:00:00. > :00:00.very much. That's all from the BBC News at Six. Goodbye from me.
:00:00. > :00:19.An island of debt ` the families in the South facing 'problem debt' with
:00:20. > :00:34.We are on the great Western Railway. We are witnessing the start of its
:00:35. > :00:38.transformation from a diesel railway to an electric one.
:00:39. > :00:41.Calling all tiddlers ` the campaign to get the little ones
:00:42. > :00:56.I fear there has been an extension in the countryside. Not the animals,
:00:57. > :01:02.the young naturalists. `` extinction.
:01:03. > :01:06.'We will take swift action against anyone'.
:01:07. > :01:08.The words of police following an anti`slavery raid this
:01:09. > :01:12.Officers say they have rescued eight men from a farm in Totton.
:01:13. > :01:16.Hampshire Constabulary, supported by the National Crime Agency, arrested
:01:17. > :01:19.a 27`year`old man on suspicion of knowingly holding another person
:01:20. > :01:25.The eight rescued men, believed to be Romanian,
:01:26. > :01:28.Latvian and Polish, have been taken to a 'survivor reception centre'.
:01:29. > :01:33.Our reporter Rob Powell is in our newsroom.
:01:34. > :01:39.this morning when officers executed this raid
:01:40. > :01:41.on Salisbury Road in Calmore, part of an investigation into
:01:42. > :01:45.Now I was in Totton at the site this afternoon.
:01:46. > :01:48.I'm told the raid was actually carried out at a caravan park.
:01:49. > :01:52.I spoke to two women who lived there.
:01:53. > :01:56.They didn't want to appear on camera but said they thought
:01:57. > :01:59.hundreds of police officers took part in this morning's raid.
:02:00. > :02:02.One woman said her two young children were scared and shocked
:02:03. > :02:05.They said the men taken by police weren't part of their traveller
:02:06. > :02:09.community and didn't speak a lot of English, but added that they didn't
:02:10. > :02:13.Well, those eight men now been taken to a survivor reception centre for
:02:14. > :02:17.Police say they are all from Eastern Europe and aged between 21 and 46.
:02:18. > :02:20.This afternoon we spoke to the National Anti`slavery Campaign,
:02:21. > :02:28.who said migrants are vulnerable to slavery.
:02:29. > :02:36.It is quite often the same, they will be offered a good job in
:02:37. > :02:41.Britain. They will fall for that and be charged for recruitment fees and
:02:42. > :02:48.organising transport to the United Kingdom. When they arrive, it turns
:02:49. > :02:49.out the job is not quite what they imagined it would be. The pay is not
:02:50. > :03:40.what it would be. Quite often their traumatised by the work they have
:03:41. > :04:38.had point of view, we are looking to
:04:39. > :04:47.help and support them in the work they are doing. A staff of his have
:04:48. > :04:52.the same training and support. Have we got to the end of it are the tap
:04:53. > :04:57.of the iceberg? That is growing across the region and country. We
:04:58. > :04:59.are seeing 50% increase each year on the number of victims who are being
:05:00. > :05:07.identified to the Salvation Army. The scale of
:05:08. > :05:09.the South's hidden financial crisis has been highlighted today with
:05:10. > :05:12.figures claiming that thousands of A new study shows that more than
:05:13. > :05:19.180,000 families in the South East, 17% of the total, are failing to
:05:20. > :05:22.keep up with household bills The picture
:05:23. > :05:25.in the South West is similar, with almost 97,000 families, 16%,
:05:26. > :05:32.unable to keep up with repayments. Among the worst affected are said to
:05:33. > :05:35.be Gosport, with 24% But topping the table the Isle
:05:36. > :05:41.of Wight with 35% That's more than a third
:05:42. > :05:47.of families. For many visitors it is a good time
:05:48. > :05:53.Island, hosting big festivals On the Pan estate in Newport,
:05:54. > :06:01.no one is surprised that the Isle of Wight has high numbers
:06:02. > :06:12.of families facing hard times. I'm not in debt, but I can see that
:06:13. > :06:16.if it carried on like this, you would get that way. Because things
:06:17. > :06:24.keep going up but your wages don't. Very hard. Especially with food,
:06:25. > :06:28.because that's expensive. We just got to make the money go round.
