:00:00. > :00:00.In tonight's programme... takeover offer for Unilever.
:00:07. > :00:08.The social-media boasting by a gang of girls
:00:09. > :00:11.after they violently attacked a 14-year-old
:00:12. > :00:17.Home, sweet home - new life for a Victorian jail,
:00:18. > :00:24.but where's the quota of affordable housing?
:00:25. > :00:27.An emotional moment - a deaf husband and wife hear
:00:28. > :00:33.I love sound and I want to be able to hear more.
:00:34. > :00:44.And four boys get a chance at the big time.
:00:45. > :00:55.I will be putting these would be Billy Elliots through their paces.
:00:56. > :01:00.Show us your stuff, boys. That is good.
:01:01. > :01:03.Three young women have been sentenced for attacking
:01:04. > :01:06.a 14-year-old girl with a wheelbrace in a Guildford park
:01:07. > :01:10.The victim suffered head injuries and is still
:01:11. > :01:13.The women had originally denied using a weapon until messages found
:01:14. > :01:15.on their phones revealed they'd discussed how to clean
:01:16. > :01:27.Let's join Ben Moore outside Guildford Crown Court.
:01:28. > :01:39.It was indeed, an attack with a heavy metal wheel brace that left a
:01:40. > :01:46.young girl with severe injuries, all because of a Facebook 's back. There
:01:47. > :01:51.were three defendants, Sophie Burrows, Lauren Putney and a
:01:52. > :01:58.17-year-old girl who can't be named. They left their victim with several
:01:59. > :02:01.injuries. The court heard that as well as the physical injuries the
:02:02. > :02:08.girl is also suffering depression and is afraid to go out. Her mother
:02:09. > :02:11.spoke to us on these steps exclusively but anonymously about
:02:12. > :02:13.how it has affected her daughter's life.
:02:14. > :02:16.Only recently she's started going out again.
:02:17. > :02:22.Had to change schools, and just change everything really.
:02:23. > :02:27.She changed her name on Facebook, load of different stuff, just...
:02:28. > :02:33.She don't want no-one to know this is what happened to her.
:02:34. > :02:42.The court heard after this Facebook row in January last year the trio
:02:43. > :02:47.made a considerable dry to a park in Guildford to confront the girl.
:02:48. > :02:52.Sophie Burroughs wrought with her a 30 centimetre metal wheel brace.
:02:53. > :02:56.They confronted the girl, told her to fight, when the girl through the
:02:57. > :03:01.first punch they set about her. In the days that followed a sent a
:03:02. > :03:07.series of text messages, one girl said, it is good, I cut her head
:03:08. > :03:12.open. Another said, she chose to fight, now she is leading hard.
:03:13. > :03:14.Electric Communications eventually led the girls to give themselves up
:03:15. > :03:17.at Guildford police stations. A media appeal was issued
:03:18. > :03:19.following the incident and it was the attention on social
:03:20. > :03:22.media that led to the girls eventually handing themselves
:03:23. > :03:24.in at Guildford police station. At first they denied using any
:03:25. > :03:27.weapon of any kind during the attack but messages were found
:03:28. > :03:29.on all of their phones mentioning the assault and the crowbar and how
:03:30. > :03:43.to clean it and all three Sophie Burroughs was sentenced to 14
:03:44. > :03:49.months in a young offender's institution, Lauren Cove had her
:03:50. > :03:54.sentence suspended the two years and the 17-year-old was referred to the
:03:55. > :03:59.youth court. The judge said they had genuine removals but he said it was
:04:00. > :04:06.caused by a ridiculous and stupid argument on Facebook.
