:01:21. > :01:22.Bournemouth beach prompts more questions about safety on our
:01:23. > :01:27.coastline. Storing today's water for tomorrow.
:01:28. > :01:29.We're inside one of the new storage reservoirs being built in the Thames
:01:30. > :01:37.Valley. And the Extreme Sailing Series is
:01:38. > :01:40.back with a bang. Sir Ben Ainslie debuts in Singapore and there's
:01:41. > :01:53.already drama elsewhere on the water.
:01:54. > :01:59.We all know how this winter's wild weather has severely disrupted
:02:00. > :02:01.travel and left many in the dark. It's prompted people to lodge
:02:02. > :02:03.complaints and compensation claims with both the power companies and
:02:04. > :02:07.the train operators. Tonight we can reveal how they can't cope with the
:02:08. > :03:46.commuters this evening and they are very supportive about how South West
:03:47. > :03:49.Trains has dealt with the weather. It is not the fault, more the
:03:50. > :03:54.weather. We cannot change what comes and what does not. What can you do?
:03:55. > :03:59.It is the weather and you have to make allowances. Like I said, if
:04:00. > :04:03.they can sort it out and do it, they need to do it quicker. If there is
:04:04. > :04:10.something delaying them, that is not their fault stop.
:04:11. > :04:14.So what are South West Trains saying in response to this?
:04:15. > :04:16.Well, I have spoken to them. I am awaiting an official response, but
:04:17. > :04:18.clearly they are disappointed that some of their staff have acted in
:04:19. > :06:02.this way. Chris Whitley is amongst those who
:06:03. > :06:08.have been watching out for the arrival of a ?75 cheque from
:06:09. > :06:11.Southern Electric in compensation for the power cut on Christmas Day.
:06:12. > :06:18.It finally landed on his doorstep this morning.
:06:19. > :06:23.I would sooner they kept the ?75 and maintained the area around the power
:06:24. > :06:25.lines better. Southern Electric has apologised to the delays in paying
:06:26. > :06:35.compensation, saying that start sending its cheques have also been
:06:36. > :06:41.dealing with recent power cuts. We have to help customers will supply.
:06:42. > :08:24.The team is built in 1914. `` the promenade was
:08:25. > :08:29.built. It appears to be intact bear and is also the beach at the front.
:08:30. > :08:37.This is a particularly the kill your thing. `` peculiar thing. The recent
:08:38. > :08:40.wet weather has seen landslips disrupt railways and threaten homes,
:08:41. > :08:42.prompting warnings about instability in coastal areas. In Bournemouth,
:08:43. > :08:46.the council is monitoring another section of cliff next to where this
:08:47. > :08:53.slip occurred, meaning this part of promenade will stay closed for now.
:08:54. > :08:56.The approach road to Sonning Bridge could be raised to try to prevent
:08:57. > :09:00.the problems caused by flooding. The bridge is a major commuter route
:09:01. > :09:00.across the River Thames but it has been
:09:01. > :10:42.hold enough water to fill another five Olympic swimming pools. But
:10:43. > :10:45.despite the huge scale of the development here, the water that
:10:46. > :10:48.will fill these tanks is just a drop in the ocean compared to what's
:10:49. > :10:52.needed in the future. Three years ago, the Government put a stop to
:10:53. > :10:55.Thames Water's plans for a new super`sized reservoir in South
:10:56. > :10:59.Oxfordshire. It would have been the biggest to be built in the UK in
:11:00. > :11:02.decades. But a smaller one here is still a possibility, if the company
:11:03. > :11:05.proves it's necessary. We've got millions of extra people coming into
:11:06. > :11:09.London and the South East over the next five to ten years, somehow we
:11:10. > :11:12.need to meet that demand. We're looking at reducing our own leakage
:11:13. > :11:17.and working with our customers to reduce their demand. It could be
:11:18. > :11:19.with a new reservoir maybe in the Oxfordshire area and the size would
:11:20. > :11:23.need to be determined. But also catchment transfer, so moving water
:11:24. > :11:24.from the River Severn, the Midlands and maybe even further North. So
:11:25. > :13:05.this is make much money to bigger national
:13:06. > :13:12.chains. It will mean more counters like this inside a WHSmith or
:13:13. > :13:16.supermarket. This programme is necessary because the post office
:13:17. > :13:18.losses continue to increase. The move is proposed here could
:13:19. > :13:23.potentially offer benefits to consumers in a way of longer opening
:13:24. > :13:28.hours, for example. A petition to keep this shop open shows a level of
:13:29. > :13:35.support in the community. She'll be hoping the Post Office is listening.
