:00:00. > :00:00.News at Six so it's goodbye from me, and
:00:00. > :00:09.Hello. I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's programme:
:00:10. > :00:14.10,000 sandbags and counting. The military wade in to support those
:00:15. > :00:17.affected by the flooding. We're just basically taking it as it comes, and
:00:18. > :00:21.whenever we can get any sandbags, we'll see if we can get any more.
:00:22. > :00:25.The rising water level is even too much for this business, as it
:00:26. > :00:30.struggles to cope. The 10% pay rise. We meet some of
:00:31. > :00:36.the lucky few who are benefitting. And back from injury ` Chemmy proves
:00:37. > :00:39.she's race`ready at Sochi. I was smiling in that start gate, because
:00:40. > :00:43.I thought of everything I've been through in the last five months just
:00:44. > :00:56.to get here, and that hard downhill, it was just awesome.
:00:57. > :01:00.The political spat over the flood response shows no sign of abating,
:01:01. > :01:04.and neither does the misery for waterlogged residents. While the
:01:05. > :01:08.main area of concern is now the Thames Valley, almost every part of
:01:09. > :01:11.the South has been affected in some way. Today, the Prime Minister was
:01:12. > :01:15.visiting Portland, which was badly affected in last week's storms. He
:01:16. > :01:18.saw the repair work being carried out to the sea defences on Chesil
:01:19. > :01:23.Beach. David Cameron said both practical and financial help was
:01:24. > :01:27.being given to flood`hit areas. When more pumps were needed, we
:01:28. > :01:32.provided more pumps. When more money was needed, we provided more money.
:01:33. > :01:35.When the military was needed, I made sure the military were deployed,
:01:36. > :01:39.including during Dorset and in the Somerset Levels. We've told local
:01:40. > :01:44.councils they can spend the money they need to, and we will reimburse
:01:45. > :01:46.it. That's what we have to keep on doing.
:01:47. > :01:49.Well, hundreds of personnel from the Army and Navy have been called into
:01:50. > :01:53.action in Berkshire. They've been filling and delivering thousands of
:01:54. > :01:57.sandbags. A Highways depot at Chieveley near Newbury has become a
:01:58. > :02:10.sort of "Sandbag HQ". Ben Moore is there now. It is looking pretty busy
:02:11. > :02:16.behind you. Absolutely. This is a major response to a major incident.
:02:17. > :02:19.We have about 200 Navy personnel here. They have been here all
:02:20. > :02:29.weekend and afternoon into the night. They came from Gosport, the
:02:30. > :02:32.Navy training units, so they are creating thousands of sandbags for
:02:33. > :02:38.use all over Berkshire. They are not just being used to defend homes.
:02:39. > :02:42.Today, on the outskirts of Reading, an electricity substation providing
:02:43. > :02:51.power to 60,000 homes was inundated with floodwater, as my colleague
:02:52. > :02:54.reports. The dam built by Army reservists seems to be holding. Two
:02:55. > :03:00.substations have been burdened by floodwater. The palms are still
:03:01. > :03:05.working hard. You'll make it has been no threat to customer supplies
:03:06. > :03:08.over the weekend will stop the sandbagging, and people working with
:03:09. > :03:16.the Fire Services, have been working well. In the longer term, we will be
:03:17. > :03:21.carrying out mitigation plans to make the substation even more
:03:22. > :03:25.secure. This wall has no chance of holding the River Thames back. The
:03:26. > :03:31.water is bidding through the valley. is difficult to predict what
:03:32. > :03:37.is happening. The surge was horrific. Sonning Bridge is still
:03:38. > :03:39.closed. With this road now impassable, drivers cannot get if
:03:40. > :03:43.you mean bridge either. And in Henley itself, so many roads were
:03:44. > :03:45.closed traffic ground to a halt this morning. Frustrating for drivers,
:03:46. > :03:49.residents and businesses. Usually, we have one of these floods of this
:03:50. > :03:52.size once in every fifty years, and we've had two in two months. It's
:03:53. > :03:56.devastating for the buildings here, and never seen it so high. There are
:03:57. > :03:59.now fears water levels here could top 2003 levels, and waterside
:04:00. > :04:04.residents are making their own sandbags. It is a concern, as over
:04:05. > :04:09.the next three or four days, it's going to get worse. The situation in
:04:10. > :04:21.Shiplake is serious too. The drains can't take anymore and the water's
:04:22. > :04:25.creeping up towards the railway. Unbelievably, these guys have
:04:26. > :04:29.shifted 300 tonnes of sand this afternoon. They really can't bring
:04:30. > :04:34.it here quick enough. The Navy here has been deployed to the Environment
:04:35. > :04:38.Agency. That is who they are working for. The guys we have been talking
:04:39. > :04:45.to add glad to be able to help defend peoples' homes. It's a good
:04:46. > :04:50.feeling. Just doing our bit, really. It is a great feeling that we are
:04:51. > :04:57.helping. Especially when we have only been in the Navy for a few
:04:58. > :05:07.months. We've done 120 tonnes yesterday, so it's good to feel
:05:08. > :05:14.useful. Joining me now is Jimmy Jones. You are here from the Navy.
