:00:05. > :00:10.Good evening from South Today. In tonight's programme: On route to
:00:10. > :00:13.the Falklands. The Navy's newest destroyer leaves for the South
:00:13. > :00:18.Atlantic admit to strained relations.
:00:18. > :00:23.Rock bottom. Claims police morale has been seriously eroded. I have
:00:23. > :00:26.been a police officer for 25 years and I have never known such
:00:26. > :00:31.frustration. Bringing home the bacon. The attraction which has
:00:31. > :00:37.helped to double visitor numbers. These days, in the UK, it is the
:00:37. > :00:41.way to go. The quick thinking captain who rescued hundreds from
:00:41. > :00:51.the Titanic. We will find out why Sir Arthur Rostron could not leave
:00:51. > :00:54.
:00:54. > :00:59.the sea behind. One of the Royal Navy's newest
:00:59. > :01:03.destroyers set sail on her maiden mission for the Falklands. It was
:01:03. > :01:07.amid strained relations between Argentina and Britain. Cheering
:01:08. > :01:12.crowds of family lined the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour as HMS
:01:12. > :01:19.Dauntless left the base. She will spend six months on deployment. Our
:01:19. > :01:25.reporter watched the departure. The departure of HMS Dauntless is
:01:25. > :01:31.one of the top stories in the media in Argentina. The Buenos Aires
:01:31. > :01:35.Herald says the destroyer will be carrying out patrols in the South
:01:35. > :01:41.Atlantic high and around what it calls the Malvinas Islands. The
:01:41. > :01:45.departure has clearly agitated the Argentinian government. On Monday,
:01:45. > :01:52.the president repeated the claim over the islands. David Cameron
:01:52. > :01:56.says the UK remains committed to the Falklands in terms of timing.
:01:56. > :02:01.30 years ago tomorrow, the aircraft carrier Invincible and Hermes left
:02:01. > :02:06.to recapture the islands. The Navy says the timing is coincidence. I
:02:06. > :02:13.have been talking to some of the relatives of the sailors.
:02:13. > :02:19.He has never been away for this long. I hope he will be OK. But
:02:19. > :02:24.this is the Royal Navy. We are very proud. There are a lot of people
:02:24. > :02:29.and children upset. Budded is part of what they do. I am proud of him.
:02:29. > :02:34.-- but it. A hopefully, they will do the deployment and nothing will
:02:34. > :02:40.come of it. Is this deployment out of the ordinary?
:02:40. > :02:43.The timing is fascinating. At the Navy are saying this is a routine
:02:44. > :02:49.deployment. The UK have had a consistent presence in the South
:02:49. > :02:54.Atlantic since the Falklands. HMS Dauntless is taking over from HMS
:02:54. > :02:58.Montrose. Nobody from the Navy was doing interviews but in a statement,
:02:58. > :03:04.the captain says his crew have been preparing for this for the past
:03:04. > :03:09.year. He also said, we are ready to provide a reassuring presence in
:03:09. > :03:16.the region and protect British interests. HMS Dauntless is the
:03:16. > :03:19.second of the new Type 45 destroyers to go on an operational
:03:19. > :03:23.deployment. Morale amongst police officers in
:03:23. > :03:28.Sussex is at rock bottom according to the union that represents them.
:03:28. > :03:31.In an open letter to MPs, at the Sussex Police Federation describes
:03:31. > :03:36.anger over pay freezes and stoppages of annual leave during
:03:36. > :03:41.the summer. 1,000 officers say they intend to join a national protest
:03:41. > :03:45.in London next month. Disgusted, that is how many officers
:03:45. > :03:49.apparently feel about the government's review of policing.
