:00:15. > :00:29.Could a lack of young workers slow down the South's recovdry.
:00:30. > :00:32.Sailing into a storm ` a fraud inquiry is launched
:00:33. > :00:37.Family values ` the fight to keep their authstic son
:00:38. > :00:59.There are just not the facilities. And the final preparations for the
:01:00. > :01:10.round the Island race. There's been a warning tonight
:01:11. > :01:12.that the economic recovery could slow down in the South unless
:01:13. > :01:15.action is taken to avoid a staffing According to the Construction
:01:16. > :01:20.Industry Training Board, as the economy picks up, an increase
:01:21. > :01:22.in housing and infrastructure projects cannot be met
:01:23. > :01:26.by the current pool of bricklayers, This year has already seen
:01:27. > :01:32.the construction sector grow faster in the first three months than
:01:33. > :01:35.predicted ` with growth It's estimated that there are
:01:36. > :01:45.currently more than 350,000 people employed in construction
:01:46. > :01:47.in the South East. According to the CITB,
:01:48. > :01:49.an extra 8,000 construction jobs are needed in the South East region
:01:50. > :01:52.in the next five years. In the immediate area around Reading
:01:53. > :01:55.station, it's estimated that one million square feet of office
:01:56. > :01:57.and residential space is either Our Business Correspondent,
:01:58. > :02:01.Alastair Fee has been to thd town, where action is being taken to head
:02:02. > :02:29.off a potential crisis. This man is 20 and unemploydd. He
:02:30. > :02:39.wants to be a brick where. `` bricklayer.
:02:40. > :02:46.What has been your experience? If I could find a job I would not be here
:02:47. > :02:54.today. Building is on the up and there is a
:02:55. > :03:04.shortage of labour. Growth has taken off. There is a massive need in
:03:05. > :03:10.construction. There is a lot of housing coming online. The
:03:11. > :03:18.construction industry needs more skills.
:03:19. > :03:28.You do not have to look far to find building work. They are providing
:03:29. > :03:31.hundreds of jobs. The industry says more will be needed in the xears to
:03:32. > :03:35.come. If the talent is not on hand that
:03:36. > :03:40.could mean a slower economic recovery.
:03:41. > :03:45.If we do not get these jobs we cannot crawl at the rate we want to.
:03:46. > :03:55.It is important that we havd the talent and the skills. The tpturn is
:03:56. > :04:03.already being felt at this college. Courses in planning have sedn an
:04:04. > :04:09.increase in recent months. Many more will need to be trained.
:04:10. > :04:13.Earlier I spoke to Stephen Radley, from the Construction Industry
:04:14. > :04:16.Training Board, and I asked him if this problem could really endanger
:04:17. > :04:32.If we do not get things right we could feel to capitalise on some
:04:33. > :04:39.good opportunities and till years for young people. There is the
:04:40. > :04:49.biomass plant in Southampton. There is a major retail development. This
:04:50. > :04:54.could generate income for the area. Why are you not getting the skilled
:04:55. > :05:03.people? There are apprenticd schemes. We have to make it simpler
:05:04. > :05:08.for companies to invest in scholarships. We have got to improve
:05:09. > :05:11.the image of the industry. We have got to make sure that peopld are
:05:12. > :05:22.leaving school with good advice on career options. Can't blame the lead
:05:23. > :05:27.anywhere? Why could this have not been anticipated? We have got to get
:05:28. > :05:40.better at forecasting these developments. There is a job for
:05:41. > :05:44.everyone, including Governmdnt and industry, to get better at
:05:45. > :05:56.communicating. Our joint effort is required.
:05:57. > :05:59.talent here bastion Mac somdtimes you have to look abroad. But they
:06:00. > :06:04.are very much looking to thd local area.
:06:05. > :06:09.An employee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute,
:06:10. > :06:12.which is based in Poole, has been arrested on suspicion of fr`ud.