:04:07. > :04:08.A major town-centre development in Dorchester has been waved
:04:09. > :04:11.through, despite the fact that the 180 new properties will not
:04:12. > :04:15.Last night the council gave planning permission to a scheme to convert
:04:16. > :04:18.The entire site will now go for high-end housing,
:04:19. > :04:20.after the developers argued affordable units would damage
:04:21. > :04:36.These thick walls, designed to imprison, will soon be used to
:04:37. > :04:41.impress. There will be 60 apartments in the old prison and many more in
:04:42. > :04:46.the new block. All at a premium price. The local Labour group is
:04:47. > :04:53.furious note affordable homes will be on offer. It is all very well
:04:54. > :04:58.having wealthy retirees or wealthy families moving in, that is great
:04:59. > :05:05.but we want balance. Where is the provision for local people? The plan
:05:06. > :05:08.is to retain the old Victorian prison, making this an expensive
:05:09. > :05:13.build. For that reason the developers have been able to
:05:14. > :05:18.successfully argued that to include affordable housing would simply make
:05:19. > :05:22.the scheme and viable. West Dorset council usually insists on 35% of
:05:23. > :05:28.affordable homes. Developers can negotiate that down but it is very
:05:29. > :05:32.unusual for there to be no requirement at all.
:05:33. > :05:36.What do you say to local people who feel disappointed? We would have
:05:37. > :05:41.loved to have affordable homes on the site, we tried my macro hardest
:05:42. > :05:48.to put forward affordable homes in West Dorset. -- we tried our
:05:49. > :05:52.hardest. There should be a affordable houses for the young
:05:53. > :05:59.people. They will never get on the ladder for housing. People are
:06:00. > :06:03.buying just to rent out and it doesn't give local people a chance.
:06:04. > :06:06.Disappointing because you have to have affordable housing for local
:06:07. > :06:10.people otherwise they will not be able to live in the county,
:06:11. > :06:26.especially young people. The developers told us...
:06:27. > :06:33.So regeneration now begins here but probably not without recrimination.
:06:34. > :06:36.A fresh attempt to scrap charges for residents taking DIY waste
:06:37. > :06:38.to their local tip has failed in West Sussex.
:06:39. > :06:41.Many councils have introduced fees for things like rubble
:06:42. > :06:44.and plasterboard as their budgets have come under pressure.
:06:45. > :06:51.The amount of material being brought to the recycling centres has already
:06:52. > :06:53.fallen and there are fears that fly-tipping will increase,
:06:54. > :06:55.as well as questions about whether the charges are lawful
:06:56. > :07:02.Sean Killick is down at the dump near Chichester.
:07:03. > :07:09.Tips like this are gearing up for the busy season when we start spring
:07:10. > :07:13.cleaning and doing DIY projects around the house and garden, but in
:07:14. > :07:20.the future if you'd ring a bag of rubble it will cost you ?4 to get
:07:21. > :07:22.rid of. -- if you bring. I spoke to people here and many didn't like the
:07:23. > :07:25.idea of paying a tip tax. Alan Walker is redecorating
:07:26. > :07:27.a room in his house. He's stripped off seven
:07:28. > :07:29.bags full plaster, Getting rid of it here
:07:30. > :07:33.today cost ?4 a bag. Alan wasn't too happy about that
:07:34. > :07:38.and others here agreed. I think it will discourage people
:07:39. > :07:40.from coming here with rubble and they will end up dumping
:07:41. > :07:45.it somewhere else. I think it's far too expensive
:07:46. > :07:48.for a wee bag of rubble. If you've got a really
:07:49. > :07:55.lot of them, if you've got a whole delivery,
:07:56. > :07:57.yeah, I agree, but Fees for dropping off rubble
:07:58. > :08:02.and other building rubbish vary In West Sussex it is a flat
:08:03. > :08:07.rate of ?4 per bag for In Hampshire and Dorset, dumping
:08:08. > :08:12.plasterboard costs ?10 a sheet, but in Wiltshire there is no fee
:08:13. > :08:19.for DIY waste. Some have accused councils
:08:20. > :08:23.of profiteering but the boss of a Hampshire-based waste-disposal
:08:24. > :08:25.firm believes the charges are fair. My instinct tells me that it's
:08:26. > :08:28.inevitable that there will be these charges and these charges have been
:08:29. > :08:32.introduced I think fairly. I think the research shows