:05:15. > :05:24.What is actually happening? We have 200 guys up here. We have recently
:05:25. > :05:28.been joined by another regiment, and we have been filling sandbags will
:05:29. > :05:33.stop there are continuous trucks coming in. With all the bags ready
:05:34. > :05:38.to go into the communities. Morale is high here? Definitely. Everyone
:05:39. > :05:42.is enjoying themselves and realising what they are contributing to the
:05:43. > :05:46.local agencies, and they really pleased what they can do to help the
:05:47. > :05:51.local communities. Your sympathy goes out to the families? Of course.
:05:52. > :05:56.Our thoughts go out to those affected by the floods and the
:05:57. > :05:59.recent weather. Thank you. One aspect is that these guys can be
:06:00. > :06:05.deployed anywhere in Berkshire at any moment, but for now, they are at
:06:06. > :06:07.the start of the Floodline front line of the flood defences. Thank
:06:08. > :06:10.you very much. Rail services have been severely
:06:11. > :06:12.affected again after rising ground water levels disrupted services. For
:06:13. > :06:15.some commuters, replacement bus services have been in operation.
:06:16. > :06:18.First Great Western cancelled some services from Reading to Paddington.
:06:19. > :06:21.Many are running at reduced speed or are being diverted onto other lines.
:06:22. > :06:25.Flooding near Maidenhead caused by rising ground water levels disrupted
:06:26. > :06:28.services throughout the rush hour. The railway lines that are open have
:06:29. > :06:31.limited capacity, and that is disrupting some of our customers'
:06:32. > :06:37.journeys, extending journey times, and limiting the number of trains we
:06:38. > :06:40.can run. But our focus is really on trying to maintain a train service
:06:41. > :06:45.and look after our customers, give out as much information as we can.
:06:46. > :06:48.Ground water flooding and overflowing sewers have forced the
:06:49. > :06:52.evacuation of 16 homes in Basingstoke. And the town's council
:06:53. > :06:57.leader has criticised Thames Water for failing to provide tankers to
:06:58. > :07:00.pump away foul water. Meanwhile in Romsey, the Environment Agency has
:07:01. > :07:04.been shoring up the banks of one of the town's rivers to try to reduce
:07:05. > :07:09.the impact of flooding. Steve Humphrey reports.
:07:10. > :07:13.It's been a horrible few days for many people living here in the
:07:14. > :07:16.Buckskin area of Basingstoke. Ground water flooding and overflowing
:07:17. > :07:21.sewers have created lakes of foul`smelling brown liquid. People
:07:22. > :07:26.have had to be moved from 16 properties. And with sewers out of
:07:27. > :07:35.action, portable toilets have been provided. A bit of a disaster.
:07:36. > :07:41.Terrible. Can't believe it. Never seen anything like it. It started
:07:42. > :07:44.fresh, up from the last 24 hours, it has been sewerage. Not so good.
:07:45. > :07:48.Basingstoke Council organised the tankers after Thames Water said it
:07:49. > :07:52.couldn't help. The council leader says that meant there was a delay of
:07:53. > :08:02.around eight hours in starting the pumping operation. Do you feel a bit
:08:03. > :08:04.annoyed about that? Hull`mac I would like to have a full understanding
:08:05. > :08:10.about why they thought they couldn't help. There are people 's homes at
:08:11. > :08:15.risk. Everybody should muck in and get on with it, not say that we
:08:16. > :08:17.don't have responsibility. Will you be having words with Thames Water?
