:00:12. > :00:14.Hello, I'm Jo Kent with the news here in the south.
:00:15. > :00:17.The Debenhams department store in Portsmouth has apologised
:00:18. > :00:19.after a homeless man, who was sleeping outside
:00:20. > :00:22.on Boxing Day, had his bedding drenched with water
:00:23. > :00:28.The store says it was an accident, but there has been an angry reaction
:00:29. > :00:33.from many in Portsmouth, as Roger Finn reports.
:00:34. > :00:35.Russell Allen was sleeping in a doorway at Debenhams
:00:36. > :00:37.in Portsmouth, on Boxing Day morning, when he was woken
:00:38. > :00:41.by a security guard and told to move on.
:00:42. > :00:43.Sneaky little comment as he walked away.
:00:44. > :00:47.I argued back, said to him, there's no need to be like this, you
:00:48. > :00:48.don't realise what people are going through.
:00:49. > :00:51.He just continued being rude, walked off.
:00:52. > :00:54.I've gone to pack up all my bedding and whatnot,
:00:55. > :00:56.lifted up my sheet and it's absolutely soaking, and I don't mean
:00:57. > :01:00.just a little bit - it was absolutely drenched.
:01:01. > :01:02.There was an outpouring of sympathy on social media,
:01:03. > :01:14.We could all be in that situation one day, who knows?
:01:15. > :01:16.I think it's awful, to be honest with
:01:17. > :01:23.I don't know how, with the Christmas spirit,
:01:24. > :01:27.I've been homeless over the years myself and I wouldn't
:01:28. > :01:30.In a statement, Debenhams say they take
:01:31. > :01:32.this matter seriously and have investigated it.
:01:33. > :01:34.They say it was an unfortunate accident, in which some
:01:35. > :01:37.routine cleaning on the inside of the fire exit resulted in the
:01:38. > :01:40.gentleman's property on the outside of the fire exit becoming wet.
:01:41. > :01:43.Debenhams have apologised to Russel Allen and provided him
:01:44. > :01:48.But there have been threats against members of their staff
:01:49. > :01:51.and one local councillor, who has been homeless himself,
:01:52. > :01:55.This isn't just about this incident - it's
:01:56. > :02:00.And it's an opportunity for us to raise awareness for the homeless
:02:01. > :02:04.and hopefully bring the business sector a bit closer to working
:02:05. > :02:12.with us for the greater understanding of the homeless.
:02:13. > :02:14.A man's appeared in court in Portsmouth charged
:02:15. > :02:16.with manslaughter, following the death of a man
:02:17. > :02:21.57-year-old father of two Nick Medlin, a prison
:02:22. > :02:24.officer at Parkhurst, was pronounced dead at the Rose Inn
:02:25. > :02:27.on Pier Street in the town, in the early hours of the morning.
:02:28. > :02:30.32-year-old Michael Hudson, of no fixed address, has been
:02:31. > :02:34.charged with his manslaughter, and was remanded in custody.
:02:35. > :02:38.He'll appear at Winchester Crown Court in January.
:02:39. > :02:41.St Mary's hospital on the Isle of Wight remains on black alert
:02:42. > :02:44.today, meaning planned operations are being cancelled after very high
:02:45. > :02:49.But the operations director's told the BBC, this morning,
:02:50. > :02:52.the pressure has eased slightly with extra nurses and doctors
:02:53. > :02:54.being brought in to deal with demand, and more
:02:55. > :03:00.The outgoing chief executive in charge of three of Hampshire's
:03:01. > :03:04.hospitals, has spoken about the difficult times facing
:03:05. > :03:07.the health service as she comes to the end of 40 years working
:03:08. > :03:11.Mary Edwards is responsible for Hampshire Hospitals Trust,
:03:12. > :03:15.with sites in Winchester, Andover and Basingstoke.
:03:16. > :03:22.She's been speaking to our reporter, Joe Campbell.
:03:23. > :03:25.Mary Edwards isn't saying goodbye just yet,
:03:26. > :03:27.but come the New Year this will no longer be one
:03:28. > :03:33.That doesn't stop her noting the emergency department here hasn't
:03:34. > :03:36.been spruced up under the last three Prime Ministers.
:03:37. > :03:40.Really we ought to be investing in new lifts so we didn't
:03:41. > :03:46.have to keep repairing, but each lift is probably up to ?250,000 and
:03:47. > :03:52.at the moment we can't prioritise that above other things.
:03:53. > :03:54.One priority will be keeping overseas staff,
:03:55. > :03:57.many of whom have been unsettled by the past year's events.
:03:58. > :04:00.So what does she say to those negotiating Brexit?
