09/12/2013 South Today

the north and west. That's all from the BBC news at six.

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

programme... Allegations of a football fix ` the

former Portsmouth player accused of being paid to throw this punch.

We hear from the club tonight. The people who will route this out the

players, the managers the people in football who when they hear and see

things, they reported immediately. She deliberately ran over her

husband but left court with him ` the Hampshire pensioner given a

suspended sentence after years of domestic abuse.

Care closure ` campaigners pleas ignored as Hampshire councillors

decide to close three homes. And it Ain't Half Hot on the Isle of

Wight ` Melvyn Hayes tells us why he's chosen to call the Island home.

It is a better life over here and I just think people talk to you, they

ask how you are and the fresh air is healthy.

Portsmouth Football Club say they will warn players against becoming

involved in match`fixing or illegal gambling. It comes after claims in a

Sunday newspaper by a former Portsmouth player that he had fixed

matches. Five of six people arrested over the claims have been released

on bail. The National Crime Agency has begun an investigating and,

today at Fratton Park, the club condemned anyone involved in

so`called "spot`fixing". Our Sports Editor, Tony Husband, has been

following developments closely and joins me now. Tony, remind us of the

details of the allegations. This centres around a league one

match that oarsmen paid `` that Portsmouth played in February. They

were desperate to avoid being relegated. In that game, Sam Sodje

was sent off for punching an opposition player. They lost the

Game 1`0. The sun on Sunday published claims by Sam Sodje that

he received ?70,000 for the red card. He said he was fined ?10,000.

He left Portsmouth in the summer. The chief executive was speaking

today in a press conference and he said they would be reminding their

players to be vigilant if they were approached. All you can do is check

the people around you all the time. If you notice anything suspicious

and just inform the players how serious this is. We will be doing

that tomorrow as a club, speaking to the players and saying that we have

to be self policing. If anyone sees or hears anything suspicious, it is

not a case of dropping a friend in it, this is holding the integrity of

the sport and it is an massive issue. We are hearing a lot of

allegations of match fixing recently, aren't we?

Two players were charged with allegations of match fixing. There

is a massive issue with gambling syndicates in the Far East, who are

often unregulated. We have seen it in other sports as well, in cricket,

three players work convicted of match fixing. Portsmouth's chairman

spoke about the headlines after unveiling their new manager. I feel

sorry for him if 's if he has done it.

Somebody said to me, did it have a bad effect on football club? The

answer to that is no. We just have to stamp it out. Across the last 24

hours, six arrests have been made by the National Crime Agency. Five

players have been bailed. One person is still being questioned. Thank

you. Tony will be back later with the sport.

Specialist water rescue teams have pulled a man from a lake near

Eastleigh after he disappeared beneath the surface. The search at

Lakeside Country Park began this lunchtime after emergency services

received calls that a man had entered the water. The 28`year`old

has been taken to hospital in a serious, life`threatening condition.

A 47`year`old man is seriously ill in hospital after being attacked in

Shoreham with what's thought to be a machete. Police were called to

Freehold Street in the town at 3:15am this morning after reports of

a man fighting with three other men. They're appealing for witnesses and

say this type of attack is very rare, especially in Shoreham.

A pensioner who drove into her husband after suffering years of

domestic violence has walked out of court after being given a suspended

prison sentence. 72`year`old Sally Stickland from Langley near

Southampton was suffering from a mental condition known as "battered

wife syndrome" when she ran over her husband of 50 years. Steve Humphrey

was in court. It is an extraordinary story. They

left court together and still profess their love and fondness for

each other. In May, she ran over her husband. He was left with serious

injuries was so there was a history of domestic violence, with Mrs Sally

Stickland retaliating. They are still coming to terms with the

traumatic incident at everything that has followed. They remain

united. They still love each other deeply and they understand the

reasoning behind the judge's sentencing. It was here in Langley

near Southampton that Sally Stickland deliberately drove her car

into her husband. The judge said that Sally Stickland had used her

car as a weapon, hitting her husband from behind as he walked along the

road. The judge said that she could so easily have killed him. The court

heard that Sally Stickland was suffering from a puddle traumatic

stress disorder, sometimes called battered wife syndrome. The

prosecution accepted Sally Stickland's plead of not guilty to

attempted murder but charged her with grievous bodily harm.

