:00:00. > :00:19.millions of pounds of parking fines written off as councils can't trace
:00:20. > :00:23.They get a penalty, they can go back home and we cannot trace
:00:24. > :00:27.Saying thank you ` the injured boy whose life was saved
:00:28. > :00:31.Delivering choice ` the app to help mums to be, decide where to give
:00:32. > :00:34.birth and taking a trip back in time to a 1930s carnival
:00:35. > :00:51.Millions of pounds worth of unpaid parking fines are being written
:00:52. > :00:54.off each year by councils, because they are unable to trace drivers
:00:55. > :01:00.The problem seems to be greatest in the peak summer season,
:01:01. > :01:05.Our Transport Correspondent Paul Clifton is here to explain.
:01:06. > :01:09.Three million foreign`registered cars come into Britain each year.
:01:10. > :01:12.European Union vehicles are allowed to drive on our roads
:01:13. > :01:16.for six months before they have to register in this country.
:01:17. > :01:20.These ones were all in Portsmouth this morning, fresh off the ferry.
:01:21. > :01:23.For town hall officials, fining them if they park on double yellow lines
:01:24. > :01:28.or if they don't pay in council car parks becomes an impossible task.
:01:29. > :01:32.Now we know the scale of that problem.
:01:33. > :01:40.In Bournemouth, the council has written
:01:41. > :01:44.off ?57,000 in parking fines on foreign cars in the last 12 months.
:01:45. > :01:45.Southampton city council is owed ?42,000.
:01:46. > :01:47.And in Portsmouth the figure is ?20,000 for 360 unpaid
:01:48. > :01:54.People can rent a car abroad or bring their own car from the
:01:55. > :02:02.continent, arrived in Bournemouth and infringe parking regulations.
:02:03. > :02:05.They get a penalty, they can go back home and we can't
:02:06. > :02:11.people from other EU countries who come to Britain for work or
:02:12. > :02:16.as students, and who bring their own cars, often don't register them
:02:17. > :02:23.If they're caught by a speed camera, the chances are they will escape
:02:24. > :02:27.Portsmouth, Dorset and the Isle of Wight
:02:28. > :02:32.councils have hired a specialist company to recover the lost fines.
:02:33. > :02:34.Portsmouth says the success rate this year is less
:02:35. > :02:49.It can be done but it is expensive and it is inefficient because local
:02:50. > :02:54.authorities can through an agency chase the foreign drivers but it has
:02:55. > :02:58.to go to court first and be a registered debt and then you have to
:02:59. > :03:03.work with foreign authorities who may give the details or not. It can
:03:04. > :03:08.be done but it is time consuming and probably not worth the hassle.
:03:09. > :03:10.The Government does not keep a record of foreign vehicles
:03:11. > :03:14.It's a loophole, and one which many drivers know all about.
:03:15. > :03:17.Thames Valley Police has apologised to the family of a man knocked
:03:18. > :03:21.down and killed by a police car in Reading early yesterday morning.
:03:22. > :03:23.The vehicle was responding to reports of a burglary.
:03:24. > :03:27.It also hit a police officer on foot who was injured.
:03:28. > :03:28.The independent police complaints commission is
:03:29. > :03:36.A man has died after being crushed by a falling
:03:37. > :03:39.Firefighters spent more than an hour cutting him
:03:40. > :03:45.The man ` who was in his 70s ` died later in hospital.
:03:46. > :03:47.An investigation, led by the Health and Safety
:03:48. > :03:54.A boy was reunited today with the team of doctors who saved his life.
:03:55. > :03:57.Harry Leake, who's 10 years old and from Worthing, had life
:03:58. > :04:00.threatening injuries when he was hit by a motorbike in April last year.
:04:01. > :04:02.The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance team performed
:04:03. > :04:04.a pioneering blood transfusion on him before airlifting him
:04:05. > :04:23.It is the kind of accident parents dread and children fear. Last year,
:04:24. > :04:29.nine`year`old Harry crossed the road and was hit by a motorbike. His
:04:30. > :04:34.injuries were so severe that the air ambulance was called. Today, Harry
:04:35. > :04:38.met some of the people who helped save his life. After the accident
:04:39. > :04:44.his leg was broken in several places and he was bleeding internally. He
:04:45. > :04:49.does not remember much. His face was a mess. There was blood and tears
:04:50. > :04:55.and the worst thing was him whimpering. He did not have the
:04:56. > :04:58.strength to cry. I knew was serious but not how serious. It was
:04:59. > :05:07.frightening to see a child in that state. The air ambulance have had
:05:08. > :05:11.this box since last year, Harry was the first child patient benefit.
