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6pm. It's goodbye from me and on BBC One, we join our teams where you

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are. Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to

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South Today. As the Chancellor delivers his forecast for the

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future, are you feeling better after night or worried about your

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finances? I'll find out reaction from the

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market for. Villagers who fear for their lives

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as huge lorries thunder past their homes.

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The motorist who got her parking fines quashed.

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The karate kid moving to the top of his sport.

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On the right day, I can beat anyone. Britain's economic plan is not yet

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done. The Chancellor's words as he gave his Autumn Statement. Let's

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take a look at the detail. Help for high`street businesses with a cap on

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rates at two present. A commitment to prioritise offshore wind farms

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over onshore wind farms. Tax breaks for regional theatres, and ?1

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billion to start work on building developments.

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Sadly, as a financial setting this could not be more apt. This is a

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fully functioning trading floor trade the market traders of the

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future. This room is equipped with Thomson Reuters feeds with all the

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latest information about the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, to

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which these students are reacting. There has been positive economic

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news, and then yesterday fears that 600 jobs could go at Hewlett Packard

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in Bracknell. I'd been to assess what it really like to do business

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in the Thames Valley. Demand is up and so was production. These plastic

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moulds are used in aircraft seats. This part of the supply chain is

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getting busier, but it has not happened overnight. On this factory

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floor, business has been improving for some time, and that has been a

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feeling that the economy is doing better than official figures

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suggest. We have seen or order book growing

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this year, and we hope that next year will be better. I feel that the

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economy has been on the mend for some time.

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Here in Bracknell, a company in an enviable position. Redwood

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technologies employees people with an average age of just 26. They are

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beating Silicon Valley at its own game, sending the latest technology

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out in the US. We didn't want to tempt fate, but

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definitely here we see strong growth, and we are looking at

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percentages above 1%, which is good for around here full stop perhaps as

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high as two or 3% next year. Manufacturers only invest when the

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time is right. This company has spent nearly ?1 million on new

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equipment. Both firms have welcomed guidance on interest rates, and both

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say that if one thing will hold them back, it is a shortage of skilled

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workers. I am joined by Professor Adrian Bell. The Chancellor was keen

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to talk up measures to help business. What is your assessment?

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This is more of a political than economic statement. On the whole it

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is a positive story will stop but I would really mixed message,

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especially that of pension age for young people. Young people here will

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not be pleased with that message because it moves the burden on to

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future generations. Here in the Thames Valley things

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have been seen as strong, but yesterday there were fears of job

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losses. Chinese companies are setting up the

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basis year which benefits the local economy.

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Has the government got it right? The government says that the

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austerities has got us here, but you could argue that doing nothing would

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have got us here. Consumer spending is driving the growth, and people

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spend because the do not save because you get no return on

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savings. Thank you. There has been positive

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news here at Reading University today, the government has lifted a

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cap on students meaning that universities will teach more people

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from next year. Among today's announcements were

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several to boost high streets with a cap on business rate incentives to

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fill empty shops. Christmas has officially arrived

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Bishops Waltham this evening. Locals are hoping that the local economy

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will be boosted. This woman runs a local gift shop and feels the

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Chancellor has done little to help today. Customers remain cautious.

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The budget is set in people's minds, so whereas people in the past might

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say they might stretch to ?20, this time of year it will stay at ?15.

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It is a similar story in this copy shop. They feel the government has

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not tackled the biggest challenge they face.

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The cost of the raw materials the food we buy, has gone up

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considerably. You cannot pass that on whilst maintaining sales. Your

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profits take a dip. Will people spend more or less this

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Christmas? We are suffering because my business

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is suffering, therefore we are not spending money.

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Everybody goes all out at Christmas, don't they?

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I haven't noticed the economy picking up.

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Households are just hoping for a happier Christmas this year.

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An elderly couple in Bournemouth have died after falling from a block

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of flats. Police and the notes were called to the block of flats on

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Tuesday. The man and woman were pronounced dead at the scene. Older

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people in need of support have been urged to contact services.