:03:49. > :03:54.They have written to all MPs describing a collapse in force
:03:54. > :03:59.morale and huge anger at the Windsor report into police pay and
:03:59. > :04:03.conditions. A I have been a police officer for 25 years and I have
:04:03. > :04:07.never known such frustration. We understand we have to feel the
:04:07. > :04:14.pinch like everyone else will its seems the service is, at this
:04:14. > :04:18.important time, on being singled out for special treatment. Officers
:04:18. > :04:23.are disgusted. They have expressed that anger in a strongly-worded
:04:23. > :04:28.letter to MPs. It says if the recommendations are ratified, they
:04:28. > :04:33.will rip a heart and soul from policing and it could be the end of
:04:33. > :04:40.a police force looking after the community. A life of a police
:04:40. > :04:44.officers could be summed up, were up when you are told, no choice.
:04:44. > :04:47.The chief constable told us he realised any changes would have a
:04:47. > :04:52.significant effect on the force that they would only be implemented
:04:52. > :04:56.with full consultation. He also said policing is changing and must
:04:57. > :05:01.continue to change. Public opinion on that those changes is mixed.
:05:01. > :05:05.does not seem to work out. If you cut them, it will cause more
:05:05. > :05:09.problems because people will complain to the police.
:05:09. > :05:16.publicly -- public funded organisation should have prizes is
:05:16. > :05:22.reviewed regularly. We need the police. -- its processes. We need
:05:22. > :05:28.more police if anything. federation are urging MPs to ask
:05:28. > :05:32.the Home Secretary to put a stop to what they describe as this madness.
:05:32. > :05:36.Ed Miliband has admitted his party faces a big challenge in the South
:05:36. > :05:41.in the elections. The party runs one council in the region, Reading.
:05:41. > :05:48.He was on the campaign trail in Southampton, the city which has a
:05:48. > :05:52.Conservative lead counsel. Ed Miliband said he would not talk
:05:52. > :05:57.about Labour's targets for the local elections but it is a safer
:05:57. > :06:05.bet Southampton is high on the list. He was in the city which has the
:06:05. > :06:09.two remaining Labour MPs. challenges, can we deliver?
:06:09. > :06:14.focusing on jobs and crime, he claimed his party would improve
:06:14. > :06:20.living standards. Who runs your council really matters. Labour
:06:20. > :06:28.councils across the country are showing they can make a difference.
:06:28. > :06:34.We are hoping to do better in May. Labour is rebuilding. We want to
:06:35. > :06:39.rebuild trust. I hope the election will show us making gains.
:06:39. > :06:44.political opponents clearly do not share those hopes. The leader of
:06:44. > :06:48.Southampton council saying Labour cannot make good on their promises.
:06:48. > :06:52.If they do not have the resources to pay for their promises, they
:06:52. > :06:58.cannot deliver. That is the thing about Labour. They are over
:06:58. > :07:04.promising and under delivering. It is easy in the opposition but it is
:07:04. > :07:08.not the same thing if you are running the country. There is no
:07:08. > :07:15.collision here. We are independent. We expect to maintain our grip on
:07:15. > :07:21.key seats, like in Portsmouth. Miliband knows these elections will
:07:21. > :07:25.be seen as a test of his leadership. He met with a warm reception but
:07:25. > :07:30.outside one a lifelong Labour voter said he will not support the party
:07:30. > :07:36.this year because he does not think Ed Miliband image as up. He is a
:07:36. > :07:41.waste of space. -- measures up. I am not impressed at all. As he
:07:41. > :07:47.embarks on a month of campaigning, Ed Miliband will hope others are
:07:47. > :07:51.more convinced. She may be a cartoon but it seems we should not
:07:51. > :08:00.underestimate the power of Peppa Pig. Peppa Pig World, which is part
:08:00. > :08:05.of Paultons Park, has helped boost visitor numbers.
:08:05. > :08:11.This cartoon has given a local attraction national appeal. Bright
:08:11. > :08:17.and colourful, Peppa Pig World has brought families here in droves.