:05:12. > :05:19.Since then, they have carried out over 100 transfusions. The
:05:20. > :05:25.specialist doctors... To see him back doing so well, such a lovely
:05:26. > :05:29.guy and it `` he has made such a fantastic recovery. The outcome
:05:30. > :05:33.could have been worse. It is rare we get to see the patients coming back
:05:34. > :05:40.after we have looked after them. Nice to meet them. The team are now
:05:41. > :05:43.hoping to carry more blood products so they can perform even more
:05:44. > :05:47.complex procedures in future and hopefully save even more lives.
:05:48. > :05:49.It's been revealed the clear`up bill for storm`damaged
:05:50. > :05:51.beach huts in Bournemouth cost one hundred and forty thousand pounds.
:05:52. > :05:54.The local authority said almost four hundred council and privately`owned
:05:55. > :05:57.beach huts were damaged during stormy weather in February.
:05:58. > :05:59.Some of the huts have now been anchored down
:06:00. > :06:05.with metal plates to provide some protection against future storms.
:06:06. > :06:08.A man's been fined for offensive behaviour after being seen waving
:06:09. > :06:12.his arms and making ghost`like sounds in a Portsmouth cemetery.
:06:13. > :06:16.Magistrates heard that Anthony Stallard had been out
:06:17. > :06:18.drinking with friends when they went to Kingston Cemetery.
:06:19. > :06:21.Police said witnesses reported the group engaging in what's been
:06:22. > :06:26.The 24`year`old admitted a charge of using threatening or abusive
:06:27. > :06:34.words or behaviour likely to cause distress.
:06:35. > :06:37.Maternity wards may not be the best place to have your baby `
:06:38. > :06:42.that's the message from the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth.
:06:43. > :06:45.The hospital has developed a web app which gives mothers to be
:06:46. > :06:47.information on where they can have their baby.
:06:48. > :06:52.There is a focus for healthy women to consider other options
:06:53. > :06:57.including home births, birthing centres, and midwifery`led units.
:06:58. > :07:04.This is 18`year`old Natalie?s first baby.
:07:05. > :07:07.Like many, she felt overwhelmed when she first
:07:08. > :07:18.The creation of my birthplace emerged after
:07:19. > :07:23.midwives felt pregnant women were being overloaded with information.
:07:24. > :07:27.Midwives were unable to influence women's choice and there was good
:07:28. > :07:30.research to help them make that choice but we were not giving
:07:31. > :07:33.women the information research that they could understand.
:07:34. > :07:37.The research used showed only two babies in a thousand times difficult
:07:38. > :07:40.outcome when they were born at home which was lower than those born
:07:41. > :07:53.It is about the women, the women making a decision that is
:07:54. > :07:56.right for them with professional support of the midwife so they feel
:07:57. > :08:04.For these mothers to be, there are mixed views on home births.
:08:05. > :08:11.My husband doesn't like mess and so he really would not like that.
:08:12. > :08:15.I have chosen to go to the midwife led maternity unit at the hospital.
:08:16. > :08:20.Mainly because it is my first pregnancy and it is unknown.
:08:21. > :08:23.I would quite like that because I find it more comfortable because I
:08:24. > :08:30.The app is proving popular and other hospitals have shown an interest
:08:31. > :08:48.There is to be review into funding for respite breaks for disabled
:08:49. > :08:52.children in Hampshire. The council wants to save ?1 million, a third of
:08:53. > :08:57.the budget for short breaks. Five Lib Dems say they are calling in the
:08:58. > :08:59.decision because they do not think the value of the breaks has been
:09:00. > :09:02.properly considered. Still to come
:09:03. > :09:04.in this evening's South Today: a bygone age of carnival life,
:09:05. > :09:07.brought to life again thanks to One
:09:08. > :09:16.of the region's most beautiful hills described as a jewel in the south's
:09:17. > :09:20.landscape has been bought for Hambledon Hill in north Dorset is
:09:21. > :09:26.an important wildlife site and has archaeological remains dating back
:09:27. > :09:28.some six thousand years. Steve Humphrey is there
:09:29. > :09:49.for us tonight. There are lots of things you can buy
:09:50. > :09:56.for ?450,000, nice house, but what about this? Hambledon Hill. It is a
:09:57. > :09:59.steep walk to top but our cameraman and I have been there to give you
:10:00. > :10:01.some sparkling shots. You can see three counties
:10:02. > :10:04.from the top of Hambledon Hill. Dorset, Somerset,
:10:05. > :10:06.and Wiltshire. And now it has been bought by
:10:07. > :10:13.The National Trust. You can see how fantastic it is
:10:14. > :10:20.and for us it is a jewel in the Amazing for archaeology
:10:21. > :10:28.and wildlife. Remains dating back to Neolithic
:10:29. > :10:31.times have been found on the summit. We have many species of butterflies,
:10:32. > :10:50.you have glow`worms, all sorts of insects which you would
:10:51. > :10:53.not find elsewhere because they have Plants, seven or eight species
:10:54. > :11:04.of orchid and probably more. For 30 years, the Hill has been
:11:05. > :11:08.owned by the Hawthorn Trust. The new owners, The National Trust,
:11:09. > :11:13.say they simply want to encourage Look at the stars, enjoy the
:11:14. > :11:19.sunrise, look at the butterflies. That is what we want people to do,
:11:20. > :11:21.enjoy it. You do not have to know all
:11:22. > :11:23.about the designations. It is a place to stand and stare,
:11:24. > :11:37.to enjoy the far reaching views. It is a place to stand and stare, to
:11:38. > :11:43.enjoy the far`reaching views. So high, you can even look down at some
:11:44. > :11:50.passing aircraft. It is a steep climb but it is richly rewarded.
