:00:00. > :00:00.That is all from the News At Six, goodbye
:00:00. > :00:09.Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's programme:
:00:10. > :00:12.Too lenient ` the Court of Appeal almost doubles the prison sentence
:00:13. > :00:22.on the drunk youth who left this man with permanent brain injuries. This
:00:23. > :00:26.is one of the most serious cases of grievous bodily harm that we have
:00:27. > :00:30.seen. A tragic accident ` the woman who
:00:31. > :00:33.died in a head`on crash with a school bus.
:00:34. > :00:36.Lose the degree you fought so hard for ` the job`seeking advice given
:00:37. > :00:40.to this woman. And the poignant play on a platform
:00:41. > :00:50.` the story of wartime evacuees finds an unusual stage. If the
:00:51. > :00:54.Kindertransport had not existed, we would not be here, and I would
:00:55. > :00:56.absolutely say that without it, my mother and her two sisters would not
:00:57. > :01:07.have survived the Holocaust. A teenager convicted of leaving an
:01:08. > :01:11.innocent man with brain damage for life has had his prison sentence
:01:12. > :01:16.almost doubled. Andrew Toseland had asked a group to stop making noise
:01:17. > :01:20.outside his flat in Gosport. Samuel Armstrong kicked and repeatedly
:01:21. > :01:23.stamped on Mr Toseland's head. The Solicitor General took the case to
:01:24. > :01:26.the Appeal Court today, arguing successfully that the sentence was
:01:27. > :01:37.unduly lenient. Our home affairs correspondent Alex Forsyth reports.
:01:38. > :01:42.On their way home to Gosport after a day in court. For Andrew Toseland's
:01:43. > :01:45.family, the legal process is over. But they continue to live with the
:01:46. > :01:51.devastating consequences of an attack which changed all their lives
:01:52. > :01:58.forever. Rather than living, no, he is more existing. You do get
:01:59. > :02:03.glimpses of the old Andrew, but day`to`day, it is heartbreaking when
:02:04. > :02:08.you go up and see him. Andrew Toseland was beaten outside his home
:02:09. > :02:12.in August last year after asking a group of noisy youths to be quiet.
:02:13. > :02:17.He was in a coma for two months, and will need constant care for the rest
:02:18. > :02:25.of his life. It's never going to go away. Andrew is in this situation,
:02:26. > :02:30.and we will do our best to make that as comfortable as we can. However,
:02:31. > :02:33.it will be on the back of her remains for the rest of our lives.
:02:34. > :02:48.19`year`old Brandon Fisher was jailed for 20 27 months his part.
:02:49. > :02:53.Samuel was also jailed. At the Court of Appeal, Armstrong's centres was
:02:54. > :02:56.doubled to nine years. This is one of the most serious cases of
:02:57. > :03:02.grievous bodily harm with intent that we have ever come across. A
:03:03. > :03:06.man's life has been ruined. I felt that the sentence of just over five
:03:07. > :03:13.years was not adequate. It was a gross error. Here in Gosport,
:03:14. > :03:22.Armstrong's increased sentence has been welcomed. This was an
:03:23. > :03:27.unspeakably violent crime. Whatever age and level of maturity you are,
:03:28. > :03:31.you have to understand that that is completely unacceptable, and we have
:03:32. > :03:37.to send a message out to others that that level of violence will not be
:03:38. > :03:45.tolerated in our daily life. Mr toes lend's family have all `` Andrew
:03:46. > :03:48.Toseland's family say they still grieve. It is like leaving for him
:03:49. > :04:01.every day, but he's still alive. A man described as the architect of
:04:02. > :04:04.a scheme to bring drugs into Britain hidden inside furniture has been
:04:05. > :04:07.jailed for 23 years. Alan Sibley never did an honest day's work in
:04:08. > :04:12.his life, according to police. Even while he was on the run from prison,
:04:13. > :04:14.a court heard he'd lived a life of luxury.
