:00:04. > :00:07.Hello I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's programme,
:00:07. > :00:10.a lack of communication and a failure to listen to the concerns
:00:10. > :00:13.of a mother - the damning report into the stillbirth of this
:00:13. > :00:23.couple's baby boy Loans for leases - a council's offer to tackle the
:00:23. > :00:27.
:00:27. > :00:32.housing shortage. We have got more homes for people in desperate need
:00:32. > :00:35.at the moment. On show in London - are the winds favourable for the
:00:35. > :00:45.boating economy in the south? And fans get all steamed up as a bit of
:00:45. > :00:49.
:00:49. > :00:52.Harry Potter's magic conjures up a She says her fears were ignored,
:00:52. > :00:57.and today a Sussex hospital admitted several failings in the
:00:58. > :01:00.care of Joanna Park, a mother who gave birth to a stillborn son. Sam
:01:00. > :01:05.Dice was stillborn at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton
:01:05. > :01:08.on a particularly busy night last September. Today a coroner's
:01:08. > :01:18.inquiry heard how opportunities to spot problems may have been missed.
:01:18. > :01:19.
:01:19. > :01:24.John Young reports. At home in Brighton, July the Park
:01:24. > :01:28.and Daniel dyes have one image to remind them of the sun they never
:01:28. > :01:33.knew. What a midwife said to them as they arrived on the labour ward
:01:33. > :01:38.was particularly shocking. I said I wanted pain relief. That was
:01:39. > :01:48.offered as an option. She said she was going to shut the door and
:01:49. > :01:49.
:01:50. > :01:54.ignore me. Yes. And Dan witnessed that. This morning a coroner heard
:01:54. > :02:00.details of why Sam had died, strangled by his umbilical cord.
:02:00. > :02:06.Her mother claims that her worries were ignored by midwives, has was
:02:07. > :02:16.she for more than six hours. The Royal Sussex County Hospital has
:02:17. > :02:17.
:02:17. > :02:23.admitted several failings. The failure to listen, a failure to
:02:23. > :02:29.record her concerns properly. And too few staff. One midwife admitted
:02:30. > :02:35.she felt out of control. Today, Joanna Park had this message for
:02:35. > :02:40.other mothers-to-be. Listen to their instincts, be assertive and
:02:40. > :02:46.speak out. I think midwives have really need to listen to mothers.
:02:46. > :02:52.No interviews from the hospital today. But a hospital that in a
:02:52. > :03:02.statement said their thoughts were with the family. -- but at the
:03:02. > :03:02.
:03:02. > :03:06.hospital said. The couple's solicitor made this point.
:03:06. > :03:11.Joanna had been monitored, there would have been an opportunity to
:03:11. > :03:20.diagnose the foetal distress and Expedite delivery. A hospital says
:03:20. > :03:24.lessons have been learned. Sam's parents told me they are not out to
:03:25. > :03:33.blame anybody but they don't want anybody else to go through what
:03:33. > :03:38.they will never forget. The acute shortage of affordable homes is a
:03:38. > :03:41.nationwide problem. Thousands of people around waiting lists. Today
:03:41. > :03:48.one Council launched a pioneering scheme aimed at tackling the Rome
:03:48. > :03:54.shortages. New Forest District Council is offering interest free
:03:54. > :03:59.loans to enable derelict homes to be renovated.
:03:59. > :04:04.Courier site in southern England. New build Council houses. These
:04:04. > :04:08.were completed just before Christmas. These are the first new
:04:08. > :04:14.Council houses to be built here for 20 years. The lack of affordable
:04:14. > :04:18.homes is becoming a growing headache for nearly every single
:04:18. > :04:22.Council in southern England. New Forest District Council is the
:04:22. > :04:27.first in England to explore a new way of tackling the problem by
:04:27. > :04:33.targeting empty homes. Across the south, three every 100 homes are
:04:33. > :04:39.officially NT. In the New Forest, that amounts to more than 2000
:04:39. > :04:43.properties. The Council offer landlords alone to improve their
:04:43. > :04:47.property, and make it ready for letting. Maybe for a new central
:04:47. > :04:52.heating, a new bathroom, a new kitchen. If they elected to us they
:04:52. > :04:57.do not receive any rental bill the loan is paid back. -- let it too
:04:57. > :05:02.was. It is people like Ian Mooney and his daughter will could benefit.