:08:18. > :08:20.Certainly. In response, Thames Water says while
:08:21. > :08:23.it's responsible for sewers, its remit doesn't extend to ground water
:08:24. > :08:26.flooding. It says it's under enormous strain ` but has had crews
:08:27. > :08:31.working around the clock trying to help as many people as possible.
:08:32. > :08:34.Meanwhile, part of Romsey is still underwater. Ironically, amongst the
:08:35. > :08:38.businesses badly affected is Romsey World of Water, where many of the 26
:08:39. > :08:44.staff are having to take holiday while its closed. One giant sturgeon
:08:45. > :08:53.fish ` which is three feet long ` swam off in the flood water. It is
:08:54. > :08:58.worrying. The business will remain closed until such time as we can get
:08:59. > :09:01.customers onto the site. Unless they have a boat, they can't.
:09:02. > :09:06.Several homeowners are pumping out water and trying to clear up the
:09:07. > :09:11.mess. We're making progress today. We have a good petrol pump running.
:09:12. > :09:13.I'm a lot happier now than I was 48 hours ago.
:09:14. > :09:16.The Environment Agency has been reinforcing the banks of one of the
:09:17. > :09:18.local rivers, where water has been spilling over.
:09:19. > :09:22.High winds over the weekend continued
:09:23. > :09:28.the water level has gradually gone down, but now everybody here is
:09:29. > :09:32.looking anxiously at the sky and wondering what in packs the heavy
:09:33. > :09:36.rain forecast for the next couple of days is going to have on the floods
:09:37. > :09:39.here. High winds over the weekend
:09:40. > :09:43.continued to cause damage. The roof was ripped from this block of flats
:09:44. > :09:56.in Southampton and landed on cars below. Residents were evacuated. We
:09:57. > :10:01.will have the details of the yellow and amber warnings for this week,
:10:02. > :10:03.and BBC local radio is the best place to have all the travel
:10:04. > :10:10.information and covering of the floods in your area. Stay with this,
:10:11. > :10:15.because still to come: A long way from home ` crabs from the Caribbean
:10:16. > :10:25.wash up on the Dorset coast as the storms impact on wildlife. When did
:10:26. > :10:28.you last get a decent pay rise? Probably not for a few years. Well,
:10:29. > :10:31.there's finally good news ` for some. Here in the South, a handful
:10:32. > :10:35.of companies say, following months of steady growth, they're now able
:10:36. > :10:38.to pay above inflation wage rises. While some say this is evidence that
:10:39. > :10:41.the economic recovery is taking hold, for most, the squeeze on
:10:42. > :10:49.household finances is far from over. Here's our business correspondent,
:10:50. > :10:53.Alastair Fee. In the race against the cost of living, these are among
:10:54. > :11:00.the first workers who are winning. All 100 employers at this technology
:11:01. > :11:05.firm as seeing their wages rise. On average as much as 10%. From the
:11:06. > :11:11.last few years, we're being more careful with personal money. Now I
:11:12. > :11:15.feel like we're getting able to relax and getting back to life we
:11:16. > :11:22.had, say, three years ago. This phone is doubling fast. It has
:11:23. > :11:26.invested around ?20 million during the economic downturn. Your lack we
:11:27. > :11:29.speak a lot of businesses, and they say things are picking up. That
:11:30. > :11:36.helps feed the growth in our business. It is also indicative of a
:11:37. > :11:40.wider upturn in the economy, particularly in this region. We will
:11:41. > :11:43.like to think that although we are in the minority now, we are
:11:44. > :11:48.representative of the wider direction of travel. HMOs to the
:11:49. > :11:54.west, and does it feels like a world away. No one I spoke to had a
:11:55. > :12:00.positive to tell. Local chef David is 33 and a single parent. It is the
:12:01. > :12:04.economic climate. No one can afford it. Businesses are crippled and no
:12:05. > :12:13.one has the money to spend. It has a knock`on effect. Has it impacted on
:12:14. > :12:19.new? It is a struggle. This is a sales assistant. They say you have
:12:20. > :12:25.to budget and save where possible, and I can be hard when prices are so
:12:26. > :12:31.hard high. This is a local builder. There is a lot of work about, but
:12:32. > :12:40.wages are not increasing. It is basic living. Fume here will notice
:12:41. > :12:43.the picture emerging. Legal firm employs 150 people. It is among
:12:44. > :12:50.those willing to pay more to attain key staff. The Thames Valley is a
:12:51. > :12:54.strong economy in its own right. It has been privileged in a recession
:12:55. > :12:58.to retain the level of work that it has. Now we are seeing something
:12:59. > :13:04.that is leading the way for the country. I think it is sustainable,
:13:05. > :13:08.and I think you will see this trickle around the rest of the
:13:09. > :13:13.country. If you look hard enough, there is finally good news for
:13:14. > :13:16.some, but they are in the minority. Others in the sector say they are
:13:17. > :13:21.still months away from following suit. For those in the public
:13:22. > :13:29.sector, the tough times are far from over.