Care home campaigners have decided to fight on after the council closed

for care homes in Hampshire today. The council voted through the

closure, saying the homes are outdated.

Hampshire is one of the last county councils in England that still runs

its own care homes. Some nine in all. This evening, in a unanimous

vote at the Cabinet, they decided to close three of them. It was a

frequently emotional debate, carried live on the council's website, with

several depositions from relatives of those in the threatened homes was

up just one of them has been saved. It is a specialist dementia home.

The Cabinet decided to close two homes immediately. Their 30

residents will have to find new homes in the next few weeks. One in

Basingstoke will also close but not until later next year. Relatives who

have been campaigning against the closures since July were angered by

the vote. It is a joke, a farce. It absolutely is. It has been a fatally

flawed consultation since the beginning. This is not the end. We

will still go forward, we will go to the government ombudsman and a

judicial review if we have to. Hampshire Kaisers decision was not

driven by financial considerations but was part of a shift towards

providing a new kind of care home for elderly people where they can

did more `` weather can live more independently. It is a very positive

decision because week and now upgrade the provision of care for

people in Hampshire. It is difficult for those currently in the homes and

their families. This is a big step forward. Every year, the number of

people aged over 80 in Hampshire grows by 1000. It is eight similar

picture across the South and a similar problem in how best to

provide care for them. Jobs are under threat at a space

satellite company. Its parent governesses at 450 jobs will go,

including at Portsmouth where 1000 people work. It is mainly because of

reductions in defence spending. A fifth terminal handling car

exports has begun operating at Southampton Docks. Transport

Minister Stephen Hammond opened the new facility, part of a wider

investment project by Associated British Ports. Southampton is one of

the UK's leading commerical harbours. 750,000 vehicles are due

to be imported and exported through the port next year.

Europe's first artificial surf reef is set to be reopened in April after

a council received two insurance pay`outs to fund repairs. The ?3.2

million structure in Boscombe had to be closed in 2011 after sandbags

were damaged by an unidentified boat's propeller.

Still to come in this evening's South Today...

Actor Melvyn Hayes tells us about his love of living on the Island.

Ambulances in the South have waited outside Accident and Emergency

departments for more than 4.5 hours, figures showed today. There's been a

steady increase in the length of time some ambulances are waiting to

deliver patients. Hospitals have been criticised in the past for

failing to take emergency patients quickly enough. Here's our Health

Correspondent, David Fenton. These figures come from a BBC

Freedom of Information request and they show just how long some

ambulances are having to wait to hand over their patients. Their

target is 15 minutes. But, when emergency departments are full or

very busy, reality is very different. I was in the Accident and

Emergency Department in Portsmouth last week and 19 ambulances arrived

in one hour. That was at 11am in the morning. So these figures, although

perhaps not a surprise, will still be worrying. They show that, in the

first week of August this year, the longest wait was about an hour and a

half. longest wait was about an hour and

By September, that had increased to three hours, 47 minutes. And, by

October, at least one ambulance waited four hours, 32 minutes for

the hospital to take the patient. We don't know which hospitals were

involved. But, while those ambulances were waiting outside A,

they weren't available for other 999 calls.

ambulances were waiting outside A, they weren't One final point...

Today, the BBC launched a data tracker, which allows you and me and

anyone who wants to see, exactly how their local A is doing week by

week. Simply click on the link to see latest waiting times, ambulance

waits and how this very important part of the NHS is performing in

your area. Thank you.

Last week, we told you that increases in rail fares are to be

capped at the rate of inflation. It was a single sentence in the

Chancellor's Autumn Statement, but it has enormous implications for the

railway. Also tucked away was news that, for the first time, season

tickets would be available for people who commute a few days each

week. We've learned that the idea will be trialled here in the south

as part of new smart card technology. Our Transport

Correspondent, Paul Clifton, has more.

More than half of all Britain's daily rail commuters live in

Southern England. Most buy season tickets because they are much

cheaper. But there is no reduction in price for people who sometimes

work from home. So there's no financial incentive to avoid the

daily rush hour. I probably won't be in the office at all this week.

Adrian Brophy used to commute to London. His wife still does. But he

now chooses to work from home at Kings Worthy near Winchester. Let me

bring up my screen. Instead of meetings in the office, he holds

them online. I can get this completed by two B M. It is about

?6,500. That is with a travel card. It has not gone up a huge amount in

terms of the ticket itself at the parking has come up a lot as well.

