:00:08. > :00:12.South Today. In tonight's programme: The inquiry will go on. Council
:00:12. > :00:17.bosses will look at claims against MP Mike Hancock, despite his refusal
:00:17. > :00:20.to co-operate. Out of control. The charity
:00:20. > :00:24.treasurer who stole funds to pay his debts.
:00:24. > :00:28.Easing the stress. How yoga is helping wounded servicemen and
:00:28. > :00:38.women. And the cash cow. How the sailing
:00:38. > :00:39.
:00:39. > :00:42.regatta helps businesses to stay afloat. We do a third of the trade
:00:42. > :00:52.in January and February so we need to have good turnover through those
:00:52. > :00:54.months to see us through the winter. A council investigation into
:00:54. > :01:00.allegations against the Portsmouth South MP Mike Hancock will continue,
:01:00. > :01:03.despite his refusal to give evidence. A female constituent has
:01:04. > :01:07.claimed she was indecently assaulted by the MP, who is also a local
:01:07. > :01:11.councillor. Mr Hancock vigorously denied the allegations but has
:01:11. > :01:17.refused to take part in a council inquiry because the woman is suing
:01:17. > :01:27.him for damages. But under the threat of a judicial review, the
:01:27. > :01:31.council has decided the investigation will go ahead anyway.
:01:31. > :01:36.He's on holiday in Spain at the moment but it seems there is nothing
:01:36. > :01:44.Mike Hancock can do to escape his accusers. He argued that claims not
:01:44. > :01:46.be heard at a hearing because she was also suing him for damages. The
:01:46. > :01:54.woman is a mentally vulnerable constituents who said you was put
:01:54. > :02:00.under pressure to have sex. He is so arrogant. He has a way with words
:02:00. > :02:05.with women. It makes me really angry. Mr Hancock vigorously denies
:02:05. > :02:10.the accusations but after thread to judicial review, conservatives have
:02:10. > :02:15.argued the Inquirer should not be stopped. A member of staff would
:02:15. > :02:21.face both actions at the same time. There's no reason to give anyone
:02:21. > :02:26.special treatment. We are supposed to be accountable. Mr Hancock should
:02:26. > :02:31.explain himself to the people of Portsmouth. It was October 2010 when
:02:31. > :02:36.the allegations were first made to police who arrested and interviewed
:02:36. > :02:43.Mike Hancock. 2011, however, the prosecution was dropped and it
:02:43. > :02:49.wasn't until the end of 2012 that the woman launched civil action.
:02:49. > :02:54.Last month, he refused to take part in a council enquiry. But yesterday
:02:54. > :02:59.the committee decided it should produce its report anyway. The
:02:59. > :03:03.enquiry is expected to continue with what is described as a blank denial
:03:03. > :03:08.from Mr Hancock although he could still choose to give evidence when
:03:08. > :03:12.he returns from holiday. Mr Hancock intends to stand as a liberal
:03:12. > :03:15.Democrat in let -- in next May 's local elections.
:03:15. > :03:18.A man who admitted stealing more than �30,000 from a Hampshire
:03:18. > :03:21.charity has avoided jail, instead receiving a two-year suspended
:03:21. > :03:24.sentence. Paul Fisher was the treasurer of the Hayling Cycle Ride
:03:24. > :03:28.Charity when he committed the fraud. A court heard Fisher committed the
:03:28. > :03:37.theft after his company collapsed. The crime came to light after he
:03:37. > :03:44.attempted suicide. Arriving at court in Portsmouth,
:03:44. > :03:51.Paul Fisher knew he could face jail after admitting fraud. For ten
:03:51. > :03:55.months, while treasurer, he used the organisation 's credit card to
:03:55. > :04:00.withdraw �30,000. He told me it happened following the collapse of
:04:00. > :04:08.his business as an independent financial adviser. I had no income.