:08:33. > :08:34.that the councils aren't looking to profiteer from this
:08:35. > :08:36.but they are actually looking to recover the costs
:08:37. > :08:38.that they are incurring The county council is bringing
:08:39. > :08:57.in the charges to help balance its budget but
:08:58. > :08:59.the lower-tier district councils are concerned it could cost them
:09:00. > :09:02.thousands because they are responsible for clearing
:09:03. > :09:04.up fly-tipped rubbish. If people don't put
:09:05. > :09:06.hard-core into the bins But there is an even worse trouble,
:09:07. > :09:12.people put it in their residual waste bin, and that has a potential
:09:13. > :09:15.to damage the refuse freighters and damage the ultimate
:09:16. > :09:17.processing of waste. Horsham District Council has
:09:18. > :09:19.released pictures of rubbish fly-tipped in its area in recent
:09:20. > :09:22.months but West Sussex County Council says there has been no
:09:23. > :09:25.noticeable increase in fly-tipping Opposition councillors tried
:09:26. > :09:33.to scrap the charges at today's West Sussex County Council budget
:09:34. > :09:35.meeting. Some have questioned
:09:36. > :09:38.the legality of the charges. West Sussex told us today
:09:39. > :09:41.they believe they are acting Meanwhile, Hampshire County Council
:09:42. > :09:45.has written to the Government asking A man who shot seven cats in less
:09:46. > :09:55.than a fortnight in Surrey has been Franky Mills from Long Gore
:09:56. > :09:59.in Farncombe shot four cats in one day alone -
:10:00. > :10:05.one had to be put down. Still to come in this
:10:06. > :10:07.evening's South Today... The scheme that's inspiring
:10:08. > :10:09.and supporting youngsters who've One of Reading's most-loved arts
:10:10. > :10:20.venues reopens tonight following a major refit,
:10:21. > :10:22.two years after facing The South Street Arts Centre has
:10:23. > :10:29.hosted acts like Mumford and Sons, Radiohead and Michael McIntyre
:10:30. > :10:32.before they were famous but Reading Council considered shutting
:10:33. > :10:35.the venue to save money. A campaign by loyal
:10:36. > :10:37.customers forced a rethink. Just move the light
:10:38. > :10:44.to the other side. Technical preparations for one
:10:45. > :10:46.of the first productions New and improved lighting
:10:47. > :10:54.and a reworking of the studio space makes this a much better place
:10:55. > :10:58.for performers and audiences. It just has a much more
:10:59. > :11:00.contemporary, really vibrant feel A lot of musicians and
:11:01. > :11:15.actors and performers of cut their teeth here,
:11:16. > :11:18.so it is kind of integral for the development of artists
:11:19. > :11:21.from Reading who can go on to greater things,
:11:22. > :11:23.but also it serves audiences who are looking for something a bit
:11:24. > :11:26.different, a bit more unusual, When you wake up in
:11:27. > :11:30.the middle of the night... Just two years ago, the arts centre
:11:31. > :11:33.faced an uncertain future. Reading Borough Council
:11:34. > :11:34.considered closing it, but South Street's loyal audience
:11:35. > :11:37.rallied - as did those who've performed here,
:11:38. > :11:39.who hold it in high regard. I remember when there
:11:40. > :11:41.was the potential that We were like, no, you can't
:11:42. > :11:45.close it, because it's got so much, I guess,
:11:46. > :11:49.history, and on the circuit of contemporary theatre in Britain
:11:50. > :11:56.it's a really important venue. The Arts Council agreed,
:11:57. > :11:59.offering half a million pounds of public money to improve
:12:00. > :12:04.and extend the building. That helped convince the council
:12:05. > :12:06.it was worth saving, so it too chipped in just
:12:07. > :12:10.over half that. This is a huge boost
:12:11. > :12:13.for a town keen to continue Controversial plans to knock down
:12:14. > :12:26.a hotel in the New Forest to build retirement flats have been rejected
:12:27. > :12:28.by the park authority. Lyndhurst Park Hotel
:12:29. > :12:29.once had connections Campaigners objected
:12:30. > :12:34.to the proposals to demolish the building and build 75 flats
:12:35. > :12:37.for pensioners and 12 holiday lets, saying there was a desperate need
:12:38. > :12:40.for affordable housing Pegasus Life says it's
:12:41. > :12:51.disappointed with the decision. It's a disease that can kill
