:00:00. > :00:07.In tonight's programme. so it's goodbye from me,
:00:08. > :00:09."Shameful and an utter disgrace" - a children's charity calls
:00:10. > :00:12.on the government to enforce its law on adults sexually
:00:13. > :00:20.grooming youngsters online The toddlers who need
:00:21. > :00:22.a kidney transplant - why are so many youngsters
:00:23. > :00:33.As a gay man, I know how important it is to grow up with positive role
:00:34. > :00:36.models. The teacher who chose to come
:00:37. > :00:39.out to his students. If I can make a difference in the
:00:40. > :00:44.job I do, that is a great thing. how arsenic may have played a part
:00:45. > :00:57.in her poor eyesight. It's a legal loophole that
:00:58. > :01:01.could leave youngsters at risk. The NSPCC has condemned
:01:02. > :01:04.the government for not implementing a law that was set up to make it
:01:05. > :01:09.illegal to send a sexual The anti-grooming legislation
:01:10. > :01:13.was created two years ago, The charity says that's
:01:14. > :01:18.an 'utter disgrace'. In tonight's South Today,
:01:19. > :01:21.we have the story of a 15-year-old girl from Wiltshire who was sent
:01:22. > :01:23.sexual messages by Molly - not her real name -
:01:24. > :01:30.received the messages from a man we're calling Gavin who was involved
:01:31. > :01:32.with her local youth group. Molly's words are
:01:33. > :01:37.spoken by an actress. It was just pure innocence
:01:38. > :01:40.at the beginning. He used be just like "How's your
:01:41. > :01:46.family, what you doing?" And him telling me that his partner
:01:47. > :01:52.was in the bath, or asleep. He is just being overly friendly
:01:53. > :01:56.at the time, is what I thought. I got up for school and I went
:01:57. > :02:00.downstairs and I loaded up my laptop I just read the message
:02:01. > :02:10.and closed my laptop back down I'd get text messages from him
:02:11. > :02:16.when my parents weren't home and he'd be driving round my street
:02:17. > :02:19.trying to get me to go I'd make an excuse that
:02:20. > :02:23.I was looking after my sisters. One time it got so bad I had
:02:24. > :02:27.to crawl around on my bedroom floor There are a lot of people out
:02:28. > :02:43.there that are having, like, adults talk to them the way
:02:44. > :02:45.they shouldn't online. A lot more children could be
:02:46. > :02:48.protected from being groomed. It does happen a hell of a lot more
:02:49. > :02:51.than anybody would want to admit. We asked the government
:02:52. > :02:54.for an interview but they told us no one was available,
:02:55. > :02:56.instead they sent a statement saying they are looking
:02:57. > :02:58.to make an announcement The NSPCC says it wants
:02:59. > :03:03.immediate action. Earlier, I spoke to Lisa McCrindle
:03:04. > :03:05.the charity's Policy Manager, We have been waiting two years
:03:06. > :03:15.for this law to be available for the police to use
:03:16. > :03:17.to protect children. We have asked the MOJ
:03:18. > :03:24.to explain and asked if we can help to alleviate any challenges
:03:25. > :03:26.they may be facing. It is operational in Scotland
:03:27. > :03:28.and Northern Ireland. We need it to be available to police
:03:29. > :03:31.to use in England and Wales The law covers sexual
:03:32. > :03:36.messaging to children, whether online, text messages,
:03:37. > :03:37.through gaming apps, sending messages of a sexual
:03:38. > :03:44.nature to children. It may be asking them or telling
:03:45. > :03:46.them what sexual acts they would like to undertake
:03:47. > :03:49.on a child or would like the child to do to them or it might be
:03:50. > :03:52.asking them to tell them about the underwear
:03:53. > :03:54.they are wearing. Behaviour that you and I recognise
:03:55. > :03:56.as being deeply inappropriate between an adult and child
:03:57. > :03:59.and behaviour that we know is part Groomers will be using this to test
:04:00. > :04:07.children and escalate up. What we want to be able to do
:04:08. > :04:10.is for police to use this offence so they can intervene
:04:11. > :04:13.in the grooming process much earlier and prevent children from ending up
:04:14. > :04:17.in contact offences. What should parents look out
:04:18. > :04:21.for this type of grooming? Parents want to be looking
:04:22. > :04:24.for behaviour that is new contacts the children don't know,
:04:25. > :04:26.behaviour that is escalating so contact suggesting
:04:27. > :04:28.the child is beautiful, praising them but then maybe
:04:29. > :04:34.escalating and testing the waters and if parents have any concerns,
:04:35. > :04:37.they should be having this concerns, conversations
:04:38. > :04:39.with their children much earlier. Have the conversation before