:13:36. > :13:38.A lot of people will be devastated if they caused. The town is quite
:13:39. > :13:43.away from you, especially for older people. It is convenient, otherwise
:13:44. > :15:24.you have to get a bus into town. in stitches. The honey has been
:15:25. > :15:27.taken to more tropical climes. The honey is easily transported and just
:15:28. > :15:32.gets running in the heat. The honey has been used more successfully in
:15:33. > :15:37.Africa to treat burns and infections. Jill Brooks has just
:15:38. > :15:44.come back from Uganda and Ethiopia to pioneer the new treatment, where
:15:45. > :15:50.she slopped... Swapped the weak bleach they were using and used
:15:51. > :15:54.honey instead. Please stop them using the weak bleach and used honey
:15:55. > :16:00.on the wings. It claimed them up using the weak bleach and used honey
:16:01. > :17:40.it promoted healing. help. The Haven, it is all there.
:17:41. > :17:46.Once the Naas reassured me she was going to help me, automatically, I
:17:47. > :17:52.had that well`being. I thought, thank goodness. It was a huge relief
:17:53. > :17:58.for me. Many of the patients who come here will be referred by local
:17:59. > :18:02.hospitals. It has got a great reputation for providing care for
:18:03. > :18:07.women suffering from breast cancer. It provides emotional, psychological
:18:08. > :18:14.and physical support and is a vital service. It is hoped the new centre
:18:15. > :20:00.will open next year. Onto the weekend's sport
:20:01. > :20:03.club win the league title two seasons ago. Many in the camp using
:20:04. > :20:07.that as inspiration. East Preston and Sholing both aim
:20:08. > :20:11.for places in the quarter finals of the FA Vase this weekend.
:20:12. > :20:15.Meanwhile, Havant and Waterlooville and Gosport play the return leg of
:20:16. > :20:19.their FA Trophy semifinal. The score is level at 1`1 after Monday's first
:20:20. > :20:23.leg. The winners play Cambridge or Grimsby at Wembley next month.
:20:24. > :20:26.In the Premier League, Southampton will do their best to show fans
:20:27. > :20:30.their season isn't over when they travel to West Ham in the Premier
:20:31. > :20:33.League after last week's exit from the FA Cup. In the Championship,
:20:34. > :20:36.aside from Reading's game with Blackburn, Bournemouth are at Derby.
:20:37. > :20:39.Brighton have two games in three days starting with the visit
:20:40. > :20:40.Wigan. In League One, MK Dons and Swindon
:20:41. > :22:23.are on the road. Pippa Wilson is also on the board.
:22:24. > :22:27.It is an exciting week. They finished fifth, but there is a long
:22:28. > :22:31.way to go. The racing in Singapore continues. The eighth and final act
:22:32. > :22:37.of the series does not happen until Australia in December.
:22:38. > :22:39.A lot of attention on the Extreme Sailing Series this year. We will
:22:40. > :22:42.follow at every step of the way here.
:22:43. > :22:46.Next week on South Today, we begin a series of films taking an in`depth
:22:47. > :22:50.look at how the First World War changed the lives of people on the
:22:51. > :22:54.home front. In partnership with Imperial War Museums, we'll delve
:22:55. > :24:40.into life in the South of Britain as war raged on the continent. Here's a
:24:41. > :24:43.pioneers and hugely inventive and had great creativity. At the end of
:24:44. > :24:51.the day, they put their lives on the line.
:24:52. > :24:55.We hope you chin and for that series next week. `` tune in.
:24:56. > :24:58.We start on Monday with a special report by the BBC's former chief
:24:59. > :25:01.news correspondent Kate Adie, who has covered numerous wars herself
:25:02. > :25:05.during her career. She looks at a factory in the South, built on the
:25:06. > :25:08.orders of Winston Churchill, and how schoolchildren and conkers helped to
:25:09. > :25:11.keep it and Britain's war effort going. You can find films and
:25:12. > :25:15.articles covering all aspects of World War One on the BBC's website.
:25:16. > :25:19.The address is on screen. Monday, BBC local radio begins a
:25:20. > :25:20.series