18/06/2014 South Today

So that we didn't have to ptt up with it for four years

and a waste of four years of my life, which it has bedn.

The battle is on over the ftture of Britain's only military port.

The teenager with a brain ttmour bringing a box of delights to

And new life in the fast lane ` we meet the motorway cop who talks

Expecting a stolen car, may be a fight, maybe someone

An MP who's denied inappropriate sexual behaviour with a constituent

has issued a full apology to her, saying he crossed the line `nd was

Mike Hancock made the apology this afternoon

after it was confirmed a cotrt case against him would not go ahdad.

Mr Hancock, who's already bden suspended from the Liberal Democrat

Party, admitted he's had an "inappropriate and unprofessional"

Our political editor, Peter Henley, has been following the storx and

This is a very strongly worded apology.

"There are no words that can take back the way that I made yot feel."

There are admissions, " I came to your home on several

occasions, sometimes unannotnced and conducted a relationship th`t was

Mr Hancock acknowledges he knew of the woman's mental health issues.

"I made you feel deeply uncomfortable

As well as this public apology he's paying the woman's court costs,

It's very good we got this resolution. It is a tribute to her

for sticking in there. Becatse she has held onto her principles

throughout and finally got justice. It was 30 years ago Mike Hancock

was first elected an MP. He won a by`election in

Portsmouth South for the SDP After the 2010 election a Jtstice

and anti`corruption candidate was convicted of publishing untrue

allegations about him, but hn court One of those was with his Rtssian

assistant Katie Zatuliveter. He resigned from the

Defence Committee when she was In 2013 Portsmouth Council set up

an independent inquiry into claims by the constituent Annie th`t Mr

Hancock had behaved inappropriately. At the start

of this year he was suspenddd Now new disciplinary action is being

started and political oppondnts are He should not be representing

anybody in this country let alone a constituency of 120,000 people. He

needs to stand down today. We have now been given an apology which

could have been given four xears ago. And the trauma she has had to

go through for now to be indicate `` vindicated is a sorry state of

affairs. He said consistently the charges were untrue. I have taken

him at his word. So I am incredibly disappointed. Devastated th`t now it

is not the case. No comment from Mr Hancock today.

Since February Mike Hancock has been an inpatient at the Priory Hospital

suffering severe depression and the woman who forced this apology

too says she has suffered bdcause she originally made allegathons of

sexual assault she asked to remain anonymous

My mental health has been pretty bad.

I wouldn't have thought that I would have been battered here and there

and now finally there may bd an end to all this, what happened to me.

You've had to be very persistent with this, you've complained to such

You must have felt like nobody was listening?

Yes, it was like banging my head against

But I just wanted to pursue it and hopefully get justice someday.

What he is apologising for is being inappropriate.

What you alleged was more serious than that.

Do you think this is a full enough apology?

I think the apology speaks volumes to anyone that's reading it.

So I feel, I'm not going to say no mord.

The sort of things he says hn there, "I understand you felt degr`ded

I didn't treat you with sufficient respect."

Could he have said all those things years ago?

He could have just said sorry years ago.

Didn't have to put up with ht for four years.

A waste of four years of my life, which it has been.

It has had a huge effect on me and my mental health.

Some people said you are in this for the money, you were pursuing

Yeah, I was never in it for the money

Many questions still remain. The rumour is, despite this, his

political career may not be over. This is a contrite public apology.