:04:15. > :04:17.On the run and living it up. Alan Sibley, pictured here with his
:04:18. > :04:20.partner in crime, Nigel Franks, was already a convicted drug dealer and
:04:21. > :04:24.should have been in prison, rather than partying in Mexico. He'd walked
:04:25. > :04:27.out of Ford Open Prison less than halfway through a ten year sentence
:04:28. > :04:31.for dealing cocaine. Making his way through France and Spain, he arrived
:04:32. > :04:35.in Mexico, and was soon back in business ` the only business he
:04:36. > :04:38.knew. He is a greedy man. He is a man who enjoyed a lavish lifestyle.
:04:39. > :04:47.I think he's a man who thought labels were important. And a man who
:04:48. > :04:50.never did an honest day's work. He lived entirely off the proceeds of a
:04:51. > :04:55.very serious and dangerous drug dealing lifestyle. Police tipped off
:04:56. > :04:59.by the authorities in the US seized items like this sink. Concealed
:05:00. > :05:04.inside them was almost ?1 million of virtually pure cocaine. When they
:05:05. > :05:08.raided the home of Nigel Franks, who they had been sent to, the man who
:05:09. > :05:13.first put Sibley away was shocked to find an envelope of passport
:05:14. > :05:16.photographs taken in Mexico. I can remember speaking to officers at the
:05:17. > :05:21.scene and saying, "You won't believe this, but I know this man, and it's
:05:22. > :05:24.Alan Sibley." Judge Peter Moss described Sibley as a kingpin in the
:05:25. > :05:27.drugs trade, heading up the operation in Mexico and working
:05:28. > :05:32.closely with the drug cartels out there. He was, in his words, a dyed
:05:33. > :05:35.in the wool committed drug dealer, involved in what the judge said was
:05:36. > :05:42.a filthy trade which caused misery to many people in this country.
:05:43. > :05:45.Sibley was jailed for 22 years for conspiracy to import drugs, and a
:05:46. > :05:48.further 12 months for absconding from his earlier sentence. Neither
:05:49. > :05:54.of those two terms will commence until he has finished his original
:05:55. > :06:04.sentence in December next year. This means he will be well into his 60s
:06:05. > :06:07.before he walks out of prison again. Pupils have been reliving the moment
:06:08. > :06:10.when their school coach collided head`on with a car near Wimborne. 26
:06:11. > :06:18.of the pupils from Queen Elizabeth School suffered minor injuries. An
:06:19. > :06:23.inquest heard how the driver of the car, 23`year`old Sophie Crew from
:06:24. > :06:24.Wareham, died of her injuries. Briony Leyland reports from
:06:25. > :06:28.Bournemouth Coroners' Court. It had started as an ordinary
:06:29. > :06:31.journey to school, but changed in an instant. 45 pupils from Queen
:06:32. > :06:34.Elizabeth School in Wimborne were on board Seaview coach when it collided
:06:35. > :06:39.head`on with a Mini on the rural B3078. The driver of the Mini,
:06:40. > :06:45.Sophie Crew, was 23 and worked for Wessex Water. She died of severe
:06:46. > :06:49.brain injuries in hospital. 26 of the pupils suffered minor injuries.