:11:51. > :11:56.Back in 1645, there was a famous battle here when farmers were beaten
:11:57. > :12:01.by Oliver Cromwell?s men. 300 years later, there's been another victory,
:12:02. > :12:15.The National Trust securing the long`term future of this hill for
:12:16. > :12:23.the nation. We are on the Isle of White for Cowes week. How was it?
:12:24. > :12:27.It was great. Quite challenging conditions. There were a few
:12:28. > :12:31.postponements today. It is ladies Day today, behind me there is a
:12:32. > :12:37.reception about to start. Final preparations going on to celebrate
:12:38. > :12:41.women on the water. Some of our most famous sailors will be there.
:12:42. > :12:46.Celebrities are on the water today as well. Zara Phillips and her
:12:47. > :12:52.husband Mike Tindall were guests of honour on a racing yacht taking part
:12:53. > :12:57.in the showcase event, the Artemis challenge. Some light breezes today,
:12:58. > :13:08.no records were broken. The winner was a Frenchman. Cowes week support
:13:09. > :13:11.a charity every year and it is an island `based organisation providing
:13:12. > :13:14.training and instruction in watersports to help make a
:13:15. > :13:17.difference to the lives of disadvantaged youngsters.
:13:18. > :13:23.20`year`old Dani was living in a hostel, she left home at 15,
:13:24. > :13:27.dropped out of college and didn't have a job.
:13:28. > :13:30.This spring she went on a course with UKSA.
:13:31. > :13:34.We went on a yacht for five days, I did some kayaking, windsurfing,
:13:35. > :13:46.I felt like I was achieving something every day.
:13:47. > :13:48.For a young person that is unemployed
:13:49. > :13:51.and doesn't have confidence to see themselves grow with confidence and
:13:52. > :13:54.self`esteem, pick those life skills up, it is inspiring for me and it's
:13:55. > :14:05.The charity offers courses on a commercial basis helping fund
:14:06. > :14:12.The money raised at Cowes week pays for every child on the Isle of Wight
:14:13. > :14:18.A lot of children don't engage with the water, we are surrounded by
:14:19. > :14:22.water on the island, it isn't big but if we can inspire a few young
:14:23. > :14:29.Everybody gained something, it isn't a selection.
:14:30. > :14:41.UKSA has a 80% success rate when it comes to improving outcomes
:14:42. > :14:47.Dani hopes to build a career as a watersports instructor.
:14:48. > :14:49.I was a lot more shy before I did the course.
:14:50. > :14:52.I didn't want to come out of my comfort zone.
:14:53. > :15:02.Now I have a goal and I know what I want to do.
:15:03. > :15:04.Reading could have three new recruits in their side
:15:05. > :15:07.when they kick off the new season at Wigan on Saturday.
:15:08. > :15:09.Simon Cox joined today from Nottingham Forest while
:15:10. > :15:12.Anton Ferdinand and Jamie Mackie are poised to follow.
:15:13. > :15:15.It's a big boost after a turbulent year at the Madejski.
:15:16. > :15:38.Tony Husband has our latest football preview.