:12:52. > :12:59.and scar young children for life. How to you help someone who has lost
:13:00. > :13:09.a limb to meningitis deal with it? Today a leading charity that
:13:10. > :13:12.supports young people who've lost limbs to meningitis has held
:13:13. > :13:15.an event to inspire them in Reading. All the children in this game have
:13:16. > :13:20.lost limbs through meningitis. Overseeing the enthusiastic training
:13:21. > :13:22.is Paralympian Aaron Phipps, who For me, it's just, it's the young
:13:23. > :13:30.people getting to meet other young people in the same sort
:13:31. > :13:34.of circumstances as them. One little boy arrived, looked
:13:35. > :13:37.at another little boy and went, More than 100 families have come to
:13:38. > :13:52.the Pushing The Boundaries day. Eleanor was eight months
:13:53. > :13:55.old when she fell ill. Originally diagnosed with a throat
:13:56. > :13:57.infection, she nearly died. I was really ill,
:13:58. > :13:59.and they had to chop It is something she will have to
:14:00. > :14:11.deal with the rest of her life. Coming to places like
:14:12. > :14:14.this really helps her see very positive role models
:14:15. > :14:17.who have had the same amputation but are going on and doing everything
:14:18. > :14:29.in life that they want to. The foundation helps survivors with
:14:30. > :14:35.things like state-of-the-art prosthetics but also funds research,
:14:36. > :14:40.and the main research in that respect is bacterial meningitis,
:14:41. > :14:44.which can be all around us. A few people carry it in their nose and
:14:45. > :14:50.throat, which can get into the system and attack the body. That is
:14:51. > :14:55.why in many cases amputation businesses are. In many ways those
:14:56. > :14:58.here are lucky. The infection can kill in just 12 hours.
:14:59. > :15:00.For those who've come through it, days like these
:15:01. > :15:02.fuel their ambitions so they won't let this awful
:15:03. > :15:22.An important day and a fun day called Pushing The Boundaries. It
:15:23. > :15:23.has been a day of recognition and a special day for our Olympians and
:15:24. > :15:28.Paralympians. After a memorable summer of sport
:15:29. > :15:32.at the Olympics and Paralympics, many of the South's gold-medal
:15:33. > :15:34.winners were today honoured Prince Charles was on hand
:15:35. > :15:40.to welcome the latest Members of the Most Excellent Order
:15:41. > :15:43.of the British Empire. Great Britain have won
:15:44. > :15:53.the Olympic gold medal! A golden Olympic moment for GB's
:15:54. > :15:55.women's hockey team, that today continued to bring
:15:56. > :15:59.rewards in the form of more medals. Captain Kate Richardson-Walsh given
:16:00. > :16:04.an OBE for services to hockey. Her team-mates, including partner
:16:05. > :16:07.Helen and Southampton's Alex Danson, were all awarded MBEs
:16:08. > :16:10.for their triumph in Rio. While for Hannah Russell,
:16:11. > :16:14.who joined Guildford Swimming Club at the age of 12, an MBE
:16:15. > :16:17.is the icing on the cake after two golds and one bronze
:16:18. > :16:21.at the Paralympics. Absolutely incredible, something
:16:22. > :16:24.that not many people get awarded. 13 years of hard work I've put
:16:25. > :16:28.into this sport and to come out As parents we are really
:16:29. > :16:33.proud of everything she has done and it is lovely
:16:34. > :16:37.to come to the Palace today and see Hannah get presented her
:16:38. > :16:39.MBE by Prince Charles. We have followed Bournemouth
:16:40. > :16:42.schoolgirl swimmer Alice Tai through the years and after
:16:43. > :16:48.taking Paralympic bronze in September today there
:16:49. > :16:50.was more reason to cheer. Who could forget these
:16:51. > :16:52.scenes on the Olympic Dorset's Hannah Mills
:16:53. > :16:57.and Saskia Clarke recognised along with Giles Scott for services
:16:58. > :16:59.to sailing. Top honours too for Hampshire
:17:00. > :17:06.golfer Justin Rose, while Alton's Paralympian
:17:07. > :17:10.Georgina Hermitage, Surrey paracanoeist Anne Dickins
:17:11. > :17:12.and Berkshire's Liam Heath A summer of sport that
:17:13. > :17:27.will live long in the memory. Congratulations to all recipients, a
:17:28. > :17:29.fantastic day for the athletes and their families.
:17:30. > :17:31.Bournemouth have been charged for breaching
:17:32. > :17:32.the Football Association's rules on anti-doping.