:06:50. > :06:54.Today, some of them came to Bournemouth Coroner's Court to share
:06:55. > :06:57.their memories of that day in June. 18`year`old Thomas Mills was sitting
:06:58. > :07:01.right behind the coach driver. He described seeing a Mini on the side
:07:02. > :07:05.of the road, and then hearing a scream and then a loud crash. Twins,
:07:06. > :07:09.Chloe and Oliver Gisborne also saw the Mini. Chloe felt glass hitting
:07:10. > :07:13.her and covered her face with her hand. The coach driver, Christopher
:07:14. > :07:17.Tomlin, said he saw the Mini as he came round the bend, and pulled to
:07:18. > :07:20.the left, but there was nowhere to go, and he could not avoid the
:07:21. > :07:23.collision. The coach hit a tree and telephone pole. The coroner
:07:24. > :07:27.concluded Sophie Crew's car had been on the wrong side of the road. At
:07:28. > :07:31.the point of impact, perhaps no more than a foot, but because of the
:07:32. > :07:34.width of the coach, which almost entirely filled that side of the
:07:35. > :07:37.road, there was no room for manoeuvre. He recorded a verdict of
:07:38. > :07:41.accidental death, extending his condolences to the family. Sophie's
:07:42. > :07:46.family were too upset to speak after the inquest, so a police officer
:07:47. > :07:49.read out their tribute. Sophie's tragic death has affected so many
:07:50. > :07:55.people, as she embraced every aspect of life, and was such a vibrant and
:07:56. > :07:58.enthusiastic individual. As a family, we have received hundreds of
:07:59. > :08:00.letters showing not only peoples' condolences, but expressing how
:08:01. > :08:08.Sophie positively enriched their lives and supported them through
:08:09. > :08:11.challenging times. The driver of the coach told the inquest he has driven
:08:12. > :08:14.coaches since, but it was a traumatic event which he thinks
:08:15. > :08:17.about every day and every night. Following her death, Sophie's family
:08:18. > :08:35.donated her organs. Eight lives have been saved as a result.
:08:36. > :08:38.Being able to speak a foreign language can be an advantage in the
:08:39. > :08:41.job market. But there's been a drop in the number of students taking
:08:42. > :08:44.modern foreign language degrees. Some subjects are booming. For
:08:45. > :08:47.example, 5000 more students chose business courses this year compared
:08:48. > :08:50.to 2009. But only 4000 students were accepted onto European languages
:08:51. > :08:53.courses across the country this year, down from 4500 in 2009. With
:08:54. > :08:59.fewer students, there are also fewer modern European language degrees on
:09:00. > :09:02.offer in Britain. Katy Austin has been to see how one firm is trying
:09:03. > :09:07.to get more students studying languages.
:09:08. > :09:13.This mock trial shows how some British lawyers use foreign
:09:14. > :09:17.languages in their day to day work. But the students taking part are
:09:18. > :09:20.among a declining number. Take`up of modern foreign languages at A`level
:09:21. > :09:24.is at its lowest level since the '90s. The knock`on effect for
:09:25. > :09:29.further education is fewer courses on offer. The number of universities
:09:30. > :09:40.offering German degrees has halved in 15 years, and 50% fewer are
:09:41. > :09:45.offering French. Speaking from a language conference in Berlin, an
:09:46. > :09:48.expert told us he is worried. British graduates are not coming
:09:49. > :09:55.forward with enough of those skills to compete. We are losing out. We
:09:56. > :10:00.are not able to get the top jobs in international organisations or able
:10:01. > :10:03.to get the interesting international jobs in this country, because we
:10:04. > :10:10.don't have the language and cultural skills test drive in a global
:10:11. > :10:12.market. `` to thrive. Research by the British Council has shown
:10:13. > :10:15.employers think language skills are important, but perceive a lack of
:10:16. > :10:18.them in potential recruits. Employers in the South want to
:10:19. > :10:22.encourage more young people to learn languages. Today's mock trial was
:10:23. > :10:25.set up for local sixth formers by the Solent Education Business
:10:26. > :10:28.Partnership and a law firm, using a fictional case similar to the trial
:10:29. > :10:31.over the wrecking of the Costa Concordia. They want to give
:10:32. > :10:36.students a taste of how a modern language degree could help them in
:10:37. > :10:39.their careers. We are dealing with solicitors from different
:10:40. > :10:43.jurisdictions, and documents coming in in all manner of languages, so
:10:44. > :10:48.it's really useful for us that people who work with us have a least
:10:49. > :10:55.one of the languages. It's really positive. The cost of language
:10:56. > :11:00.degrees is one reason so many have been cut, but some employers would
:11:01. > :11:08.like to see more students with specialist language skills.
:11:09. > :11:12.Still to come in this evening's South Today: The teenager looking
:11:13. > :11:19.for his big break in the world of professional snooker.
