:00:00. > :00:00.Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today.
:00:00. > :00:00.The docks that leave you breathless -
:00:07. > :00:08.Southampton Port is to begin monitoring its air
:00:09. > :00:13.as the city is named one of the most polluted in the UK.
:00:14. > :00:15.They are using huge diesel generators to power themselves
:00:16. > :00:22.We don't know what they are throwing out.
:00:23. > :00:26.Warnings to the driver of this mobility scooter as he narrowly
:00:27. > :00:30.avoids being hit on a busy roundabout in heavy rain.
:00:31. > :00:32.Expensive energy - Greta is shocked as a smart meter
:00:33. > :00:37.glitch causes her bill to reach over ?30,000 in one day.
:00:38. > :00:41.Last night, I had a quick look and according to that,
:00:42. > :00:46.So I said, "OK, tomorrow I'll go down the garage
:00:47. > :00:51.And lessons from the dawn of aviation -
:00:52. > :00:53.how an airfield in Sussex paved the way for the special relationship
:00:54. > :01:08.Southampton's port is the busiest cruise terminal and second largest
:01:09. > :01:11.container port in the UK, contributing almost
:01:12. > :01:17.But it also contributes to the city's air pollution.
:01:18. > :01:20.The council estimates anything from 7% to 23%
:01:21. > :01:25.But BBC Inside Out South has learned that to date,
:01:26. > :01:28.there is no specific air-quality monitoring taking place
:01:29. > :01:33.Last month, Southampton was one of 16 areas of the UK warned
:01:34. > :01:37.after repeated breaches of legal air pollution limits.
:01:38. > :01:41.The city is now one of five government Clean Air Zones,
:01:42. > :01:46.And as Jon Cuthill reports, the port has told the BBC
:01:47. > :01:57.plans are in place to start monitoring pollution in the future.
:01:58. > :02:04.Tono argy has a severe form of asthma. Poor air quality can leave
:02:05. > :02:09.him struggling to breathe. -- Tono Archie. It is a real worry for his
:02:10. > :02:14.mum. One day when there is an air quality alert on -- or on a Dave
:02:15. > :02:18.Watts like this when it is very still, he will be more queasy on
:02:19. > :02:23.those days. Car fumes, things like that, if it is a really strong
:02:24. > :02:28.noxious smell, that will start as asthma. As well as busy roads, the
:02:29. > :02:32.city has a busy port. Clean air campaigners are worried ships are
:02:33. > :02:40.adding to Southampton's pollution problem. The container ship at the
:02:41. > :02:43.moment are using huge diesel generators to power themselves while
:02:44. > :02:49.they are in port. We do not know what they are throwing out. Some
:02:50. > :02:53.ships have the ability to cut their generators whilst in port and plug
:02:54. > :02:56.into a land based electricity supply. Drastically reducing
:02:57. > :03:03.emissions. The only problem is, Southampton was not have a socket.
:03:04. > :03:07.No port in the UK provides short powerful large ships. There is no
:03:08. > :03:10.one standard for short par, that is now in place and I would like it in
:03:11. > :03:13.place as soon as possible but I should advise those short power is
:03:14. > :03:17.not the only answer. That is why we are working with solar power with
:03:18. > :03:20.hybrid ships because all of them have part to play for the future.
:03:21. > :03:26.ABB says it plans to start monitoring air quality the port in
:03:27. > :03:31.the near future. Meanwhile the City Council is planning to introduce a
:03:32. > :03:35.Clean Air Zone to Southampton by 2020 perhaps residents like Kirsty
:03:36. > :03:40.can start breathing a of relief. When I see the impact on children
:03:41. > :03:44.like Archie, I think everybody wants to make air-quality better.
:03:45. > :03:46.Earlier, I was joined by Dr Matt Loxham,
:03:47. > :03:48.who studies airborne pollution at Southampton University,
:03:49. > :03:52.and asked him whether it is an environmental health crisis.
:03:53. > :03:57.To call it a crisis maybe suggests it is something that
:03:58. > :03:59.has happened overnight, but it's been going on
:04:00. > :04:03.About 7 million people a year are killed by air pollution,
:04:04. > :04:06.and if we don't change things, that is going to continue
:04:07. > :04:08.into the future, affecting people right across their life,
:04:09. > :04:14.We've seen some of the effects of what it can do
:04:15. > :04:18.What is it that is actually causing the problem in the air?
