30/10/2013 South Today

That is all from the BBC's news at six, so it is goodbye from me,

Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's programme.

Safe and well. The little girl spirited away to Russia by her

mother but her father hasn't seen her for nearly two years.

Disbelief, really. I would not do it to my worst enemy. Student

accommodation turned into a brothel ` the gang on trial for trafficking

sex workers through Gatwick. Take the best that exists and make it

better. The story of Rolls Royce in West Sussex.

Now I am an old man, I sit in my Rolls`Royce and it carries me

forward. It is called wafting. That is a medal. And you deserve a medal.

Soldiers returning from Afghanistan reward their children for their

bravery. A Hampshire father involved in a

so`called tug of love dispute has spoken of his relief that his

five`year`old daughter Alice, has been found safe and well in Russia.

Julian Brown, who's 49, and from Aldershot, hasn't seen his daughter

for almost two years. News of her discovery emerged at the High Court

in London today, where Alice's Welsh grandparents were found in contempt

of court for lying about her whereabouts. Our Home Affairs

Correspondent, Alex Forsyth, has been following the story. Tell us

the background to this story. At the centre of what became a serious

court battle is a little girl, Alice Davies, who's now five years old.

Alice's mother Jacqueline, and her father Julian Brown, who's from

Aldershot, separated when their relationship broke down. A court

ruled her father should have contact with Alice, but last year Alice and

her mother disappeared. There was a suggestion they'd flown to Russia.

Since then Alice's father has been trying to find her. And now she has

been found. That's right. Last Friday Alice's grandparents,

Patricia and Brian Davies, who are in their 70s and from Cardiff, were

ordered to appear before the High Court in London. They had refused to

say where their daughter and granddaughter were. A judge at the

court found they had lied when asked for information about the child's

whereabouts, as had Alice's aunt, Melanie Williams. The judge found

all three to be in contempt of court and they were remanded in custody.

Today they returned to be sentenced. During the hearing it emerged that

Alice and her mother, Jacqueline Davies, had been found in Russia as

a result of media coverage of this case. Outside the court Alice's

father, Julian Brown who's from Aldershot, gave this reaction. It is

phenomenal. We can start working towards now becoming a family again.

I am glad they never sent the grandparents down and I am glad that

Melanie was not sent down either. I do not think they deserve that. But

you cannot go to the world Court of Justice and lie and expect to get

away with it. So what happens now? A lawyer representing Alice's

grandparents and aunt said in court today they had acted out of

misguided loyalty to Alice and her mother, and were very contrite. The

judge sentenced them to 12 days in prison for contempt of court, but as

they've already served half of that since Friday, they were released

today. Today in court the judge said Alice's mother was expected to

voluntarily return to the UK with Alice on Monday and would have to

appear in court on Tuesday, when a decision will be made about their

future. Eight Thames Valley Police Officers

and a civilian staff member have been served with misconduct notices.

It's part of an investigation into a traffic collision in which a Reading

teenager was killed. Matthew Seddon died in February after his red Ford

Fiesta collided with the central reservation of the A33. He was being

pursued by officers at the time. The 19`year`old was thrown into the road

and hit by a police vehicle. Interviews with the nine people will

take place at a later date and a decision made about whether to bring

disciplinary proceedings. There are now just a handful of

homes without power in the South following Monday's storm. Southern

Electric says the damage there has been significant with multiple

faults and broken poles. At its peak, over 100,000 customers were

affected. A jury has heard how a people trafficking gang who smuggled

Eastern Europeans through Gatwick Airport to work as prostitutes set

one of the women up in student accommodation at Sussex University.

The defendants, Mate Puskas, Victoria Brown, Zoltan Mohacsi and

brothers Istvan and Peter Toth, are alleged to have smuggled more than

50 women into the UK. Rebecca Williams reports from Hove Crown

Court. The court heard how these five

defendants were actively involved in running an international

prostitution ring. Flown into Gatwick, Luton and Heathrow, it is

said they controlled and exploited more than 50 and Aryan women. The

prosecution barrister described how the defendants would put those women

up in hotels and brothels across the country, often in Bournemouth and

Southampton. They then would advertise the women's details online

and arrange for them to meet up with paying customers. They would be

expected to perform every kind of sexual activity imaginable. The

defendants it is alleged with then walk off with a huge cash profit.