:13:30. > :13:38.Good news for some, but RB bees cos representative the wider area? The
:13:39. > :13:44.Office of National Statistics say that real wages have been falling
:13:45. > :13:49.for the last four years. No wonder economy is saying these wage rises
:13:50. > :13:57.we are seeing in Berkshire arm rest. Average earnings of falling in real
:13:58. > :14:04.terms, the rate of investment in new capacity and new skills is still too
:14:05. > :14:10.low. We need to make sure the recovery is sustainable in the long
:14:11. > :14:17.term. What other politicians making of this cost of living crisis? They
:14:18. > :14:22.want to see a rising the minimum wage the coalition says these
:14:23. > :14:33.examples are further evidence that the economic recovery is taking
:14:34. > :14:38.hold. Companies can give these pay rises because their order books are
:14:39. > :14:43.increasing. I want to see is individuals getting a fair wage for
:14:44. > :14:50.a hard daypos`macro work. We want to see that across`the`board for
:14:51. > :14:57.everyone. Everyone would like a significant pay rise, but who is
:14:58. > :15:03.likely to get one? Businesses have hinted in a year from now they will
:15:04. > :15:12.be able to pay more. However, the retail and public sector areas. . A
:15:13. > :15:28.university lecture charged with murdering a man said she was not
:15:29. > :15:35.aware of any drug dealing. This university lecturer specialises in
:15:36. > :15:40.chronology. During research for a Ph.D. , she spent time with inmates
:15:41. > :15:49.at a young offenders institution. During this time, she met the
:15:50. > :15:54.defendant, a 17 year role prisoner. When he was released, she agreed
:15:55. > :15:59.with a charity to become his mental. However, their relationship
:16:00. > :16:04.developed into a romantic one. They spent a lot of time together and
:16:05. > :16:10.spoke on the phone. Mr Lewis and two other men began dealing drugs in
:16:11. > :16:16.Southampton and it is alleged that lost yet they murdered a man in
:16:17. > :16:25.Saint Mary 's. He was shot in the head. All three men deny the matter.
:16:26. > :16:32.The woman is on trial with the three men, accused of assisting them.
:16:33. > :16:36.Today she said that despite making multiple trips to Southampton with
:16:37. > :16:41.bits to Lewis, she saw no evidence of any drug dealing. She said she
:16:42. > :16:46.only came suspicious shortly before her arrest in Rachel last year.
:16:47. > :16:54.Dash`macro Mr Lewis. She said she felt sad for him. During questioning
:16:55. > :17:01.from her defence barrister she repeatedly denied being involved in
:17:02. > :17:05.any conspiracy to supply drugs. Tomorrow, questioning will turn to
:17:06. > :17:11.the day of the killing itself and her alleged role. She will also face
:17:12. > :17:25.cross`examination from the prosecution. Half of all people who
:17:26. > :17:34.reside in care homes have their residency paid for by the local
:17:35. > :17:39.government. This care home is struggling financially and is under
:17:40. > :17:50.fire from the Care Quality Commission. We can only do so much.