:08:17. > :08:21.Last year we had visitors from every postcode in the UK. Also
:08:21. > :08:30.international visitors. While other parts have not seen an increase,
:08:30. > :08:38.the numbers here have doubled from 550,000 to 1.1 million in 2011. The
:08:38. > :08:42.park employs an extra seasonal workers. I would still be a
:08:42. > :08:46.catering assistant. I would not be a manager. They have promoted a lot
:08:46. > :08:52.of people because of the volume of people coming in. Thousands of
:08:52. > :08:57.people coming to the area have helped other businesses. At the
:08:57. > :09:01.Mortimer Arms, these are not tough economic times. We are all
:09:01. > :09:08.benefiting from increased trade. A local economy has picked up? I
:09:08. > :09:13.would say so yes. We have definitely seen an increase. That
:09:13. > :09:18.will echo throughout the others in the area. How much life has this
:09:18. > :09:21.pig got in her? When parks have a new fad, they need to know the
:09:21. > :09:26.characters will bring in enough visitors to make the investment
:09:26. > :09:30.worthwhile. That is the work of Rick Matthews. His company brings
:09:30. > :09:35.successful themes to parks all over the country. At branded products
:09:35. > :09:41.going into theme parks is the future. I really believe it is the
:09:42. > :09:48.new trend. Disney started it with their own brand, Mickey Mouse.
:09:48. > :09:52.These days, around Europe and in the UK, it is the way to go.
:09:52. > :09:57.there will always be a new craze around the corner but for now, the
:09:58. > :10:04.children here are happy. Paultons Park will be as well if Peppa Pig
:10:04. > :10:12.still draws a crowd. Still to come: The amazing work being done to
:10:12. > :10:16.bring a piece of history to life. The hot spring weather has been
:10:16. > :10:20.great news but it has compounded the problem of water shortages. A
:10:20. > :10:25.hosepipe ban comes into force in some parts of the South tomorrow.
:10:25. > :10:31.We will have a special report tomorrow and we will let you know
:10:31. > :10:38.it affect you and what you can and cannot do.
:10:38. > :10:43.A man described as a job -- by it a judge as the founding father of
:10:43. > :10:49.brothels was jailed today. It follows a series of raids by police.
:10:49. > :10:53.He was responsible for operating a brothels across Surrey.
:10:53. > :10:55.It got off to a false start with more than a month of delays, but
:10:55. > :10:58.today traffic finally started flowing across Poole's Twin Sails
:10:58. > :11:01.bridge. The �37 million structure links Poole Harbour with Hamworthy.
:11:01. > :11:10.It is hoped it will help cut congestion and bring new investment
:11:10. > :11:16.to the area. We were there as the first vehicles drove across.
:11:16. > :11:20.No fanfare, just this lonely vehicle. The first to cross a
:11:20. > :11:25.bridge that has been talked about for 30 years. As word spread it had
:11:25. > :11:30.finally opened, others were not far behind. It is exciting. I am on
:11:30. > :11:34.holiday from Yorkshire so I am honoured! We have not got a bridge
:11:34. > :11:43.like this in Yorkshire. They were talking about this 40 years ago. I
:11:43. > :11:47.never thought I would see it in my lifetime. It has taken me a shorter
:11:47. > :11:51.route. I have gained five minutes. The opening was delayed after part
:11:52. > :11:58.of the road surface fell off when the bridge was raised in March. You
:11:58. > :12:04.can see whether tarmac has been relaid. The council says the
:12:04. > :12:08.contract as well pick up the cost of repairs. The bridge has opened
:12:08. > :12:14.to allow boats in and out of the harbour watched closely by this
:12:14. > :12:20.control tower. We just checked to make sure the walkways uglier. Make
:12:20. > :12:25.sure everything is safe before we left. -- are clear. It is hoped
:12:25. > :12:29.this investment will be about more than quicker journey times. By
:12:29. > :12:35.bringing in world-class business, that is going to create more jobs,
:12:35. > :12:40.more opportunities for local people, as well as more homes. For me, this
:12:41. > :12:48.marks Poole as open for business. After a false start and a quiet
:12:48. > :12:53.opening quite -- high hopes for this bridge.