:04:08. > :04:15.It was simply to maintain my living and paying the mortgage and
:04:15. > :04:24.household expenses. I had hoped... I had planned to repay the money. It
:04:24. > :04:29.just became a routine and escalated. I obviously regret it immensely.
:04:29. > :04:34.16 years, Fisher was chairman of a group who has raised more than �1
:04:34. > :04:39.million for many charities. The court heard he took money from its
:04:39. > :04:46.operational account. The crime came to light after he attempted to
:04:46. > :04:51.commit suicide. Fisher also helped various community groups. Here, seen
:04:51. > :04:57.leading a campaign against a planning proposal. I am extremely
:04:57. > :05:04.sorry about this affair, how it has affected everyone. I would like them
:05:04. > :05:09.to consider but I could be forgiven at some point in the future. Fisher
:05:09. > :05:14.was given a two-year suspended sentence and ordered to do 300 hours
:05:14. > :05:20.of unpaid work. He is currently sent -- currently selling his house to
:05:20. > :05:27.pay for the money. Steps have been taken to ensure no repeat of this
:05:27. > :05:30.incident will be taken. They said future rides will continue.
:05:30. > :05:33.Gatwick Airport passengers were forced to leave an area near the
:05:33. > :05:37.North Terminal when a coach caught fire. It's not yet known what caused
:05:37. > :05:40.the fire outside the building at 12:30. Gatwick Airport said fire
:05:40. > :05:43.crews quickly doused the flames and there were no reports of any
:05:43. > :05:48.injuries. A spokesman said there was no disruption to services and their
:05:48. > :05:51.priority was to get all passengers affected on to their flights.
:05:51. > :05:55.Researchers in the South have received a multi-million pound cash
:05:55. > :05:58.boost, allowing them to continue work on a range of health issues.
:05:58. > :06:07.The University Hospital Southampton Trust will use the Government grant
:06:07. > :06:11.to look at new ways of caring for dementia and stroke patients.
:06:11. > :06:17.There's no doubt that the work that's going to go one in
:06:17. > :06:22.Southampton will have huge relevance for the wider NHS. I'm tremendously
:06:22. > :06:25.excited by the holy -- by the high quality of proposals and we
:06:25. > :06:30.certainly expect results. Our health correspondent, David
:06:30. > :06:37.Fenton, joins me now. David, where will the money actually be going?
:06:38. > :06:42.Yes. It's going to go to a range of products across Southampton. Things
:06:42. > :06:48.like treating people with breathing problems without using antibiotics,
:06:48. > :06:53.end of life care but the big area of researchers in dementia, looking at
:06:53. > :07:01.people with Alzheimer's are fed in hospitals. Often, they don't eat
:07:01. > :07:05.their meals. They've looked at using volunteers to encourage them.
:07:05. > :07:11.thirds of people seeking health care are older. In particular, the frail
:07:11. > :07:15.elderly, those who have multiple needs and are at risk of falling
:07:15. > :07:20.through the cracks, they need special help. As the population get
:07:20. > :07:25.older, there are more people in debt 80s and 90s and more frail people.
:07:25. > :07:29.How long before patients see benefits? That scheme I just talked
:07:29. > :07:33.about, that is being rolled out across Southampton Hospital from
:07:33. > :07:38.next year. That is what this research money is about, getting
:07:38. > :07:42.these projects off the ground and into actual use. But before they can
:07:42. > :07:46.do that, they have to have the evidence that they actually work and
:07:46. > :07:49.are worth it. It's one of the major ways into the
:07:49. > :07:52.heart of the Thames Valley and carries tens of thousands of people
:07:52. > :07:55.across the river every day, but this weekend, Caversham Bridge into
:07:55. > :08:04.Reading will be closed to traffic for resurfacing work. The bridge is
:08:04. > :08:10.one of only two crossings in the town and major delays are expected.
:08:10. > :08:16.If you live or work in Redding, chances are, you've joined this
:08:16. > :08:26.queue. It carries 34,000 cars a day. But this weekend, it will be
:08:26. > :08:28.