:06:29. > :06:30.The research by the Children's Society says 9 out
:06:31. > :06:33.of 10 families in problem debt have had to cut back on the essentials
:06:34. > :06:36.like food, clothing and heating in order to keep up repayments.
:06:37. > :06:39.In the summer that might mean issues with affording new school uniform,
:06:40. > :06:46.in the winter, a choice between heating and eating.
:06:47. > :06:52.When we visited a young family this Christmas, they had ?10 left and had
:06:53. > :07:00.to make a decision as to whether to buy food or electricity. Those are
:07:01. > :07:03.the harsh realities of poverty on the Isle of Wight.
:07:04. > :07:06.At this one stop advice centre they're seeing a big case load
:07:07. > :07:08.of people with debt problems and they're clear about some
:07:09. > :07:18.We are a holiday island so we have a lot of seasonal work. When that
:07:19. > :07:21.disappears, people who stay on the island find themselves without
:07:22. > :07:28.employment. There are a lot of zero hours contracts. That affects
:07:29. > :07:30.peoples ability to budget the money `` people's.
:07:31. > :07:32.The Island has been given 'assisted area status'.
:07:33. > :07:37.The council hopes that will help attract investment Those
:07:38. > :07:44.We're encouraging the chamber of commerce to encourage people to
:07:45. > :07:50.start businesses here on the island. We are setting up apprenticeships.
:07:51. > :07:53.Those struggling with debt are being urged to seek advice from the many
:07:54. > :08:00.Earlier I spoke to Joe Surtees from the debt charity StepChange, which
:08:01. > :08:02.co`authored the report with the Children's Society, and I started
:08:03. > :08:05.by asking him if this was evidence that people were struggling.
:08:06. > :08:08.I think it's quite clear from the research that we did
:08:09. > :08:10.on the Children's Society that hundreds of thousands of people
:08:11. > :08:13.across the UK and thousands of people in the South East are
:08:14. > :08:17.I mean, we may be coming out a very difficult recession but that doesn't
:08:18. > :08:22.There are still hundreds of thousands of people who have
:08:23. > :08:29.Is it still linked to high unemployment or is not as simple as
:08:30. > :08:37.50% of the people who come to StepChange are in problem debt
:08:38. > :08:40.because they have become unemployed or had their hours cut.
:08:41. > :08:44.But there are other factors involved as well, particularly rising bills
:08:45. > :08:49.on things like rent and utilities, that are really hitting people hard.
:08:50. > :08:52.The Isle of Wight is up 35%, which is one in three families,
:08:53. > :08:57.How is it impacting on families and particularly children?
:08:58. > :09:00.We focused very specifically on children in this research.
:09:01. > :09:05.We found that about one in five children were bullied
:09:06. > :09:07.at school because of their parents' debt problems.
:09:08. > :09:11.We found about 58% were worrying about their parents' debt problems,
:09:12. > :09:14.which obviously is something that none of you want to hear.
:09:15. > :09:20.We are recommending a couple of angles that
:09:21. > :09:24.For example, a breathing space scheme giving better protection to
:09:25. > :09:27.families in debt but also for debt collection agencies to pay
:09:28. > :09:29.more attention to the presence of children in a household
:09:30. > :09:35.Do you think this is going to get worse or improve?
:09:36. > :09:39.I'm afraid I can't make a prediction like that but what I can say is that
:09:40. > :09:42.there is action the Government could and should take to improve
:09:43. > :09:51.the situation and, if it does, hopefully things will get better.
