:00:00. > :00:00.Hello, I'm Tony Husband. Welcome to South Today.
:00:07. > :00:10.Revealed ` how the Olympic Games almost got
:00:11. > :00:15.The event was off for a little while, thinking it would be an
:00:16. > :00:18.element of brinkmanship and the security would turn up. But they
:00:19. > :00:20.never did and never looked like they were going to.
:00:21. > :00:23.En route to an incinerator ` 150 tonnes of industrial chdmicals
:00:24. > :00:29.Fighting stigma ` how Asian families are finding it difficult to access
:00:30. > :00:44.They always keep a step back and ask if he is violent or could attack
:00:45. > :00:47.And the rally on the road to nowhere?
:00:48. > :00:56.Fears over the future of ond of the south's biggest motorsport dvents.
:00:57. > :00:59.It was dubbed the happy and glorious Games, but the London 2012 Olympics
:01:00. > :01:02.were just hours away from starting with national embarrassment.
:01:03. > :01:05.The cycling road race, which took in the famous zigzags
:01:06. > :01:09.of Box Hill in Surrey, nearly didn't happen due to a lack of sectrity.
:01:10. > :01:13.It's emerged that the RAF h`d to be drafted in to man security fences
:01:14. > :01:17.on the hill after a lack of cover from the security firm G4S.
:01:18. > :01:24.Joe Campbell joins us live from Box Hill this evening.
:01:25. > :01:27.Joe, just how close were we to having the first medal event
:01:28. > :01:39.It was a very close`run thing, as has emerged in the last 24 hours.
:01:40. > :01:44.Box Hill was one of those iconic settings that the organising
:01:45. > :01:49.committee had chosen, to send images of the games around the world. This
:01:50. > :01:56.setting here in the beautiftl Surrey Hills. They wanted that to be quite
:01:57. > :01:59.a curtain raiser for the Olxmpics but on the night of the opening
:02:00. > :02:07.ceremony, the people in the control room were sitting here and `s they
:02:08. > :02:14.watched the rings being lowdred into the stadium, they got a phone call
:02:15. > :02:18.from G4S. They had been contracted to make sure there were a lhmited
:02:19. > :02:23.number of people on site. They said the would not be able to send the
:02:24. > :02:28.number of people needed. At that stage, the event was called off
:02:29. > :03:16.That was the really scary moment when all these apocalyptic
:03:17. > :03:17.Yes, two years after the evdnt, the committee does not exist. There was
:03:18. > :04:16.a report but it does not Other materials will be destroyed
:04:17. > :04:20.at incineration plants Portsmouth warship HMS Diamond
:04:21. > :04:25.recently returned home after escorting merchant ships th`t were
:04:26. > :04:30.transporting chemicals out of Syria. The consignment that's arrived
:04:31. > :04:34.at Marchwood will be taken to this incinerator at Ellesmere Port
:04:35. > :04:37.in Cheshire, run A convoy of up to 15 lorries is
:04:38. > :04:43.expected to transport This afternoon a Ministry of Defence
:04:44. > :04:48.source said the type of chemicals involved are rdgularly
:04:49. > :04:59.transported by road in the TK. It's dubbed the Silicon Valley
:05:00. > :05:01.of the south, but is the draw to London proving
:05:02. > :05:04.too great for new technologx firms? Early stage companies looking
:05:05. > :05:07.for money and support have told us the Thames Valley simply isn't
:05:08. > :05:09.geared up to help them grow. That means the region is losing
:05:10. > :05:12.entrepreneurs in increasing numbers. The technology sector is now
:05:13. > :05:16.fighting to promote Berkshire and Oxfordshire
:05:17. > :05:19.in a bid to keep the talent who will Our business correspondent
:05:20. > :05:24.Alastair Fee has the story. On the River Thames, rowers are
:05:25. > :05:28.testing the technology of one This clothing has been designed to
:05:29. > :05:33.help the wearer perform better, and orders are coming in
:05:34. > :05:36.from all over the world. At the moment, this new bushness is
:05:37. > :05:39.based at Reading University For me, it's about having a network,
:05:40. > :05:48.science and tech based, having resources that we can access,
:05:49. > :05:51.such as lab space, And I think there are plentx of them
:05:52. > :05:57.around in the Thames Valley but perhaps not as well`publicised and
:05:58. > :06:01.it's just not being fully accessed, For an increasing number,
:06:02. > :06:08.this is where it's at. Tech City ` an area in East London
:06:09. > :06:12.that's become the place to be. This man started out in the
:06:13. > :06:15.Thames Valley but has come here He launched a new digital CV and so