:12:53. > :12:59.She is one of the most famous ships in the world brought to the surface
:12:59. > :13:08.in a salvage operation. It is the Mary Rose, flagship to kidnap's
:13:08. > :13:18.navy which sank with the loss of 700 men during a battle. -- Henry
:13:18. > :13:24.VIII's Navy. A new project will The Mary Rose as many of us
:13:24. > :13:29.remember her, seen through a mist of water and preservative. But all
:13:29. > :13:36.that will soon change. For more than two years, Mary Rose has been
:13:36. > :13:40.hidden away. While conservation teams and construction experts
:13:40. > :13:46.press on with a problem - how do you build a museum around the ship,
:13:46. > :13:51.above a Grade 1 listed dock, while continuing to treat the tempers?
:13:51. > :13:56.Away from the building work, another task is underway. We are
:13:56. > :13:59.removing some of these from the treatment solution. More of the
:13:59. > :14:06.items fight with the ship are emerging from the preservation
:14:06. > :14:12.tanks. We freeze the object, then we remove the air from the chamber,
:14:12. > :14:17.so we have low pressure. Under those conditions, the process is
:14:17. > :14:23.called sublimation. We can safely move water from these object
:14:23. > :14:31.without changing the shape or size of that object. Eventually, 14,000
:14:31. > :14:37.items will be on display. Specialist has been cataloguing
:14:37. > :14:42.them for 20 years. That is a piece of anchor cable, made from hemp.
:14:42. > :14:49.The tar has remained, and has helped preserve the rope. Wouldn't
:14:49. > :14:58.it longbows, beer tankards, shoes, and personal belongings. Here we
:14:58. > :15:05.are some of the net Combs! Some of the units are still in the teeth!
:15:05. > :15:10.We can see one of the gold coins recovered as well here. One of 32.
:15:10. > :15:16.This is a gold angel. Hamah will this be worth? Is difficult to put
:15:16. > :15:25.to values on things, but probably about �50,000 for that 0.4 stop it
:15:25. > :15:31.is not just the ship. It is life and death, 500 years ago. This is
:15:31. > :15:36.our country's Pompeii. Been rebuilt museum or reunite Mary Rose with
:15:36. > :15:46.her contents for the first time. It will breathe new life into the ship
:15:46. > :15:55.and her crew. It is so exciting! It is almost
:15:55. > :16:02.like a time capsule of history. When you see the shoes, it is
:16:02. > :16:09.absolutely fascinating! Everything tells the story.
:16:09. > :16:14.The GP in rowing squad, we will start with. Today, at the GB rowing
:16:14. > :16:18.squad for the World Cup has been announced at Caversham. It is the
:16:18. > :16:22.first indication of where we are likely to seek at the Olympic Games.
:16:22. > :16:26.Our Olympic rowing reporter has been to meet the squad.
:16:26. > :16:31.This some rowers, a day of jubilation. The others, their
:16:32. > :16:36.dreams have sunk. The squad has been unveiled, and names know who
:16:36. > :16:41.they will be facing. Getting on this team sheet is what all the
:16:41. > :16:51.hours in the gym, and Mars and the boat, have been about. We need to
:16:51. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:02.work on things. Initially, this squad will compete in three
:17:02. > :17:08.regattas. Him Caversham, it is the GBH to. Tricky decisions have been
:17:08. > :17:16.taken over the last few weeks. are all medalists, tried to compete
:17:16. > :17:22.at the highest level. That is a good thing. So, I think, together
:17:22. > :17:28.with all my colleagues, coaches, we are confident that we have made the
:17:28. > :17:33.right selection. With one large and 14 days to go, barring injury or a
:17:33. > :17:36.dramatic loss of form, we now know who will be rain for Great Britain
:17:36. > :17:39.at Dorney Lake. Tim Dellor with that report.
:17:39. > :17:42.Elsewhere, the cricket season starts tomorrow, and Sussex have an
:17:42. > :17:46.away game against rivals Surrey. The Hove side, who last won the
:17:46. > :17:49.title in 2007, finished fifth in the table last season. But they
:17:49. > :17:56.will begin their campaign without wicket keeper Matt Prior and
:17:56. > :18:05.spinner Monty Panesar, who are both on international duty with England.
