:00:00. > :00:00.Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today.
:00:00. > :00:09.150 asylum seekers put up in Bournemouth hotels ?
:00:10. > :00:20.but the local MP says the town is not the right place
:00:21. > :00:27.I make absolutely no apologx for putting the jobs and economx for the
:00:28. > :00:29.area that I represent in thd House of Commons before anything dlse
:00:30. > :00:31.Picking up the pieces after the winter flooding, but householders
:00:32. > :00:35.Clearing dumped rubbish ` the flytippers costing charhties
:00:36. > :00:47.And after fire destroys much of their house,
:00:48. > :01:03.the Doolittle family and thdir 00 animals begin the long cleanup.
:01:04. > :01:07.Are there some sorts of visitors our tourist resorts
:01:08. > :01:12.It's a question being asked in Bournemouth tonight after it was
:01:13. > :01:15.revealed that 150 asylum sedkers are staying in two hotels in thd town.
:01:16. > :01:18.The Home Office is picking tp the bill because its usual accolmodation
:01:19. > :01:28.Let's cross to Ben Moore who is live in Bournemouth tonight.
:01:29. > :01:37.Thank you. Foreign students are here, and there are a bustlhng
:01:38. > :01:43.tourism industry, this town can call itself multicultural, but whth the
:01:44. > :01:46.presence of asylum`seekers here there is rumbling the spreading
:01:47. > :01:52.across the South. We have bden with the one asylum seeker, who has now
:01:53. > :01:59.got a hotel on the sea front for his home. He may be thousands of miles
:02:00. > :02:08.from his home, but he is notorious. Because he distributed Westdrn aid
:02:09. > :02:12.in Pakistan, he was trying to be killed. He is now here with other
:02:13. > :02:19.asylum`seekers. Everyone is worried about their future. We are worried
:02:20. > :02:25.about basic needs, like food and residents. But it is not like a
:02:26. > :02:30.proper house, like a home or something. A home or somethhng. 150
:02:31. > :02:36.seven speakers are staying `t two hotels. They are both owned by the
:02:37. > :02:44.Brittania chain. The rims cost a minimum of ?45 a night, and one
:02:45. > :02:52.local MP has said they are not welcome. `` rooms. We had the knack
:02:53. > :02:58.should return to sending thdm back to the last`place that they were. ``
:02:59. > :03:03.we should return to. They are here because of London is full. The Home
:03:04. > :03:08.Office busted them out after accommodation became overcrowded. It
:03:09. > :03:15.is not the first time we have seen the brand impact this does `` bed
:03:16. > :03:18.and breakfast places being tsed because there is a delay in
:03:19. > :03:24.decision`making processes in determining whether people should be
:03:25. > :03:30.given refugee status or not. This has caused fears that it might
:03:31. > :03:33.affect the tourism industry, but the council has been assured th`t this
:03:34. > :03:39.is a short`term measure that they pose no threat to residents here or
:03:40. > :03:43.cost them anything. I don't think it is fair, giving them a hotels when
:03:44. > :03:47.there are a lot of people around here looking for hotels who can t
:03:48. > :03:53.find them. I know people looking for them that can't find them. H haven't
:03:54. > :03:57.even noticed them yet. I know that one hotel is where they are meant to
:03:58. > :04:01.be, but they've got to go somewhere. It is not the asylum`seekers will be
:04:02. > :04:06.here no more than two weeks. During that time, they cannot use their
:04:07. > :04:11.visit is like doctors or schools, all they can do is sit and wait
:04:12. > :04:18.People they're made of the development?
:04:19. > :04:22.It is causing them some concern We had a statement from hotel
:04:23. > :04:26.association which Western why the Government is using the town, but
:04:27. > :04:30.they've attracted that without an explanation this afternoon. The
:04:31. > :04:33.dispersal of asylum`seekers around the UK is a normal thing. It is
:04:34. > :04:40.normally northern towns that accommodate them, and at thd start
:04:41. > :04:42.of our story, we saw one man who is hoping to get a permanent home here.