The court heard how some prostitutes working out of a room in student

accommodation at Sussex University. Today prosecuting `` the prosecuting

barrister said: the court was told how photographs

of prostitutes were found on some of the defendant 's computers but all

five deny the charges against them. The prosecution will continue

outlining its case tomorrow. The New Forest is in line for nearly

?3 million of Heritage Lottery funding to help with future

conservation. The ?2.9 million grant will be used to restore habitats and

enhance traditional forestry skills among landowners. Nine areas in the

country have been selected for the funding. The national park now has

to submit a full application to secure the whole grant.

An inquest has heard that an 88`year`old woman, who slipped on

ice and hurt her head, had to wait nearly two hours for a paramedic to

arrive. Doreen Wignall died in hospital two days later after

falling on the pavement in Luggershall near Tidworth. She died

because of her brain injury and the coroner ruled that it was an

accident. On a freezing day in December 2011,

Doreen Wignall fell as she walked across this bridge. Despite getting

help quickly from passers`by, she was left lying on the icy pavement

as she drifted in and out of consciousness. The first 999 call

was made just after 10:30am. And our past and no help at arrived. Another

call was made when her condition worsened. The accident was given a

higher priority. 17 minutes later, a rapid response paramedic to the

scene but he could do little more than keep her warm. Around 20

minutes after that, and ambulance arrived. Doreen Wignall finally got

to hospital just before 1:20pm, nearly three hours after the first

call. The ambulance trust say they were exceptionally busy that day

dealing with an almost unprecedented number of calls because of the

freezing weather. When they got the 909 call from this bridge, there

were 69 other competing emergencies `` 999 call. The trust have

apologised to the family for the delay and they say they have changed

their extreme weather plans to hopefully ensure this sort of delay

does not happen again. I have spoken to the family and they were very

unhappy with the lack of service they received on that day. If they

can guarantee that they can have ambulances here on stand`by more

often, I think most people would be happy with that. The ambulance

service has since been taken over by the South Western ambulance service

trust. They have offered their condolences to the family who were

too upset to speak to us today. The coroner said that waste on expert

medical evidence, he is satisfied that the ambulance delay did not

contribute to Doreen Wignall 's death. He said that she was an

elderly woman who had suffered a catastrophic brain injury and she

would have died even she `` even if she had got too `` to hospital much

sooner. He recorded a verdict of accidental death.

Some staff at the south's universities are taking strike

action tomorrow in a dispute over pay. Members of the University and

College Union, Unison and Unite are walking out in a 24 hour stoppage.

Universities such as Southampton, Reading and Bournemouth say they

will let students know if lectures are cancelled. Unions representing

staff including administrators, lab technicians, caterers and cleaners

say pay has dropped by more than 15% over the last four years.

Stay with us, we will have all the weather in a moment. Also coming up

today. Soldiers returning from Afghanistan reward their children

for their bravery. Rolls Royce. Its very name has become a byword for

products of the highest quality. The company was formed in Manchester in

1906, and began making luxury cars in Derby. And its reputation was

sealed when one of the founders moved to West Sussex and designed

aircraft engines that went on to help Britain win the Second World

War. David Allard starts his journey behind the brand at Goodwood, the

current home of Rolls Royce motor cars.

With its living roof, this manufacturing plant near Chichester

was designed to blend modestly into the Sussex countryside, but the cars

assembled here are among the boldest personal statements money can buy.

This is a brand`new model. Rolls`Royce is very much something

that the customer creates themselves. We handbuilt it. Every

carries unique. Let your imagination go wild. John Lennon's imagination

ran wild, in 1965 Ted Meecham's car is more subtle. But he's no less

enthusiastic about his latest Rolls Royce.

Seven or eight, I suppose. This is from 2002. When I was a young man, I

had a mini and I got in the mini and I used to grab the steering wheel to

try and make it go faster. Now I am an old man, I sit in my Rolls`Royce

and it carries me forward. It is called wafting. Not only is it a

very impressive motorcar, but you are aware of the excellence of the

engineering. That excellence is the legacy of Henry Royce, the engineer

who in 1904 formed a partnership with a wealthy motoring enthusiast

called Charles Rolls. Educated at Eton, Rolls had plenty of money and

all the right connections to be the publicist and salesman in the

company. He was a pioneering aviator, the first to make a nonstop

double crossing of the English Channel. Unfortunately he was also

the first Briton to be killed in powered flight, when the tail fell

off his plane during a display over Bournemouth.