:08:28. > :08:33.completely empty. It would affect me wanting to do anything by car.
:08:33. > :08:39.closes, everybody has to use the other bridge. It's not ideal at all.
:08:39. > :08:48.We are going away for the weekend so we have to go across Redding Bridge.
:08:48. > :08:53.Caversham is very much a travel hub. This is the third incarnation
:08:53. > :09:00.of the bridge. It was built in 1926 and this will be the first time in
:09:00. > :09:04.over a decade it's been closed for work. It will cost �60,000 to
:09:04. > :09:09.resurface the bridge, money from central government, but the village
:09:09. > :09:13.has already ensured months of roadworks. Businesses that rely on
:09:13. > :09:20.passing trade hope it won't cost them dear. Caversham is different to
:09:20. > :09:25.Redding because Caversham has 90% independent so we have a lot of
:09:25. > :09:29.people coming in from Redding and rely on Caversham Bridge. Work
:09:29. > :09:36.begins tomorrow morning at 8am and should finish Sunday night but a
:09:36. > :09:39.warning to Bridge regulars there is a provision to keep it shut Monday
:09:39. > :09:42.morning at work overruns. A serial hoaxer has put lives at
:09:42. > :09:45.risk after calling Portland Coastguard to rescue him at sea.
:09:45. > :09:49.Dorset Police are investigating after four false alarms were made in
:09:49. > :09:53.four days this week. It costs around �3,000 every time the coastguard
:09:53. > :09:58.helicopter goes out. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency says resources
:09:58. > :10:04.are always deployed just in case it is a genuine emergency. It added
:10:04. > :10:07.that hoax calls are dangerous and can put lives at risk.
:10:08. > :10:16.Still to come in this evening's South Today: Tony and Sarah have
:10:16. > :10:21.gone all nautical and are at the Cowes Sailing Regatta.
:10:21. > :10:31.Hop aboard for all the sporting shortly as we reflect on Cowes week
:10:31. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:36.and look ahead to the fast net rates It's a therapy that's thousands of
:10:36. > :10:39.years old and is now being used to help injured soldiers. A yoga
:10:39. > :10:42.therapist from Sussex is training ex-military in the alternative
:10:42. > :10:47.therapy because they say it is helping to ease their physical pain
:10:47. > :10:57.and mental anguish. Susie Jennings is working with Help for Heroes
:10:57. > :11:01.
:11:02. > :11:09.centres including Tedworth House on Salisbury Plain.
:11:09. > :11:16.It's yoga, tailor-made for members of the armed services. Suzy Jennings
:11:16. > :11:22.took a year to develop what she calls heroes at ease. Andrew is
:11:22. > :11:31.using the technique to help his stress and anxiety. I felt this was
:11:31. > :11:39.my Dharma, and armour is your life 's work. That was it. I want to work
:11:39. > :11:45.with the military. Between January 2006 and June this year, more than
:11:45. > :11:49.2000 military personnel were wounded. After surgery, many of them
:11:49. > :11:57.go to Headley Court rehabilitation. To aid recovery, some come to Ted
:11:57. > :12:03.workhouse. Lance is a former Guardsman who served in Iraq. Now a
:12:03. > :12:12.teacher working in Crawley, he says yoga tackle stress. We did all sorts
:12:12. > :12:16.of different structures, breathing techniques. She certainly showed me
:12:16. > :12:20.more interesting techniques. The help for heroes co-founder explained
:12:20. > :12:28.why disciplines like yoga are important for the people who come
:12:28. > :12:33.here. Yoga in particular helps flexibility and with the mind.