:04:43. > :04:49.His journey is certainly not over. Surrey County Council is calling
:04:50. > :04:51.on the government to extend its deadline
:04:52. > :04:52.for flood protection grants. Money was made available
:04:53. > :04:55.for businesses and home owndrs who were affected by last winter's
:04:56. > :04:58.flooding, to help with the clear up Thousands have already benefited,
:04:59. > :05:01.but there's concern that those who are only now returning to
:05:02. > :05:04.their homes may not be able to get work done and claim the mondy back
:05:05. > :05:07.before the March deadline. Sean Killick reports from
:05:08. > :05:16.Hayling Island. It's a very calm day here today a
:05:17. > :05:20.very different picture from what it was back in the winter when the
:05:21. > :05:24.waves crashed in on the winter storms and the first building to
:05:25. > :05:29.bear the brunt here on the hsland was this one. This was the scene
:05:30. > :05:39.inside the pub on Valentine's Day. Heart breaking for owners I`n and
:05:40. > :05:48.Carol. As you can see, it is all to the downstairs of the pub. Through
:05:49. > :05:52.the centre. In the kitchen. Unit spends ?25,000 fixing the d`mage and
:05:53. > :05:57.carry out flood prevention work and he has received about ?15,000 in
:05:58. > :06:01.flood relief rents. No they were fantastic. The Council are `ctively
:06:02. > :06:05.approached us and let us know the grants were available. They provided
:06:06. > :06:11.a proactive granted to let ts do work on the building to help us
:06:12. > :06:13.prevent future floods. There are three different rogue
:06:14. > :06:35.Rams. These have helped owners imlensely.
:06:36. > :06:40.The repair and renew scheme pays up to ?5,000 for new measures to
:06:41. > :06:47.protect against future flooding Nearly 150 claims were made on the
:06:48. > :06:52.Isle of Wight. 50 properties have received the support. It is not just
:06:53. > :06:56.about getting your property back to where it was, because your hnsurer
:06:57. > :07:00.can help you. It is about what changes you can make to your
:07:01. > :07:05.property for next time, when there is more weather, are you in a better
:07:06. > :07:08.position to withstand a? Is some Council stated claim the de`dline
:07:09. > :07:14.needs extending. The Surrey County Council have said that the lany
:07:15. > :07:20.homeowners are certainly to get access. However, the Governlent said
:07:21. > :07:24.they have received no request to extend the deadline and an dxpect
:07:25. > :07:27.all the work to be completed by next March.
:07:28. > :07:30.The Conservatives have been setting out their economic plans for the
:07:31. > :07:33.next five years with further pension changes and a benefits freeze.
:07:34. > :07:35.Like Labour last week, the Tories have struggled to control
:07:36. > :07:38.the conference headlines in what is meant to be the last big showcase
:07:39. > :07:45.Our Political Editor Peter Henley sent this report from Birmingham.
:07:46. > :07:49.It's the conference that st`rted in defections and scandal,
:07:50. > :07:52.but one man's loss Reading Dast MP Rob Wilson's gain, appointed
:07:53. > :07:59.You wrote a book about scandals in politics.
:08:00. > :08:03.Is this a strange way to cole into being a minister?
:08:04. > :08:05.Well, obviously it is not the ide`l way.
:08:06. > :08:08.There are other ways I could have come into it, but unfortunately
:08:09. > :08:11.Brooks Newmark had a few problems and he had to resign
:08:12. > :08:16.And, of course, you can't ldave a ministerial position unfilled for
:08:17. > :08:21.any length of time and therd are many charities in the sector that I
:08:22. > :08:24.am now going to be responsible for who were looking for leadership who
:08:25. > :08:26.were looking for someone to come in and take over.
:08:27. > :08:29.But, of course, the Prime Mhnister had to act quickly and decisively,
:08:30. > :08:35.Any event here that talks about the European Union seems to be popular.
:08:36. > :08:37.There were huge queues for renegotiating the EU, something
:08:38. > :08:51.I think people are getting tired of talk, which is why I think UKIP
:08:52. > :08:58.He is seen as a man of the people, has a pint of beer and a fag
:08:59. > :09:01.And his language is simple, his message is simple.
:09:02. > :09:07.I think we have got to be adoptive of that and tell people where it is
:09:08. > :09:10.that we are going so they know and understand that we have got
:09:11. > :09:17.David Cameron is promising a referendum if he gets in.
:09:18. > :09:23.I am very delighted that he has promised a referendum, and H believe
:09:24. > :09:26.he means it and if we win ndxt May, the country will get one.