The affair has cost him personally and financially but some fedl he may

have the strength to go back to the electors one more time as an

independent MP. An inquest has opened into the death

of an undercover police offhcer who died on duty after his motorbike

collided with a car in Southampton. The inquest jury heard that

PC Steve Rawson who was 40, was travelling at speed along

Thomas Lewis Way in Southampton The coroner said PC Steve R`wson was

on duty serving his community He was working undercover in

civilian clothes riding an tnmarked motorbike at speed when he collided

with a silver BMW on Thomas Lewis The inquest heard conditions

were clear and dry. Lorry driver, Roy Robertson,

described how a motorbike overtook The speed limit along that

road is 40 miles an hour. Mr Robertson said he was dohng

about 40 miles an hour and the bike He said he saw

a BMW car pulling out from the Shell garage, blocking the carriageway

as it waited to turn right. The bike hit it,

causing the car to spin arotnd He got out to help,

as did a man from the red Sdat. He went to the rider,

checked his pulse and removed his helmet, telling Mr

Robinson he was a police officer. Earlier the inquest heard that

officers who had been working with PC Rawson were quickly

at the scene to give first `id. Attempts to save PC Rawson continued

in the ambulance and at Southampton General Hospital,

but he died later that afternoon. The driver of the BMW car ststained

injuries to his back and ribs. He will give evidence later

in the inquest. Tomorrow, the jury will be taken

to the scene of the collision. Steve Rawson's widow Kerry was

in court. The inquest is expected

to last up to nine days. Sir Ben Ainslie's plans to base

his Americas Cup team in Portsmouth City Council planners voted

unanimously to approve to the project at Camber Dock hn

Old Portsmouth. The planning committee meethng

comes ahead of the Full Council s Some of the UK's biggest colmercial

dock operators are battling to take charge of the country's onlx

military port in Hampshire. ABP, which runs Southampton docks

and rivals Peel Ports which runs Liverpool docks, are among those

which have expressed an intdrest. The waterside site covers more

than 300 acres and has extensive facilities including three

jetties and railway sidings. Local councillors were briefed

about the sell`off today. Military vehicles

and supplies have been shipped in But now this purpose`built facility

will be largely privatised and some local people are worried

about the impact the increased use of the port will have on thd roads

and the rail line into Marchwood. Marchwood does have

its own traffic congestion `nyway . So anything adding to that would

just be an awful nightmare. The roads are overstressed now with

the amount of lorries coming from Today at Marchwood Village Hall

local councillors were given an One local councillor fears

commercialising Marchwood could lead to increased pressure

for more development on the western The Bay is just down the ro`d

and that has been successfully defended in the past

but that could see some significant development which would bring even

more traffic problems on thd roads. Amongst the contenders to t`ke over

at Marchwood are ABP and thd ABP runs Southampton docks `lready

and the Peel group runs Livdrpool. Politicians

from the two port cities have been arguing over the use of tax payers?

money to fund improvements to the docks in Liverpool, which ABP

sees as unfair competition. ABP says its plan

for Marchwood will bring significant economic benefits and creatd

a substantial number of new jobs. There has been no comment

so far from the Peel group. Under the government's proposals,

the military would maintain a presence here at Marchwood

and military ships would continue to And a commercial operator would be

free to make maximum use It's the best of the worlds,

a receipt for the MoD, reduced operating costs for the MoD and a

commercial partner who can deliver The Ministry

of Defence said Marchwood would be It hopes to complete

the transaction early next xear The RSPCA's annual report which was

released today has highlighted a number of shocking cases across the

south where animal owners h`ve been Nationally there was a rise

in complaints of cruelty to animals Although in the south,

figures were slightly down This was a Staffordshire old type

terrier, soon after he was rescued. His owner stood on his leg causing

severe injury and it had to be amputated. A year on coming he has

been rehabilitated and placdd with a new owner. It was difficult coming

to grips as to how somebody could be so cruel and how amazingly, this dog

had turned around and had no problems with any people. Hd is a

bit dodgy around the bends, but there is nothing that stops him The

stories behind the statistics show a dehydrated dog rescued from a van on

a hot summers day the second dog died. A woman from Bournemotth to 34

cats and dogs in squalor and a drunken Littlehampton woman filmed

on CCTV killing neighbour's pet dog by standing on it. The people

prosecuted in those cases wdre banned from keeping animals. An

increasingly used punishment. We are seeing big gap between people being

convicted and those being disqualified band narrowing. Because

courts now have two say if they don't

of the new season, as they're handed an away tie at Liverpool?

He's only 17, he's had four years of treatment for a brain tulour

and yet his first thoughts `re for other people rather than hilself.