:18:05. > :18:10.The key thing is we will have to use a full squad. We have to use
:18:10. > :18:12.every one. Everyone has played and performed for the first team, so
:18:12. > :18:16.that is always pleasing. In football, Crawley have stripped
:18:16. > :18:18.Pablo Mills of the club's captaincy over his role in last week's brawl
:18:18. > :18:21.at Bradford. The 27-year-old defender and teamates Claude Davis
:18:21. > :18:25.and Kyle McFadzean have also been fined two weeks' wages following
:18:25. > :18:28.the ugly scenes at the end of the League Two match.
:18:28. > :18:32.The Pompey Supporters Trust has revealed that hundreds of fans have
:18:32. > :18:35.registered to buy shares in the club over the last five days. The
:18:35. > :18:41.Trust needs to raise �8 million, and shares are available in �1,000
:18:41. > :18:45.multiples. Hundreds may have signed up, but the Trust needs thousands
:18:45. > :18:55.more to make the scheme a success. It's hoped the numbers will build
:18:55. > :19:03.
:19:03. > :19:09.Now we will find out more about the Titanic. It is 100 years ago today
:19:09. > :19:13.that the Titanic arrived in Southampton from Belfast. More than
:19:13. > :19:19.1,000 passengers and crew died when she had an iceberg, and sank on her
:19:19. > :19:23.maiden voyage. In the second of special reports, Tom looks at Sir
:19:23. > :19:27.Arthur Rostron, the captain of the Carpathia, which rescued more than
:19:27. > :19:32.700 people. This is the story of a hero. It is
:19:32. > :19:36.a story Alison Gray grew up with. It is the story of a quiet,
:19:36. > :19:41.unassuming family man who did his duty. If he had not done what he
:19:41. > :19:46.did that night, people would not have survived. Arthur Rostron was
:19:46. > :19:51.captain of the Carpathia. After midnight, the ship's wireless
:19:51. > :19:57.operator was preparing to go to bed. He was on tying his shoelaces while
:19:57. > :20:03.wearing his headset when he picked up a distress call from the Titanic.
:20:03. > :20:09.We have struck price, come at once. Speaking in 1957, Harold Cottam
:20:09. > :20:16.told the BBC what happened next. knocked on the captain's cabin. I
:20:16. > :20:24.rushed in when I saw Allied. He said, who the hell?! I said, the
:20:24. > :20:30.Titanic has struck ice and she is in distress. He said, give it to me,
:20:30. > :20:33.and put a dressing-down on and left. The Carpathia was 60 miles away.
:20:33. > :20:41.Arthur Rostron turned her around, and set off at full speed into
:20:41. > :20:48.those strictures, rising waters. Cath -- captain Rostron ordered
:20:48. > :20:54.necessities. Canvas ash bags were place near the gangways to haul up
:20:54. > :20:59.children and the injured. An extra watch went to work in the engine
:20:59. > :21:03.room. They knew that speed was of the essence. The Carpathia arrived
:21:04. > :21:10.just under two hours after the Titanic sank. More than 700 people
:21:10. > :21:15.were rescued. Tremendously proud. Not many people can have a member
:21:15. > :21:19.of the family who has done this feat. He said, it was not me, it
:21:19. > :21:29.was the hand of God guided me that night. He was a religious man as
:21:29. > :21:32.