:05:02. > :05:06.Until December when they moved to this House, they were one of 5,000
:05:06. > :05:13.families on the New Forest waiting list. They had to live in a bed and
:05:13. > :05:18.breakfast for four months. It was difficult. Obviously having a child.
:05:18. > :05:25.Sharing the bathroom and the kitchen I found very awkward.
:05:25. > :05:32.People come and go. I was there quite a long time. Some people were
:05:32. > :05:37.there days and weeks. The family in a B&B can cost the Council �600 a
:05:37. > :05:44.week. Exploiting empty homes could mean big savings. The loan scheme
:05:44. > :05:48.has been given a fund of just �25,000. It is a pilot. It we find
:05:48. > :05:58.it successful we will put more money into it. At the moment it is
:05:58. > :06:01.
:06:01. > :06:03.at test. Other councils will be watching closely. A leading
:06:03. > :06:06.campaigner for people with autism says councils are cutting back on
:06:06. > :06:09.their services, despite Government plans to improve them. Anna Kennedy
:06:09. > :06:11.says vulnerable adults are having their funding cut or even withdrawn.
:06:11. > :06:14.All this week we've been featuring stories about people with
:06:14. > :06:17.Asperger's, a type of autism. David Fenton spent a year with three
:06:17. > :06:24.people from Dorset who have the condition, and he joins me now.
:06:24. > :06:27.David, in a nutshell, what were they saying to you? Two issues came
:06:27. > :06:30.up time and time again - one was about relationships. People with
:06:30. > :06:37.Asperger's or autism wanted a boyfriend or a girlfriend, or just
:06:37. > :06:39.a friend. Not much state can do about that - but the other big
:06:39. > :06:43.issue, was employment. 85% of people with Asperger's are
:06:43. > :06:48.unemployed. Martin Hedley, who we saw this week, has been unemployed
:06:48. > :06:51.for 10 years. And yet he's a very talented man - he helped set up a
:06:51. > :06:59.charity to renovate this town hall, he has a degree, he's a gifted
:06:59. > :07:02.musician and songwriter - but he can't find full time employment.
:07:02. > :07:10.Irony is that many people with Asperger's do have much to offer
:07:10. > :07:16.employers. People with Asperger's can be very
:07:16. > :07:20.honest and very determined. There would be very reliable. Something
:07:20. > :07:28.that employers like. If somebody has got good skills in IT, for
:07:28. > :07:33.example, they are very welcome by companies. They can work for hours,
:07:33. > :07:36.they can focus, they can produce. Joining me now from London is Anna
:07:36. > :07:41.Kennedy, whose husband has Asperger's and whose two sons have
:07:42. > :07:47.autism, and Claire Barcham, from the College of Social Workers. Anna,
:07:47. > :07:54.I know you campaign on this issue. You are very passionate. You
:07:54. > :08:00.Facebook Page has 15,000 far worse. What do people say to you? Parents
:08:00. > :08:04.are very frustrated. Why they come it to me is they feel very isolated
:08:04. > :08:11.that people are not listening to them. We are like a community. We
:08:11. > :08:15.support each other, we give advice. I have got two sons with autism. If
:08:15. > :08:22.we had not created a provision where we live, there would be
:08:23. > :08:27.nowhere for him to go. It is very poor provision for adults.
:08:27. > :08:31.people we see this week at coping extremely well with the condition.
:08:31. > :08:37.Clearly there is a burden of care on the families. And you in
:08:37. > :08:41.particular. What support do you get? The support I get is nothing.