Tyler Murphy from Bognor Regis has set up a charity to make gift boxes

seven`year`old Isabel who also has a brain tumour and is dealing with the

side`effects of her treatment. The chemotherapy affects her blood count

so she is permanently having blood transfusions every other dax. But

she has completed six weeks of intense radiotherapy. Time to find

out what is in the box. Everyone likes to receive presents,

especially when they are ill. It is not just the gates, it is knowing

somebody understands. A lot of the families feel they are the only

people going through this and maybe knows what it feels like, so to

receive a present from somebody who has been there and is doing

something to help other children, is really nice. Thank you. There is the

smile you cannot put a pricd on All that due to the courage and

generosity of Tyler Murphy. It took 40 years of argument to get

a new visitors' centre at Stonehenge off the ground. It opened shx months

ago. Initial problems led to traffic connecting the centre to thd stone

circle has become permanent. The car park is still frequently full. But

has it settled down to the satisfaction of tourists at one of

the country's top attractions? Our The car park is still

frequently full. But has it settled down to

the satisfaction of tourists at one Our Transport Correspondent Paul

Clifton reports. This is how visitors are good to

take the long journey. Buses were hired in on a temporary bashs. Six

months later for the red buses are now painted English Heritagd Brown.

They are here permanently. That wasn't part of the original planning

application. It wasn't part of the plan, we brought them in for a quick

fix over Christmas. We really liked them, have decided to keep them

There have been more tourists than expected. The car park is often

overflowing. On this road, Dnglish Heritage wants to put up signs

warning people to stay away unless they have booked in advance. I have

got a team of people to makd sure we utilise every space. That is where

pre`booking is so important. It is frequently fall? It is freqtently

very busy in there. Local pdople say the traffic is worse, but most

visitors seemed satisfied. Ht is totally different from the old one.

Impressed with the visitor's centre. The exhibition is good, the cafe is

good and the shop. The most severe test comes this weekend with the

summer solstice falling on ` Saturday. Highways Agency is warning

of 35,000 extra visitors on local roads.

An 18`year`old amputee has been able to sail again thanks to a ground

Laurence Greenhough is one of the first non`military p`tients

Katy Austin joined Laurence as he went to sea with his new leg.

It has been my life. Lawrence loves sailing but he lost a leg after a

boating accident. He tried to get back into sailing using crutches but

it put a strain on his joints and he gave up. Now he is back on the water

after becoming just one of people outside the military a bionhc leg

fitted. It is waterproof. Sda water and electronics don't tend to mix.

`` Lawrence is able to climb and walk around the yacht. Cylinder at

the back controlling the bending and extending of the joints. Wh`t

Lawrence has with this technology being waterproof and multiftnctional

is that it represents a effdctively what were three of his prevhous

prosthesis. Its first seaborne trip was a success. It has given me the

confidence to know I can go out here and nothing can go wrong with it.

The fact Lawrence is back on the water is partly thanks to tdchnology

and thanks to determination. I like sailing. I like doing it. You cannot

let yourself get held back by it. Lets get on to the sport. The

release of the fixtures for the domestic season. I am going to

Blackpool just before Christmas the commentary. Southampton are set for

a quick reunion and will cole face`to`face with Rickie Lalbert as

they visit Liverpool on the opening weekend of the Premier Leagte

season. The likes of Adam L`llana and Dejan Lovren, who knows who will

be playing on which team. Rddding start at Wigan in the champhonship

while Bournemouth go to Huddersfield.

The football league starts on August nine and the Premier League a week

later. There are details of all of the fixtures on the BBC Sport

website. The former Sussex cricketer, now Sharif has bden

banned from the sport for lhfe after admitting charges to max addicting.

He pleaded guilty to six brdaches of the England and Wales Crickdt

board's anti`corruption codd. There was a comprehensive win for Surrey

in division two of the County championship. They knocked off the

21 runs they needed. Yorkshhre have built a sizeable first innings lead

over Sussex banks to a 100 from Jonny Bairstow. Seven a sidd indoor

sport where you attack and defend same end and Chinese have bden AWOL

dominant force. This is a growing sport and the South is home to some

of the top talent. I went to a national team training sesshon in

Portsmouth. This was created by a Swiss scientists as an alternative

to rub contact sport. It is a mixture of handball and volleyball.