:15:39. > :15:45.A new look to Reading on the pitch and in the boardroom. If the Premier
:15:46. > :15:55.League dream alive forest survival the name of the game? It has not
:15:56. > :15:59.rained, it has poured. It has been a turbulent summer with protracted
:16:00. > :16:04.ownership issues. Finally a new consortium has agreed a deal. Thank
:16:05. > :16:14.goodness the football is about to star. Can you sum up the summer in a
:16:15. > :16:18.word? Long! The summer has seen a string of players leave. Some new
:16:19. > :16:28.recruits are on their way but how do the fans feel? Not very optimistic!
:16:29. > :16:32.Worse than last season. I feel sorry for Atkins. He has been left high
:16:33. > :16:46.and dry while this shenanigans has gone on. The club has come a long
:16:47. > :16:50.way and the supporters enjoy the football. They want Reading to do
:16:51. > :16:54.well. They enjoy being in the championship as well. If we can
:16:55. > :16:58.build the club up so when we get the Premier League, it will happen one
:16:59. > :17:06.day, we will be in a better position to give ourselves a chance to stay
:17:07. > :17:09.there more than few years. Young royals will need to thrive if
:17:10. > :17:15.Reading succeed. Look at for Ryan Edwards upfront, Aaron could make
:17:16. > :17:21.his mark in midfield and the Thai investment has led to a new
:17:22. > :17:26.signing, Simon Cox who is set to be joined by Ferdinand and Jamie
:17:27. > :17:32.Mackie. We will give the players an opportunity, there needs to be a
:17:33. > :17:37.pathway into the first`team. There a potential good line of youngsters.
:17:38. > :17:43.And being August, there is or is hope at this time of year. If the
:17:44. > :17:47.optimism? Of course, there was always optimism with a young side.
:17:48. > :17:52.We have seen in the underage teens. It is hopeful. We need to make sure
:17:53. > :18:00.we stay in the race through the season and who knows?
:18:01. > :18:02.Meanwhile Oxford United are preparing
:18:03. > :18:04.for the new season with another new manager in Michael Appleton.
:18:05. > :18:07.He's told us his aims are focussed on the long term.
:18:08. > :18:09.The U's face Burton at home this weekend.
:18:10. > :18:12.They'll be hoping to build on their 8th place finish in
:18:13. > :18:21.I want to stick around for a long time and in doing so I don't want to
:18:22. > :18:24.be sticking around in League 2 for too long and that isn't arrogance,
:18:25. > :18:28.that is optimistically confident and hopefully we can give ourselves a
:18:29. > :18:36.push towards the right end of the table from the start.
:18:37. > :18:44.And Appleton is taking part in a special fan's phone in on
:18:45. > :18:49.Tomorrow Tony is back here in Cowes with a full round up of the week and
:18:50. > :19:25.It has been light winds today. A nice day but it is set to change.
:19:26. > :19:28.We've started a new photo album on our Facebook page called
:19:29. > :19:33.This week we have asked you to send in photos of your gardens, and we've
:19:34. > :19:47.Colin Clark brought the beach in to his garden in Bognor Regis
:19:48. > :19:51.with this photo of his jaunty garden beach hut.
:19:52. > :19:54.Helen Jellet from Poole took this photo of Phlox
:19:55. > :19:56.from her grandmas' garden and agapanthus from her aunt's garden.
:19:57. > :19:59.Emma Marsh in Havant has made good use of an old cast iron bath.
:20:00. > :20:07.And exotic blossom in Hayley Butler's garden in New Milton.
:20:08. > :20:13.Thank you so much. A lovely sunny day today but all change for the
:20:14. > :20:19.weekend. We expect pretty unsettled conditions. Dry overnight tonight,
:20:20. > :20:26.some clear spells, temperatures staying fairly high, lows in the
:20:27. > :20:32.towns and cities of 15. 10 Celsius in the countryside. It will stay dry
:20:33. > :20:35.except for the odd shower. The wind will be fairly light. We start on a
:20:36. > :20:38.dry note, the risk of will be fairly light. We start on a
:20:39. > :20:45.dry note, the risk of thunderstorms and that is more likely in the East
:20:46. > :20:49.and north eastern parts. Some sunny spells elsewhere, it isn't a
:20:50. > :20:56.wash`out completely for the region, some dry weather with highs of 23
:20:57. > :21:01.Celsius. Pleasantly warm in the sunshine. The risk of showers will
:21:02. > :21:09.ease tomorrow night, fading away and under clear skies lows of 15 or 16.
:21:10. > :21:14.A warm night, clear spells, patchy cloud and fairly light wind.
:21:15. > :21:22.Saturday will be the best day of the weekend, there will be a breezy day
:21:23. > :21:29.because the isobars are squeezed. Predominately dry, the best day of
:21:30. > :21:33.the weekend as it turns unsettled. A lot of weather events across the
:21:34. > :21:36.South this weekend Yarmouth carnival this Saturday.