But part`time commuting won't necessarily cut the bills. You can't

buy a season ticket that's valid for three or four days a week. That will

change, with a government`funded trial using smart card technology

here in the South. We don't know how soon that will happen.

Paul is with me now. This last`minute change of fares is

causing quite a headache for train operators. Hundreds of railway staff

have just lost Christmas. The government announced fares would be

capped to the rate of inflation just one day before commuters were due to

be told what the exact figures for every service would be. Of course,

commuters welcome what for them will mean a change of perhaps ?50 a year.

But it means the railway has to reprogram every ticket machine at

every station and on every trai, and in every ticket office and on every

website in the country. That's more than two million fare and journey

combinations. Normally, they get 12 weeks to work these out. That has

gone. Bear in mind the railway has the option to "flex" some fares, in

other words, put up some routes by more than inflation and some routes

by less, but keeping the average rate the same. Financially, this

makes millions of pounds' difference to their budgets. It also means if

you're buying a ticket after January the first, the first time you will

learn exactly how much the ticket will cost is when you push your

credit card into the machine after New Year. Don't blame the train

company ` that's a political decision. Interesting. Thank you for

that. Discussions have been held today

about whether airlines will be compensated for a breakdown at the

air traffic control centre in Hampshire. Hundreds of thousands of

passengers across Europe were affected by cancellations and delays

due to a fault with the telephone system in the control centre at

Swanwick over the weekend. I'm sure you heard about that. We are on to

sport now and let us start with Pompey's new manager.

Early this morning, Portsmouth confirmed it was Richard Barker. He

has set his long`term targets high after being confirmed as

Portsmouth's new manager today. We saw him unveiled at Fratton Park. It

is less than a fortnight since he was dismissed by Crawley Town and

now he has the task of getting Portsmouth after that division. He

said his first call was to get them away from the relegation zone. We

need to be realistic about this. There is a reason why they are where

they are. We need to find out why that is. It has been a difficult

time for the club and it is being rebuilt from the bottom. Everyone

needs to pull together and see where we are in six months. Former Reading

boss worked with him revisit the add joins him at Portsmouth. He has done

well with Crawley, so I think he can do well with us. If he has done it

already, why can he not do it again? He should bring some good

experience. Hopefully Steve Coppell will as well. Richard Barker will

take his/her strength `` would take his first training session

tomorrow. Good luck to him.

To matters on the pitch now and Southampton earned a well`deserved

point when they held Manchester City to a 1`1 draw at St Mary's. The

visitors took the lead when Sergio Aguero scored after just ten

minutes. But Saints put City under pressure. A spectacular strike from

Dani Osvaldo put Southampton level just before half time. Saints are

currently eighth in the table. Elsewhere, there was FA Cup action,

while two of our Championship sides went head`to`head. Jo Kent has a

round`up of the rest of this weekend's matches.

Reading have playoff ambitions, sixth in the table and, prior to

Saturday, unbeaten at home in ten games. Bournemouth were the ones to

shatter that statistic. They came into their own late on in the second

half. Lewis Grabban saw his chance from Tommy Elphick's rebound and,

minutes later, Matt Ritchie made it two for the Cherries. Bournemouth

again looked the stronger side after the break but it was the Royals who

eventually snatched one back. Adam Le Fondre scored in stoppage time

but Reading ran out of time and chances to salvage any points. It

was good defensively and we created a number of good opportunities. From

our point of view, we are delighted. You need to change your personnel

and your shape but it was not enough. Unfortunately, it was not to

be. MK Dons are through to the third round of the FA Cup at the expense

of non`league Dover Athletic. Ben Reeves was the one to find the net

for the hosts, early in the second half. But Brackley Town have fallen

by the wayside. After going 2`0 down, Steve Diggin and Owen Story

did well producing two second`half goals to level the score. But fellow

non`leaguers Macclesfield scored a third to win the tie.

Well, let's take a look at what's in store for our teams following the

draw for the third round of the FA Cup. Southampton have a home tie

against Burnley. The MK Dons travel to Wigan. There's an all

Championship clash for Reading, who'll visit Brighton's Amex

Stadium. On paper, Bournemouth are likely to have an easy run to the

fourth round, facing either Fleetwood or Burton ` both two

leagues below the Cherries. While Oxford have a tie with Charlton to

look forward to if they can first get the better of non`league

Wrexham. That is tonight, live on BBC Radio Oxford.