:04:19. > :04:21.The pollution we talk about is a mixture of gases
:04:22. > :04:23.and dusts, called particles, and when we breathe them in,
:04:24. > :04:26.they are effectively delivering these chemicals into our lungs,
:04:27. > :04:29.where they can cause inflammation, which can cause symptoms
:04:30. > :04:35.But in people who are predisposed to effects, it might cause
:04:36. > :04:38.asthma attacks, heart disease in older people,
:04:39. > :04:41.and we are now seeing links to other diseases such as diabetes
:04:42. > :04:46.Is it in diesel cars, or is it the shipping,
:04:47. > :04:50.What is it that is contributing to that?
:04:51. > :04:52.Diesel cars are undoubtedly a major factor.
:04:53. > :04:56.Shipping is an unknown, it is likely to be a factor,
:04:57. > :04:59.but we don't really know enough about it at the moment.
:05:00. > :05:04.Industry, fuel combustion, so, wood burners and waste incineration,
:05:05. > :05:09.The Government has identified Southampton as a Clean Air Zone,
:05:10. > :05:11.so by 2020, they are going to restrict some vehicles
:05:12. > :05:14.coming into the city, and other things besides.
:05:15. > :05:20.The evidence is that when these Clean Air Zones
:05:21. > :05:25.are implemented in other places, they have a few percentage points
:05:26. > :05:28.of improvement on air quality, and that is mainly
:05:29. > :05:30.because they don't restrict private cars.
:05:31. > :05:33.So I think it is a very good first step and I think
:05:34. > :05:35.the council should be commended for what they are doing,
:05:36. > :05:39.but I think more needs to be done by a whole range of organisations.
:05:40. > :05:41.So, with your experience, what is the solution?
:05:42. > :05:43.I think it needs major change at a societal level.
:05:44. > :05:45.I think it needs organisations to try and consider
:05:46. > :05:47.ways in which they can reduce their emissions.
:05:48. > :05:50.I think it needs people to decide whether they really need to make
:05:51. > :05:52.certain car journeys, whether they need to use
:05:53. > :05:54.wood burners, for example, a whole range of different things
:05:55. > :06:00.need to change, because it is such a tangled web of interactions.
:06:01. > :06:03.And I suppose the good thing is that we are talking about it?
:06:04. > :06:08.Dr Matt Loxham, good to meet you, thanks for coming in.
:06:09. > :06:11.And you can see more on Inside Out on BBC One at 7:30pm,
:06:12. > :06:17.and you can join the conversation on social media using #ToxicCity.
:06:18. > :06:19.A 51-year-old man has died after getting into difficulties
:06:20. > :06:21.while kitesurfing off Hayling Island.
:06:22. > :06:25.He got into trouble during a sudden squall on Sunday morning.
:06:26. > :06:27.Sean Killick has spent the day on Hayling Island
:06:28. > :06:37.Sean, what have you heard about what happened?
:06:38. > :06:43.Well, I am here at the lifeboat station on Hayling Island.
:06:44. > :06:49.Volunteers were here yesterday morning on a training exercise when
:06:50. > :06:53.an emergency call came through. There had been a squally sharp and
:06:54. > :06:56.after that a kitesurfer found a fellow kitesurfer unconscious in the
:06:57. > :07:01.water. He tried to tell him back to shore himself but conditions were
:07:02. > :07:04.difficult so he tied him to a marker buoy at sea and in the meantime
:07:05. > :07:07.someone on the beach had seen what happened and raised the alarm, and
:07:08. > :07:11.this lifeboat was on the scene within minutes.
:07:12. > :07:17.We went alongside, pulled him out of the water, cut his lines and because
:07:18. > :07:23.he did not look so good, we ran straight up the beach, taking of the
:07:24. > :07:28.lifeboat and started CPR on the beach. We continued this until the
:07:29. > :07:34.coastguard helicopter arrived. They took over CPR, put him in a
:07:35. > :07:38.stretcher and took him to the hospital.
:07:39. > :07:43.The helicopter had landed on the beach next to an amusement park and
:07:44. > :07:45.staff rushed outside to see if they could help.
