:01:35. > :01:38.of the land, that it is contaminated. It is on a dangerous
:01:39. > :01:42.road. The actual site is not suitable. Also, there has been no
:01:43. > :01:47.consultation with regards to getting to where we are today. The councils
:01:48. > :01:51.planning committee will vote on the proposal on 20 of March.
:01:52. > :01:54.A workman is recovering in Southampton General Hospital today
:01:55. > :01:56.after the digger he was operating toppled into the sea off Portland. A
:01:57. > :01:59.Coastguard helicopter crew winched the man to safety yesterday
:02:00. > :02:02.afternoon from the water at Castletown. It is believed the
:02:03. > :02:07.digger fell from a 20`foot wall. His injuries are serious, but not
:02:08. > :02:10.life`threatening. A leading Liberal Democrat in the
:02:11. > :02:12.South has defended the local party's decision not to stand against
:02:13. > :03:54.Portsmouth South MP Mike Hancock, even though he has been suspended
:03:55. > :03:57.problem on extreme wet weather conditions and said they were
:03:58. > :04:00.working to improve things. Birds that were rescued along the
:04:01. > :04:03.Dorset coast during the recent storms have been released. Hundreds
:04:04. > :04:06.were washed up dead on the region's beaches, but the survivors have been
:04:07. > :04:09.cared for by the RSPCA. The charity thinks pollutants have been churned
:04:10. > :04:19.up from the sea bed. They were taken to an existing colony where it's
:04:20. > :04:23.hoped they will thrive. We hope they will be able to
:04:24. > :04:27.integrate within the colony. We know that they are feeding well. We have
:04:28. > :04:34.been assessing them on the water for the last couple of weeks. We know
:04:35. > :04:34.they are fully waterproof, so they should be able to compete out in the
:04:35. > :06:16.wild.