03/07/2014 South Today

The man accused of murdering 17`year`old Jayden was laughing

and jovial when he was alleged to have said he was now a celebrity.

We Have He said he loved her and intended to kill her `` and did not

intend to kill her. Back to the future `

the launch of new low`cost flights Five months on and no end in sight `

the residents who still can't live The thing that is holding us back,

our money is in the hose we cannot live in. Without that, wherd do we

go? And marching for past gener`tions `

schoolchildren remember I think it was really nice to

remember those who died. I think it would have appreciated it.

The man accused of murdering Didcot teenager Jayden Parkinson h`s told

a jury he loved her and never intended to kill her.

Giving evidence in his defence, 22`year`old Ben Blakeley

from Reading said he grabbed his girlfriend's neck with two hands

for "seconds" and she then fell off a bridge.

Victoria Cook sent this report from Oxford Crown Court.

Ben Blakeley told the court they had met that afternoon because Jayden

Parkinson had told him she was pregnant. But when they met up, she

said she was not pregnant. They travelled to Didcot to an area

called Park Road by some fidlds He said it was an area they often

visited to be intimate together He said he started kissing and

undressing each other. The defence asked, did things change? Yds, I

asked her if she was lying. She looked down. That is when I grabbed

her. Ben Blakeley explained how he grabbed Jayden Parkinson by the

throat for a second before she fell over a bridge and on to month. He

said he tried to revive her by pressing on her chest and blowing

into her mouth but he was not successful. Ben Blakeley broke down

in the witness box and several members of Jayden Parkinson's family

had to leave. Ben Blakeley said when he was born his father calldd him

evil and wanted to leave hil at the Radcliffe Hospital. He said his

father used to beat him constantly. One of my first memories was of him

coming into the room with a bit and hitting me. I was five or shx. By

the age of eight, Ben Blakeley was sleeping with a knife under his

pillow and they were taken hnto care at age 11. What he had been taken

away he saw his family out shopping. He asked, why am I not with you And

the brother replied, becausd you are evil. Ben Blakeley denies mtrder and

the trial continues. A 14`year`old girl and a 16`year`old

boy are continuing to be qudstioned on suspicion of murder after

the death of a man in Basingstoke. The victim `

named locally as 18`year`old Jay Benton ` was found in c`rdiac

arrest at an address in Frescade He was taken to hospital

but couldn't be revived. Results of post mortem

examination are expected later. Two porters at Basingstoke `nd

North Hampshire Hospital suffered burns when chemicals were spilled

in a store room. Hampshire Fire

and Rescue service said the chemical Nikki Mitchell is live

in our Reading studio now. This all happened last night

and the fire service said then the workers had suffered severe

burns to their hands. Fire crews reported

the spillage had happened on a trolley in a specialist

storeroom at the hospital's And it was apparently afterwards,

in a rubbish disposal area, that the porters somehow cale

into contact with the subst`nce But this incident highlights

the very dangerous risk somd The chemical concerned was

a disinfectant containing pdracetic acid, which can be highly corrosive

and can cause breathing problems So what has the hospital sahd

about how this happened? The hospital have told us

the spillage was quite small And the porters received imlediate

treatment. They have seen a specialist. It is that the burns are

minor. The hospital is giving them some support. It is taking this

seriously. It is reviewing hts procedures to see what lessons can

be learned. The first of the Royal Navy's new

Portsmouth`based aircraft c`rriers will be officially named

by the Queen tomorrow. With a good deal of pomp

and ceremony, the biggest w`rship ever built in the UK will bd

christened HMS Queen Elizabdth. It was on this day six years ago

that the contract for the ndw Steve Humphrey reports

from Scotland, Today it is a model of an F`35 jet,

on the launch ramp of the UK's The Navy wants the real thing

as soon as possible to fly Tomorrow, the Queen will be here

to name the ship after hersdlf. Tomorrow's ceremony here in Rosyth

is going to have a very Scottish But building the aircraft c`rrier

has been a nationwide project involving over 14,000 peopld,

including many on the south coast. After all of the controversx over

the new ships, the Defence Secretary has told BBC South Today he is now

determined to get them oper`tional as soon as possible, along with

the new F`35 jets which could be We have heard lots of nonsense

in the past about ships with no aircraft and so on but we are seeing

this project coming together now. The ship will be floated out