:12:33. > :12:43.an activity everyone can do. It's part of a more holistic approach we
:12:43. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:48.are taking which we consider. has been teaching yoga here for the
:12:48. > :12:52.past nine months. During that time, she has helped hundreds of men and
:12:52. > :12:58.women. The programme she has developed has proved so successful
:12:58. > :13:05.she will introduce it in the United States. The 64-year-old says heroes
:13:05. > :13:15.at ease can help their recovery. With 45 years experience, she should
:13:15. > :13:17.know. The deadline has closed for parents
:13:17. > :13:20.with children at a troubled educational special needs school in
:13:20. > :13:24.Hampshire to decide whether they want their children to return there
:13:24. > :13:28.next term. Stanbridge Earls School near Romsey was severely criticised
:13:28. > :13:32.for its handling of a rape claim by a pupil. It will only be able to
:13:32. > :13:35.open in September if enough children enrol. The headteacher said they'd
:13:35. > :13:40.had a very positive response from parents and would have a clearer
:13:40. > :13:44.picture of pupil numbers next week. Permission has been granted to see
:13:44. > :13:49.if remains from an unmarked grave in Hampshire are those of King Alfred
:13:49. > :13:53.the Great. The bones were exhumed from St Bartholomew's Church in
:13:53. > :13:56.Winchester, the city where the Anglo-Saxon king was buried. The
:13:56. > :14:02.Church of England has granted a licence to a local historical
:14:02. > :14:07.society to start scientific tests. Overall, it's been a good week of
:14:07. > :14:10.weather for the Cowes sailing regatta. As it works towards a
:14:10. > :14:20.conclusion this weekend, Tony Husband has been spending the day on
:14:20. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :14:25.the Isle of Wight. So Tony, is it being hailed as a success this year?
:14:25. > :14:31.I think so because 12 months ago, we came off the back of the Olympic
:14:31. > :14:35.sailing regatta so there was a lot going on. That's the challenge for
:14:35. > :14:45.Cowes week. Year-on-year, it's to keep that place as one of the big
:14:45. > :14:46.
:14:46. > :14:51.moments of any summer. I'm on an F-14 boat. It's been taking guests
:14:51. > :14:55.and sponsors out all week. There have been 100,000 visitors here,
:14:55. > :15:00.coming to the mainland of the island, and they have been enjoying
:15:00. > :15:04.what Cowes has two offer. For the local economy, that is a really
:15:04. > :15:14.important moment. This one very special week of the year, can they
:15:14. > :15:20.
:15:21. > :15:26.speak -- can they see a big spike in their income? I have always had a
:15:26. > :15:31.soft spot for Cowes week. But for island businesses, is there more to
:15:31. > :15:39.it than just fancy yachts and boats? My first stop is the floating
:15:39. > :15:43.bridge, it linking East Cowes with cows. How important is the floating
:15:43. > :15:52.bridge to islanders? Very important. It brings everyone from the car
:15:52. > :16:02.ferries over to Cowes, were all the action is. What's your increase in
:16:02. > :16:05.
:16:05. > :16:10.foot traffic like? It tripled. In Newport, Steve owns Medina food
:16:10. > :16:16.services, selling their stock to the catering trade. What does Cowes week
:16:16. > :16:22.mean to you? It's best week of the year! It's when the most amount of
:16:22. > :16:28.people are on the island at any one time. It's the busiest time we have.
:16:28. > :16:34.On your cash register, what's the difference it means to you? In one
:16:34. > :16:42.week, we do an extra �50,000 of turnover. Do you get anywhere near
:16:42. > :16:52.yachts and boats or are you stuck in here? Not a chance! On Cowes
:16:52. > :17:00.Parade, the council runs a free nightly event. Financially, cash in
:17:00. > :17:03.pockets, how much do you reckon this brings to Cowes in one week? A lot
:17:03. > :17:13.of money! A lot of businesses get the majority of money during this
:17:13. > :17:23.week. It's a fantastic event for them. But like all these kind of
:17:23. > :17:34.
:17:34. > :17:39.offence, Cowes week's fortunes depend on the weather. A lot of the
:17:39. > :17:45.sailors are coming in now and some of them have had frustrating days
:17:45. > :17:51.because the wind has been lighter at times. If you take a look at day
:17:51. > :18:01.seven's notable stories, 90th anniversary of this. The boat won
:18:01. > :18:02.