:08:41. > :08:48.Everything I have created myself. Parents like myself are having to
:08:48. > :08:53.deal with three hours' sleep. The stress on the family. You worry
:08:53. > :08:57.about Europe children as they get older. Everything we have done is
:08:57. > :09:03.create provision. It is because of my sons. When they were younger
:09:03. > :09:06.they did not have schooled to go 2. We had to create a school. Parents
:09:06. > :09:15.feel like we're being penalised because they have got a child with
:09:15. > :09:19.autism. It is almost as if they put obstacles in their way. Early
:09:19. > :09:24.intervention is crucial for these children. If you get it right when
:09:24. > :09:31.they are young, their lives would be better when potted much older.
:09:31. > :09:35.Briefly, the Autism Act, the you feel encouraged? We were actually
:09:35. > :09:40.quite excited when the Bill became an Act. Now it has become a
:09:40. > :09:47.strategy. It is great on paper. But who is going to pay for it? I
:09:47. > :09:51.cannot see it happening. I cannot see companies working together like
:09:51. > :10:00.the NHS with local authorities. This is what I am getting from
:10:00. > :10:04.grass roots. Let me ask Clare. That is really interesting. Even Hannah
:10:04. > :10:11.is talking about the financial burden. -- panner. If you're going
:10:11. > :10:18.to implement this Act, where will the money come from? Clearly we are
:10:18. > :10:22.in difficult financial situations. The money has got to be used wisely.
:10:22. > :10:28.The Act challenges the social workers that organisations that to
:10:28. > :10:33.use that money as appropriately and as usefully as possible. With small
:10:33. > :10:39.amounts of money you can make major changes. Do you feel that many
:10:39. > :10:43.people will still fall through the gaps? I would like to say that is
:10:43. > :10:48.not going to happen ever. I think this is a real step towards making
:10:48. > :10:54.sure that it does not. But people have found it difficult. I know
:10:54. > :10:58.from my own experience that people do get bounced between mental
:10:58. > :11:06.health and low-level disability services. I would hope that will
:11:06. > :11:12.not happen in the future. But I think the key thing is to make sure
:11:12. > :11:22.that all professionals understand autism and can assess effectively.
:11:22. > :11:23.
:11:24. > :11:29.Thank you very much. David, clearly he is not -- it has not solved the
:11:29. > :11:35.problems, the Autism Act? There are still problems. On paper it should
:11:35. > :11:40.work. There will be more people diagnosed. But there is no cure for
:11:40. > :11:45.this and often there is no treatment. People need support and
:11:45. > :11:55.awareness. If they can be delivered cheaply, people like Martin and
:11:55. > :11:59.
:11:59. > :12:02.others can benefit. Sussex Police have named a man that
:12:02. > :12:05.died when his lorry smashed into parked cars in Brighton. Fifty two-
:12:05. > :12:07.year-old Roger Smith from Kent was killed in the crash at Queen's Park
:12:07. > :12:10.Road yesterday. Gas mains were damaged and six homes were
:12:10. > :12:13.evacuated because of the risk of explosion. A post mortem into the
:12:13. > :12:15.driver's death will be held next week. Bournemouth Council have said
:12:15. > :12:18.they're pressing ahead with outsourcing more council services
:12:18. > :12:20.to a private company. Council staff who currently work in Human
:12:20. > :12:22.Resources and Finance, will transfer to Mouchel, who already
:12:22. > :12:25.run several council departments. Financial problems have hit the
:12:25. > :12:27.private company's share price, but Bournemouth Council say they can't
:12:27. > :12:37.ignore potential savings, and they've put aside money in case
:12:37. > :12:40.
:12:40. > :12:50.Mouchel fails. Still ahead, the weather. And Tony
:12:50. > :12:50.
:12:50. > :13:00.has the sport. Can Salsbury cause an upset in the FA Cup? And GB's
:13:00. > :13:02.synchronised swimming team on course for the Olympics. A
:13:02. > :13:05.Berkshire woman who runs a solar energy business, has been
:13:05. > :13:08.explaining her attack on the Prime Minister at a public meeting. Erica
:13:08. > :13:11.Robb had to make 30 people redundant just before Christmas.
:13:11. > :13:14.She says the Government's snap decision to cut subsidies by 50%,
:13:14. > :13:18.threw the industry into chaos. But her challenge was motivated by
:13:18. > :13:24.uncertainty as much as the cuts. Katharina Moh reports.