:09:52. > :09:54.The mother of a 28`year`old man who died after
:09:55. > :09:57.being hit by a police car in Reading last week has said his family's
:09:58. > :10:03.Father of two Aston Maclean Williams was involved in a collision
:10:04. > :10:08.on Wokingham Road in the early hours of Wednesday
:10:09. > :10:11.morning as a Thames Valley Police car responded to an emergency call.
:10:12. > :10:15.The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the
:10:16. > :10:20.A lorry fire on the A27 near Portsmouth has caused long
:10:21. > :10:28.Five fire engines tackled the blaze on the flyover above
:10:29. > :10:31.The vehicle was completely destroyed.
:10:32. > :10:36.No one's believed to have been inside at the time.
:10:37. > :10:38.Still to come in this evening's South Today:
:10:39. > :10:42.We'll get the latest forecast for the next few days from Alexis.
:10:43. > :10:49.There is rain over the next few days but it is also looking pleasant for
:10:50. > :10:54.those still on their summer holidays.
:10:55. > :11:00.A police investigation is underway into the cause of a car fire
:11:01. > :11:02.on a remote country lane in Hampshire, which left
:11:03. > :11:12.a woman and two young children seriously injured in hospital.
:11:13. > :11:16.Forensic investigators have spent most of the day here to gather
:11:17. > :11:24.evidence about what happened on this quiet country lane. Alan was the
:11:25. > :11:29.first person on the lane. They saw the car engulfed by fire. Her son
:11:30. > :11:38.put out the flames on the women's legs. I saw this young cat against
:11:39. > :11:44.the window in the car. `` kid. I opened the door and burnt my hand so
:11:45. > :11:53.I had to let go of it. He fell out and put his hands up and said
:11:54. > :12:07.daddy. I held his hands for 20 minutes. I didn't know where the car
:12:08. > :12:18.was going to go. It's just as well I moved them as the car ended up where
:12:19. > :12:20.they were and started exploding. The boy was airlifted to Southampton
:12:21. > :12:27.Hospital where he is being treated for life`threatening injuries. His
:12:28. > :12:31.mum and sister are also being treated in hospital. Detectives are
:12:32. > :12:36.hoping to speak to her some point later although her condition is
:12:37. > :12:41.described as serious. Next of kin have been informed and specially
:12:42. > :12:45.trained officers are providing support. The focus of the police
:12:46. > :12:50.investigation now isn't because of the fire into this quiet corner of
:12:51. > :12:55.Hampshire. It's been revealed that applications
:12:56. > :12:58.to build new homes on the South's green belt have been steadily rising
:12:59. > :13:00.since the Coalition Government was Figures for the South East,
:13:01. > :13:03.which includes Hampshire, Sussex, `` in 2010, the number
:13:04. > :13:11.of residential projects securing And, by this year,
:13:12. > :13:16.that figure had gone up to 388. In the South West,
:13:17. > :13:19.which includes Dorset, Almost doubling, by this year,
:13:20. > :13:23.to 59. The figures,
:13:24. > :13:27.from Dorset construction and planning analysts Glenigan, come
:13:28. > :13:30.at a time when planning battles In the next half hour,
:13:31. > :13:34.a special meeting of Waverley Council will consider planning
:13:35. > :13:52.for up to 8000 homes before 2013. Cranleigh in Surrey is the biggest
:13:53. > :14:00.village in England. It has a population of 12,000 and is prime
:14:01. > :14:03.for commuters. It is in the front line for a debate over new
:14:04. > :14:08.development. There has been an application to build 425 homes on
:14:09. > :14:13.these fields. It is a topic that is generating a lot of heat in high
:14:14. > :14:18.street. Yes, we need houses and it is good for the community and
:14:19. > :14:22.businesses but there is a limit. Cranleigh is the village. Long may
:14:23. > :14:29.it stay so. When you start digging into green belts, how far do you go?
