevitt. It was a bright and sunny
:25:15. > :25:17.start to the day in Hampshire. Peter Raw captured the vibrant red
:25:17. > :25:20.colours on Broad Street in Alresford. 11-year-old Jonny
:25:20. > :25:28.Rushent took this picture of Christchurch Priory under cloudy
:25:28. > :25:32.skies this afternoon. The we will hold on to the mild
:25:32. > :25:37.conditions overnight, but tomorrow night the Gold there will take over.
:25:37. > :25:40.Over the Christmas period we will see the man dare make a return.
:25:40. > :25:43.Item about tonight there will be increasing cloud cover that it
:25:43. > :25:49.should stay dry. A fairly mild night with temperatures above the
:25:49. > :25:53.seasonal average, five or six degrees above the average
:25:53. > :25:58.temperatures for this time of year. It should stay dry until the
:25:58. > :26:02.morning. We start the day tomorrow on a cloudy note that for a weather
:26:02. > :26:08.front edge its way into the Atlantic. This could be heavy in
:26:08. > :26:13.places to read the day, pushing its way south and east words.
:26:13. > :26:17.Temperatures will be up to 11 or 12 Celsius and the winds will be
:26:17. > :26:21.strong. As that weather front moves its way through, behind it the air
:26:21. > :26:25.will be a lot cooler. Tomorrow night the called there will make a
:26:25. > :26:30.return but temperatures plunging into single figures. These are the
:26:30. > :26:34.values in our towns and cities. Perhaps into minus figures in the
:26:34. > :26:39.countryside comes at the risk of a touch of frost on Christmas Eve.
:26:39. > :26:43.Please guys ahead first of all. The best of any brightness will be the
:26:43. > :26:48.further south and east Europe. Today should stay predominantly dry.
:26:49. > :26:52.Christmas Day will be a cloudy day in general, but mainly dry but the
:26:52. > :26:57.winds will start to pick up speed. A very similar picture on Boxing
:26:57. > :27:00.Day. The winds will be strong coming in from the south-west. The
:27:00. > :27:05.judge stay predominantly dry, but there will be a good deal of cloud
:27:05. > :27:10.around. So, for the Christmas weekend, a frosty starts, but
:27:10. > :27:13.turning milder as we head towards Christmas Day. The winds of will
:27:13. > :27:18.pick up on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Here is your summary for the
:27:18. > :27:24.rest of the week. A lot of rain around tomorrow and strong winds,
:27:24. > :27:29.but once the rain pushes through, a foster start the day on Christmas
:27:29. > :27:37.Eve. Christmas Eve and - - Christmas Day and Boxing Day and