:11:20. > :11:22.A woman from Portsmouth says Jobcentre staff told her to remove
:11:23. > :11:26.her degree from her CV, to avoid 'scaring off' employers if she
:11:27. > :11:29.hadn't found a job in social care after 13 weeks. Rachel Sawford
:11:30. > :11:33.escaped an abusive relationship to get her qualification in Social
:11:34. > :11:40.Work, and saw it as a stepping stone to getting her dream job. Ena Miller
:11:41. > :11:44.has been to meet her. It took four years and cost ?30,000,
:11:45. > :11:55.but Rachel Sawford was proud to get her degree in social work. Amazing.
:11:56. > :12:00.It was just one of the best feelings ever. To think that I had achieved
:12:01. > :12:04.it and got there, what I set out to do. But when she handed in her CV to
:12:05. > :12:07.her local job centre, staff told her she would be more employable if she
:12:08. > :12:11.didn't mention her qualification. Being told that I would have to
:12:12. > :12:16.amend this from my CV, I was just angry. I was frustrated and felt
:12:17. > :12:17.that my degree was worthless. A statement from the Department for
:12:18. > :12:38.Work and Pensions said: One careers group believes this was
:12:39. > :12:42.well`meaning advice delivered in the wrong way. When it comes for
:12:43. > :12:46.applying for any job, you need to tailor your application to what they
:12:47. > :12:49.are looking for, so that means in certain circumstances, you may need
:12:50. > :12:52.to emphasise and flag up certain bits of your history or your work
:12:53. > :12:55.experience that, for another job, you might not bring to the fore. And
:12:56. > :13:04.that certainly goes for your educational background as well. CVs
:13:05. > :13:08.from the job centre land on this recruitment consultant's desk every
:13:09. > :13:13.week. I think that's the wrong advice to give. That gives the wrong
:13:14. > :13:17.message for people applying. It shows continuity, dedication,
:13:18. > :13:20.passion towards something. It shows you've actually been sort of
:13:21. > :13:23.continuous in what you want to do, and committed to something. If you
:13:24. > :13:27.haven't done that, the first question I would ask if I didn't see
:13:28. > :13:31.that would be, "What have you been doing? Where have you been for the
:13:32. > :13:34.last two years, three years?" I went to university with a hope of
:13:35. > :13:41.specialising in domestic violence, so my degree is my stepping stone to
:13:42. > :13:49.get my dream job. Rachel has no plans to remove the qualification
:13:50. > :13:53.that she worked so hard for. And you've been telling us what you
:13:54. > :14:13.think about this On Facebook, Emily Sombillo said:
:14:14. > :14:25.Thank you for all your comments. We always like to get them.
:14:26. > :14:29.It's an episode in British history the nation can be proud of, but it's
:14:30. > :14:33.something of which many people are unaware. In the months leading up to
:14:34. > :14:36.the outbreak of the Second World War, the country took in thousands
:14:37. > :14:39.of Jewish refugee children. The Kinder transport trains started
:14:40. > :14:42.arriving in 1938, and to mark the 75th anniversary of the first
:14:43. > :14:50.transport, a play is being staged at Southampton railway station. Jo Kent
:14:51. > :14:55.is live there for us tonight. Well, today, Southampton Railway
:14:56. > :15:00.Station has been turned into a theatre. They have had to
:15:01. > :15:04.performances, and I third starts in half an hour. It has been
:15:05. > :15:09.interesting seeing how commuters have engaged with it. For those who
:15:10. > :15:11.don't get to start, there was an opportunity to listen to a very
:15:12. > :15:14.poignant story. Nearly 10,000 came, fleeing
:15:15. > :15:17.persecution in Nazi Europe ` their families waved them off to the
:15:18. > :15:23.promise of safe sanctuary in Britain. Most of the children never
:15:24. > :15:27.saw their parents again. My father walked up and down the platform with
:15:28. > :15:33.me, telling me that I could never lie and steal, and that I should
:15:34. > :15:36.clean my teeth every day. When the train started moving out of the
:15:37. > :15:40.station, I saw my mother biting her lips, and tears flowing down her
:15:41. > :15:46.cheeks, and I realised this was something very serious. The play
:15:47. > :15:48.tells the story through a series of vignettes, the audience moving