:17:33. > :17:34.Clubs are required to provide accurate details of training
:17:35. > :17:37.sessions and player whereabouts so they are available for drug
:17:38. > :17:40.It's alleged the Premier League side failed to do so.
:17:41. > :17:43.The club has until Thursday to respond to the charge.
:17:44. > :17:45.As well as Oxford's trip to Middlesborough in the fifth
:17:46. > :17:47.round of the FA Cup, there's football league
:17:48. > :17:50.Brighton's trip to Barnsley is manager Chris Hughton's 100th
:17:51. > :17:54.A win could see the Seagulls re-take top spot in the Championship.
:17:55. > :17:56.In League One, MK Dons host Fleetwood.
:17:57. > :17:59.Swindon welcome Oldham to the County Ground.
:18:00. > :18:02.Defender Gareth Evans is a doubt for Portsmouth,
:18:03. > :18:08.Surrey Scorchers continue their push to make the British Basketball
:18:09. > :18:15.They're only points difference outside the all-important top eight
:18:16. > :18:17.as they prepare to welcome sixth-placed Plymouth Raiders
:18:18. > :18:22.That match is live on the BBC Red Button and the BBC website.
:18:23. > :18:44.Swish. Sorry storm start their netball season earlier in the week.
:18:45. > :18:47.A couple from Salisbury who've been married for 12 years are hearing
:18:48. > :18:52.each other's voices for the first time after having Cochlear implants.
:18:53. > :18:55.50-year-old Helen Robinson and her husband Neil,
:18:56. > :18:59.who's 54, have been deaf since birth.
:19:00. > :19:05.They're believed to be the first couple in the UK to be "switched
:19:06. > :19:08.on" at the same time - and they can't believe
:19:09. > :19:12.Half a century without sound, changed with the flick of a switch.
:19:13. > :19:16.Neil and Helen have been married since 2005.
:19:17. > :19:22.They've both been deaf since birth because of a genetic condition.
:19:23. > :19:25.They could hear some muffled noises but now the cochlear
:19:26. > :19:28.implants are sending electrical signals directly to the brain which
:19:29. > :19:45.I didn't realise that the sound was coming from inside my head. I
:19:46. > :19:55.realised it was a different sound from the sound I am hearing normally
:19:56. > :19:57.with my hearing aids. It has led to a passion for awesome
:19:58. > :19:58.audio. I love sound and I want
:19:59. > :20:01.to be able to hear more. You'll be surprised
:20:02. > :20:11.at what's caught their ears. You know the car,
:20:12. > :20:13.when you are changing For me, I knit, and when I'm
:20:14. > :20:28.doing the knitting I can hear the needles clacking together
:20:29. > :20:30.and it's a nice sound. Their new fifth sense can be
:20:31. > :20:40.overwhelming at times and clinicians also have to adjust
:20:41. > :20:52.the volume as they become They are the latest among more than
:20:53. > :20:58.a thousand patients treated by the university team. It is exciting to
:20:59. > :21:03.do a first session for somebody come you never know quite how it will be
:21:04. > :21:07.go and whether the person is quite excited or anxious and nervous.
:21:08. > :21:09.The new device can be switched off, which may have
:21:10. > :21:13.I can call her now and also learning to put up with
:21:14. > :21:34.Apparently Neil was saying that he could hear the birds for the first
:21:35. > :21:36.time and Helen was saying, I could hear our cat.
:21:37. > :21:39.First it was a hit film, then a successful stage musical.
:21:40. > :21:41.Billy Elliott is the story of a boy who trades boxing
:21:42. > :21:43.gloves for ballet shoes, when he discovers
:21:44. > :21:56.It's all set against the backdrop of the miners' strike in the '80s.
:21:57. > :21:58.This week pupils at Ringwood School in Hampshire are staging
:21:59. > :22:01.And who better to offer some advice to the boys
:22:02. > :22:06.sharing the lead roles, than the stars of the West End
:22:07. > :22:08.version, currently on at the Mayflower Theatre in
:22:09. > :22:18.So at final rehearsals the pressure is on for the four boys who share
:22:19. > :22:25.the roles of Billy and his best friend Michael.