:06:16. > :06:21.far has attracted a year's funding Thames Valley is more
:06:22. > :06:27.for the large companies like Microsoft and Oracle, where
:06:28. > :06:30.those are based and headquartered. For start`ups like myself, ht's very
:06:31. > :06:36.hard because we couldn't find much accelerators and incubators
:06:37. > :06:39.down there and even if they do exist In a bid to step up, events are now
:06:40. > :06:44.being held around the Thames Valley. From the autumn,
:06:45. > :06:47.they'll take place weekly. We're also working with a ntmber
:06:48. > :06:50.of people in the region who are looking `t tech
:06:51. > :06:53.hub initiatives to actually try and People don't find
:06:54. > :06:56.the funding readily available Even though there is lots
:06:57. > :07:00.of funding available, they `re not finding it easy to navigate
:07:01. > :07:02.their way around the region. For the lucky few, Reading
:07:03. > :07:05.University is providing the right That has helped keep
:07:06. > :07:09.this business afloat. It's one of hundreds
:07:10. > :07:12.of ideas born in the Thames Valley. They each bring in new jobs
:07:13. > :07:15.and money to the local economy, something the region cannot afford
:07:16. > :07:22.to let slip away. What was meant to be a weekdnd
:07:23. > :07:25.at a music festival with frhends left Georgina Chalmers with burns to
:07:26. > :07:29.more than a quarter of her body A gas canister exploded as she was
:07:30. > :07:32.cooking her lunch at Camp Bdstival Now the 27`year`old is prep`ring to
:07:33. > :07:36.return to the event and is warning other festiv`l`goers
:07:37. > :07:39.of the potential dangers. A new tent to replace the one
:07:40. > :07:47.destroyed in an accident whhch could have killed her.
:07:48. > :07:50.For Georgina Chalmers and hdr friends it's a simple task that
:07:51. > :08:05.brings back terrible memorids. I will always have scars. Mx leg was
:08:06. > :08:10.most burnt. But I didn't have to have any skin grafts so I w`s very
:08:11. > :08:11.lucky and it could have had a really different outcome if I had hnhaled
:08:12. > :08:14.the gas. This was the 27`year`old from Milton
:08:15. > :08:16.Keynes 12 months ago. body after a gas canister exploded
:08:17. > :08:20.at Camp Bestival in Dorset. She'd been cooking lunch and pierced
:08:21. > :08:23.the cylinder but couldn't sdcure the attachment to stop the gas
:08:24. > :08:34.escaping. It was like something out of a film.
:08:35. > :08:36.It slipped and moved towards me and then went up in a huge plumd.
:08:37. > :08:41.killed in different types of gas explosions since 1995, incltding 13
:08:42. > :08:43.last year. Georgina will return to Bestival at
:08:44. > :08:46.the end of the month to thank those who helped her.
:08:47. > :08:48.She's also joining others in campaigning for people to bdcome
:08:49. > :08:54.more aware of the dangers of such equipment.
:08:55. > :09:03.What we have been lobbying for since 1995 is prime time television
:09:04. > :09:07.warnings. They would have to feature all the fuels, carbon `based fuels,
:09:08. > :09:11.all the appliances and all the things that can go wrong and also
:09:12. > :09:15.all the accommodation will stop everything from houses to tdnts to
:09:16. > :09:27.I assumed if you could buy something it must be safe but it's not the
:09:28. > :09:30.case. If you have a gas canhster without a safety valve, don't use
:09:31. > :09:31.it. It is not worth the risk or pain.
:09:32. > :09:34.So a harsh lesson learnt but she's planning to spend more time dancing
:09:35. > :09:41.16 people have been arrested for drugs offences in Bourndmouth in
:09:42. > :09:44.Police targeted 13 propertids where they suspected drugs were
:09:45. > :09:48.Today's operation was aimed at tackling street drug dealing and
:09:49. > :09:54.In very simple terms, crime and disorder is at
:09:55. > :09:59.But actually our communities tell us they have real concern in rdlation
:10:00. > :10:05.They tell us, we do, and here's a really good ex`mple of
:10:06. > :10:09.the kind of action that forls just a part of how we police the area.
:10:10. > :10:12.Up to 200 jobs could go at Southampton City Council
:10:13. > :10:14.as the authority consider a further wave of cuts.
:10:15. > :10:16.The council are currently mdeting to discuss a consultation
:10:17. > :10:19.Following the budget which was voted on in March,
:10:20. > :10:22.the council has had to make further savings to address a ?30 million
:10:23. > :10:33.Adult social care and library budgets look set to be
:10:34. > :10:38.The city's. Candles could f`ce that is.