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It is about supporting people and making good choices and having

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healthy lifestyles, and aspirations for a healthy retirement. Rather

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than waiting for people to get a crisis, we work with people to make

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choices earlier on. Villagers in Hampshire are afraid

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for their lives because of the number of huge lorries thundering

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past their homes. HGVs and other large vehicles deliver machinery and

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service parts to their business at the end of the narrow lane. Banners

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are due to decide next week whether or not to grant planning permission

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to allow the business to continue trading from the site.

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These lanes are not as tranquil as they once were. This lorry has just

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made a delivery to a farm being used for storage and distribution without

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the right permission. That is typical. That is what we

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experience every day, HGVs, lorries, career bands, all types of vehicles

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which are servicing that business. It is extremely intimidating. There

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is barely enough space for you to get off the road and allow them to

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go past. I don't feel safe to let my

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daughter, my nine`year`old go to the local park. You get wedged into the

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side of the road waiting for something to go past. It is just not

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safe. The company working from this site

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is called Redwood UK, it imports would jeepers. They turned down our

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request for a statement, but their website states that they comply with

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the development plan and the site does not affect the area. Happiness

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say it does. As the business grows, the economy

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grows, it's going to get much worse.

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You can see the sort of damage caused by the HGVs. There is a big

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abrupt, and damage for anyone walking or cycling. The business

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could move to one of the industrial parks that have road and rail

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networks. The local borough council says

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safety will be a serious consideration and planners make

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their decision next week. Suspicious material has been found

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in Southampton by the search for a suspect. Police attended the scene

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at Bitterne Triangle just before noon. The material was thought to be

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explosive, but poses no risk to the public. Man has been detained under

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the Mental Health Act until next month.

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Still to come, the karate kid making his mark on the sports.

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A Dorset woman has successfully appealed against parking fines

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because they were not enough signs warning drivers that a mobile camera

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car was operating in the area. Jo Green from Parkstone was issued with

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three separate parking charges within a fortnight, all issued by a

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mobile CCTV car. The school run nearly cost Jo Green

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?210. She parked on a single yellow line near the gates to pick up her

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daughter three times in nine days. In the space of a couple of days I

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have three parking penalties from the two weeks previous.

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Jo Green thinks she would not have got the second to penalties if she

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had been moved on the first`time. It seems it must be about making

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money, because if it was a child safety, they would move you one

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straightaway. There is no reason why they could not stop themselves and

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said to me, you need to move. Jo Green appealed and the Traffic

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Penalty Tribunal found in her favour because the council had not put out

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enough signs warning that motorists were being filmed. They had also not

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produce evidence to say that their cars comply with statutory

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guidelines. The borough council insists that camera cars are not

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cash cows. We started the operation in 2011.

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The income from that car parking operation has decreased since that

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time. I feel that it has been a really successful operation.

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Any council can use CCTV cars if they wish. In Bournemouth we have

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led to an increase in the number of parking fines handed out. The AA

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says camera cars are not the answer. They cannot discriminate between a

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parked car and someone who is dropping someone off, they may not

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see the person inside the car is wrongly aligned, that's why they are

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a Testament. Jo Green's dispute is the first were

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like a signage was a factor in the decision. The question now is

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whether it could lead more motorists to appeal.

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The Chancellor has announced a ?2.95 increase to the state pension, but

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admitted there are difficult times ahead for families. Our business

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correspondent has been speaking to a couple in Berkshire.

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It has been the hottest topic in weeks. Energy prices were sure to

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get a mention today. Above inflation rises have pushed it above the

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political agenda. Bob and Olive manage their finances with care and

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keep a detailed record of their bills.

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Gas and Electric have got into this groove with a hack to make money.

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How does that make you feel? What can I say? I would like to kick

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their backsides. I really would. Because when you stop and think

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about it, we are all in this together, according to Mr Cameron.

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In their modest home, the cost of living has forced them to cut back.

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That means less holidays and reducing the money they give to

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charities. They kept increasing prices, and our

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pensions didn't cover it, even with money we managed to save.

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This tai chi class is a good way to relax, keep moving and catch up with

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others. When you view the government say the

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economy is growing... I never believe anything the

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government says. It is an iniquitous government.