:06:13. > :06:13.The lifeboat charity says it takes any allegations
:06:14. > :06:15.of criminal behaviour very seriously and is conducting
:06:16. > :06:18.According to the RNLI's annual report for 20 3
:06:19. > :08:00.problems. I will continue to support the RNLI. The good cause is saving
:08:01. > :08:07.lives, but if somebody is ddfrauding the company makes a mockery of the
:08:08. > :08:10.entire thing. You cannot tar everybody with the same brush.
:08:11. > :08:16.It's still not known how much money is potentially involved and what
:08:17. > :08:25.?28 million. That's how much our councils here in the South `re to
:08:26. > :08:28.receive from the Government to fix potholes. Dorset is in line for ?3
:08:29. > :08:32.million ` enough to fix 57,000 potholes. Surrey will receive just
:08:33. > :08:36.under ?4 million ` which will potentially fill 73,000 potholes.
:08:37. > :08:40.But Hampshire will benefit the most in the South ` the council hs
:08:41. > :08:45.getting ?6 million ` which will potentially fix more than 100,0 0
:08:46. > :08:57.potholes. Ena Miller is at ` Hampshire County Council depot in
:08:58. > :09:01.Bishops Waltham. The Transport Secretary tod`y said
:09:02. > :09:06.that potholes are the bane of our lives. And that may be the case
:09:07. > :09:09.because over ?33 million was paid in compensation to people affected by
:09:10. > :09:12.potholes. So Hampshire Council is getting ?6 million out of a ?16
:09:13. > :09:15.million pot. And that money is on top of the ?11 million they got
:09:16. > :09:27.earlier this year. Naturallx the council say they're delightdd and
:09:28. > :09:40.We have tens of thousands of potholes and areas of road damage.
:09:41. > :09:54.much money compared to others? Well, the Government deems Hampshhre
:09:55. > :09:57.County Council to be a model authority, which basically leans
:09:58. > :10:00.they've shown good practices. If you come with me we can see one of these
:10:01. > :10:04.machines. This is called a Lultihog. It digs the road, clears it and
:10:05. > :10:13.fills it, which makes things much quicker and cuts down traffhc
:10:14. > :10:17.And it's because they use machinery like this that thdy've
:10:18. > :10:20.been rewarded for their efforts Does everyone think this is a good
:10:21. > :10:23.idea? I had a chat with the AA today. They welcome the mondy and
:10:24. > :10:28.say it's good news, but thex also say it's not the solution.
:10:29. > :10:38.We need proper resurfacing of rules. Not just sticking plaster solutions.
:10:39. > :10:42.The AA says it will cost ?12 billion to mend all the roads. But the
:10:43. > :10:46.councils I've spoken today say it's unrealistic to expect that. They're
:10:47. > :10:54.happy to get any money at all. Back to you, Sally.
:10:55. > :10:58.A coroner has ruled that thd death of a Guildford man, swept ott to sea
:10:59. > :11:03.Harry Swordy, who was 27, was with a large group of rdvellers,
:11:04. > :11:06.when he was hit by waves during gale`force conditions and hd was
:11:07. > :11:16.Still to come in this evening's South Tod`y.
:11:17. > :11:19.Jo Kent has the sport and Alexis the weather and they re
:11:20. > :11:34.Will the weather stay like this Find out later in the progr`mme
:11:35. > :11:40.And yet a third of top performing athletes in this country went
:11:41. > :11:46.Well the chief schools inspector thinks so.
:11:47. > :11:48.Sir Michael Wilshaw believes sporting excellence is linkdd
:11:49. > :11:51.He was in Berkshire today to explahn.
:11:52. > :12:07.Skiing and scuba diving werd just some of the events on the ctrriculum
:12:08. > :12:10.today ` at the Festival Of Dducation at Wellington College.
:12:11. > :12:12.This independent school's rdnowned for its sporting excellence `
:12:13. > :12:15.and today sport was being brought to the front of the class by Ofsted.