in a few weeks. She will then complete her fitting

out, go into sea trials and in 2018 the F`35 aircraft whll start

flying from it. They will be here this summdr

in Farnborough and at Fairford. A real aircraft flying,

not some concept on paper and growing fast, it is using

brand`new aircraft which ard quieter and more fuel efficient than all of

the older aeroplanes. It recalls the days of the sky train, Gatwhck's

first transatlantic no`frills their first, launched in 1977. It went

bankrupt five years later. Norwegian said late start from ?149 one way to

new York, but not many tickdts are sold at that price. A quick look at

their website shows that a flight next Tuesday would cost four times

as much, ?650 one way. What did you pay for your ticket today? 600. 500.

$514. There is concern in Alerica that the flights are run by a

company, newly registered in the Republic of Ireland where dhfferent

labour laws enable it to usd Laura paid pilots and cabin crew from

Asia. You need the correct `ircraft to do it because you need an

aircraft with the law operational costs. It is ideal for that purpose.

There are hundreds of flights into Gatwick every day and it is perfect

for us to launch that. Gatwhck believes a low`cost long`hatl flight

is a sign of the future. More of us will fly direct to our

destinations, instead of swhtching flights at a big hub airports like

Heathrow or Dubai. In which case, it says, build the new runway here

where it is cheaper and has less impact on people living nearby. The

low`cost long`haul idea has not really works from Gatwick bdfore but

the airport believes the new generation of more fuel effhcient

aircraft will change that. Norwegian certainly has ambitious plans.

Still to come in this evening's South Tod`y.

Big hitting with a big star, the Sussex and England all rounder

showing the kids how it's done at Hampshire's Ageas Bowl.

Residents on the Isle of Wight affected by large landslip say they

still don't know when their lives will return to normal.

Part of the road along Undercliff Drive near Ventnor ` an are`

notorious for its instability ` dramatically collapsed in Fdbruary.

The council and army helped the residents of nine properties

evacuate ` five months on, some still can't return homd.

The council will discuss repair costs on Monday but

Chrissy Sturt has been to meet those affected.

Baked dry under a hot sun today but it was rain that destroxed this

road. After weeks of wet, Underclhff Drive

fell apart in February. Six months on,

this road is still closed. Five families whose homes are

on the other side of that b`rrier still cannot live in them

and one business, a caravan park, Gary's five`star holiday holes

would normally be fully booked, I am just landlocked now,

I can't operate. And children are not allowed

on site, it is a building shte now. It is spiralling me into more

and more debt. Retired couple Barbara

and Peter are living here They don't know if they will ever be

able to return to their famhly home. The thing that is holding us back

is, our money is in the famhly I said, it is an impossible

situation at the moment, we don't have any answers and no one

seems to be able to help us. Now residents want

an independent investigation into whether road works being

carried out in the autumn dhrectly Yes, we had an amount of rahnfall,

I can't remember seeing rain And that would exacerbate

the situation. It is just strange that where

the work has been taking pl`ce there Island Roads built or startdd

to build this project. They need to be held to account

and the council are not looking into the fact that they could be to

blame for this. We put these claims to Island

Roads and the council but wd have Work drawing up plans for

a new super garrison on Salhsbury But at the same time as mord troops

prepare to return from Germ`ny to Wiltshire, some of those already

based there where today looking for jobs after being made redundant in

the last rounds of military cuts. As Joe Campbell reports,

a growing number are looking to stay in the area rather than rettrn to

the towns they signed up from. This man is preparing to sax goodbye

to the Army. He will not be bidding farewell to Wiltshire. After 30

years, his wife has a job hdre and employment prospects mean the family

home in Yorkshire has been sold ready for Wiltshire becoming bare

lasting peace. It was going back 15 years when I first came herd, quite

rural, now with the expansion of Southampton, cruise liners, other

expansions, it is a viable thing to look at. In the past events like

this were dominated by businesses from far and away to look at. In the

past events like this were dominated by businesses from far and wide but

even the national companies here today are looking to build jobs

locally. We are building a lassive distribution centre. It is not just

those hanging up their uniforms who are altering the face of Wiltshire.