:09:27. > :09:29.This is a party in Birmingham that feels it is under
:09:30. > :09:40.NHS England has defended its decision to fund
:09:41. > :09:43.the proton beam therapy for Ashya King, the Portsmouth boy who needs
:09:44. > :09:46.The five`year`old is currently having daily visits to
:09:47. > :09:50.Doctors in the UK originallx said the therapy offered no benefits
:09:51. > :09:55.NHS England says funding has now been approved through a second
:09:56. > :10:03.separate process ` but it ddclined to be interviewed on its decision.
:10:04. > :10:05.Still to come in this evening's South Tod`y:
:10:06. > :10:08.A walk down memory lane ` thousands step out to raise money
:10:09. > :10:17.Portsmouth is one of the most dangerous places in
:10:18. > :10:19.the country for cycling, according to new government statistics.
:10:20. > :10:22.The City Council says the r`te is relatively high because so lany
:10:23. > :10:25.people cycle in the city ` but cyclists say they're increasingly
:10:26. > :10:34.Jon Cuthill's been finding out what needs to be done to cut
:10:35. > :10:40.Portsmouth's roads can be a battle ground.
:10:41. > :10:42.Tempers are frayed between cyclists and motorists.
:10:43. > :10:51.Drivers are very aggressive in their cars.
:10:52. > :10:54.There are times when I think I must have an invisible cloak on
:10:55. > :11:08.They are a law unto themselves most of the time.
:11:09. > :11:11.Government figures show last year in Portsmouth, there were 906 cycling
:11:12. > :11:13.accidents reported to the police per million of the population.
:11:14. > :11:18.Only London and Hull fared worse in the whole country.
:11:19. > :11:20.Portsmouth City Council has pledged ?2.5 million to improving things.
:11:21. > :11:28.Some junctions and bike lands will be made safer and 20 mph spded
:11:29. > :11:36.Where we can and we have got the space, we will look to put more
:11:37. > :11:38.harder engineering measures and create more space for cxclists.
:11:39. > :11:40.The reality is, we cannot knock houses down.
:11:41. > :11:43.We have got terraced housing even on the main road.
:11:44. > :11:45.We don't have any public land available to encroach into,
:11:46. > :11:53.I think, in the short term, Portsmouth needs to look at how it
:11:54. > :11:56.can creatively make some ch`nges to junctions to make cyclists safer
:11:57. > :11:59.Nationally, the Department for Transport says it has doubled
:12:00. > :12:02.funding for cycling to ?374 million to help deliver safer juncthons
:12:03. > :12:05.For all cyclists on the South's roads, those improvements c`n't come
:12:06. > :12:19.And there'll be more on Inshde Out tonight at 7:30pm,
:12:20. > :12:21.as Jon Cuthill examines whether Dutch roundabouts
:12:22. > :12:32.The Winter Gardens in Bourndmouth used to be a major concert venue but
:12:33. > :12:36.finding a new use for the shte has proved to be a real song and dance.
:12:37. > :12:40.It's a key location in the centre of the town and a number of gr`nd plans
:12:41. > :12:42.have fallen by the wayside `mid considerable local controversy.
:12:43. > :12:45.This afternoon, councillors gave their backing to a new blueprint.
:12:46. > :12:52.Katy Austin is there ` this one got the green light?
:12:53. > :12:59.Yes, today proposals for development of the
:13:00. > :13:01.The large sloping area did contain a popular performance hall there
:13:02. > :13:05.Now as other building sites havd sprung
:13:06. > :13:09.up around it, the site remahns undeveloped, left as a car park
:13:10. > :13:16.In the past two years, two plans for developments ` of leisure
:13:17. > :13:19.space, hundreds of homes, and hotels ` have been rejected, in large part
:13:20. > :13:25.The bid discussed by Bournemouth Borough Council today
:13:26. > :13:34.The developer said it had addressed concerns over traffic and shze.
:13:35. > :13:39.And the council's planning committee agreed.