:10:39. > :10:40.Still to come in this evening's South Tod`y:
:10:41. > :10:45.After cancellation this year, will Rally Dorset ever return?
:10:46. > :10:48.From the hovercraft to the Spitfire, the South certainly has somd strong
:10:49. > :10:51.But is it a man's job to create boys' toys?
:10:52. > :10:53.And when it comes to giving birth, perhaps you'd expect
:10:54. > :10:58.Today we're looking at our second feature on wh`t it's
:10:59. > :11:01.like to work in a profession dominated by the opposite sdx.
:11:02. > :11:11.Seeing a new life being born is a time when my heart flutters
:11:12. > :11:17.Engineering is a fantastic opportunity to look at and provide
:11:18. > :11:26.Chris is training to become a midwife.
:11:27. > :11:28.He's in his second year at Bournemouth University.
:11:29. > :11:35.She has worked in the construction industry for almost a decadd.
:11:36. > :11:41.Each of them working in rolds which challenge convention.
:11:42. > :11:44.I mean, there are definitelx cultural stereotypes and those are
:11:45. > :11:47.more obvious, actually, out in the construction indtstry.
:11:48. > :11:50.Barriers do get broken down and you do see more women working
:11:51. > :11:53.in engineering now than you used to, I think.
:11:54. > :11:56.There are some cultures and religions that don't allow for
:11:57. > :12:00.men to see the female body `nd if there is any way that I can overcome
:12:01. > :12:04.that by providing a female lidwife then that is something I wotld do.
:12:05. > :12:07.There are 465,000 male engineers in the country.
:12:08. > :12:11.Just 35,000 female engineers. That is 7%.
:12:12. > :12:15.But those statistics seem f`vourable compared to the number
:12:16. > :12:20.There are 105 male midwives in the UK.
:12:21. > :12:23.That is out of the total of 35, 00. Just 0.3%.
:12:24. > :12:29.So what difficulties does Fleur face as a woman
:12:30. > :12:35.I'd say you probably have to have a sense of humour working
:12:36. > :12:37.on construction sites but generally I've not had `ny
:12:38. > :12:44.But Chris has encountered discrimination because of hhs sex,
:12:45. > :12:47.when he was turned away from a female`only breast`fdeding
:12:48. > :12:51.I was very disheartened bec`use I didn't see myself
:12:52. > :12:58.as being a male midwife, I saw myself as being a midwife
:12:59. > :13:01.But, on the whole, health care professionals are very
:13:02. > :13:06.As a nurse, you can't empathise with everyone who's had maybe cancer
:13:07. > :13:08.you can't empathise with soleone who's broken a leg. We don't
:13:09. > :13:13.want to all do those things just so that we can show empathy.
:13:14. > :13:17.Even though Fleur found her forte as an engineer, she feels it's
:13:18. > :13:22.important that the next gendration of female scientists is nurtured.
:13:23. > :13:25.I've been involved going into schools with women into enghneering
:13:26. > :13:28.programmes and setting challenges to think about how they would plan
:13:29. > :13:36.I don't think anybody ever really told me to think about
:13:37. > :13:44.So, what inspires people to break the gender mould?
:13:45. > :13:47.We've had a lot of infrastrtcture failures due to the extreme rainfall
:13:48. > :13:50.and flooding, the railway track at Dawlish being washed awax.
:13:51. > :13:53.Those are exactly the sort of problems and issues I potentially
:13:54. > :13:57.can work on as a ground enghneer in civil engineering. It re`lly
:13:58. > :14:01.gives you those opportunitids to make a difference to the world.
:14:02. > :14:05.I love to see new life coming into the world.
:14:06. > :14:10.And I love to see the joyous expressions of
:14:11. > :14:14.a mother and father when thdy meet their baby for the first tile and
:14:15. > :14:22.People don't question having a male doctor or nurse but do male
:14:23. > :14:39.We'd love to hear your thoughts Get in touch via our Facebook page.
:14:40. > :14:42.Some of the South's best known politicians made way for a new
:14:43. > :14:45.Havant MP David Willitts has resigned as the
:14:46. > :14:48.He'll also step down at the next election.
:14:49. > :14:51.There was good news for Portsmouth North MP Penny Mourdant.
:14:52. > :14:53.She secures her first ministerial role.
:14:54. > :14:56.A series of other appointments could benefit the city.
:14:57. > :14:59.Earlier I spoke to our political editor Peter Henley and started
:15:00. > :15:10.by asking him why the reshuffle was so significant here in the south.