:07:46. > :07:54.They put in a helicopter and flew off, that is all I can relate Laika
:07:55. > :07:58.Word Emenike servers at yesterday? The only one, he was sitting on the
:07:59. > :08:01.beach, he was the one who pulled him in from the water. What weather
:08:02. > :08:06.conditions like? They were quite bad. About 30 to 40 mph winds. The
:08:07. > :08:14.sea was quite rough. The man who died, Hampshire Police
:08:15. > :08:15.say, was a 51-year-old man from Hayling Island.
:08:16. > :08:17.Last year, four people were injured in Dorset in crashes
:08:18. > :08:21.Today, footage has emerged of what could easily have been another.
:08:22. > :08:24.Captured on a dashboard camera, a man leaves the main shopping area
:08:25. > :08:27.in Poole and drives off the pavement and across three lanes of traffic
:08:28. > :08:31.on one of the town's busiest roundabouts.
:08:32. > :08:34.The driver who filmed the incident says more should be done
:08:35. > :08:37.to educate mobility scooter users in basic road safety.
:08:38. > :08:51.He came off the pavement where the main shops work, then went across
:08:52. > :08:52.the roundabout and two or three lanes of traffic.
:08:53. > :08:55.A mobility scooter driver dices with death on a dark and wet
:08:56. > :08:59.This footage was captured on a dashboard camera,
:09:00. > :09:09.I didn't want to take anyone's independents away, but surely there
:09:10. > :09:11.should be some sort of education for someone owns a mobility scooter to
:09:12. > :09:13.say this is not a safe thing to do. This is the roundabout
:09:14. > :09:15.where that footage was filmed. It's busy now, so you can imagine
:09:16. > :09:18.how it might have been Analysis of government data
:09:19. > :09:22.published last year showed accidents involving mobility scooters
:09:23. > :09:24.were on the rise - in 2015, they were involved
:09:25. > :09:27.in an average of four crashes a week, and eight users
:09:28. > :09:35.died as a result. It's those sorts of figures
:09:36. > :09:39.which have prompted calls for more safety training
:09:40. > :09:41.for mobility scooter users. The SafeWise charity,
:09:42. > :09:43.backed by the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service, started courses
:09:44. > :09:45.in Weymouth last year. Later this week, they'll
:09:46. > :09:48.run their first one in Bournemouth. Using a mock-up road layout, users
:09:49. > :09:59.can get to grips with road safety. What we would suggest to people is
:10:00. > :10:05.that actually, is there a better way to cross the road? Is there an
:10:06. > :10:08.underpass? A dye traffic lights? If you're just pressing your thumb
:10:09. > :10:10.and/or across the roundabout into oncoming traffic, that is just a
:10:11. > :10:11.recipe for disaster. So, what is the law when it comes
:10:12. > :10:15.to mobility scooters? On the road, they are allowed to go
:10:16. > :10:18.at eight miles per hour. If they are on the roads,
:10:19. > :10:21.scooters must be registered with the DVLA and have lights,
:10:22. > :10:24.indicators and a horn. And they can be used on dual
:10:25. > :10:39.carriageway is if they are fitted Clearly there were no lights here
:10:40. > :10:42.and what is more remarkable is that there is an underpass at this very
:10:43. > :10:47.roundabout. It is a very dangerous thing to do. He has got away with it
:10:48. > :10:49.next time -- this time, next time he might not.
:10:50. > :10:52.A bit of scooter sense could stop them becoming another statistic.
:10:53. > :10:55.Are you worried about the cost of energy bills?
:10:56. > :10:57.Well, one solution could be a smart meter,
:10:58. > :11:00.designed to help you check how much electricity and gas
:11:01. > :11:04.But for some customers, it's been anything but accurate.
:11:05. > :11:07.As Laura Trant has been finding out, some people have been shocked
:11:08. > :11:13.to see their bills running into tens of thousands of pounds.
:11:14. > :11:17.The smart meter, designed to provide customers with more accurate bills.
:11:18. > :11:21.But recent calculations - well, not so smart.
:11:22. > :11:28.In fact, more than ?30,000 off the mark.
:11:29. > :11:32.-- many thousands of pounds. Last night before it went to bed, I had a
:11:33. > :11:39.quick look and according to that it was over ?100,000. So I said, OK,
:11:40. > :11:42.tomorrow I will go down the garage and get the Monopoly money out!
:11:43. > :11:43.Because it would be nice to have that sort of money.
