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24/08/2014

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Good evening. I'm Jo Kent whth the news in the South.

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A solider who was the first to be awarded the

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Victoria Cross during the Great War today became one of first hdroes of

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that conflict to receive a special memorial in this centenary xear

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The town of Guildford turned out to honour

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Captain Frances Grenfell, almost 100 years to the hour after the act

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of bravery that won him Britain s highest military decoration.

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Exactly 100 years ago, the len were in the thick of the fighting.

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British troops may have been on the run, but today was like soldiers

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stood proud this morning as Guildford honoured one of the heroes

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of that day. Welcome, all, to this service. More than two dozen

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relatives of Captain Francis Grenfell, the cavalry officdr who

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was to win the VC for his p`rt in a charge against German troops, then

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helping rescue British guns from no man's land, despite being wounded.

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His award was paraded by thd church by a young answer from the town ``

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Lancer. To be part of something he was such a massive part of the

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regiment and he got the VC. As memories fade, a century on from the

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outbreak of the First World War the outbreak of the First World War the

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hope is that this memorial `nd others in towns up and down the

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country will act as a lasting reminder of the sacrifices that were

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made. The overriding for myself and the families would be one of a sense

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of pride. And the sense of pointless loss of so many talented people

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Captain Grenfell survived that day, but within a year, he and hhs twin

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were killed in action. An after`school club for chhldren

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with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire has been closed after

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it failed to report an allegation Guideposts Trust club, at Khngfisher

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School in Abingdon, was ratdd In a damning report, the edtcation

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watchdog found staff had "failed to act promptly on

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concerns". It also found that the club had

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allowed "unchecked staff to work Guideposts Trust has yet to

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return our calls for a commdnt. A investigation's underway

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after a police car hit and seriously injured a driver

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following a pursuit in Dorsdt. The 28`year`old failed to stop

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after being chased by officers between Dorchester

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and Sherborne yesterday evening When the driver got out,

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he was hit by the police vehicle. He was taken to Dorset County

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Hospital with serious injurhes Dorset Police says inquiries are

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ongoing as to whether it will refer the m`tter to

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the police watchdog, the IPCC. Plans have been approved

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which could help to minimisd future Purley`on`Thames was badly hit

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by rising water in January, Now planning permission's bden

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granted for a special protection barrier to

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be built close to the river. Work will begin

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on the 5m wide bund on Tuesday. Now, Southampton's cruise tdrminals

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are usually closed off to the public, unless you're

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off on holiday, but this wedkend, the gates have been opened `s part

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of the city's maritime festhval Thousands got

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the chance to look around vdssels They included some

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of the little ships involved in the evacuation of Dunkirk,

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the D`Day launch ship HMS Mddusa, Some football news, and Brighton

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have signed Spanish striker The 29`year`old comes from Getafe

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for an undisclosed fee. Here he is,

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playing against the Seagulls in He passed his medical at thd Amex

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last night If you're putting

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your feet up this bank holiday weekend, spare a thought

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for Southampton footballing legend Francis Benali, who's just set off

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on his gruelling three`week charity This is him leaving St James's Park

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in Newcastle earlier, meeting up with former Saints

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team`mate Alan Shearer. He'll cover 1,000 miles as part

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of the challenge, aiming to raise I cycled here down to London a few

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years ago, and that was hard. So for him to be running from here to

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Southampton, with a few stoploss at every ground, he will need ` lot of

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support, it will be hard work. It is for a great cause. I wish hhm luck,

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you will need it! The weather is not looking too

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good, here is Holly Green. Good evening, tonight and tomorrow

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will bring some wet weather. Some of the worst is expected through

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tomorrow afternoon. At the loment, we have cloud thickening from the

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West, heralding the arrival of rain. A little patchy at tiles

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tonight, but misty and murkx as we tonight, but misty and murkx as we

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push towards dawn. A much mhlder night as well. Tomorrow, a wet

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start, it may become drier for a while, but the next area of heavy

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rain pushes in. A Met Officd yellow warning in force. Surface w`ter

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spray and localised disrupthon to the bank holiday Monday travel. A

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blustery day, especially around the coast. Into next week, keephng the

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sun settled team, we lose some of the night weather.

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the BBC News website. Our ndxt news the BBC News website. Our ndxt news

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is tonight at 10:15pm. After that cold start this morning,

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it has been quite a nice day for most of us. We have seen cloud

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amounts increasing but it is this cloud that is coming in from the

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Atlantic which is going to bring change in weather. Not too much rain

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from it, further patchy rain across Northern Ireland overnight, some

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rain at times across Wales and the south-west, shovelling further

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east. Far north of England and particularly Scotland, saying drive.

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Clearer skies, still quite cold elsewhere, not as cold as it was

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last night. Cloudy day tomorrow across England and Wales, some rain

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at times, heavy rain, brighter colours coming into the south-west,

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through the morning, pushing into the Midlands, towards the south east

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and parts of Northern Ireland as well. Further north, Scotland may

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well stay dry, the North West of Scotland is the place to be, quite a

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bit of sunshine. Cool breeze off the North Sea, picking up for eastern

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Scotland, may be gusty winds. It is the south of Northern Ireland which

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is going to see most of the rain. For North of England not seeing much

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rain until well on into the

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