:15:11. > :15:14.Because so many Conservativd MPs come from the south of Engl`nd. What
:15:15. > :15:21.might sound like a game of snakes and hot ladders `` snakes and
:15:22. > :15:25.ladders could make a real ilpact to the lives of their constitudnts
:15:26. > :15:28.Portsmouth is the most clear example, where the loss of warship
:15:29. > :15:35.building could make a real difference. They get a triple boost.
:15:36. > :15:39.Michael Fallon, who was the Minister for Portsmouth, now is Secrdtary of
:15:40. > :15:43.State for defence. His repl`cement, Mark Hancock, is an ally of George
:15:44. > :15:52.Osborne, which might unlock some money. And Penny Mourdant h`s been
:15:53. > :15:59.giving `` given at a ministdrial job at the department that gives money
:16:00. > :16:01.to councils. Nick Gibb is ghven a second chance. For those behng
:16:02. > :16:07.sacked today, maybe that is a message. If you stay loyal, you
:16:08. > :16:20.might be able to come back. For David Willitts... I don't think the
:16:21. > :16:26.problem has been men losing out to women. I think it is import`nt we
:16:27. > :16:34.get fairer representation does not when they have the talent and
:16:35. > :16:37.abilities. David Willitts bowing out. Where is the new blood coming
:16:38. > :16:44.from? Claire Perry is transport m`ny ``
:16:45. > :16:50.minister. Will she do something about the A303? A new Attorney
:16:51. > :16:56.General. Perhaps the Conservatives are trying to help themselvds. Other
:16:57. > :17:04.new faces were promoted. Ed Vasey, Desmond Swain. Labour is a ` lot of
:17:05. > :17:11.this is just window dressing. Overall, the picture is rel`tively
:17:12. > :17:16.small number of women promoted and some rather cosmetic changes. For
:17:17. > :17:21.example, the Cabinet has ten people who attend the Cabinet, including
:17:22. > :17:28.the number of women who havd been promoted but I'm actually in the
:17:29. > :17:32.Cabinet, it is more cosmetic. More names you may not have heard of
:17:33. > :17:36.unless you live in their constituency but with the election
:17:37. > :17:40.The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has begun an inquiry
:17:41. > :17:45.into an incident in which a ferry from Portsmouth to the Channel
:17:46. > :17:49.The owners of the Commodore Clipper have just told us that the damage is
:17:50. > :17:52.so bad that the ferry needs to go to a dry dock for repairs.
:17:53. > :17:54.Our transport correspondent Paul Clifton is in Portsmouth.
:17:55. > :17:58.It is certainly more serious than it was first thought.
:17:59. > :18:03.The Commodore Clipper appardntly scraped the sea floor
:18:04. > :18:11.But this evening we've been told the ferry will have to go into dry
:18:12. > :18:15.The biggest ferry serving the Channel Islands is going to be
:18:16. > :18:19.out of action for a couple of weeks, and quite possibly longer.
:18:20. > :18:23.Right at the height of the summer tourist season.
:18:24. > :18:25.This has been a dramatic dax for Condor,
:18:26. > :18:33.Yes, Condor has done a deal with the government in Jersey and Gudrnsey
:18:34. > :18:39.That in turn clears the way for Condor to buy a new, larger
:18:40. > :18:47.It will replace two smaller fast ferries, which are getting old.
:18:48. > :18:52.With one ferry instead of two, Condor will no longer need to sail
:18:53. > :18:57.The new ferry won't fit the berth in Weymouth.
:18:58. > :18:59.Creating another one would cost ?10 million.
:19:00. > :19:04.The council which owns the port says it cannot afford that.
:19:05. > :19:06.However, Condor would face a much higher fuel
:19:07. > :19:24.68% of our passengers choosd pool but we are looking at both ports. If
:19:25. > :19:27.it was Weymouth we have madd it clear they would have to make some
:19:28. > :19:32.changes to the birth to accommodate the new vessel. It is unlikdly we
:19:33. > :19:37.would work with both ports though we need between now and Easter to
:19:38. > :19:41.So it's now a beauty contest between Weymouth and Poole.
:19:42. > :19:44.One port or the other will soon be losing its ferry service to
:19:45. > :19:51.For many parents, having a child with autism is diffhcult.
:19:52. > :19:55.But for parents from black, Asian and ethnic backgrounds trying to
:19:56. > :19:59.access services because of language barriers has proved a big issue
:20:00. > :20:04.Today a new report has shown many families have been left feeling
:20:05. > :20:07.isolated from their communities and in need of more support.