:15:49. > :15:53.around the station to encounter different characters. It was written
:15:54. > :15:58.and produced by two sisters whose mother was another Kindertransport
:15:59. > :16:01.child. My grandmother, and he would be my uncle, Max, they were gassed
:16:02. > :16:04.at Auschwitz, pretty much on arrival, and my grandfather was
:16:05. > :16:11.moved on to Dachau, and he died there in January 1945. So, yes. I
:16:12. > :16:14.mean, I think the point for us is that, without the Kindertransport,
:16:15. > :16:19.my mother and her sisters would certainly have died. There is a
:16:20. > :16:23.sense in which people don't know much about the story. I think we
:16:24. > :16:27.were quite surprised, because I think there is part of it that is
:16:28. > :16:30.about saying to people, there is a part of our history that was about
:16:31. > :16:34.welcoming children and finding homes for them. While some of the audience
:16:35. > :16:36.have tickets, others are just ordinary rail passengers, and if
:16:37. > :16:40.they're looking slightly confused and bewildered, that's all part of
:16:41. > :16:48.the plan. An echo of how those children were feeling 75 years ago.
:16:49. > :16:53.It's quite unique and different. Quite interesting. It's obviously
:16:54. > :16:56.very good. They will remember this, as opposed to being told something
:16:57. > :17:00.in a classroom. It's 75 years since the first refugees came ` in sad and
:17:01. > :17:11.dark times, thousands of young lives saved. It's just a miracle that I
:17:12. > :17:15.was saved. That my parents, they had the courage to send me to an unknown
:17:16. > :17:18.country, to unknown people, and the English people, the British people,
:17:19. > :17:33.for opening their homes to so many children.
:17:34. > :17:37.The same behind me as the railway worker collecting money for the
:17:38. > :17:43.children. People are always rushing through stations, so it is not clear
:17:44. > :17:52.if anyone saw it having been here to catch up train. It would perhaps
:17:53. > :17:57.give passengers something to reflect upon as they embark on their own
:17:58. > :18:02.journeys. An innovative way of telling a
:18:03. > :18:08.really important story, isn't it? On two sports. What is happening with
:18:09. > :18:17.Pompey? Have they got a manager? Not yet. We spoke to them last night,
:18:18. > :18:24.but they have had a TCP is. The Crawley manager, who knows the
:18:25. > :18:27.Pompey executives, he has been sacked by Crawley, so that as a
:18:28. > :18:36.potential development. We will wait and see. Probably a week to go.
:18:37. > :18:40.More than 13,000 turned out at Fratton Park last night, as the club
:18:41. > :18:42.began life after sacked boss Guy Whittingham. Club stalwart Andy
:18:43. > :18:44.Awford took temporary charge, and that's where Adam Blackmore begins
:18:45. > :18:47.his Football League round`up. Portsmouth missed a great
:18:48. > :18:50.opportunity to end the losing sequence that cost Guy Whittingham
:18:51. > :18:54.his job. Andy Awford's caretaker reign got off to a flyer. Just 90
:18:55. > :18:57.seconds were on the clock when Andy Barcham found the top corner. Pompey
:18:58. > :19:00.missed a string of chances, but had their hopes of victory boosted when
:19:01. > :19:04.Southend's Cauley Woodrow was sent off on 65 minutes. The red card
:19:05. > :19:07.merely inspired the visitors, though, with two goals in six
:19:08. > :19:13.minutes consigning Pompey to a fifth straight loss. We've missed chances
:19:14. > :19:17.tonight, proper chances. However, I've just explained to the players
:19:18. > :19:20.that when you're winning 1`0 and you miss chances, you have to stay
:19:21. > :19:27.concentrating and make sure that we win 1`0. Oxford United remain on top
:19:28. > :19:30.of League Two on goal difference, despite being held to a stalemate by
:19:31. > :19:37.Newport. The Welsh visitors came closest to snatching a point late on
:19:38. > :19:40.through Christian Jolley. There was also a goalless draw for Swindon in
:19:41. > :19:43.League One. Nicky Ajose's effort the closest they came. While MK Dons
:19:44. > :19:45.boss Karl Robinson declared himself "disgusted and absolutely
:19:46. > :19:49.embarrassed," after his side's 3`1 defeat at Colchester. The Dons' goal
:19:50. > :19:59.through Jordan Spence proved a minor consolation.