It is energetic and high spded. You have to beat the defensive line and

make the ball hit the ground. The idea is to bounce the ball off the

frame and land it on the floor outside of the deed. A strong

throwing arm, ability to julp and fitness. It is nonstop 45 mhnutes.

The South is a hotbed of talent But nope government funding manx players

emerged through the univershty sector. A number of the men and

women's University team trahn together in Portsmouth. We do

represent a lot of the UK. The squads are preparing for thd

European Championships in Gdrmany next month. While the men's teams

are hoping to improve on thdir world ranking of seven, the women are

aiming higher. First place. We have a very good team this year. Aspiring

that the top, if not meddle. Switzerland are the likely

favourites, but the UK very much in the frame also. Little did we know,

a certain person suddenly found this bit of memorabilia. It is yours You

used to play. I remember it being exhausting. I have never pl`yed that

sport. Now the weather. Mord nice weather to come. We had mord

sunshine than originally thought. A lot of cloud in the forecast

yesterday. Sunny spells in these pictures.

Staying mainly dry and throtgh the course of this evening and

overnight, a slight risk of a shower but most places will be dry. Not as

mild as it was last night. Tonight dipping down to around 12 to 13

degrees. There is the chancd of a shower through the course of the

night, but most lasers will stay dry. Tomorrow there is a fahr amount

of cloud first being that wd're hoping it will fit in and break in

the day. Sunny spells in thd afternoon. Showers more likdly along

the south coast and the South East. The temperature is doing well, a

high of 26 Celsius. Just ovdr 7 Fahrenheit. We are expect on a warm

day. Warmest temperatures in part of Hampshire up to 26. It is all warm

air coming down tonight frol Scotland. Scotland soared 24

Celsius. We could be back tomorrow. Tomorrow night it stays quidt and we

are expect in 12 showers. A predominantly dry like to come and

lows of 12 to 13 Celsius. A dry start on Friday, high presstre isn't

far away. We are expect in light winds with the high`pressurd and

settled conditions. Slim ch`nce of a shower but towards the weekdnd, it

is looking fairly good but temperatures will drop. Tomorrow is

a warm day, if not hot in the sunshine. Dry this weekend, sunny

spells and feeling warm. Temperatures in the low 20s in

Celsius. A cloudy start to the day tomorrow but warming up nicdly in

the sunny spells. The odd shower and if you do catch one, they could be

heavy. Sharp showers tomorrow more likely along the south coast.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday the high`pressure stays with those and

it will be pleasantly warm. Last night were told you about a car

chase on the motorway involving the police. A car was stopped after

doing 100 miles an hour near Portsmouth, only bought the police

officers to discover there was a woman about to give birth. We have

been to meet the mother and one of those policemen on the scend.

Back at their home in Portslouth, mum and daughter should enjoying

life in the slow lane. I did not think I would give birth on the

motorway. It began on Fridax when Tiffany was rushed into hospital by

her dad when she went into labour. 100 miles an hour down the lotorway

caught the attention of four police cars. They stopped the car, blocked

is in. My dad got out the c`r and said, my daughter is having a baby.

I don't think they realised what was going on until they see the baby.

This was Lola moments after her birth on the back`seat, all assisted

by the police officers, including Sergeant Simon Goss. We werd

expecting a stolen car, maybe a fight or someone running down the

hard shoulder. It happened very quickly. Tiffany said she would like

to meet Sergeant Goss to medt him in person. The high`speed chasd ended

with a top speed delivery. We will be telling you how Hampshire

trout have conquered the world. Brown trout were only found in

Britain until Frank Butler `nd successfully froze trout eggs 1 0

years ago. We have more tonhght at 10:30pm of course, but thanks for

watching. DRUMSTICKS TAP ONE`TWO`THREE`FOUR

Hello, Glastonbury.