:18:02. > :18:10.that. The overall winner of the big boat class was a boat called yes.
:18:10. > :18:20.That's a Cowes -based boat designed here. As it comes to an end, we
:18:20. > :18:45.
:18:45. > :18:51.this Sunday. What is the challenge of a race like this? It's one of the
:18:51. > :18:56.ocean classics. That's why it's so popular and there are so many boats.
:18:56. > :19:01.The take-up on this year's fast net was incredibly fast and they had to
:19:01. > :19:11.extend the number of places. It's known in history, it's got the
:19:11. > :19:11.
:19:11. > :19:16.stories. That's why it's that iconic classic ocean race. It really has
:19:16. > :19:24.shaped offshore sailing. It really started ocean racing as we know it.
:19:24. > :19:34.The first time, people started to build boats that were suitable for
:19:34. > :19:34.
:19:34. > :19:41.that. Starting to build boats that were suitable for ocean racing.
:19:41. > :19:45.About your crew, it's a bit special this weekend. I'm having a fast fast
:19:45. > :19:50.net because I am on a multihull and conditions look great for us and
:19:50. > :19:57.it's much quicker for us than a lot of the monohulls out there. I am
:19:57. > :20:04.with Omar Nair. We are mixed nationality. We have the first Arab
:20:04. > :20:13.woman to do this race. Quite a special mix. The skipper, a French
:20:13. > :20:19.man is really supportive of the project. What's in store for her?
:20:19. > :20:28.She's fairly experienced, this girl. The boat she is going on will be a
:20:28. > :20:34.very exciting boat to sail. You lucky thing! You would want to be
:20:34. > :20:40.out there! Too right! It's a cracking race and tactical. You've
:20:40. > :20:49.got tremendous opposition there. Cracking race to be in! Very big
:20:49. > :20:55.race. I want to take you across to the United States because we have
:20:55. > :21:04.great developing news from Justin Rose who has won the US open. He is
:21:04. > :21:09.one shot off the lead in the US PGA. He has shot a round of 66 and he has
:21:09. > :21:17.motored up the field and is six under par for the tournament. Round
:21:17. > :21:20.two of that event he goes into the weekend. In the Championship,
:21:20. > :21:24.Bournemouth travel to Watford while Reading make the journey to Bolton
:21:24. > :21:27.Wanderers. Swindon host Stevenage in League One while Crewe visit the MK
:21:27. > :21:29.Dons. In League Two, Oxford United welcome Bury to the Kassam stadium
:21:29. > :21:39.while Portsmouth travel to Accrington Stanley for a lunchtime
:21:39. > :21:46.
:21:46. > :21:56.kick-off. When these two teams last met in 1959, it was an FA Cup tie.
:21:56. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:01.Barry was the mascot. Barry Harris was a Pompey mascot
:22:01. > :22:11.from 1952 to 1972. The last time Portsmouth met Accrington Stanley,
:22:11. > :22:13.
:22:13. > :22:17.he was a teenager. Barry caught a football special steam train from
:22:17. > :22:27.Portsmouth at 11:30pm and travelled through the night to arrive among
:22:27. > :22:33.the dark, say tannic ills of Lanarkshire. When he got to the
:22:33. > :22:41.ground, he was welcomed into places mascots can't go now. We had a kit
:22:41. > :22:45.man. When I was in the dressing room, used to look at me and say,
:22:45. > :22:55.whatever you hear in this dressing room, don't repeat it to your
:22:55. > :23:03.
:23:03. > :23:07.parents! The match itself finished 0-0. There were 12,000 fans.
:23:07. > :23:17.Portsmouth kit man, Barry has seen the game change from within. All the
:23:17. > :23:27.shirts are hung up ready now, the boots are ready. In the old days, it
:23:27. > :23:33.