:13:24. > :13:29.Erica Robb runs a local solar energy business in Reading. Before
:13:29. > :13:34.Christmas she had to make 30 people redundant. It is a horrible
:13:34. > :13:39.decision. But in any circumstances it is difficult. When you have
:13:39. > :13:46.trained people, they are doing a terrific job. Yesterday she told
:13:46. > :13:50.the Prime Minister it was her fault. I am finding a �100,000 pay roll a
:13:50. > :14:00.month, not being able to sell anything. You except the cut pass
:14:00. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:05.to be made. Many councils plan to install solar energy. The minister
:14:05. > :14:15.responsible is Chris Huhne. He is pursuing a legal battle to make
:14:15. > :14:27.
:14:27. > :14:35.It is leading to more job losses and more uncertainty. It is a
:14:35. > :14:38.disgrace. We should be dealing with it. We need certainty right now
:14:38. > :14:42.about what the tariff level is going to be for the future and how
:14:42. > :14:47.people can get their installations completed in a reasonable period
:14:47. > :14:51.and know what the tariff will be. Further uncertainty awaits if the
:14:51. > :14:56.Government continues to insist that from April all houses that receive
:14:56. > :15:02.subsidy would need to meet tough energy sufficiency standards. At
:15:02. > :15:07.the moment only 14% of houses need them.
:15:07. > :15:10.-- meet them. The London Boat Show opened today. It plays a vital role
:15:10. > :15:12.as a shop window and market place for the south's marine industry,
:15:12. > :15:15.particularly in the current downturn. In the Solent area alone,
:15:15. > :15:18.more than 1,700 businesses depend directly or indirectly on the
:15:18. > :15:21.marine industry, as do an estimated 48,000 jobs. And the area generates
:15:21. > :15:24.a billion pounds a year in sales of leisure boats alone. So which way
:15:24. > :15:34.is the financial wind blowing for the South's boat builders? We sent
:15:34. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:50.They say 1% of the UK population is so well off it is being completely
:15:50. > :15:56.on at -- on affected by the economic downturn. Looking around
:15:56. > :16:05.at the London Boat Show it seems many could be here. It seems indeed
:16:05. > :16:15.that the maritime industry is doing all right. Today two new models
:16:15. > :16:15.
:16:15. > :16:20.were launched. We supply 60 countries around the world. It is
:16:20. > :16:25.the spread of the distribution network that helps us. We have sent
:16:25. > :16:30.that might spend a considerable amount of time increase in the
:16:30. > :16:37.markets. Even companies that are essentially charities say business
:16:37. > :16:42.is booming. Sir Robert Knox Johnson reckons clipper brings �5 million a
:16:42. > :16:49.year to the south. Today he announced his 12 new boats power to
:16:49. > :16:59.be built in China. I don't think it is inevitable it has to go abroad.
:16:59. > :17:02.
:17:02. > :17:08.Our best Powerboard manufacturers British workmen cannot compete with
:17:08. > :17:15.the Chinese labour rates, nor can - - nor should he try. We cannot
:17:15. > :17:24.afford to build them here. Most of the equipment is British. Engines
:17:24. > :17:28.etc. As the industry shows, even at double-dip recession may not be a
:17:28. > :17:32.coming storm to an industry which has been rooted in the South
:17:32. > :17:37.generations. They have not forgotten the South's rich maritime
:17:37. > :17:47.history. If the economy keeps going the way it has been, the future is
:17:47. > :17:52.
:17:52. > :17:56.Head for heights. Over six but himself. Tony is here. FA Cup. One
:17:56. > :18:01.of the great days in the calendar. It is a day you look for the upset.
:18:01. > :18:03.We hope for 1 at Bramall Lane in particular. Salisbury City have one
:18:03. > :18:06.of the biggest matches of their history tomorrow. In the third
:18:06. > :18:09.round of the FA Cup for the first time, the non-leaguers play
:18:09. > :18:13.Sheffield United of League One. More than a thousand fans are
:18:13. > :18:15.travelling to Yorkshire to support the team. And on the eve of the big
:18:15. > :18:17.game, I wasn't the only visitor to the club.