:17:51. > :17:59.People are expecting a Rolls`Royce service, but we only have push`bike
:18:00. > :18:10.money. Bobby Alan says he is paid by the council, Barts the money is less
:18:11. > :18:28.than the fees charged to private companies. Dash`macro private
:18:29. > :18:34.patients. So why is Southampton City Council such a low payer compared
:18:35. > :18:38.with other local authorities? That is a question we wanted to ask
:18:39. > :18:43.them, but they declined our offer of an interview. Instead they said the
:18:44. > :18:50.needs of each individual client determined the rate paid and only
:18:51. > :18:54.published rates should be seen in that light. New weekly base rates
:18:55. > :19:03.for care homes will soon be published. Local authorities need to
:19:04. > :19:09.understand this is a partnership with providers and in order to get
:19:10. > :19:13.the best possible deal, only to come to the table and have a real honest
:19:14. > :19:23.discussion about the true cost of care. Meanwhile this care home
:19:24. > :19:31.continues its fight for survival. There will be more on that story
:19:32. > :19:34.tonight on inside out. Sport now. I spent the weekend watching the
:19:35. > :19:40.Winter Olympics. The coverage is fantastic.
:19:41. > :19:44.The Sussex skier Chemmy Alcott says she feels race`ready after coming
:19:45. > :19:52.16th in the downhill stage of the Super Combined event at the winter
:19:53. > :19:55.Olympics in Sochi this morning. However the 31`year`old pulled out
:19:56. > :19:58.of the slalom stage of the event, saying she now wanted to concentrate
:19:59. > :20:02.on her other two events. It was an impressive run. Chemmy
:20:03. > :20:05.Alcott has fought back from injury to be at these games, qualifying a
:20:06. > :20:08.triumph in itself. Despite coming 16th, Chemmy has pulled out of the
:20:09. > :20:12.second slalom stage of the event, saying she wants to give it all to
:20:13. > :20:15.her two remaining events ` the Women's downhill and the Giant
:20:16. > :20:21.Slalom or Super G which are on Wednesday and Saturday mornings
:20:22. > :20:38.respectively. #colouryellow having done that, I know I am race ready
:20:39. > :20:44.and I am excited. It was awesome. Also friends and family of the
:20:45. > :20:49.Morgan watched him compete. A high score saw him fly through to the
:20:50. > :20:58.final, but risking it all to impress on his second run, he could not land
:20:59. > :21:08.he's last run. I didn't realise how big I had got on that triple. I am
:21:09. > :21:12.happy to be here though. Berkshire figure skater Penny Coomes
:21:13. > :21:14.was on the ice with partner Nick Buckland on Saturday. Their
:21:15. > :21:17.breathtaking routine appeared faultless but they were marked down
:21:18. > :21:22.on the technical side, with the result that Team GB didn't progress
:21:23. > :21:27.in the Team event. Our technical school was low. This is not our
:21:28. > :21:32.individual event and we do have a few more days. We did skate well and
:21:33. > :21:38.we performed well. We just have to hit those technical elements.
:21:39. > :21:43.They'll be analysing what happened as they prepare for their main ice
:21:44. > :21:46.dance event on Sunday. Football, and Southampton just
:21:47. > :21:49.couldn't finish off Stoke at St Mary's. Things started well, Rickie
:21:50. > :21:53.Lambert's top quality free kick putting Saints ahead just six
:21:54. > :21:56.minutes in. After Stoke found an equaliser, they managed to put
:21:57. > :21:58.themselves ahead again ` this time through Steven Davis. But
:21:59. > :22:02.Southampton couldn't hang onto the lead with Peter Crouch scoring
:22:03. > :22:05.against his old club to once again level for Stoke just before the
:22:06. > :22:18.break. The second half saw missed chances ` Saints remain ninth. In
:22:19. > :22:30.the overall analysis of the full 90 minutes, we were in the lead.
:22:31. > :22:37.However, the final result was disappointing.
:22:38. > :22:39.Here's a round`up of the rest of the league action.
:22:40. > :22:42.Reading's clash with Sheffield Wednesday started with the home side
:22:43. > :22:45.in control. Until only nine minutes in, this happened. Reading are
:22:46. > :22:48.appealing the sending off of Alex Pearce. Down to ten the Royals went
:22:49. > :22:51.one down when Wednesday netted the penalty. Their misery compounded in
:22:52. > :22:55.the second half when the visitors doubled their score. But the result
:22:56. > :23:06.didn't send them down the table ` the Royals holding on sixth place.