:11:44. > :11:45.5 million smart meters have been installed
:11:46. > :11:49.And it doesn't look good for SSE, or Smart Meter GB,
:11:50. > :12:01.This was their advert, mocking people who guess calculations.
:12:02. > :12:03.SSE has blamed the fault on a software upgrade
:12:04. > :12:17.They say they do not know how many customers will be affected.
:12:18. > :12:22.But they say customers' billing will not be affected.
:12:23. > :12:30.It would be very scary for somebody to look at that and think, oh, my
:12:31. > :12:32.God, I have got all this! Where will I get the money?
:12:33. > :12:45.The Government wants every home to have a smart meter by 2020.
:12:46. > :12:51.The average energy bill for a house is ?1,486 annually.
:12:52. > :12:53.Greta is smart about keeping her bills down -
:12:54. > :12:56.not that you can tell from her meter.
:12:57. > :13:03.Laura Trant, BBC South Today, Portchester.
:13:04. > :13:06.about a family tradition lost in the post -
:13:07. > :13:09.the birthday card sent between father and daughter for over
:13:10. > :13:20.A former army officer from Sussex has been shot dead in Kenya.
:13:21. > :13:22.Tristan Voorspuy was the founder of the luxury
:13:23. > :13:26.He was killed by rural herdsmen while inspecting one of
:13:27. > :13:32.The Foreign Office says it is supporting his family.
:13:33. > :13:35.Southern Health is to face prosecution over alleged failings
:13:36. > :13:40.The Care Quality Commission said it follows an incident at Melbury Lodge
:13:41. > :13:43.at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester.
:13:44. > :13:46.In December 2015, a patient suffered serious injuries
:13:47. > :13:52.The CQC said the alleged offence by the trust was failing to provide
:13:53. > :14:00.A week after its principal resigned, dozens of jobs are likely to go
:14:01. > :14:06.Bosses at the Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy
:14:07. > :14:11.say they need to axe a minimum of 45 jobs to balance the books.
:14:12. > :14:15.It's currently facing a deficit of ?2.6 million.
:14:16. > :14:19.In January the academy was rated "inadequate" by Ofsted,
:14:20. > :14:21.with governors, senior leaders and teachers
:14:22. > :14:27.The BBC's North America Editor is giving a lecture at his former
:14:28. > :14:31.Jon Sopel, who started his career at BBC Radio Solent
:14:32. > :14:35.was appointed Pro Chancellor of Southampton University last year
:14:36. > :14:40.He covered the US presidential elections for the BBC
:14:41. > :14:42.and tonight's talk focuses on Donald Trump's election
:14:43. > :14:58.Donald Trump as a nominee, at the candidate, as President, has defied
:14:59. > :15:04.every rule, has defied political gravity, and you keep thinking, you
:15:05. > :15:09.can't say that, you can't do this, he does, he has got a very strong
:15:10. > :15:12.support base, a lot of American people love him. I'm sure a lot of
:15:13. > :15:14.people in Europe think he is not going to last very long. I think you
:15:15. > :15:24.cannot say that at all. What a time to be the BBC's North
:15:25. > :15:29.American correspondent! On to sport, Tony is here. Feisty
:15:30. > :15:34.adult Trafford and we're talking referees again?
:15:35. > :15:38.A week ago it was about the offside law and we are talking about things
:15:39. > :15:41.officials did not actually see on Saturday but of course, television
:15:42. > :15:42.cameras did and there could be a price to pay for Bournemouth.
:15:43. > :15:45.Both Tyrone Mings and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have been charged
:15:46. > :15:48.with violent conduct by the FA and Mings is facing a lengthy ban
:15:49. > :15:51.after the pair clashed in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
:15:52. > :15:55.An action-packed game was already level at 1-1 after Marcus Rojo
:15:56. > :15:58.had put United in front, only for the Cherries to equalise
:15:59. > :16:03.But just before half-time, Mings appeared to stamp
:16:04. > :16:08.Moments later, the Swedish striker threw an elbow
:16:09. > :16:14.Neither player was sanctioned at the time, but in the ensuing fuss,
:16:15. > :16:17.Andrew Surman did see red for his complaints.
:16:18. > :16:19.Ibrahimovic stayed on the pitch but saw a second-half penalty saved,
:16:20. > :16:26.a big point for Bournemouth, but at a cost.