:21:37. > :21:38.Yarmouth Carnival week starts this Saturday the 9th of August and is
:21:39. > :21:42.The risk of a shower on Saturday and unsettled Sunday, Monday
:21:43. > :21:45.and Tuesday and Yattendon Road Club Carriage Drive is taking place this
:21:46. > :21:54.Many horses will be pulling a wide variety of carriages.
:21:55. > :22:02.The last carriage is a Shetland pony. The outlook, some sunny
:22:03. > :22:07.conditions tomorrow, showers here and there, Saturday is the best day
:22:08. > :22:14.of the weekend, uncertainty about Sunday. People are talking about
:22:15. > :22:20.hurricane Bertha. There could be wet and windy conditions. A yellow
:22:21. > :22:26.weather warning is in place. Next week, it stays unsettled on Monday
:22:27. > :22:28.and Tuesday, more information on the web app.
:22:29. > :22:31.Now for a new feature, which we're calling Time Machine.
:22:32. > :22:33.This is where delve into the past and discover some
:22:34. > :22:37.of the stories which perhaps have been forgotten or overlooked.
:22:38. > :22:39.To kick it off we have a remarkable piece
:22:40. > :22:47.Terry Burnett has a fascination with broadcasting
:22:48. > :22:50.and the movies and he's spent years building up a unique collection
:22:51. > :23:12.Richard Latto went to meet Terry in his vintage home cinema.
:23:13. > :23:17.Terry Burnett has amassed a remarkable collection.
:23:18. > :23:27.A lifelong interest in film, 78s, anything to do with broadcasting.
:23:28. > :23:29.Terry, a retired electronics engineer, is
:23:30. > :23:34.His real passion is vintage films and cinema equipment ` much of
:23:35. > :23:42.You went in and it was like being in a sweet shop.
:23:43. > :23:46.You had all these stalls of films, and you dived in and hunted
:23:47. > :23:56.Every Saturday I would go to the dealers in Gosport, Lee
:23:57. > :24:02.on Solent, Fareham and Portsmouth and they knew I would call in.
:24:03. > :24:05.What is that for, you did not manually wind?
:24:06. > :24:11.You have seen his old films where you have the chappie winding away.
:24:12. > :24:14.You are buying something you cannot see on TV.
:24:15. > :24:23.They might end up in a local landfill and be lost forever.
:24:24. > :24:26.Terry keeps an eye out for films with local historical
:24:27. > :24:31.interest and there was one which I particularly wanted to see.
:24:32. > :24:34.In 1933, Boscombe in Dorset held a carnival.
:24:35. > :24:42.The procession seems to make its way through Boscombe passing the
:24:43. > :24:53.There's local pride in the era of the Schneider Trophy air race.
:24:54. > :24:56.A funfair, of course, and a carnival wouldn't be complete
:24:57. > :25:05.You can see the enthusiasm of the crowds, can't you?
:25:06. > :25:08.There's also a special appeal for donations.
:25:09. > :25:12.They want to build a cliff lift at Southborne.
:25:13. > :25:17.Two years later in 1935 it was built.
:25:18. > :25:23.And it has been taking people to and from
:25:24. > :25:27.I am taking it to the top today because there someone
:25:28. > :25:31.Ken was at the carnival when he was seven years old and he
:25:32. > :25:39.They would proceed all the way up Christchurch Road,
:25:40. > :25:43.through the main centre of Boscombe which you can't go through now.
:25:44. > :25:45.It would take a long time to go through.
:25:46. > :25:50.My mother took a picnic and we sat in the park.
:25:51. > :25:53.At my age you have a job remembering what you did yesterday
:25:54. > :26:00.We used to go on the swings and roundabouts,
:26:01. > :26:07.My father took me to see the wall of death where they had motorcycles
:26:08. > :26:15.Amazing after all these years to see something
:26:16. > :26:21.People really enjoyed taking part in the carnival.
:26:22. > :26:35.It was a couple of days experience and the town let its hair down.
:26:36. > :26:42.That is wonderful. 1933. Thank you so much for sharing that with us.
:26:43. > :26:44.Absolutely fascinating. I like the Carnival Queen. I like the
:26:45. > :26:46.aeroplane. This Sunday will see a new
:26:47. > :26:49.Boscombe Summer Carnival, the first for decades and BBC Radio
:26:50. > :27:09.Solent will be broadcasting live Some ripe, we talk about obesity and
:27:10. > :27:14.how it affects society and the NHS. `` tomorrow.