:23:07. > :23:12.The sending`off has changed the complexion of the game.
:23:13. > :23:16.Bournemouth saw Bolton get the better of them as they went two
:23:17. > :23:19.down. But the Cherries pulled fighting spirit out of their kit
:23:20. > :23:22.bag. Lewis Grabban, who they will be pleased to have held on to,
:23:23. > :23:26.heralding the comeback with a long range strike. Simon Francis levelled
:23:27. > :23:32.after the break. A late chance for Yann Kermogant was denied ` the
:23:33. > :23:37.Cherries unlucky not to win. We showed great character in coming
:23:38. > :23:41.back. I am disappointed though. Jake Jervis made it three goals in
:23:42. > :23:43.four games for Portsmouth when he scored in the opening minutes
:23:44. > :23:46.against Exeter. Portsmouth needed points to distance themselves from
:23:47. > :23:55.the relegation zone, but Exeter broke hearts with a stoppage time
:23:56. > :23:59.equaliser. I should mention what has been called the best win of the
:24:00. > :24:08.season for London Irish against Saracens. It was a great game.
:24:09. > :24:10.We've heard how the stormy weather has been disrupting lives ` well
:24:11. > :24:14.it's not just humans. Have a look at this ` it's a
:24:15. > :24:17.Columbus crab which normally lives in the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda,
:24:18. > :24:21.where it clings to floating seaweed. Five of them were found washed up on
:24:22. > :24:24.Chesil Beach this week, another had turned up at Kimmeridge Bay last
:24:25. > :24:29.month. It's extremely rare for this tropical species to find its way to
:24:30. > :24:38.our shores. They will have hitched a ride on flotsam blown across the
:24:39. > :24:49.Atlantic. Clinging to it, I would think, for their lives. It must have
:24:50. > :24:56.been a shop for them. In terms of the weather, we have had five months
:24:57. > :24:59.of rainfall in December and January. John Goater took this photo in
:25:00. > :25:02.Winchester. That's one way to get to school or work in the floods.
:25:03. > :25:05.Christopher Nash captured a Canada Goose on a usually very busy
:25:06. > :25:08.riverside route in Henley`on`Thames. And Diana Lewis took this photo of
:25:09. > :25:12.the flooding in Reading. We do have a yellow weather warning for rain
:25:13. > :25:16.tonight and through the early hours of tomorrow morning. We will have
:25:17. > :25:21.clear skies initially before the rain arrives. Temperatures will
:25:22. > :25:27.initially be quite low, giving the risk of ice on untreated surfaces.
:25:28. > :25:31.Those temperatures will start to rise during the second part of the
:25:32. > :25:39.night with the arrival of rain and further cloud. Expect lows of two or
:25:40. > :25:48.three Celsius. A wet rush`hour drive to work. There will be cost of wind
:25:49. > :25:55.up to 60 miles an hour. A few showers will also follow, but there
:25:56. > :26:01.will be some sunshine. The winds stay pretty is strong tomorrow
:26:02. > :26:05.night. We are expecting a number of showers that could turn wintry.
:26:06. > :26:18.There could be one or two centimetres of snow over the
:26:19. > :26:22.Chilterns and the Cotswolds. We are keeping an eye on the very strong
:26:23. > :26:26.winds on Wednesday. A deep area of low pressure coming in from the
:26:27. > :26:33.Atlantic. There is a Met Office amber weather warning for Dorset. We
:26:34. > :26:43.could see winds gusting up to 70 mph with torrential rain. Not looking
:26:44. > :26:47.very pretty, unfortunately. There is a lot of rainfall in the forecast
:26:48. > :26:54.over the next week. Between today and Friday we could see up to 2.5
:26:55. > :27:01.inches of rain. That is more likely for areas like Fulcher, Hampshire
:27:02. > :27:06.and Dorset. A lot of weather warnings in force. There are also
:27:07. > :27:12.severe flood warnings in force. Do stay tuned to the forecast over the
:27:13. > :27:26.next few days. Tomorrow we will turn dash`macro we will meet children who
:27:27. > :27:33.are using a minibus as a kitchen. That's it for now.