:22:26. > :22:32.The ballet has been quite difficult because it pushes you to limit that
:22:33. > :22:40.you don't want to go to but you have to. And the tap is quite hard. I
:22:41. > :22:45.loved performing since I was little, I danced around the kitchen. I have
:22:46. > :22:52.done singing in past shows that I think the acting is kind of the
:22:53. > :22:56.thing that I had to work on. It is quite funny doing the swearing
:22:57. > :23:04.because not many little kids do that and the audience loved it because
:23:05. > :23:10.they are not expecting it. I went to an audition like, I won't get much
:23:11. > :23:12.of a part, and they said, you have got Billy Elliot!
:23:13. > :23:15.With six performances this week, the boys have a busy schedule.
:23:16. > :23:20.But they've taken time out for a special trip.
:23:21. > :23:22.The West End production of Billy Elliott is now
:23:23. > :23:25.on at the Mayflower in Southampton, and the lads have been
:23:26. > :23:28.invited to get some tips from the professionals.
:23:29. > :23:41.Come on in. Welcome to the Mayflower. What do you think?
:23:42. > :23:45.Massive. How many seats to you think that is? That is a few, isn't it?
:23:46. > :23:48.Martin Walsh plays the role of Billy's dad.
:23:49. > :23:56.Who wants to be an actor when they grow up? All four of you? Why not,
:23:57. > :24:00.that is how I started out, showing people what you have got and doing
:24:01. > :24:07.it with an open heart and just going for it.
:24:08. > :24:15.All right boys, time to show us what you do. That is good.
:24:16. > :24:20.You can't make kids do things like this, they either want to or they
:24:21. > :24:23.don't, so it is good, it reminds me of my youth, getting up there.
:24:24. > :24:41.So now it's back to school, with an added spring in their step.
:24:42. > :24:46.That Ringwood School production is sold out.
:24:47. > :24:50.You can see Billy Elliott at the Mayflower Theatre until March 4th.
:24:51. > :25:05.On to the weather for the weekend. Fraser on Friday.
:25:06. > :25:08.It has been really mild through the half-time, -- half term, why bother
:25:09. > :25:21.with Barcelona when you can have Basingstoke?
:25:22. > :25:29.It was a very pleasant day across the region, springlike, with
:25:30. > :25:34.temperatures up to 11 Celsius widely. That mild theme continues
:25:35. > :25:38.for a few days. For tonight we are dry and cloudy, the cloud coming and
:25:39. > :25:43.going through the night. There will be breaks in it as well and with the
:25:44. > :25:48.light winds mist patches forming by dawn here and there. Not a chilly
:25:49. > :25:56.night, temperatures not dropping much below six Celsius. Moving on
:25:57. > :26:01.Saturday morning, that the lawn is rather grey and dreary, low cloud
:26:02. > :26:05.and mist, but that will lift and clear through the morning. To the
:26:06. > :26:09.east, good spells of sunshine, bit more cloud to the West but mild
:26:10. > :26:20.everywhere, temperatures at 11 Celsius while widely and light
:26:21. > :26:23.breezes. There is a rainy front coming through overnight, bringing
:26:24. > :26:30.spits and spots of rain, but under the cloudy skies it will not be
:26:31. > :26:34.chilly, 67 Celsius in most places. Sunday, that rain sticks around
:26:35. > :26:39.first thing for a time but it will clear away as the morning wears on
:26:40. > :26:43.and the bulk of Sunday is looking try and find. Bright spells
:26:44. > :26:49.developing and some warm air being brought in on a westerly airflow. It
:26:50. > :26:56.will feel very unusually mild, 12 Celsius the most places, and that
:26:57. > :27:01.warm tropical air is set to stick with us on Monday. Temperatures on
:27:02. > :27:09.Monday up to 14 Celsius. Let's look at the outlook, and half term is a
:27:10. > :27:14.fantastic start, dry and bright, 12 Celsius and light winds. Monday,
:27:15. > :27:21.dreary start but we will see some bright spells and very mild. --
:27:22. > :27:29.Sunday. Monday, 14 Celsius but cloudy. Cloudy and mild but Tuesday
:27:30. > :27:35.as well. I enjoyed that, normally you are
:27:36. > :27:41.telling us about storms. That is it from us. More at 10:25pm
:27:42. > :27:57.tonight. Have a good weekend what ever you are doing.
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