:16:27. > :16:35.It was a good battle. You know what you're going to get and it was a
:16:36. > :16:42.good battle all afternoon. On the TV you can see the images. In my
:16:43. > :16:46.situation, I jumped up, I jump high, I protect myself and I am unlucky,
:16:47. > :16:52.he jumps into me and he jumps into my elbow. On many times this
:16:53. > :16:58.occasion happens, and I hope he did not get injured.
:16:59. > :16:59.Quote of the weekend, he jumped into my elbow!
:17:00. > :17:02.Southampton are up to tenth in the Premier League
:17:03. > :17:04.after a 4-3 win at Watford on Saturday.
:17:05. > :17:06.They fell behind early on to Troy Deeney's well-taken goal,
:17:07. > :17:09.Dusan Tadic fired them level from just inside the box.
:17:10. > :17:11.Then Nathan Redmond gave them a half-time lead
:17:12. > :17:15.Southampton didn't capitalise and Watford pulled the game level
:17:16. > :17:19.at 2-2, but new striker Manolo Gabbiadini continued
:17:20. > :17:21.his terrific start as a Saint when he followed up
:17:22. > :17:26.Redmond produced a classy finish to make it four and although Watford
:17:27. > :17:29.pulled a goal back in the final seconds, Claude Puel's side clinched
:17:30. > :17:37.From the Premier League to the main talking points
:17:38. > :17:43.An above average 18,500 was at Reading's Madesjski Stadium -
:17:44. > :17:45.they will hope for another bumper crowd tomorrow night
:17:46. > :17:49.This wasn't a classic, but Yann Kermorgant put them
:17:50. > :17:52.in front just after half-time with that deflected
:17:53. > :17:56.It was a lead that would not last long.
:17:57. > :17:59.Ben Marshall with the leveller for the visitors, and suddenly
:18:00. > :18:04.But it was a set piece which provided the winner.
:18:05. > :18:06.Jaap Stam still believes the play-offs are a long way off,
:18:07. > :18:10.but Reading are fifth after Paul McShane's goal.
:18:11. > :18:13.Brighton have had a bad week, beaten by Newcastle.
:18:14. > :18:16.They slumped at the City Ground against Nottingham Forest.
:18:17. > :18:19.This is a disputed goal, Zach Clough claiming it,
:18:20. > :18:24.David Stockdale presented Forest with a second -
:18:25. > :18:28.in the 89th minute, it was really game up after this moment.
:18:29. > :18:30.Chris Hughton admitted the goals conceded were poor,
:18:31. > :18:33.the third actually a spot kick, and today the news that Shane Duffy
:18:34. > :18:37.is out injured for the next six weeks with a foot injury.
:18:38. > :18:41.Tomorrow, they go to rock bottom Rotherham, defeat there unthinkable.
:18:42. > :18:44.In League 2, what do you make of Portsmouth?
:18:45. > :18:47.A big win at Carlisle last week, then a point from two home games
:18:48. > :18:54.The winner there coming 13 minutes from time.
:18:55. > :18:56.Elsewhere this weekend, Basingstoke Bison are just
:18:57. > :18:58.a point off third in ice hockey's Premier League.
:18:59. > :19:01.They beat Guildford Flames 4-2 on Saturday night.
:19:02. > :19:03.Surrey Scorchers kept their play-off hopes alive with victory
:19:04. > :19:09.In the National League, struggling Worthing Thunder had
:19:10. > :19:14.Lyonell Gaines scored 24 points as the Thunder won 67-60.
:19:15. > :19:18.Reading Rockets are second after a 17th consecutive win.
:19:19. > :19:21.And in rugby, a chance to bring you some London Irish pictures.
:19:22. > :19:23.Irish, still based at Reading's Madejski Stadium,
:19:24. > :19:26.made it 16 wins from 16 in the Championship when they won
:19:27. > :19:29.20-14 at Yorkshire, including this try from Ben Franks,
:19:30. > :19:31.keeping them on course for an immediate return
:19:32. > :19:35.When the Americans entered the First World War in 1917,
:19:36. > :19:38.they had a tiny, unsophisticated air force.