This has long been the Army's main training location so it was

inevitable that many troops returning from Germany would end up

living here, some 4000 extr` soldiers will be based here by 019

and it is expected accommod`tion and new training facilities will inject

around ?1 billion into the local economy. We are planning for schools

and health so it is all in the planning. It is not here yet because

the soldiers are not here ydt but it will be. That will mean the Army and

local authorities working together in a way they have never done before

to manage the change coming Wiltshire's way.

Another glorious day today with the temperatures getting

A great day to head for the beach perhaps but with the main

school holidays still weeks away and most of us stuck in work, how

Sean Killick is live in Bognor Regis.

I will be honest, I was expdcting shorts and maybe a knotted

handkerchief. You are a verx sartorial in a jacket. That was this

afternoon, it is the cocktahl hour just now. You mentioned the school

holidays, either never add ` child once July arrive, that psychological

barrier was breached, I could almost Melba seaweed. At the moment it is

not just the children getting excited, but also the traders. The

weather today was very much good for a screen but when it comes to

attracting visitors, Bognor has got it sorted. Butlins in town has

almost 400,000 visitors per year, most of them pre`booked it will be

easier whatever the weather, although many do not leave the site

enough do to ensure the numbers on the beach are swelled. We are

staying in Butlins. First thme here for years. We are having a great

time. The little one is lovhng it. The weather is perfect. It hs

glorious. There is no need to go away on holiday when it is `s

beautiful as it is. It has been the beautiful as it is. It has been the

perfect week. Traders say the good weather at this week has improved

business in advance of the school holidays. Busy days are usu`lly

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesd`y. And that is people who are coming

whether it is sunny or not. It is pretty much steady although the good

weather brings the residents out also. Bognor is proudly displaying

its new beach award and another flag will be flying this year as well,

for the lifeguards. There whll be the first`ever lifeguard patrols

working with colleagues who started the service last year. The lifeguard

is just about it finishes d`y. He went in with his rescue board and he

got there, a girl went underneath the water, it was a three`ydar`old

Carole and he managed to save her from under the water. That service

will launch this weekend, it is funded in part by the Counchl and

the RNLI and despite a panic engine of lifeguard services by thd RNLI

which the only launched recdntly. No need for it this evening, it has

turned a bit chilly. I think there may be some rain on the way.

We will find out shortly. This Saturday BBC News celebrates

the 60th Anniversary of It was broadcast on the 5th of July

1954. And to mark

the anniversary we've posted a special film on our Facebook page

for "Throwback Thursday". There's a look back at the summer

of 54 here in the South, whdre it looks like they were enjoying the

same sunny weather we are today A diver from Gosport is hophng to

reveal the secrets of an unusual ship which sank off the

Isle of Wight almost 160 ye`rs ago. Jane Maddocks lead a dive on the

SS Faith. It was one of the first ste`m

powered warships and also h`d sails. It was being delivered to Ttrkey

at the height of the Crimean War All but one

of the crew were rescued. Let's discuss sport. He did well in

cocktail hour, our reporter. We featured Gaby Taylor yesterday.

Gaby Taylor went out of Junhor Wimbeldon at the third round stage.

The 16 year old who trains hn Spain, was beaten by a Spaniard, P`ula

The first set went to a tie break with Gaby losing out 7`5.

Her opponent wrapped up the match with a 6`4 second set

scoreline but Gaby could reflect on an important week of development.

I have learned a lot here. H have gained huge experience. It has

boosted my confidence. So yds, I am just waiting to come back ndxt year

and play again. One of English cricket's new stars

has been in Hampshire today to pass on some of the skills which have

taken him to international honours. The Sussex all`rounder Chris Jordan

has forced his way into contention for the England Test

team with some dynamic displays over Today he was coaching youngsters

on a ground where he hopes he'll be playing Test cricket

in just over three weeks' thme. He is one of modern cricket's rising

stars. This is the modern w`y children are playing the gale. Chris

Jordan was not too concerned about seeing a straight bat or high elbow,

the sport has evolved. I watched a lot of 2020 cricket on TV. Ht has

been fun working with him. He taught me a lot about batting and hitting

the ball out of the park. It will be to keep my feet separated at my head

still. When fans come to Agdas Bowl, they will hope to see Chris Jordan

display form that he had displayed in the last couple of years, batting

and bowling, the form has bden so good he has made the intern`tional

selectors take notice. It is a very family oriented environment.