:23:33. > :23:37.was chucked in the middle of the floor! You look very jaunty on that
:23:37. > :23:40.point there! The legendary fireworks display is
:23:40. > :23:43.happening tonight to mark the grand finale of Cowes Week. Earlier today,
:23:43. > :23:46.more than �20,000 worth of fireworks were loaded onto a barge in
:23:46. > :23:50.Southampton docks. A lot of work has gone into carefully assembling the
:23:50. > :23:54.explosives to ensure the right firework goes off at the right time.
:23:54. > :24:01.Organisers say this year will be a bit different. It's going to be
:24:02. > :24:08.interactive and wants those watching to get involved. This year, it's
:24:08. > :24:12.going to be really special. There's going to be the big blastoff. They
:24:12. > :24:16.have got to use their horns to respond to the start of the show.
:24:16. > :24:19.There will be a special feature getting all the families involved
:24:19. > :24:27.and the PA on the island will help to get everyone geed up and get
:24:27. > :24:31.This was the industrial view of a container ship as seen from the
:24:31. > :24:34.gardens of Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, thanks to Bryn Jones. A
:24:34. > :24:37.busy bee covered in pollen in Earnley in West Sussex from Heather
:24:37. > :24:47.Brooks. And away from Cowes, boating of a more gentler nature. Roger
:24:47. > :24:47.
:24:47. > :24:53.Collett was at Iffley Lock, south of Oxford.
:24:53. > :25:00.We're not doing too bad here. It looks like the weekend, pretty
:25:00. > :25:07.decent. Rain at times. We did start the day with patchy outbreaks of
:25:07. > :25:12.rain. That band of cloud sweeping eastwards. Behind it though, drier,
:25:12. > :25:17.brighter conditions. Into the day and the remainder of this evening,
:25:17. > :25:22.good sunny spells, more to look forward to. We will stick with a dry
:25:22. > :25:27.night as well. Clear spells. Temperatures down to 11 degrees in
:25:27. > :25:31.our towns and cities. Bit of a fresh start first thing tomorrow morning.
:25:31. > :25:41.Saturday, looking pretty decent to get the day started. A little bit
:25:41. > :25:44.more cloud on the way. One or two holes punched in that cloud, though,
:25:44. > :25:46.and there may just be the outside chance of a shower. In the most
:25:46. > :25:54.part, another dry, bright, fine day. Temperatures they touched down on
:25:54. > :25:58.today. Generally, a pleasant day with warm sunshine on offer.
:25:58. > :26:06.Tomorrow night, uncertainty in the forecast. We will see patchy
:26:06. > :26:12.outbreaks of rain arriving. Showery rain to the course of the night and
:26:12. > :26:16.milder than tonight. Temperatures at around 14 - 16 degrees. Sunday
:26:16. > :26:23.morning, overhang from those showers. But they should play
:26:23. > :26:30.through. Into the afternoon, drier, brighter conditions. Still largely
:26:30. > :26:37.fine. The new working week, Monday looking fresher. Some good sunny
:26:37. > :26:40.spells. Tuesday, cloud increasing through the afternoon. A ridge of
:26:40. > :26:43.high pressure building. Temperatures above average perhaps.
:26:43. > :26:47.Three people had to be rescued off the Dorset coast after a boat
:26:47. > :26:50.selling ice cream capsized. A Mayday call was made to coastguards by
:26:50. > :26:54.another vessel after spotting the overturned Dory boat and its three
:26:54. > :26:57.crew in the water off Hengistbury Head. The Lolly Roger is believed to
:26:57. > :27:02.have overturned when a freezer on wheels containing ice cream rolled
:27:02. > :27:12.while onboard yesterday afternoon. The crew, two men and a woman, were
:27:12. > :27:14.
:27:14. > :27:20.not seriously hurt. Tony, it's been your first Cowes. Have you enjoyed
:27:21. > :27:25.it? Absolutely. It's been great to see some of the things that happen
:27:25. > :27:30.to the charity here and a lot of competitive racing. It's been my