:13:40. > :13:47.If it was all about money, they would've developed the site by now,
:13:48. > :13:51.this is all about the right development. This is a great town. I
:13:52. > :14:04.have been here 33 years, I would not move. Why would we put some shabby
:14:05. > :14:08.ten hut in our town? It oncd indoor facilities to attract tourists and
:14:09. > :14:11.new homes, both will be provided by these plans. But not everybody
:14:12. > :14:17.thinks this is the right thhng for Bournemouth. Nobody knows what the
:14:18. > :14:23.facilities will be. It is all smoke and mirrors, and that is ond issue.
:14:24. > :14:27.The other issue is we need to consider the increase in tr`ffic
:14:28. > :14:36.Thomas which could be detrilental to the area. Some of those concerns
:14:37. > :14:41.were reflected by councillors in today's meeting. The decision was
:14:42. > :14:43.that something needed to be done with the site and these bozos might
:14:44. > :14:50.be a start. `` proposals. Like many small charities,
:14:51. > :14:52.the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospicd in Farnham has to work hard to
:14:53. > :14:55.raise much needed funds. But it's found itself losing money
:14:56. > :14:57.because of the thoughtlessndss Worthless furniture is being dumped
:14:58. > :15:01.outside its shop and the hospice has Staff call it "Car Boot Monday"
:15:02. > :15:23.as they're left to deal with goods Donations like these make a vital
:15:24. > :15:26.contribution for the ?15,000 that this hospice has to find each day to
:15:27. > :15:31.keep its doors open. The st`rt of the week rings a less welcole
:15:32. > :15:38.collection of items here on the doorstop. This morning we h`d a
:15:39. > :15:45.office chair, totally wet and ruined by the rain. A mangled wine rack.
:15:46. > :15:50.There comes a point when thhngs have to go down the tape or in the
:15:51. > :15:55.rubbish and with the majority of this, we have reached that point. It
:15:56. > :16:00.is relentless. These are thd type of items that have kept the hospice
:16:01. > :16:06.running for over 30 years. For the rest, it is just a fly`tipphng. To
:16:07. > :16:12.make things worse, just a short distance away, there is a fly type.
:16:13. > :16:16.They are open on Sunday and are happy to take things off of
:16:17. > :16:23.people's hands that they no longer want. We would ask people to bring
:16:24. > :16:26.things to our shop that we can sell during opening hours. Then we can
:16:27. > :16:32.work out what is good and what we cannot sell. Putting it outside
:16:33. > :16:39.means it simply will not be able to be used and we then spend money
:16:40. > :16:44.adding rid of it. The cost of disposing of other's rubbish is
:16:45. > :16:47.something they cannot afford. Derek Rankin and
:16:48. > :16:49.his family have more than 100 pets. On Saturday,
:16:50. > :16:57.they were out shopping when they saw They soon found out that it was
:16:58. > :17:02.their house that was on fird. As they rushed home, Derek's only
:17:03. > :17:05.thought was for his animals. Chris Robinson went to meet the man
:17:06. > :17:14.whose neighbours call him Doolittle. I was absolutely devastated, I
:17:15. > :17:22.wasn't worried about my house, I wanted to get in and see my animals.
:17:23. > :17:27.This is what is left of Derdk's kitchen. Thankfully, the fire did
:17:28. > :17:32.not spread. Inside the housd was dozens of pets. It was a fire alarm
:17:33. > :17:37.that alerted the neighbours. They had to climb in and pull out the
:17:38. > :17:43.animals. He was treated for smoke inhalation. Derek is thankftl for
:17:44. > :17:49.that neighbour's intervention, although he doesn't know who it is.
:17:50. > :17:57.There are many exotic animals here as well as the common ones. We have
:17:58. > :18:04.got tortoises, one is, a cotple of a bearded dragons, a couple of the
:18:05. > :18:09.bullfrogs. Sadly, several animals died in the fire. This frog was
:18:10. > :18:14.lucky, she was black but was resuscitated. She has made ` full
:18:15. > :18:22.recovery. Here she is with `nother dog, being booked after by the
:18:23. > :18:25.firefighters who treated thdm. Once we established that no human life
:18:26. > :18:31.was at risk, we had to look at the best interest of the animals left
:18:32. > :18:37.behind. That is I think that is playing on Derek's mind as well Do
:18:38. > :18:43.you think you will stop havhng so many animals? We will have to, but
:18:44. > :18:48.animals are my life. I prefdr animals to people. He is so fond of
:18:49. > :18:55.his pets, these turkeys havd survived many Christmases. Happily,
:18:56. > :19:01.they will look forward to this oneone, two.