:19:39. > :19:41.But they established five airbases in West Sussex, including one
:19:42. > :19:45.It was a pivotal moment in the establishment
:19:46. > :19:47.of what is widely known as the "special relationship"
:19:48. > :19:51.But little is known about life on the bases, until now,
:19:52. > :19:58.The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 sparked off rapid
:19:59. > :20:03.improvements in aircraft design across Europe.
:20:04. > :20:05.Basic observation planes were soon being replaced with faster,
:20:06. > :20:19.it seems almost unbelievable, but when the United States into the
:20:20. > :20:23.First World War, they were miles behind the British, Germans and
:20:24. > :20:29.French in terms of aviation technology. They ended up having to
:20:30. > :20:34.buy European planes, like this one. The Wright Brothers Wine in 1904 and
:20:35. > :20:37.by 1914 you have advanced military aircraft. United States is way
:20:38. > :20:40.behind the curve and it is only with the advent of the First World War
:20:41. > :20:46.they begin to develop this area of technology. To try to catch up, the
:20:47. > :20:50.Americans set up five airfields in West Sussex, including one here at
:20:51. > :20:53.Tangmere, where pilots and ground crew could be trained.
:20:54. > :20:55.In a century, life has turned full circle at Tangmere.
:20:56. > :20:58.It was a farm, became an airbase in two world wars,
:20:59. > :21:01.A great deal is known about Tangmere's role
:21:02. > :21:04.in the Second World War, but details of what the Americans
:21:05. > :21:07.did here in World War I are very sketchy, which is why the research
:21:08. > :21:19.What we're hoping to do is track down the biographies of Americans
:21:20. > :21:23.who served in the area, to find out their reactions, their responses to
:21:24. > :21:25.something arising in Sussex in that time.
:21:26. > :21:27.Tangmere's role was to train American crews to fly the big
:21:28. > :21:29.Handley Page bombers that were coming into service.
:21:30. > :21:32.Britain had helped the Americans by giving them the designs,
:21:33. > :21:40.the first of many defence collaborations.
:21:41. > :21:46.It sets the agenda for the special relationship, which is then going to
:21:47. > :21:50.characterise the rest of the 20th century. So Tangmere is a place
:21:51. > :21:51.where we see the special relationship begin to bloom.
:21:52. > :21:54.So far, no-one has even been able to find photographs
:21:55. > :21:56.of the Americans at Tangmere, but it is hoped the research project
:21:57. > :22:02.will uncover a treasure trove of archive material.
:22:03. > :22:11.I have no doubt that somewhere in a loft or in a drawer, people perhaps
:22:12. > :22:17.have had it handed down to them and never bother to look, I'm sure there
:22:18. > :22:19.are lots and lots of stuff and it is our history, and it would be
:22:20. > :22:23.wonderful if anyone did have something like that that we could
:22:24. > :22:27.get our hands on. The big idea is to hold an exhibition in September, so
:22:28. > :22:29.the researchers can share what they have discovered. Steve Humphrey, BBC
:22:30. > :22:38.South Today, Tangmere. On to the weather, Alexis is here.
:22:39. > :22:43.We will look ahead to the whole week. A bit of a mixed picture but
:22:44. > :22:44.turning milder from 30 onwards. -- Thursday.
:22:45. > :22:47.Christopher David took this great shot of Horton Tower in Dorset.
:22:48. > :22:49.Heather Brooks photographed a robin at Hunston near Chichester.
:22:50. > :22:54.And Colin Lee captured a carpet of crocuses in Lyndhurst.