Everyone at the club from d`y one have helped me settle off of the

field which helped me get on with matters on the field which hs a

massive help. Ageas Bowl st`ges its second test against India l`ter this

month. I have good memories of this venue having made my intern`tional

debut here. This is a lovelx ground especially when the weather is like

this and I hope people, can support us because that is when we get to

play our best. England's disastrous winter and series defeat to Sri

Lanka have increased the prdssure on the captain but Jordan does not see

the England cap as a stressful place to be. The environment allows

players to go out there and express themselves. It is not presstre at

all. By the time the series reaches Hampshire, England will need to

rediscover their winning waxs. There has been some great wdather

today. close to raising ?100,000 from fans

for a new training ground. The appeal was launched 6 wdeks ago.

The club hopes to raise a qtarter of a million pounds by the start of the

new season. It comes just a year after fans raised two and a half

million pounds to save Pompdy from And set in motion a community club.

That is all of the sport on a lovely sunny day.

Hundreds of school pupils h`ve marched through a New Forest

town today to remember the local men killed in World War One.

It's part of a project to hdlp the teenagers understand what h`ppened

100 years ago as we approach the anniversary of the Great War.

Some of the pupils have been to France and Belgium to leave letters

on the grave of those men from New Milton who never came home.

And some of them found out they even had

The uniforms may be different but the route the schoolchildren are

marching in the same, 100 ydars ago men from New Milton what on this

road as they left for war. The students wanted to capture the mood

of the day. Your country is up to its neck in a fight. One of their

pupils is Josh who today land about his connection to the war. Ly

great`great`grandfather was a Sergeant and he died at Gallipoli on

the 21st of August 1915. By a lot. Only last week Josh and his pupils

went to France and Belgium to visit the war graves and pay their

respects. It was upsetting seeing it all. You almost tried to block out

the amount of graves. During their visit, pupils wrote letters to those

who fought and left them on graves. After the march, a service was held

in front of the town's Memorial The school presented the Royal British

Legion with it a nation of ?100 . We are incredibly proud of our students

today, they are respectful `nd the took their occasion with appropriate

seriousness and paid respect to the people on the war memorial. The

pupils are learning about their family history in the classroom and

that of some of the staff. No my great uncle was a teacher. On the

second day of the war they joined up and within one month he was killed.

Unfortunate. I have things H can remember him by. I hope to help the

pupils to say things that wdre going on at that time, what it was like

and make it real for them. For the pupils, it has been a history lesson

they will never forget. It hs important it does not happen again

and people know the amount of people who died. It is important it is

remembered. It is wonderful to see another generation understanding

exactly what went on. Let's move on to the weather. Alexis is whth us

tonight. It has been lovely. We got into the 70s.

Yes, in some parts of the country we got into the 80s. I have sole

temperatures for you but I will leave that for the forecast. We have

some lovely weather pictures. That is a big coffee. Lots of

sunshine today as I was sayhng. We reached a high of 77 Fahrenheit 25

Celsius in many places across the South. The towards the south coast,

slightly cooler, 19`20?C, not bad at all. Early one temperatures today

and we could have similar temperatures inland tomorrow, always

cooler along the coast with the onshore breeze. Mild overnight, it

will feel quite humid and sticky, increasing cloudy during thd latter

part of the temperatures in towns and chties,

14`15?C. It cloudy start to the day tomorrow, brighter start for the

southeastern corner but it hs an east`west divide tomorrow. The

further north and west you `re the chance of a shower with increasing

cloudy during the latter part of the afternoon and rain by the evening

and overnight tomorrow. Temperatures tomorrow 23 Celsius, in