:12:16. > :12:18.The chief of inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, says too many
:12:19. > :12:21.sports stars come from priv`te, not state, schools and speaking here
:12:22. > :12:36.It is implemented by the he`d. That is the big finding of the rdport.
:12:37. > :12:46.That can energise and enthuse the staff. It works. They understand the
:12:47. > :12:54.crossover between success on the sporting field and success
:12:55. > :13:02.academically. This school h`s its own cricket ground and excels at
:13:03. > :13:08.rugby. Should going to an independent school matter when it
:13:09. > :13:15.comes to being good at compdtitive sport? Clearly it helps if xou have
:13:16. > :13:18.amazing facilities. But if xou do not have facilities there whll be
:13:19. > :13:23.facilities in the local comlunity that you can use.
:13:24. > :13:25.There's now concern from the teaching union that's just
:13:26. > :13:31.another headache for headte`chers already feeling the pressurd.
:13:32. > :13:42.It is stating the obvious. H am worried it will be another criteria
:13:43. > :13:47.that a school can be field by. What will teachers think when thdy hear
:13:48. > :13:58.this? Ofsted and Government interfering again.
:13:59. > :14:00.The summer holidays haven't even started yet `
:14:01. > :14:21.but it's clear that the homdwork for September has just been set
:14:22. > :14:23.Simon Lawrence is severely `utistic `
:14:24. > :14:25.he needs constant supervision and care to keep him safe.
:14:26. > :14:27.Simon's parents currently h`ve to make
:14:28. > :14:32.But they're so worried he may have to move to
:14:33. > :14:34.a residential home even further away, they've started a fundraising
:14:35. > :14:37.campaign, in the hope of buhlding in their home county of Surrey.
:14:38. > :14:40.A rare treat ` lunch with Mum and Dad.
:14:41. > :14:43.Simon Lawrence has only has a handful of visits home to see
:14:44. > :14:47.He's epileptic, as well as `utistic, and has grown very strong.
:14:48. > :14:50.If you give him two minutes on his own in the toilets he'll unscrew
:14:51. > :14:53.the toilet roll holder and he'll eat the screw or help cause a flood
:14:54. > :14:56.He really needs to be watchdd every moment of the day.
:14:57. > :15:00.When he's frustrated he'll get really excited and here he
:15:01. > :15:13.We would love to, but we can't, which is why he left home
:15:14. > :15:19.It broke our hearts, but it had to happen because of his disabhlity.
:15:20. > :15:21.It is a fight for people with disabled chhldren,
:15:22. > :15:23.but it's even harder, we're beginning to learn, for people with
:15:24. > :15:26.disabled adult children bec`use there are just not the facilities.
:15:27. > :15:28.Simon's been living here at the highly rated Prior's Court
:15:29. > :15:32.It's a two hour round trip for his parents.
:15:33. > :15:35.But in future he may have to move even further away, as this centre
:15:36. > :15:40.Simon has to leave Priors Court in two or three years? time and at that
:15:41. > :15:46.We have friends whose autistic son has ended up in Yorkshire
:15:47. > :15:52.So today the Lawrence familx launched an ambitious campahgn.
:15:53. > :15:56.To build a home for Surrey's autistic adults themselves.
:15:57. > :15:58.The options for adults with autism is a real challenge,
:15:59. > :16:01.not just for Surrey County Council, but for many parts of the country,
:16:02. > :16:23.If they can find us some land, then we can build in phase one a house
:16:24. > :16:26.for six people and then in phase two we will build another six.
:16:27. > :16:44.First though, today's newly created Simon Trust must raise ?2 mhllion.
:16:45. > :17:22.Tonight we have thoughts, stnshine, tattoos, all from the sunny Isle of
:17:23. > :17:30.Wight. The Round The Island Race is now one of the biggest parthcipation
:17:31. > :17:43.sporting events. The seals are. A silver Olylpic
:17:44. > :17:57.medallist at the helm. This is my first Round The Island Race. You
:17:58. > :18:09.would fit 65 of my boats on here. On`board has bought tomorrow will be
:18:10. > :18:15.David Dimbleby. He brought the house down at a press conference
:18:16. > :18:23.displaying his tattoo. I have sealed in Chichester Harbour.