It was a great weekend for Aldershot, Farnham District Club

Athletics Club after three of their athletes claimed medals at the

European CrossCountry Championships. Emelia Gorecka won gold in the

junior women's race in Belgrade. It's the second time she's won the

title. Hook's Charlie Purdue continued her comeback from injury

with silver in the U23 race and Andy Vernon from Fareham took bronze in

the senior men's race with a storming finish. In hockey,

England's women have one bronze in the championship in Argentina. There

was a dramatic shoot out where Southampton's players were among the

scorers. They bounced back from defeat to take the bronze spot in

the play`off game. Many congratulations to them.

A bit of glitter and glamour in the studio and not just Tony Husband! It

took all of our staff to get that tree up!

He's appeared with Cliff Richard in movies like Summer Holiday and

Wonderful Life and also in the BBC '70s sitcom, It Ain't half Hot Mum.

And, this Christmas Day, Melvyn Hayes is a special guest presenter

on BBC Radio Solent. Definitely worth a listen. He now lives in Ryde

on the Isle of Wight and Alex Dyke went to meet him.

I'm in your house today to talk about... Summer holiday? It Ain't

Half Hot Mum? No, the double`decker 's!

There were seven children's. I would put custard pies in their faces.

Some of them grew up to do marvellous things. I get paid every

time you sing it, because I wrote the song! You will kill it stone

dead were so big East the very popular. `` you will kill it stone

dead. It was very popular. 50 years since Summer Holiday. They

told me to go blonde. The day the film was over, I could die it back

to whatever it was in those days. The phone went the day after I had

it died back, asking if I could die act to being blonde again. They gave

me a terrible blonde wig! When it opened in Leicester Square

in London, there was his 50 foot picture of me with this terrible wig

on my head. I prayed it was not a success. It was and that was my

picture and I hated it. It has got to be said, you are not

the tallest of actors will stop this set is ridiculous! This is just a

model. This is where we were, the soldiers. And that was the one for

the officers. If you are watching, please write in and ask why they are

not repeating it! My arms will go already! How can I

where my Ginger Rogers dress tonight with a sunburn?

We started of years ago fostering children. I have six of my own and

thought that was not enough, so we fostered some and thought there was

a better life over here and people talk to you and say, "how are you?"

And the air is fresh! Steady! He still has it. That is business

day on BBC Radio Solent. Alexis is with us and it is lovely and mild at

the moment. is it going to remain like that?

Yes, settled, maybe a little bit of rain.

Yes, settled, maybe a little bit of Andrew Sykes took this photo of the

mist and sunrise this morning. Paul Hammond captured not one but two

steam trains this morning. A clear blue sky in Sussex. Settled week to

come to high pressure being in charge of our weather.

It will be dry. The charge of the light patchy rain but most bases

will stay dry. There will be a foggy start do each day with some frost

batches in the usual spots. Increasing cloud during the second

part of the night allowing temperatures to recover slightly.

The further east you are, the greater likelihood you will have

some frost and fog patches as well. With increasing cloud to the West,

drizzle is possible. Most bases stay dry with temperatures under the

clear skies down to two Celsius. Where we have the cloud, up to five

or six degrees. That rain could continue for the West but otherwise

it should stay predominantly dry. Maybe some more cloud than we saw

today. Some sunny spells and highs of nine up to 11 Celsius with

temperatures tomorrow similar to today. A lot of cloud tomorrow night

before it clears away and we will see some mist and fog patches. The

mist may become quite tense in places. Frost batches are

possibility with temperatures in our towns and cities down to one or two

Celsius for top hovering around freezing will . The good news is

high pressure remains in charge about Russia. The isobars are wider,

so the wind will be lighter. The best day to enjoy the weather...

Maybe some lingering mist and fog first thing which could clear some

places around 11 o'clock in the morning. We are expecting a lot of

cloud tomorrow. Some brightness but more cloud than today. Similar to

what we saw today temperature wise. More sunshine on Wednesday, the

spell of rain on Thursday. Predominantly dry and settled this

week. Thank you. That is it from us this

evening. We will be talking 3`D laser printers tomorrow and we will

be making something from them. Find out what it is. Good night.