:20:08. > :20:10.Sophia Seth has been to meet a family from Portsmouth who have
:20:11. > :20:33.It is often described as a hidden disability but the impact on this
:20:34. > :20:38.man and his family is not hhdden. When he was diagnosed as a baby his
:20:39. > :20:52.mother says the family found it hard to accept. The wouldn't belheve it
:20:53. > :20:56.was real and they thought hd would come out of it. She was not accepted
:20:57. > :21:01.by her local Sri Lankan comlunity which is why she moved to H`mpshire.
:21:02. > :21:04.It is difficult because thex love gossiping and they always think I
:21:05. > :21:09.have done something in my p`st and that is the reason we have ` child
:21:10. > :21:15.like that. Her experience is not unique. In this report, the National
:21:16. > :21:21.Autistic Society spoke to mdmbers of black, ethnic and Asian comlunities
:21:22. > :21:25.in share similar views. It highlights language barriers, low
:21:26. > :21:29.knowledge of autism and famhlies feeling isolated as key problems.
:21:30. > :21:32.Families and communities have a whole number of different
:21:33. > :21:37.assumptions or belief systels around what is autism because the behaviour
:21:38. > :21:43.is manifested in such different ways. The Department for He`lth say
:21:44. > :21:51.they are aware that people with Susan `` autism from ethnic
:21:52. > :21:55.backgrounds face more difficulties. Although he can't speak, he has a
:21:56. > :22:05.good relationship with his family, Hundreds of people gathered
:22:06. > :22:09.for a ceremony at the memorhal to It's taken three years of planning
:22:10. > :22:14.and the ?25,000 cost was pahd by Its unveiling was timed to coincide
:22:15. > :22:17.with the World War I commemorations. The fact that the community
:22:18. > :22:25.in Woodley have come togethdr to build and commemorate those that
:22:26. > :22:30.have fallen and those who h`ve gone It's not just petrol`heads who are
:22:31. > :24:21.disappointed to hear the news. The event meant good money
:24:22. > :24:24.for business here. Last year, research by Bournemouth
:24:25. > :24:28.University showed that ?1.2 million There's all the beds
:24:29. > :24:37.and hotel rooms and restaur`nts We will lose out,
:24:38. > :24:40.which is a great shame. The Motorsport Association, which
:24:41. > :24:43.runs the British Rally Championship, says it is addressing the issue
:24:44. > :24:46.directly with the clubs concerned. Here, organisers are hopeful that
:24:47. > :25:05.the event can return to They are part of our sporting
:25:06. > :25:09.calendar is so we'll wait and see what happens with that. So, the
:25:10. > :25:14.weather. It is getting warmdr by the day.
:25:15. > :25:20.Yes, and maybe thunderstorms. The sun was streaming in to
:25:21. > :25:23.Netley Abbey in Hampshire today Mark Steele photographed
:25:24. > :25:27.the blue skies over the Olylpic And Shaun Roster took this picture
:25:28. > :25:46.of Selsey Bill with an incrddibly Lots of sunshine today. Tod`y's
:25:47. > :25:49.temperatures reached 26 Celsius And 24 at many locations across the
:25:50. > :25:54.South. Tomorrow could be evdn warmer. We will see clear skies
:25:55. > :26:00.overnight with the possibilhty of some mist patches but it will stay
:26:01. > :26:10.warm. It is still going to be fairly humid. 13`14 degrees tonight. Clouds
:26:11. > :26:15.start to move on from the North and West tomorrow. It is an East West
:26:16. > :26:19.divide with cloud building hn western areas, becoming dense along
:26:20. > :26:24.the south coast. There is the risk of the odd shower in Dorset and even
:26:25. > :26:28.the odd thunderstorm for western areas. Most places having a dry day
:26:29. > :26:38.and the southeastern corner seemed the best of the sunshine. Bdrkshire
:26:39. > :26:43.or Oxfordshire might see a high of 27 Celsius. Warmer than tod`y and
:26:44. > :26:56.humidity rises through the week The main issue for Wednesday night is
:26:57. > :27:03.coastal fog. Temperatures that night quite warm and humid starts to
:27:04. > :27:07.Thursday. An area of low prdssure will push up from the south`west.
:27:08. > :27:12.Thursday night into Friday lorning, the potential of thunderstorms
:27:13. > :27:18.affecting western areas, Dorset and Wiltshire. They moved north and east
:27:19. > :27:22.through the course of the d`y on Friday but we look ahead to
:27:23. > :27:24.Saturday. The Met office has issued a yellow weather warming ``
:27:25. > :27:36.warning. Tomorrow night we have a
:27:37. > :27:40.Commonwealth Games profile. We meet the clay pigeon shoots headhng to
:27:41. > :27:43.Glasgow and hoping to get a medal. We'll see you tomorrow.