:18:18. > :18:23.Football may have changed but the FA Cup still means something
:18:23. > :18:28.special to fans. The famous old trophy was on the road today at the
:18:28. > :18:32.lowest ranked club still left in the competition. This is Salisbury
:18:32. > :18:39.City's first ever there round appearance. This is what it is all
:18:39. > :18:47.about. There is always a non-League side each season. Fortunately it is
:18:47. > :18:50.our season. The magic of the Cup is still alive. The team is made up of
:18:50. > :18:59.Cerney men and players who hope to break into the Football League One
:18:59. > :19:04.day. One player already has some FA Cup pedigree in the family. David
:19:04. > :19:08.Webb was the Chelsea match winner in the 1970 final replay. His son
:19:08. > :19:16.Danny will be in the Salisbury team tomorrow. Has that offer any
:19:16. > :19:22.advice? He said don't score an own goal and don't get sent off! The
:19:22. > :19:29.fans had been waiting a long time for this. This day is for them. For
:19:29. > :19:32.us it is about trying our best to cause an upset. They are not on the
:19:32. > :19:37.road to Wembley yet, but they will want the cup journey to continue
:19:37. > :19:40.for a little while longer. Sunday sees a rematch of the 2009 FA Cup
:19:40. > :19:43.final as Chelsea and Portsmouth meet. Things are very different for
:19:43. > :19:45.Portsmouth now, of course, as Michael Appleton's men are cast in
:19:45. > :19:54.the role of underdog. But with Chelsea in transition and
:19:54. > :19:58.struggling of late, could this be a good time to play them? I have
:19:58. > :20:07.spoken in the dressing room this morning, if we're going to go there
:20:07. > :20:14.at any time in recent months, now is the time. I'm sure they will
:20:14. > :20:22.give us the right game. If you go to someone like Stamford Bridge and
:20:22. > :20:25.go gung-ho, you could get a good spanking. We don't want that.
:20:25. > :20:27.Here's the other ties this weekend Reading hope to avoid an upset
:20:27. > :20:29.against League One Stevenage, Southampton could make some changes
:20:29. > :20:32.for their trip to Coventry. Brighton host non-league leaders
:20:32. > :20:34.Wrexham, while Crawley entertain Championship side Bristol City. In
:20:34. > :20:41.League One Bournemouth go to Walsall, aiming for a third
:20:41. > :20:44.consecutive win. And Aldershot have made two new
:20:44. > :20:49.loan signings, in Troy Brown and Sonny Bradley, from Rotherham and
:20:49. > :20:52.Hull respectively, before their Time for our final look at the
:20:52. > :20:55.women from the South who could be the stars of the Olympics. Tonight
:20:55. > :20:58.we're heading into the pool. Over the last four years, synchronised
:20:58. > :21:01.swimming pair Jenna Randall and Olivia Allison have moved up from
:21:01. > :21:04.twenty second to eighth in the world. The Great Britain squad
:21:04. > :21:14.trains in Aldershot and they're hoping to impress in London. Ed
:21:14. > :21:16.
:21:16. > :21:19.Sherry has more. Grace and beauty, but underwater
:21:19. > :21:26.the mass of athletic challenge. acid is burning through your
:21:26. > :21:31.muscles. Your heart is pumping and you have to make it look like
:21:31. > :21:39.giving carry on for an extra 20 minutes. Bolivia Alison and Jenna
:21:39. > :21:43.Randall swim for Loughborough. They competed in Beijing. My dad was
:21:43. > :21:49.unable to come. He was getting excited to watch it on the day that
:21:49. > :21:53.we were competing. They did not show it. That was a bit upsetting.