:20:00. > :20:02.One other football line ` Bournemouth have extended the loan
:20:03. > :20:06.of goalkeeper Lee Camp from West Brom until the 1st of January. Elite
:20:07. > :20:09.League speedway champions the Poole Pirates have made their first
:20:10. > :20:12.signing for their 2014 team line`up. 23`year`old Australian Josh
:20:13. > :20:15.Grajczonek was a key part of the Pirates' title`winning side last
:20:16. > :20:17.year, and has moved to Dorset on a full transfer from Premier league
:20:18. > :20:20.club Glasgow. Long`serving London Irish winger
:20:21. > :20:24.Topsy Ojo has signed a new three`year contract with the club.
:20:25. > :20:28.Ojo will make his 200th appearance for the Reading`based Exiles this
:20:29. > :20:31.weekend. He's extended his stay at Irish through until the summer of
:20:32. > :20:35.2017. They say if you're good enough,
:20:36. > :20:37.you're old enough. And in Shane Castle's case that definitely rings
:20:38. > :20:40.true. The 15`year`old snooker player from Southampton has qualified for
:20:41. > :20:44.the UK Championship, and will make his debut on Saturday. He's been
:20:45. > :20:47.drawn against the small matter of the defending champion. I've been
:20:48. > :20:55.along to catch up with Shane's preparations.
:20:56. > :20:59.At a snooker club on the outskirts of Southampton, Shane Castle is
:21:00. > :21:04.focusing on his big break. After considerable success at amateur
:21:05. > :21:08.level, he was getting his first taste of the bright lights of a
:21:09. > :21:16.professional tournament. Shane's first round opponent is the current
:21:17. > :21:22.world number two, Mark Selby. It's the biggest experience you can get.
:21:23. > :21:27.Mark is one of the best players in the world, and has won a lot this
:21:28. > :21:35.year, but I'm going to see if I can beat him. He has been potting balls
:21:36. > :21:42.since he has big enough `` was big enough to reach the table. I was
:21:43. > :21:51.seven, when I first started, I started in an under sevens
:21:52. > :21:57.tournament, and I got picked up. We practised round here, and he's
:21:58. > :22:00.always been a great power talent. Shane's family took the decision to
:22:01. > :22:06.withdraw home from school to pursue his dream. He has been compared to
:22:07. > :22:12.Ronnie O'Sullivan who turned professional at 16 and on the title
:22:13. > :22:23.at 17. That is too soon for a shame, but his ambitions are unequivocal.
:22:24. > :22:29.World champion, that is the dream. For the teenager, he is taking this
:22:30. > :22:34.all in his stride. I treated like a normal, amateur match, if I can, but
:22:35. > :22:41.I'm looking forward to it. Good luck, it's a big match for him.
:22:42. > :22:48.Fingers crossed! Let's take a look at the weather. It is a bit group
:22:49. > :22:52.today, isn't it? Yes, it has been about measurable,
:22:53. > :22:57.but on Friday, we have some fresher conditions. We have some beautiful
:22:58. > :23:01.pictures. Roy Venkatesh sent in this beautiful photo of a robin at Fleet
:23:02. > :23:04.Pond. The skies may be grey, but Adrian Williamson captured a splash
:23:05. > :23:07.of colour in Cosham. And a flawless reflection on the River Itchen.
:23:08. > :23:11.Robert Stidworthy sent that one in ` thank you.