Royce continued to build the company but he moved to the coast for the

good of his health. He spent that last 15 years of his life in West

Wittering and brought a team of designers with him, using a Rolls

Royce Phantom as his personal transport. Today his outbuildings

have been converted into a house. Henry's workshop is now a garage and

it still houses a Rolls Royce. You can see from the plaques and

rosettes on the wall, or my activity since the clubs when I joined in

1988. It has been a very happy time. This is for holding the tools. I

often think about whether he is looking down from above and saying,

well done, David. You have a nice car. The cars were built in Derby

but many were brought to West Wittering for Royce's approval ` and

this stretch of road, known as the Birdham Straight, was where he would

test them out. There would not have been a speed camera then. Henry, by

this time Sir Henry, often walked on the local beach, talking over ideas

with his designers. He'd turned his attention to aircraft engines and

would sketch ideas in the sand. I think he probably thought the

engines year. It won the trophy, the race track is here between the Isle

of Wight `` Assam the Isle of Wight, if you like. Any country which won

the Schneider Trophy three times could keep the cup forever. The

political climate of the early '30s made competition fierce, but RJ

Mitchell's Supermarine S6 fitted with Sir Henry's R engine triumphed.

That design was taken forward for the Merlin engine which some say

saved Great Britain when it was put into the Spitfire and the heron

came. `` heron came. Sir Henry worked until he died in 1933, the

day after sketching a new type of shock absorber. His motto lives on

in the current company headquarters. Poole Town's 30 year wait for an FA

Cup First Round tie goes on. Take the best and exists and make it

better. You can always make something better, it might just do

the trick. She has been airbrushed and made to look like a doll, the

opinion of a Jane Austen expert on the image of the novelist being used

on the new ?10 note. The Bank of England consulted the Jane Austen

Society and says it stands by its likeness. But the Paula Byrne says

she prefers this picture which is on display at the National Portrait

Gallery in London. Is this a case of sense or sensitivity?

What could be a greater compliment to your success than being the face

of a banknote? The answer may be a flattering picture of you on a

banknote. And that is what this war of words boils down to. Is this

image of reality or flattery? It was chosen by the Bank of England with

the support of the Jane Austen Society. It was painted after the

Hampshire author 's death but did have her family 's approval. Her

eyes have been enlarged. They are huge. We have soft and features, for

lip is, it really like it is a 19th`century make over. Jane Austen

's family were not particular wealthy. There is no portrait of

her. But we do have this one picture, a sketch done by her

sister. Some experts say it is not very accurate or flattering. It

makes her look a little cross. She was interested in her appearance,

she did like clothes. And I think she would be pleased to have a

portrait that possibly made their prettier than she was. Without

photos, it is difficult to judge which is a true likeness. Could she

trust her sister to highlight her best side? Can we trust a posthumous

painting? Bank of England say the sketch by Jane sister was not used

because of the lack of detail which could have posed a security risk. It

is a more flattering picture. She is looking a little stern in the plane

one. We do not know what any of these people looked like. There were

no cameras about in those days. Until 2017, the debate is a matter

of pride or prejudice, and is likely to continue.

There really has been quite a debate about that.

On to sport, Chris is here. What about Poole Town?

Unfortunately, it was not to be for Poole Town.

They were edged out by Staines, in last night's Fourth Qualifying Round

replay at Tatnam. A trip to League One side Brentford was in store for

the winners, but it proved a match too far for Poole.

Saturdays Gola straw in the original tie in Surrey handed old a chance to

capitalise on their impressive home record. `` Gola straw.

The goal adult unlucky when it was of high quality. `` but ultimately

when it. Has good chances came and went, it was looking like it was not

going to be Poole Town 's night. Staines Town were reduced to nine

men for the closing minutes but Poole Town could not capitalise. The

effort and determination of the players, you could not fault them.

And I feel we have more than matched them over the two matches. That it

is just an inability to convert one of probably six or seven chances,

good chances. That has cost us. And it was an unbelievable strike from

their centre forward for their goal. A crown of 935 was three times Poole

Town 's average great `` gate. It wasn't a good night for Aldershot

Town either in the FA Cup. They were knocked out in a replay by short

wood, who are 63 places lower in the non league pyramid. On to cricket,

and Sussex wicketkeeper Matt Prior will captain England for the first

time tonight, as they kick off their Ashes tour of Australia.