:18:24. > :18:34.Tomorrow I am in the hands of real experts. I will have to do what I am
:18:35. > :18:46.told, which I am not used to doing. The race reasons thousands of pounds
:18:47. > :18:57.for charity. `` thousands of pounds are raised for charity throtgh the
:18:58. > :19:16.race. You cannot have a better day. It is wonderful. You were whth me in
:19:17. > :19:21.2007. It was a wonderful experience. Tomorrow things will not be so
:19:22. > :19:31.relaxed. People will be rachng each other to get around the isl`nd. But
:19:32. > :19:37.this has to be one of the greatest spectacles that ceiling has to
:19:38. > :19:47.offer. There are all sorts of sailors on
:19:48. > :19:58.the water. I joined now by David Dimbleby and Ben Ainslie.
:19:59. > :20:05.We want to know about the t`ttooed. I had done because I made a
:20:06. > :20:15.programme about Britain and they see. We were in a shop and H was
:20:16. > :20:32.asked that I want one. We wdre told to have some fun so I had it done.
:20:33. > :20:50.You did the race 50 years ago. I had a horrible time. The tide w`s
:20:51. > :21:07.against us. The next day thd newspaper said that this CD was
:21:08. > :21:13.Atlantic. You got the multihull record last year. The conditions do
:21:14. > :21:26.not look like it will be possible to break a record this time. I am sure
:21:27. > :21:35.everyone will have a great day. Is it more of taking part than the
:21:36. > :21:45.winning and the records? Thhs is a participation sport. People who have
:21:46. > :22:02.never sailed on a ball before will be racing tomorrow. There are 1 ,000
:22:03. > :22:11.competitors. `` sealed on a boat. He lets me and my son take the helm.
:22:12. > :22:14.One bit of other sport ` teams from our region are involved
:22:15. > :22:16.in three T20 matches tonight At Cardiff, Surrey were put into bat.
:22:17. > :22:18.At Southampton, Hampshire won elected to bat.
:22:19. > :22:24.And at Canterbury Sussex chose to bat.
:22:25. > :22:36.You can keep up`to`date on the website. The weather is looking good
:22:37. > :22:41.Now, if yacht racing is a bht too, well, speedy for you this wdekend.
:22:42. > :22:44.Perhaps you'd like a trip b`ck in time with an altogether slower
:22:45. > :22:57.A collection of vintage coaches has trundled through Winchester today.
:22:58. > :23:19.This was the pinnacle of co`ch travel. It was luxurious. That is
:23:20. > :23:39.why this is so fondly remembered. Here is the weather. Here is the
:23:40. > :23:43.satellite picture. We can expect temperatures to reach 15 Celsius
:23:44. > :23:51.overnight. Today we saw a hhgh of 21 degrees. Overnight the skies were
:23:52. > :24:05.clear. Temperatures will fall away rapidly in the countryside. It will
:24:06. > :24:09.be a dry start to the day tomorrow. For the sailors the sea bredze will
:24:10. > :24:21.get going at 11 o'clock in the morning. Pleasant to the afternoon
:24:22. > :24:34.with lots of sunshine. Hard to say exactly where the sunshine will be.
:24:35. > :24:39.Slightly cooler along the course. Tomorrow night is similar to
:24:40. > :24:49.tonight. There maybe patches of missed on Sunday morning. Qtite a
:24:50. > :24:56.mild night tomorrow night. Lilder than recent nights. The outlook is
:24:57. > :25:08.good. Apart from if you showers on Monday or Tuesday he is of 20 and
:25:09. > :25:15.21. `` apart from some showdrs. Lots of events taking place this weekend.
:25:16. > :25:44.There is the Round The Island Race. There is also a walking event. Wind
:25:45. > :26:16.is not exceptional tomorrow. But there