:19:02. > :19:10.Onto the sport, now. I haven't seen you for months. Yorked wearhng a
:19:11. > :19:12.good colour, because the fans of this club will be happy. Thdy
:19:13. > :19:15.cleared up ?7 million of debt. Pompey had two spells
:19:16. > :19:18.in administration between 2010 and 2013, in which the business failed
:19:19. > :19:21.owing tens of millions of pounds, and the team was relegated from
:19:22. > :19:23.the Premier League to Leagud Two. A supporters' trust now owns Pompey
:19:24. > :19:26.and the regime in charge believe their business model is one other
:19:27. > :19:34.football clubs should follow. Now that's gone, we can rebtild for
:19:35. > :19:38.the future, but what we can't do is take our eye off the ball. @nd
:19:39. > :19:41.really, we are at ground zero now, we've cleared that, we've started,
:19:42. > :19:44.we're in a really good position But in any business, especially a
:19:45. > :19:47.football club, three or four bad months and you can be back hn
:19:48. > :19:50.trouble again. So we've just got to make sure we keep our eye on the
:19:51. > :19:53.ball, keep moving forward and keep working to the disaplines that we
:19:54. > :19:57.have done for the past 18 months. A former Portsmouth manager, Harry
:19:58. > :19:59.Redknapp, had a losing return to the south coast this weekend as another
:20:00. > :20:02.of his former clubs, Southalpton, All the goals came quickly
:20:03. > :20:05.after the break. Ryan Bertrand with his first for
:20:06. > :20:08.the club put Southampton in front. The former Poole town strikdr
:20:09. > :20:11.Charlie Austin levelled for the visitors but standbx
:20:12. > :20:15.for a brilliant goal from Graziano To the football league and the goals
:20:16. > :20:32.from your region. A six`goal thriller at the
:20:33. > :20:35.Madejski Stadium with the Royals A first goal, too,
:20:36. > :20:37.for defender Michael Hector. The celebration should improve
:20:38. > :20:45.with a little bit more practice Jake Taylor leveled
:20:46. > :20:48.almost immediately. First, Wolves 3`2 up,
:20:49. > :20:52.Nick Blackman credited with an own goal here ` no goal`line technology
:20:53. > :20:55.in the Football League, remdmber. But Glenn Murray there with
:20:56. > :20:58.a beauty in the 89th minute. Bournmouth picked up their first
:20:59. > :21:02.League win in seven, with a goal Yan Kerrigan claimed his first
:21:03. > :21:09.since the first opening day of the season, the Cherries go to
:21:10. > :21:13.a sixth place derby tomorrow in confident mood after Simon Francis
:21:14. > :21:17.stepped in to round off the win We perfromed very well and
:21:18. > :21:20.as you say, not got the restlts but think if you keep performing
:21:21. > :21:23.at the levels that we have been a An encouraging point for Brhghton
:21:24. > :21:27.in Nottingham Forrest who h`d led the table at the start of the day,
:21:28. > :21:31.Albian haven't found the net Craig Mackail`Smith had thehr best
:21:32. > :21:34.chance and the city's ground. A goalless draw
:21:35. > :21:36.for Portsmith means it's three unbeaten for them, but they did have
:21:37. > :21:43.many chances to win at Hartlepool, Partick Agyman in the first half
:21:44. > :21:46.and Craig Westcarr in the sdcond. A big win for London Irish
:21:47. > :21:50.on Saturday` their first It came thanks to 17 points
:21:51. > :21:54.from the boot of Shane Geraghty Their try came through Halani Aulika
:21:55. > :21:58.as Irish ended a run of ten defeats in a row agahnst
:21:59. > :22:02.Leicester in all competitions. After promotion to the
:22:03. > :22:04.First Division of the County Championship, the ch`nges to
:22:05. > :22:06.personnel have begun at Hampshire. In comes former Sussex bowldr
:22:07. > :22:08.Yasir Arafat and the talentdd Michael Bates is among thosd
:22:09. > :22:13.released, while fast bowler David Balcombe has moved to Surrex, where
:22:14. > :22:19.he's agreed a two year contract Justin Rose emerged as one
:22:20. > :22:21.of the standard bearers of the European team, winning four points
:22:22. > :22:24.as Europe retained the Ryder Cup. While he was doing that,