:21:32. > :21:36.well. Captain Rostron was showered with awards. He retired in 1931,
:21:36. > :21:42.and lived in this house in west then there Southampton. But he took
:21:42. > :21:45.a little bit of the sea with him. Follow me. He has left it marks a
:21:46. > :21:51.met, principally this bay window we are end, which was not originally
:21:51. > :21:56.to the house. He had it belts in the hope of making it through the
:21:56. > :21:59.bridge of one of his ships, and if we look out the window, we can see
:21:59. > :22:04.there is a power they ship and the garden rolls away like rolling
:22:04. > :22:09.waves. Steve and Johnson brought this house because it belonged to
:22:09. > :22:16.Sir Arthur Rostron. Next week, it will get a blue plaque. Do you fill
:22:16. > :22:21.his ghost in a house? Sometimes, especially in this room. I like to
:22:21. > :22:27.feel he is looking down on us sometimes. So are the rostrum died
:22:27. > :22:32.of pneumonia in 1940. His grave is still tended, and beat Western
:22:32. > :22:35.historical Society pays tribute to his bravery. We are proud he chose
:22:35. > :22:42.to live in the West End, and the mix all the difference. He chose
:22:42. > :22:46.us! People travel from all over the world to visit this little museum
:22:46. > :22:52.only open on a Saturday. It is fitting that the captain's memory
:22:52. > :22:57.is being kept alive in the old fire station. The crews saved camera
:22:57. > :23:06.slides over the years, and now, it tells the story of one of the most
:23:06. > :23:10.courageous rescued in history. There will be a short service, and
:23:10. > :23:17.wreaths will be laid at Sir Arthur's grave, at the old burial
:23:17. > :23:23.ground in a West End, on the Sunday after next at 11am. Nearly 600
:23:23. > :23:33.people from Southampton were lost. It went -- it hit one family
:23:33. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:41.particularly hard. Tom will have their story tomorrow night for you.
:23:41. > :23:44.Can I mentioned we have a special programme, South Today, coming from
:23:44. > :23:54.DC city museum, it opening on Tuesday next, after the Easter
:23:54. > :24:07.
:24:07. > :24:17.weekend. We will be there light on We are not getting a snow, are we?
:24:17. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:24.Not as we have see up. Just above 200 metres. A touch of it. But
:24:24. > :24:34.200 metres. A touch of it. But nothing too dramatic. This is one
:24:34. > :24:36.
:24:36. > :24:41.of my favourite views. The wind near Basingstoke. The sheep grazing
:24:41. > :24:49.in Dorset had a very different view in Dorset had a very different view
:24:49. > :24:56.in Dorset had a very different view Huge variation in our temperatures.
:24:56. > :25:05.Tonight, that patchy rain with some sleep. That'll be only for some
:25:05. > :25:10.places. For many of us, it will stay as rain. That or bring us a
:25:10. > :25:15.little bit of patchy rain by the end of the night. It will be
:25:16. > :25:20.fragmented, a little but they have rain for higher ground. Perhaps
:25:21. > :25:26.even some snow. Temperatures - three Celsius. A cloudy, grey
:25:26. > :25:32.beginning, but it should be dry. Today, that cloud should break-up
:25:32. > :25:38.to give us sunshine. Better than today. The winds a fairly strong
:25:38. > :25:43.tonight, but on Thursday, they will ease. As we head towards the
:25:44. > :25:48.evening, a ridge of high pressure will give us clearing skies. A
:25:48. > :25:55.widespread frost. Him temperatures down to freezing. In the
:25:55. > :26:00.countryside, minus two Celsius. A very chilly, a frosty start on Good
:26:00. > :26:06.Friday. It will be dry on the day as well. Through this evening, some
:26:06. > :26:12.patchy rain, which gives Saturday a grey beginning. But it will be the
:26:12. > :26:22.best of a lot - want Easter, the winds ball beat breezy. There would
:26:22. > :26:25.
:26:25. > :26:30.be a lot of cloud. By Sunday, we are expecting rain. So, it is
:26:30. > :26:34.looking like we will see some sunshine, although mainly very
:26:34. > :26:40.cloudy throughout the weekend with some rain by the end of Sunday.
:26:40. > :26:45.Further outbreaks on Monday as well. It will be dry and bright on
:26:45. > :26:49.Thursday. Cloudy but dry on Sunday, Thursday. Cloudy but dry on Sunday,
:26:49. > :26:53.and rainy. Of course, it's a big year for the
:26:53. > :26:57.Queen as she celebrates her Diamond Jubilee. And we'd like to hear from
:26:57. > :27:00.you if you've met the Queen or if you have any footage of one of her
:27:00. > :27:10.many visits to the region. Here's some pictures we found from 1962
:27:10. > :27:11.
:27:11. > :27:14.Do you recognise yourself in this film? Perhaps you are Pat Reynolds,
:27:14. > :27:18.or maybe you know her? If so, we'd like to hear from you. We'd also