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I am aware of it picking up in some areas, but for myself, it doesn't

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affect me terribly. The government says all sectors of

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the economy are better off. That is not true for people of all ages.

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Businesses say it will take longer period of sustained recovery to help

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wages go up, but that will not help those who are not working.

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The Chancellor says more work is needed to fix the economy, and

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Labour says Mr Osborne is in denial about written's cost of living

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crisis. A lot of people will pick through

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this to see if they have won or lost from the Autumn Statement. Those who

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are in favour of wind farms off the Dorset coast may be pleased to.

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Those who think it will be a blot on the seascape will be concerned.

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Those who are interested in shale gas, that is the different story

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entirely. Let's see what two of our MPs think. First of all, Richard,

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those on the housing list will be pleased, but some are concerned

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about sprawl? I was elected nearly nine years ago,

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there was a third of the people on housing waiting list there are

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today. There is a huge demand for people for housing. It has got to be

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in the right place, but it is also good for the economy. More

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house`building is so necessary, it has not happened for the last decade

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and a half, and it is a welcome boost.

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It is not happened under this government yet, as it?

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House`building is the lowest since the nineteen twenties. What we need

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is house`building, but affordable house`building.

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It looks like prices will go up and there will be sprawling estates.

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There are strict rules about the percentage of houses that have to be

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affordable, so this is good news for those who are on the list for

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affordable housing. The government does seem to be

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recovering, and the government is handing commuters ?45 a season

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ticket. It is remarkable government is able

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to cap rail fares but unable to catch energy prices. The biggest

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question remains the cost of living. We have a cost of living crisis that

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continues, and in the small print we see that wages and prices will

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continue to diverged. Google will continue to feel worse off in the

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South. There is no feel`good factor?

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I think Ed Balls's readability has been completely shot by the upturn

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in jobs. There are prices now for the high Street which is what really

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matters. George Osborne wants a pat on the

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back for getting his figures wrong every year four years. The economy

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is starting to recover, but we will not be better off until 2019, when

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George Osborne said it will all be better by 2015. We are in for a long

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haul. Thank you both. Now one openly

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celebrating, talk of a tough run ahead. But there has been relief for

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regional theatres who may get tax breaks.

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Any moment, the sport. First, campaigners campaigning to build a

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bust of the man who discovered the Mary Rose. Many believe not enough

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has been done to honour him. But now work has begun on a bronze bust of

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Alexander McKee for the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth.

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On BBC One tonight you can get a glimpse into some of the South's

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crumbling and historic buildings with a novelist and historian who

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would like to see them saved. In Restoring England's Heritage. Tom

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Holland will be visiting a theatre in Portsmouth with links to Charles

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Dickens. It's thought to be the most haunted building in the country.

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He'll also explore a gun foundry next to a lake and a former hospital

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founded in memory of a man killed by an elephant.

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And you can watch the full programme on BBC One at 7.30pm.

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Now for the sport: Pompey are interviewing for a new manager.

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It is unfamiliar territory for this new board. Three days of

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interviews, we reckon it or nine people have been interviewed. We are

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expecting the home they board to deliver over the weekend probably

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with an announcement on Monday. Southampton have hit a sticky spot

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in the Premier League, with injuries mounting up, to compound a third

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straight defeat. While Portsmouth caretaker boss Andy Awford will step

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aside for a new manager, following a gut`wrenching late equaliser. Here's

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last night's action. Southampton lost their unbeaten home

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record in a game they dominated. The visitors only managed four efforts

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on goal, but they scored three of them. After half`time, the Saints

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got back on terms with this header for the strikers sixth of the

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season. They'll then restored their lead, but it only lasted five

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minutes as the Italian international level for Saints a second time.

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Despite Saints registering 80 present possession, Villa's

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unstoppable winner came ten minutes from the end. Saints injury worries

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were heightened as two players limped out of the game. Portsmouth

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caretaker manager saw his three`game spell in charge and in the cruellest

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fashion. The visitors find themselves in front, Pompey were

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then given the chance to level from the spot, but David Connelly was

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denied by the keeper. The goal did come as this trickery ended with a

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rasping finish. Pompey fans were in dreamland as they looked to be a

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winner near the end. But Wycombe's in steward that the spoils were

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shared in the final minutes. In speedway, Australian Grand Prix

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rider Darcy Ward has re`signed for the Poole Pirates for the 2014

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season. Ward was part of the Pirates' title`winning side this

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year. Despite a number of off`track incidents, including a driving

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conviction in his native Australia, Pirates owner Matt Ford says he had

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no hesitation in offering the 21`year`old a new contract.