Prior will lead the side in the absence of the injured Alastair

Cook. That's for a three`day warm`up game against a Western Australian

Chairman's 11 in Perth. Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry is also in

England's 12`man squad for that game, along with Surrey pace bowler

Chris Tremlett. We want to play well and put the best team out and

ideally win these games. Having the top border get out there and score

the runs is what we are looking to do. We all know now what the right

preparation is for each player. Alastair Cook has a stiff back, it

is purely precautionary. Rushing him in is not the best idea. Hampshire's

Olympic and world cycling champion Dani King is preparing to compete on

home British track this week in the first round of the World Cup in

Manchester. King, who's from Hamble, also recently scooped a European

title in Apeldoorn. She has praised the impact that the new Great

Britain endurance coach Chris Newton has made to the team, particularly

in some of the more tactical events. Having Chris as a coach has really

helped my sort of tactical awareness and I think that has shown recently.

We are moving forward. That is definitely something I would like to

pursue, a lot more focus. Good luck to Isle of Wight Islanders speedway,

who need to turn over a 25 point deficit against Dudley to win the

National League Knockout Cup in Ryde tonight.

There was a touch of role reversal today as the courage of youngsters

who cope with parents being deployed to Afghanistan for months on end was

recognised. I suppose you could call them mini heroes, and they were

presented with their own medals at special ceremonies. One of the

presentations took place in Tidworth, where troops from the

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers have just returned from

six months in Afghanistan. And there was a similar ceremony in Gosport

where there was a whole day of homecoming events for the town's

field hospital unit. Steve Humphrey was there.

They lined up just like their adult relatives to on the Parade Square.

And then these youngsters were presented with their own medals for

being many heroes. Amongst them, five`year`old Simone. It is the same

colour. They do need to know that they are appreciated as well, the

children. And it is lovely. It is a great idea. We are busy doing our

job but it is the ones back home that notice the biggest change. I

think it is wonderful. Simone 's dad and the others serving in

Afghanistan were presented with their medals this morning in

different of an audience made up of proud friends and relatives. It has

been very difficult. It was quite hard getting used to not having him

around. It is long but you know they are doing their bit. The Gosport

field hospital has been deployed to Afghanistan twice in three years.

The unit brings together a wide range of medical skills. During

their six months in Afghanistan, they dealt with 3500 casualties, of

which 2300 were admitted to hospital. There was plenty of

applause as the soldiers marched through the centre of Gosport. It

was a very public thank you for their work in Afghanistan.

Brilliant, really nice to come back. The effort that everyone has

gone too, going through the town and everything for the public. It is

nice to come back and know that people have been thinking about you.

It has been a proud day for the field hospital and one that

youngsters like Simone will always remember.

A really special day for those youngsters. I think that was a

really good idea. They were a big attraction in

Southampton this summer. Tonight a colourful collection of rhinoceros

statues is up for auction. They were installed across the city to

celebrate the 40th anniversary of Marwell Zoo. 36 sculptures will go

under the hammer at the Grand Harbour hotel, with the proceeds

going to a number of good causes. The rhinos are expected to fetch up

to ?2,000 each. Good luck if you are bidding. Let's

hope they make lots of money. I thought we might have won in here.

Time for the weather forecast. It has been OK today. The wind did

increase. And tomorrow, it will do the same. These are the weather

pictures from today. Tonight, we already are seeing some

rain pushing in from the west. Some areas, it has already arrived. It

will be working its way in from the Atlantic. Showers or longer course

of the night. We may even have some mist and fog patches. Temperatures

staying mild tonight. A complete contrast to last night. A damp start

first thing tomorrow morning. We will have a brief dry period for the

region before the showers start rolling in again. They will become

much more frequent in the afternoon. But we will see some sunshine down

towards the southeastern corner. Top temperature 14 Celsius. Around

average for this time of year. Tomorrow night, further showers or

longer spells of Rangeworthy early hours of Thursday morning and some

clearer periods. `` longer spells of rain for the early hours. The Met

Office are keeping a close eye on this low pressure. This could

produce a significant amount of rain through the course of Friday and

Saturday morning. There is in early weather warning. Bad weather warning

is in force from Friday until 6am on Saturday morning `` that weather.

Tomorrow, there will be a damp start in the southeastern corner of the

country. A few blustery showers, becoming more frequent in the

afternoon. Friday afternoon, overnight into Saturday morning,

lustily conditions. `` blustery conditions. Thank you for watching,

good night.