:00:00. > :00:09.There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel, we are back
:00:10. > :00:12.Hello, good evening. I'm Tom Hepworth.
:00:13. > :00:14.Members of the 2000`strong Kurdish community in Portsmouth have
:00:15. > :00:17.gathered to voice their support for those caught up in the
:00:18. > :00:21.They're appealing for the international community to
:00:22. > :00:25.further increase military and humanitarian support.
:00:26. > :00:36.A Kurdish song of struggle, celebrating a spirit of survival.
:00:37. > :00:40.Kurds living here in Portsmouth are very anxious for
:00:41. > :00:45.those facing the advance of Islamic State fighters in northern Iraq.
:00:46. > :00:47.How much contact have you been able to have with
:00:48. > :00:51.I spoke with them on Skype, a couple of minutes.
:00:52. > :00:59.Fill up the car, full tank of petrol, just be ready.
:01:00. > :01:06.What the Kurdish people are today standing for is standing
:01:07. > :01:13.and absolutely rejecting any sort of violence, any sort of domination
:01:14. > :01:20.That is what we are facing right now.
:01:21. > :01:24.Events in Iraq stir up painful memories for this man.
:01:25. > :01:26.He was just 11 when his family were killed in a
:01:27. > :01:31.He welcomes support from the UK and others
:01:32. > :01:38.We came to see to argue the UK Government to do more action to
:01:39. > :01:46.prevent a repeat, another genocide in Kurdistan.
:01:47. > :01:50.Today's event was a show of solidarity as the Kurdish
:01:51. > :01:52.community here adds its voice to the debate.
:01:53. > :01:56.Briony Leyland, BBC South Today, Portsmouth.
:01:57. > :02:00.The owners of a waste recycling site in Swindon which has been on fire
:02:01. > :02:04.for 26 days have failed to meet a deadline to clear it of waste.
:02:05. > :02:08.The Environment Agency stepped in to insist material is removed so
:02:09. > :02:12.firefighters can tackle the fire at the Averies site more effectively.
:02:13. > :02:15.The agency will now take over the clear`up operation
:02:16. > :02:20.The deputy chairman of UKIP, Neil Hamilton,
:02:21. > :02:24.was in Bournemouth today to open a campaign headquarters in the town.
:02:25. > :02:27.A small group of protesters gathered outside the shop on
:02:28. > :02:30.Christchurch Road, which will be the party's base as it campaigns
:02:31. > :02:34.for the seat of Bournemouth East in next year's general election.
:02:35. > :02:37.UKIP polled 38% of the vote in the town in the European
:02:38. > :02:45.If you don't win this seat, how much of a failure would that be for UKIP?
:02:46. > :02:49.Well, I don't think it will be a failure because UKIP makes progress
:02:50. > :02:54.And for a new party to break into our established first past
:02:55. > :02:58.the post political system is very, very difficult.
:02:59. > :03:00.There was a commemorative cavalcade of steam
:03:01. > :03:07.Enthusiasts only finished restoring this locomotive late last night.
:03:08. > :03:10.The traction engines, driven by volunteers wearing replica
:03:11. > :03:14.First World War Army uniforms, hauled a gun tractor in convoy
:03:15. > :03:17.from the Bovington Tank Museum to Tarrant Hinton.
:03:18. > :03:20.The vehicles will be part of a centenary display at the
:03:21. > :03:26.I should think that the hairs on the back of the neck will be, yes...
:03:27. > :03:29.One of those moments because, as I was saying, it has been
:03:30. > :03:38.It will be a special moment when we finally arrived at the Steam Fair
:03:39. > :03:41.It will be a special moment when we finally arrive at the Steam Fair
:03:42. > :03:45.site, where I know they're going to give us a bit of a welcome.
:03:46. > :03:47.On to football, and in the Championship it's early days
:03:48. > :03:50.but Bournemouth stay top and maintain their 100% record,
:03:51. > :03:52.Brighton lost by the same scoreline at Birmingham,
:03:53. > :03:56.while Reading claimed their first win of the season, hanging on
:03:57. > :04:01.to beat Ipswich 1`0 after Jake Taylor gave them a first half lead.
:04:02. > :04:04.In League One, Swindon lost 1`0 at Crawley,
:04:05. > :04:08.while Peterborough beat the MK Dons 3`2 at London Road.
:04:09. > :04:12.In League Two, Oxford slumped to their second successive defeat,
:04:13. > :04:17.Portsmouth notched up their first win of the season,
:04:18. > :04:21.beating Cambridge United 2`1 despite being a man down when Adam Webster
:04:22. > :04:29.Bee Tucker is here with your weather forecast.
:04:30. > :04:33.We have got some rain to come in the forecast of the next 24 hours.
:04:34. > :04:37.A dry start to the evening but we will see cloud thickening up
:04:38. > :04:39.and one or two showers feeding in on a westerly breeze.
:04:40. > :04:44.As a result, a fairly mild one with lows of around 13`15 degrees.
:04:45. > :04:46.A disappointing start to the day tomorrow.
:04:47. > :04:50.A lot of cloud, and we will see some rain spreading in, mostly light
:04:51. > :04:53.and patchy, but it should brighten up as we go through the afternoon.
:04:54. > :04:55.The winds come round to the north`west.
:04:56. > :04:58.As a result, despite the sunshine, it is going to feel noticeably
:04:59. > :05:00.cooler and fresher than the last few days, with highs
:05:01. > :05:06.That's the latest. Thanks for being there.
:05:07. > :05:08.There's more on the BBC News website.
:05:09. > :05:16.We'll be back at ten to seven tomorrow evening.
:05:17. > :05:24.The start of the football season reminds us autumn is around the
:05:25. > :05:30.corner and the an autumnal flavour for the next few days. For Sunday,
:05:31. > :05:33.north-westerly winds and some rain. The rain comes from this front
:05:34. > :05:34.crossing through Northern