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England's women Hockey players face China in the quarterfinals of the

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World League later. There's a strong representation from the South in the

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England side. Two goals from Reading Hockey Club's Alex Danson saw

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England beat European champions Germany 3`1 earlier in the week, to

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finish second in their group. Danson is set to win her 200th

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international cap tonight. The tournament for the world's top eight

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nations is taking place in Argentina.

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A Hampshire teenager's emerging as a leading karate talent. 16`year`old

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Brandon Jewell studies at Totton College near Southampton and works

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with some of the country's best coaches. He's just returned from

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winning two silver medals at the European championships, which was

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his first major event. Tony Husband reports.

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Brandon's karate skills are developing fast. The sport has

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always played a big part in his life.

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It is not my sport, it is more my lifestyle. I have grown up with it,

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my dad and brother do it. It is more of a family thing. I only started

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competing six or seven years ago. Now he is one of the top talent in

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the country. He is back from winning two silver medals in the European

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Championships in Portugal. The 16`year`old's first major event on

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such a stage was a huge moment. It was mixed emotions. I was

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excited, I was nervous, I was quite overwhelmed by the experience.

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He studies at Totton College near Southampton and works with top

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coaches at the sports Academy. The condiments as karate practice with

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specialist workouts here at the college. It is training designed to

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maximise his performance through strength and conditioning.

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We're trying to create more power for him, better movements so that he

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remains strong and powerful throughout his competitions, but

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also so that it restricts the number of injuries you might get.

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The work is proving effective. Brandon was selected by the elite

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England squad yesterday. He travels to more European Championships next

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year, and his target this time will be called.

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Congratulations to Brandon. Great facilities.

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Great future ahead of him. Now the weather: my thermal tights came out

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for the first time this year. They are sporting, scientific

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tights. You are a brave man admitting to

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that. It was `4 in some places last

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night. A storm surge which is affecting

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Scotland and the eastern side of the country. There are some flood

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warnings for us in the South. Rob Steele captured this great sunrise

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this morning. Adrian Williams and captured this

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image of frost this morning. And this image of leaves was

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captured by Chris earlier today. The risk of frost in the

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countryside. With the skies clearing, we saw some rain. There

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may be one or two showers still to come. Some wintry showers which

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could cause eyes on untreated roads through the early hours of the

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morning under the clear skies. Wins brisk until Don. Lows of one up to

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three Celsius. Down to freezing in the countryside or just below. A

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cold start tomorrow, still the risk of the wintry flurry. The best of

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any brightness during the afternoon will be towards the south`east.

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Temperatures up to five Celsius, and a raw feel to things. Increasing

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cloud from the north`west through the afternoon. The winds gradually

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ease tomorrow afternoon. Global increase and temperatures will fall

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away to two or three Celsius. A risk of showers through Saturday morning,

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but little risk of frost with temperatures above freezing. In

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mainly dry start on Saturday. High`pressure is in charge of our

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weather on Saturday. The Isa buyers will widen and the wind will be

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lighter. A fair amount of cloud over the weekend, still the risk of the

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odd shower on Saturday, but most places will stay dry. Flood

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warnings, there are seven flood warnings in force tonight and

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tomorrow. Those are four areas east of Beaulieu along the south coast.

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It mainly affects the eastern areas of our region and also the Isle of

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Wight. Some sunshine tomorrow, the odd wintry shower, cloud over the

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weekend, some sunny spells, and behold on the cloud until next

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week. On tomorrow's programme, we talked

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to a biochemist who is met the challenges of this food industry.

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Our dream is to see her innovation in supermarkets in the country. We

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went along to the tasting session wastrel of pure luck may have helped

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along her way. More attentive 5pm tonight. Thank

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you for watching.

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