:21:53. > :21:59.I think we will get more media coverage this time, which is
:21:59. > :22:03.fantastic. This is the competition. A Russian squad that has won gold
:22:03. > :22:09.in the last three Olympic Games. Whilst they are expected to
:22:09. > :22:14.dominate again, Great Britain is taking great strides. Setting up
:22:14. > :22:23.this new centre of excellence in Aldershot. There is an outside
:22:23. > :22:28.chance of a medal. 2012 is a stepping stone to 2016. That is
:22:28. > :22:36.when we are going to be fighting for the medals. In 2012 we are
:22:36. > :22:40.hoping to come in the top six and get some experience for real.
:22:40. > :22:45.weekend for Brian Thomson, the amateur sailor, closing in on the
:22:45. > :22:55.world record for the fastest navigation of the globe. We will
:22:55. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:01.tell you about it over the weekend. Good luck to him. Let me tell you
:23:01. > :23:04.about a bridge. It's being called the Harry Potter Bridge, because
:23:04. > :23:09.it's where Hagrid first gave the young wizard his train ticket to
:23:09. > :23:14.Hogwarts. But it was demolished during refurbishment at King's
:23:14. > :23:17.Cross station. Now it's being put back together again - not with
:23:17. > :23:23.magic, but by volunteers on the Watercress Line in Hampshire. Our
:23:23. > :23:29.Transport Correspondent Paul Clifton went to watch.
:23:29. > :23:33.The bridge is beginning to take shape. The jigsaw of hundreds of
:23:33. > :23:40.pieces of wrought iron will take months to bolt together. This Grade
:23:40. > :23:47.1 listed bridge has history. It is familiar to harry Potter fans as
:23:47. > :23:55.the bridge over platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross station. There must be
:23:55. > :23:59.a mistake. There is no such platform. Is there? It is known as
:23:59. > :24:04.the handy side Bridge. Built in 1893, its steep steps meant in
:24:04. > :24:08.recent years it was little used. When King's Cross was refurbished,
:24:08. > :24:17.it was taken down. There is no magic wand to put this back
:24:17. > :24:21.together. Instead this Crane is helping the painstaking job. It was
:24:21. > :24:28.in King's Cross for well over 100 years, inside the building. It has
:24:28. > :24:31.been protected by the weather -- from the weather. We have taken it
:24:31. > :24:38.down it to the workshop where components have been shot blasted
:24:38. > :24:46.to get the paint off. It looks like new but it is not. It is 120 years
:24:46. > :24:53.old. This year, the heritage row where marks the 35th anniversary of
:24:53. > :25:03.its opening. It is hoped the bridge will attract a new generation of
:25:03. > :25:10.
:25:10. > :25:20.Paul Cliff Byrne, our very own double door! Wanted the weather. --
:25:20. > :25:29.
:25:29. > :25:35.on to the weather. We have some A lovely start to the day.
:25:35. > :25:42.Increasing cloud cover through the early part of the morning.
:25:42. > :25:49.Conditions will be milder than last night. There is the risk of rain
:25:49. > :25:53.and drizzle. It will not amount to much. Temperatures down to six to
:25:53. > :26:02.nine Celsius. We started the day on a mild snub. Pam and drizzly for
:26:02. > :26:08.most. -- damp and drizzly. Lovely sunny conditions. There will be a
:26:08. > :26:18.keen breeze taking the edge of temperatures. High fees of 11
:26:18. > :26:23.
:26:23. > :26:28.Celsius. Dry with sunny spells. 8- ten Celsius. Full coverage of the
:26:28. > :26:33.football on local BBC radio. Dry conditions for the matches. Cloud
:26:33. > :26:38.cover tomorrow night and through the early hours of Sunday morning.
:26:38. > :26:43.Sunday starts off on a cloudy note. Mild conditions. Temperatures down
:26:43. > :26:48.on tonight's values. At cloudy start first some on Sunday. The
:26:48. > :26:54.best of the brightness will be towards the south and east. East of
:26:54. > :27:01.the Isle of Wight. It is at cloudy but mainly dry end to Sunday.
:27:01. > :27:06.Monday is a very similar picture. This weather front sinking into the
:27:06. > :27:15.south and east which could bring light drizzle. That set the theme
:27:15. > :27:22.Burke Tuesday. -- sets. A lot of cloud. Next week, generally he is