:22:55. > :23:01.Some decent amount of sunshine today, but that ten hazy and will
:23:02. > :23:05.see similar conditions tomorrow. A bright start but clouding over
:23:06. > :23:08.through the course of the day. This week there will be sunny spells at
:23:09. > :23:13.times but a fair amount of rain, not too heavy, but turning milder
:23:14. > :23:17.particularly from Thursday on words. South-westerly wind started to
:23:18. > :23:21.develop. Tonight with light wind and clear skies, there may be some
:23:22. > :23:26.showers initially, but things will dry out and temperatures will fall
:23:27. > :23:29.away to around one or two Celsius in the countryside. There may be some
:23:30. > :23:33.frost first thing tomorrow, blue skies overhead first thing that that
:23:34. > :23:37.will not stay that way, we expect increasing cloud from the West,
:23:38. > :23:41.turning sunshine hazy. During daylight hours, it should be mainly
:23:42. > :23:44.dry. You can see a weather front waiting, that will move towards us
:23:45. > :23:49.tomorrow evening. Temperatures tomorrow to around eight or nine
:23:50. > :23:53.sources. Tomorrow night, the breeze will increase and the cloud will
:23:54. > :23:57.thicken and the rain will move in. Could be heavy at times during
:23:58. > :24:03.Wednesday one. A fair amount of cloud tomorrow night with lows of
:24:04. > :24:06.six to eight Celsius. A damp start on Wednesday, but we'll see
:24:07. > :24:10.outbreaks of rain during the course of the day, particularly in the
:24:11. > :24:14.morning. Drying out during the afternoon. The breeze and starting
:24:15. > :24:17.to develop from the South West, drawing in milder air, allowing
:24:18. > :24:23.temperatures to be up to around 12 or 13. A dry end to Wednesday but
:24:24. > :24:27.further showers are possible on Thursday, spells of rain at times.
:24:28. > :24:31.This one front will introduce the milder air through the course of
:24:32. > :24:36.Thursday into Friday. Temperatures on Thursday with the rain and the
:24:37. > :24:41.cloud could still reach highs of 12 to 14. A similar day on Friday, a
:24:42. > :24:45.fair amount of cloud, 12 bright spells, highs of 11 to 12 and
:24:46. > :24:49.outbreaks of rain are possible. The weekend, still a few days away but
:24:50. > :24:51.we expect some brightness, it will be showery at times and the wind
:24:52. > :24:54.will be fairly strong on Saturday. It's a treasured keepsake
:24:55. > :24:56.and a symbol of deep affection Stephen and Claire Fuller have been
:24:57. > :25:02.exchanging the same birthday card, sending it back and forth,
:25:03. > :25:05.for more than three decades, each time putting
:25:06. > :25:07.a fresh message inside. But although Stephen posted the card
:25:08. > :25:09.as normal at the pillar box near his home in Thame last month,
:25:10. > :25:26.it failed to arrive It is so lovely when it arrives in
:25:27. > :25:27.the post, I look forward to it. And look forward to trying to find out
:25:28. > :25:29.where he has written his message. These photos - taken the last time
:25:30. > :25:32.Claire received the card - show just how many times birthday
:25:33. > :25:34.greetings have been scribbled - every year, once to her from
:25:35. > :25:37.her dad, then from her But after 33 years,
:25:38. > :25:41.this year, it didn't turn up. It's been a month and is now
:25:42. > :25:56.presumed lost forever. It is sad, I mean, I don't hold out
:25:57. > :26:00.a huge amount of hope, because there was no return address on it, but
:26:01. > :26:05.hopefully somebody who might receive it by accident opens it and realises
:26:06. > :26:06.that this is a special thing and hangs on to it rather than throws it
:26:07. > :26:07.away. Claire's an author,
:26:08. > :26:09.and shared her sadness about Her message has been
:26:10. > :26:12.shared thousands of times, with many saying they now intend
:26:13. > :26:28.to copy the idea of re-sending Forgive me for saying, but it is a
:26:29. > :26:32.bit cheap! Recycling the same card for more than 30 years. What was the
:26:33. > :26:34.thinking behind it? Because of the money we save!
:26:35. > :26:37.Royal Mail have acknowledged the loss and advise that anyone
:26:38. > :26:39.sending something of value through the post should use
:26:40. > :26:41.a special delivery service, so they can track its journey.
:26:42. > :26:44.That said, they also accept the sentimental value of this
:26:45. > :26:46.particular birthday card, and are are doing what they can
:26:47. > :26:49.There's still hope that Claire will get her belated
:26:50. > :26:52.and a treasured family tradition can go on.
:26:53. > :26:57.Allen Sinclair, BBC South Today, Winchester.
:26:58. > :27:03.Such a pity! Lets hope it turns up. It goes without saying, if you have
:27:04. > :27:07.knowledge of this or maybe you just want to share the story with
:27:08. > :27:12.somebody, and certainly share the photo of the card, just go to our
:27:13. > :27:15.Facebook page and you will find all the information there. That's all
:27:16. > :27:20.from us this evening, more at eight o'clock and then at 10:30 and were
:27:21. > :27:25.back tomorrow at 6:30. Join us if you can good night.