:04:01. > :04:03.I would be asking them to do their best to try and
:04:04. > :04:07.make sure we don't destabilise those people who work in an
:04:08. > :04:12.We need staff from overseas, and we need them to feel
:04:13. > :04:16.Soon there will be a new picture hanging here and, after
:04:17. > :04:19.forking out a hefty sum for health care to visit family
:04:20. > :04:23.in Australia and the US, on her retirement Mary Edwards
:04:24. > :04:31.for one remains convinced the NHS is still a bit of a bargain.
:04:32. > :04:34.Onto football, and Southampton will not appeal against the decision
:04:35. > :04:37.to send off Nathan Redmond in last night's 4-1 home
:04:38. > :04:40.defeat against Spurs, despite their manager Claude Puel's
:04:41. > :04:43.belief that referee Mike Dean got it wrong.
:04:44. > :04:46.Redmond was red carded for this challenge on Dele Alli,
:04:47. > :04:51.Saints had taken the early lead in the game through
:04:52. > :04:55.But though Harry Kane missed the penalty awarded
:04:56. > :04:58.when Redmond was sent off, Spurs went on to win the match
:04:59. > :05:06.Now if you've ever tried to hula hoop you may have found
:05:07. > :05:10.But a little girl from Oxford has really mastered it.
:05:11. > :05:12.Poppy Campion decided to use her hula hooping talents
:05:13. > :05:17.Thousands of pounds have now been pledged, for a charity
:05:18. > :05:22.As Jeremy Stern reports, Poppy had the idea after her
:05:23. > :05:31.It's an unusual skill that is tricky to master.
:05:32. > :05:35.Nine-year-old Poppy says it's all in the hips, and set herself
:05:36. > :05:39.a target of hula hooping for 30 minutes.
:05:40. > :05:44.I have never really had people watching me doing hula
:05:45. > :05:51.hooping, I have never really had the encouragement for it.
:05:52. > :05:53.I do it but I just never thought I was...
:05:54. > :06:00.Poppy has raised ?2500 for the Oxford charity
:06:01. > :06:06.Seesaw, which supports children who have suffered a loss.
:06:07. > :06:11.In March, Poppy lost her grandfather - ex Royal Marine Graham Campion.
:06:12. > :06:19.She was the light of his life from the moment she was born.
:06:20. > :06:22.They both loved each other very dearly and she made him
:06:23. > :06:24.feel so much better when she would visit him
:06:25. > :06:26.in hospital, as she did most days.
:06:27. > :06:39.People can still donate online through her Justgiving page.
:06:40. > :06:42.Now let's take a look at the weather, with Dan Downs.
:06:43. > :06:46.We're seeing a few subtle changes in our weather as we
:06:47. > :06:51.The high pressure which has brought us a couple of settled days is
:06:52. > :06:54.slipping away to the south, the isobars squeezing up behind it,
:06:55. > :06:57.And then this weather front's moving down,
:06:58. > :06:59.bringing us rather cloudy conditions to start the New Year,
:07:00. > :07:03.Behind that, though, it does turn a lot clearer and colder.
:07:04. > :07:06.Tonight we're seeing the return of a lot of fog patches
:07:07. > :07:09.around, maybe not quite as dense as the past couple of nights,
:07:10. > :07:12.with a bit more breeze around, but it will be a cold night,
:07:13. > :07:14.quite a widespread frost, as temperatures dip towards
:07:15. > :07:18.Tomorrow, a much cloudy day than today.
:07:19. > :07:21.We start off rather cold and foggy again, and then one
:07:22. > :07:24.or two breaks are possible but generally a lot more cloud around
:07:25. > :07:27.and not feeling particularly warm - a bit more of a breeze around, and
:07:28. > :07:29.temperatures of around 7 or 8 degrees.
:07:30. > :07:34.As we end the year it stays rather cloudy through Saturday.
:07:35. > :07:36.Milder than recent days, though - temperatures just scraping into
:07:37. > :07:40.But it turns rather damp to start New Year's Day, before
:07:41. > :07:43.brightening up later, and then colder but clearer
:07:44. > :07:49.There's more on the BBC News website.
:07:50. > :07:52.Our next programme is tonight at 11:10pm.
:07:53. > :08:23.Temperatures have dropped away shortly and we have seen some fog,
:08:24. > :08:27.particularly through the Midlands. We do have some clout drifting in
:08:28. > :08:33.from the west. By the end of the night, towards the East Midlands as
:08:34. > :08:37.well. Further north, more of a breeze from the south-west, bringing
:08:38. > :08:42.in a weather front. Keeping the temperatures at seven or 8 degrees.
:08:43. > :08:45.Freezing or just below to the south-east corner. Fog will live to
:08:46. > :08:49.low cloud and generally speaking a lot more cloud than we saw today.
:08:50. > :08:53.Northern Scotland is the focal point for wet and windy weather. Confined
:08:54. > :08:58.to the north and west of Scotland where temperatures will be quite
:08:59. > :08:59.mild, ten or 11 degrees for Glasgow,