:23:12. > :23:16.Robert Stidworthy sent that one in So let alone the grey and gloomy
:23:17. > :23:21.side tonight and tomorrow, and we stick with cloudy skies and dampness
:23:22. > :23:27.here and there. This might remain overnight with some patchy mist. It
:23:28. > :23:31.will be a little bit of Joss alternate, with a damp feel to
:23:32. > :23:36.things, but most will double up to higher ground into the early hours
:23:37. > :23:46.of tomorrow morning. Temperatures were home at around five or six
:23:47. > :23:50.degrees. `` will hold at five or six degrees. They will be some limited
:23:51. > :23:54.brightness, so if you see some glimmers of sunshine, you will be
:23:55. > :23:58.lucky. Later Grady elsewhere, and some suspects of light rain and
:23:59. > :24:04.drizzle. Temperatures peaking at nine or 10 degrees, and a very
:24:05. > :24:11.gentle breeze. Tomorrow night, I repeat performance of tonight. Some
:24:12. > :24:18.dampness and patchy mist, with temperatures similar. As we head to
:24:19. > :24:24.Friday, it changes a little. We have this weather front working its way
:24:25. > :24:30.south words, reaching last around about the middle part of the
:24:31. > :24:36.morning, and we will see the wind is picking up. Tightly packed isobars
:24:37. > :24:43.with pressure returning to us over the weekend. The conference will
:24:44. > :24:46.sweep through, with cloudiness and dampness easing away and we will
:24:47. > :24:49.have some brighter skies. It will feel fresh with the north`westerly
:24:50. > :24:57.breeze and temperatures will be around 10 degrees. Your summary for
:24:58. > :25:02.the coming days, a bit of it will be on tomorrow with Friday starting
:25:03. > :25:03.with client and brightening, and the weekend will start freshly but it
:25:04. > :25:04.will cloud with client and brightening, and the
:25:05. > :25:06.weekend will start freshly but over on Friday. Thank you very much,
:25:07. > :25:10.Sarah. A giant dinosaur skeleton which last
:25:11. > :25:13.roamed Earth more than 150 million years ago has been fetched ?400,000
:25:14. > :25:16.at auction. The 55ft specimen of the long`necked diplodocus went under
:25:17. > :25:19.the hammer at Summers Place Auctions in Billingshurst, West Sussex. The
:25:20. > :25:23.sale of the female skeleton, 19ft tall and nicknamed "Misty," was the
:25:24. > :25:32.first UK auction of a large dinosaur skeleton.
:25:33. > :25:40.Duncan Kennedy was at the sale. Proof that age and beauty do next.
:25:41. > :25:49.150 million years old, and not a drop of Botox insight. The that
:25:50. > :25:53.would focus. She was thought to be the first almost complete skeleton
:25:54. > :26:02.ever to be auctioned in Britain. Who will claim her? We will start the
:26:03. > :26:05.bidding at ?280,000. An antique of such extreme vintage soon attracted
:26:06. > :26:14.bidders from around the world. They were all clean to reclaim for to
:26:15. > :26:26.what was a docile giant. At ?400,000, I'm selling. At ?400,000.
:26:27. > :26:32.And, sold. Thank you very much. With tax and commission, the total rises
:26:33. > :26:38.to nearly ?500,000. But when I named institution, who will put it on
:26:39. > :26:44.public display. Why are people prepared to pay for this? Because it
:26:45. > :26:51.is a truly tremendous object and there are only a handful of complete
:26:52. > :26:58.skeletons. The chance to buy one simply doesn't happen very often.
:26:59. > :27:06.This is what she would have looked like during the Jurassic period.
:27:07. > :27:11.That little diplodocus like this were the heaviest that ever
:27:12. > :27:17.existed. She has lost none of her unique value, and it almost
:27:18. > :27:23.?500,000, she has not only amazed audiences here, but dinosaur
:27:24. > :27:28.aficionados the world over. Her new owners will be guaranteed an epic
:27:29. > :27:34.presence. This most feminine of fossils, for collectors, a dinosaur
:27:35. > :27:40.to die for. That's good, isn't it, she will be
:27:41. > :27:45.on show! That's it from us. Thanks for watching. Good night.