:14:30. > :14:33.Definitely in favour is Jodi May, who spent six months living in a
:14:34. > :14:39.tent when he was on the council's housing waiting list. We were on the
:14:40. > :14:44.list for a year and they have. I've known people to be honoured for two
:14:45. > :14:51.three years. The council has not yet made up its mind about the
:14:52. > :14:55.application to build on the fields. It is very easy to become a limpet
:14:56. > :14:59.and not want things to change but and not want things to change but
:15:00. > :15:01.really things must change because if really things must change because if
:15:02. > :15:07.we are all called, we don't use as many shops and if you walk down the
:15:08. > :15:13.high street, you will find a lot of empty or closing shops. The
:15:14. > :15:22.Government once wrote 8000 new homes built up until 2031. We have to look
:15:23. > :15:28.at the sustainability. Where is the traffic going? We can't create
:15:29. > :15:36.water, where the water supply coming from? The sustainability is vital.
:15:37. > :15:39.The Government is looking out for possible scenarios including one
:15:40. > :15:49.plan for large numbers of new houses at the April drone with the BBC's
:15:50. > :15:55.top tier programme is filmed. Over the next few years, we're going to
:15:56. > :16:06.CEC is of battles over where they are built. `` see a series.
:16:07. > :16:09.It's a challenge which would impress Isambard Kingdom Brunel `
:16:10. > :16:11.electrifying the intercity track of his Great Western railway, a mile
:16:12. > :16:15.800 trains a day travel along the line, transporting tens of
:16:16. > :16:19.Now there is a key piece of machinery to transform
:16:20. > :16:21.the line from diesel to electricity, a factory on wheels.
:16:22. > :16:25.Our transport correspondent, Paul Clifton, was given exclusive
:16:26. > :16:33.From clocking on at the Swindon depot to starting on`site takes five
:16:34. > :16:49.But when this factory train gets going, it is impressive.
:16:50. > :16:53.These piles hold the gantries on which power lines
:16:54. > :16:56.It is the first stage of the transformation
:16:57. > :17:03.We have come through the test and commissioning phase
:17:04. > :17:19.`` hammer. This ?40 million train is called Brunel.
:17:20. > :17:22.It carries everything it needs to dig holes, mix and pour concrete,
:17:23. > :17:25.erect overhead gantries and install wires.
:17:26. > :17:28.What we've got to do is install 18,000 of these piles
:17:29. > :17:33.We can pile while the adjacent route remains
:17:34. > :17:35.open which means that services can still run through the evening
:17:36. > :17:43.The train creeps over a level crossing at walking pace.
:17:44. > :17:46.The location for each new pile is fixed by satellite.
:17:47. > :17:48.So this GPS is accurate to 15 millimetres?
:17:49. > :18:01.But despite all the fancy kit, measuring still comes
:18:02. > :18:07.down to a spirit level, a tape measure and boots on the ballast.
:18:08. > :18:09.This is the biggest railway investment
:18:10. > :18:15.in the western route since Brunel did his work 176 years ago.
:18:16. > :18:19.We're investing a huge amount of money to electrify the route to
:18:20. > :18:24.ensure that by December 2016, we have faster, greener trains.
:18:25. > :18:30.The train works up to five times faster than conventional gangs of
:18:31. > :18:36.track workers, taking years off the modernisation of the Great Western.
:18:37. > :18:40.The pricetag for the whole project, around ?1.5 billion.
:18:41. > :18:45.The team will work westwards at one mile a night,
:18:46. > :18:51.reaching Oxford, Newbury, Swindon and eventually Bristol
:18:52. > :19:01.In the past, this would have required five years
:19:02. > :19:04.But by breakfast time, trains will be running again.
:19:05. > :19:41.Here's tonight's ties in the Capital One Cup,
:19:42. > :19:47.which includes home games for Brighton, Portsmouth and Reading.
:19:48. > :19:59.It's all change, particularly for Bournemouth tonight. None of the
:20:00. > :20:05.starters from Huddersfield are expected to be revealed.
:20:06. > :20:09.Here's tonight's ties in the Capital One Cup,
:20:10. > :20:15.which includes home games for Brighton, Portsmouth and Reading.