:22:25. > :22:26.Bournemouth's Georgia Hall was winning her first professional
:22:27. > :22:29.tournament. The 18`year`old won the
:22:30. > :22:31.Strasbourg Open by four shots. Georgia, who plays at Ferndown,
:22:32. > :22:34.turned professional earlier this year
:22:35. > :22:37.and her main aim is to earn a full Speedway now, and both Poold Pirates
:22:38. > :22:42.and Swindon Robins start thd end Pirates finished top of the
:22:43. > :22:47.Elite League table after the regular season, but are without
:22:48. > :22:59.Darcy Ward, who's suspended. 44 million people
:23:00. > :23:01.in the world have dementia, so it's easy to see why finding
:23:02. > :23:07.effective treatments is a priority. The Alzheimer?s Society is spending
:23:08. > :23:10.?5 million a year on research ` This weekend, thousands of people
:23:11. > :23:16.came together to raise funds and awareness for the Society, taking
:23:17. > :23:18.part in the annual Memory W`lk Roger Finn met up with a falily
:23:19. > :23:39.in Portsmouth who were taking part Warming up for the walk. Among those
:23:40. > :23:42.taking part, this couple. Three years ago, Sheila noticed that the
:23:43. > :23:50.ball but was becoming more vague, repeating things and forgetting
:23:51. > :23:55.things. `` Bob. I noticed that he would begin his speech and start
:23:56. > :24:03.again halfway through. They find regular support at a cafe rtn by the
:24:04. > :24:09.charity. The walk is their way of giving something back. Many people
:24:10. > :24:16.here covered ten km, although some random shorter. All of them are
:24:17. > :24:25.raising money for funding for research into this. I would say take
:24:26. > :24:29.it up clearly, the get it in the eye, and say to yourself, wd will
:24:30. > :24:37.live with this every day, btt we will not die. We will live life to
:24:38. > :24:40.the full. Well done took part of the walks.
:24:41. > :24:43.It was a misty start in places today.
:24:44. > :24:48.This picture of Corfe Castld was taken by Andy Lyons.
:24:49. > :24:51.Steve Pullen also captured the murky start on the the
:24:52. > :24:55.And John Cropp took this photo of a cow cooling off in watdr
:24:56. > :25:09.For some of us, it was a warm day. Through the course of today, we are
:25:10. > :25:14.expecting some sunny spells. Rain is likely tomorrow night and towards
:25:15. > :25:21.the end of the week. It will turn cooler. Through the course of the
:25:22. > :25:25.night, like last night, there are risks of fog and mist patchds. There
:25:26. > :25:33.will be one or two showers skirting the coast. Under the cleared skies,
:25:34. > :25:40.it does not he will see somd fog, but it won't be as dense. It
:25:41. > :25:46.predominantly dry start to the day tomorrow. Some murkiness first
:25:47. > :25:54.thing, but it will clear. The audit shower is a possibility, especially
:25:55. > :26:00.along the south coast. `` odd shower. The temperature will be
:26:01. > :26:04.warmer, perhaps 21 Celsius. Tomorrow night, we will see initiallx a
:26:05. > :26:10.lovely evening, but the clotds will increase and the rain will `rrive.
:26:11. > :26:15.Outbreaks of patchy, light rain although not too much. The
:26:16. > :26:21.temperatures will fall to a mild 15 to 16 Celsius. A mild and d`mp the
:26:22. > :26:24.start to the day on Wednesd`y, introducing rain and showers
:26:25. > :26:32.throughout the day. Generally, lots of clouds. That cloud will produce
:26:33. > :26:37.outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Not too heavy, but there could be the
:26:38. > :26:49.odd heavy worsted here and there. `` odd heavy shower. There is ` lot of
:26:50. > :26:57.cloudy weather, with tomorrow with the best of the warmth. Tomorrow,
:26:58. > :26:59.there will be risks of showdrs, which becomes more likely through
:27:00. > :27:11.Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. He was just saying, he won't have to
:27:12. > :27:20.turn on the boiler. He was so excited. We will be back tolorrow at
:27:21. > :27:23.638 M. There is more tonight at 8pm and 10:30 p.m.. Good night.