:20:16. > :20:17.It's the new Dons, against the old ones, whichever way you look
:20:18. > :20:27.Sir Robin Knox Johnston and his crew aboard Grey Power have been forced
:20:28. > :20:30.to retire from the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland sailing race
:20:31. > :20:36.The boat suffered mast damage in tricky off shore conditions.
:20:37. > :20:39.Two boats have pulled out so far from the 20 plus field.
:20:40. > :20:43.The leading yacht Oman Sail is now on the trip South
:20:44. > :20:47.and leading the fleet home at an average pace of 27 miles per hour.
:20:48. > :20:48.Hampshire's game against Worcestershire in the
:20:49. > :20:52.Royal London Cup was abandoned last night with only 25 balls bowled.
:20:53. > :20:59.Meanwhile Surrey are in action at Edgbaston today in another rain
:21:00. > :21:05.Tim Linley took the only wicket to fall as
:21:06. > :21:12.The home side was 134 for 1 when the rain came.
:21:13. > :21:23.Unfortunately there's no time set for resumption. It is still wet.
:21:24. > :21:24.They've got some great gear now to get matches back on but we're not
:21:25. > :21:29.sure about tonight. We are facing an extinction
:21:30. > :21:31.in the South's countryside. It's not a rare bird or rodent
:21:32. > :21:34.but a worrying decline So say nature campaigners who have
:21:35. > :21:37.launched an education campaign to get young
:21:38. > :21:55.people away from their computer In just one point, lots of wildlife
:21:56. > :21:59.to discover. `` pond. It is important for children's
:22:00. > :22:05.developments including physical and cognitive. But the Hampshire
:22:06. > :22:08.wildlife trust says there is evidence that children aren't
:22:09. > :22:15.exploring the outdoor cinema. Children are spending a lot less
:22:16. > :22:25.time outdoors and more time indoors using technology. `` the outdoors
:22:26. > :22:33.any more. They don't understand what is on the doorstep. A lot of my
:22:34. > :22:40.friends play games on gadgets inside and miss out on the fun outside. The
:22:41. > :22:44.campaign tries to inspire families to get out and get their hands. T
:22:45. > :22:55.and explore nature. They have celebrity backing. There has been an
:22:56. > :22:59.extension on my lifetime, the young naturalist. As much as they can
:23:00. > :23:05.learn a lot in the classroom and online, what they would develop
:23:06. > :23:10.without meeting at first hand is a deep`rooted affinity for the
:23:11. > :23:15.subject. Wildlife enthusiasts here hope that more people get to love
:23:16. > :23:25.the great outdoors when it's not whether for ducks. There have been a
:23:26. > :23:30.fuchsia worse today. Graham Fielder took this shot
:23:31. > :23:32.of Portchester Castle in Jo Haill took this shot
:23:33. > :23:38.of her two favourite things, Archie the horse and a rainbow
:23:39. > :23:47.in Petworth, West Sussex. And moody skies over Horton Tower in
:23:48. > :24:02.Dorset photographed by Mike Ludwig. Some heavy showers today but they
:24:03. > :24:07.are easing through the night. Tomorrow is a better day than today
:24:08. > :24:11.as showers won't be as frequent or heavy. Tonight, still the risk of
:24:12. > :24:46.the odd shower with tomorrow. Showers could be heavy but
:24:47. > :24:52.they would be as frequent, with a high of 21 Celsius. Under clearer
:24:53. > :24:59.skies, temperatures will be a little lower than tonight, perhaps down to
:25:00. > :26:17.single figures in the countryside. 12 to 16 Celsius in cities.
:26:18. > :27:54.We could easily get two of us in that. Good night.
:27:55. > :27:57.MUSIC: "It Don't Mean A Thing" by Duke Ellington
:27:58. > :28:15.celebrating the music of Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
:28:16. > :28:18.We've got factory boys and butchers' apprentices and office clerks
:28:19. > :28:24.Don't stop moving! If you go back you'll die!