:04:40. > :04:42.you are worried about anything, reassure your children if they have
:04:43. > :04:44.any concerns about contact online, they can come and talk
:04:45. > :04:47.to you so you can support them and get the support you need to take
:04:48. > :04:50.the next steps and take action. How to avoid mental health patients
:04:51. > :04:58.being arrested or taken to A? As we reported yesterday
:04:59. > :05:00.that's the challenge facing our local police forces,
:05:01. > :05:04.but what's the solution? BBC South Today has been given
:05:05. > :05:07.exclusive access to some of the region's mental health
:05:08. > :05:10.programmes aiming to give the right Our Home Affairs Correspondent
:05:11. > :05:17.Peter Cooke reports. These street triage team links other
:05:18. > :05:25.mental health worker and police officer who attend a emergency
:05:26. > :05:29.mental health course. The team advise those who need
:05:30. > :05:32.help to avoid them being taken This man called 999,
:05:33. > :05:37.saying he was depressed Yes, it does, but the thing
:05:38. > :05:47.is, when it goes away, You know, the mental
:05:48. > :05:50.health problems. Nobody knows what I'm
:05:51. > :05:54.going through, basically. The scheme will soon be
:05:55. > :06:00.operating seven days a week. We will get some instant updates
:06:01. > :06:03.on the background of people and it A team of mental health
:06:04. > :06:09.experts are on hand at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
:06:10. > :06:12.to support them. Elsewhere, the Isle of Wight runs
:06:13. > :06:14.an integrated programme where a police officer works
:06:15. > :06:17.with mental health professionals to decrease the number of people
:06:18. > :06:19.reliant on ambulances Just a washed-up junkie
:06:20. > :06:33.with mental health problems. I must be the worst service user.
:06:34. > :06:41.They got me through it. This has already reduced the number
:06:42. > :06:45.of people being sectioned. There were times when we had up
:06:46. > :06:55.to 21 sections per month and three the serenity integrated mentoring
:06:56. > :07:08.and interventions, we now have Do we select officers who want fast
:07:09. > :07:13.cars or offices with clinical human more of an emphasis so they come
:07:14. > :07:15.into the service looking at justice and that is a massive challenge but
:07:16. > :07:17.it starts with projects like ours. Surrey Police is now planning
:07:18. > :07:20.to introduce the project. Peter's here with me now -
:07:21. > :07:22.how has the support around There's been a realisation in recent
:07:23. > :07:28.years that different agencies have been working in silos,
:07:29. > :07:31.in isolation of each other. But have all been dealing
:07:32. > :07:34.with the same individuals with As we saw there are some good
:07:35. > :07:38.examples of how groups are now coming together to work in a more
:07:39. > :07:41.cohesive and collaborative way Instead they're trying to support
:07:42. > :07:51.people in the community. But the pace of change has
:07:52. > :07:53.been slow and that's Not all areas will have the money
:07:54. > :07:57.or resources to set up similar programmes -
:07:58. > :08:00.so they say it's about finding an efficient way
:08:01. > :08:02.of working which suits them. The Chief Constable of Sussex police
:08:03. > :08:06.has previously said: 'We have to stop treating
:08:07. > :08:08.PATIENTS like criminals - and START treating CRIMINALS
:08:09. > :08:11.like patients.' A young couple living
:08:12. > :08:15.at an apartment block say they're amongst dozens of people waiting
:08:16. > :08:18.to get back into their homes - nearly two weeks after a fire
:08:19. > :08:21.at the building in Portsmouth's They say they haven't been allowed
:08:22. > :08:26.to collect possessions, medication and clothes -
:08:27. > :08:29.and say the stress of the situation The company that manages
:08:30. > :08:33.the building says its unsafe The fire damage on the outside
:08:34. > :08:40.of the Roundhouse building at Gunwharf in Portsmouth
:08:41. > :08:43.is still clearly visible. Back on February 25th,
:08:44. > :08:49.hundreds witnessed the drama unfold. But one young couple say almost two
:08:50. > :09:04.weeks later they're still waiting I don't have any clothes, I am in my
:09:05. > :09:08.final year at university and my dissertation is due and I do not
:09:09. > :09:13.have my books. We have nothing. The main thing is my medicine, I have
:09:14. > :09:15.bad asthma, I need to have my inhalers and I don't have anything
:09:16. > :09:19.on me. Mark - not his real name -
:09:20. > :09:31.says he managed to grab a few I did not take my uniform so when I
:09:32. > :09:37.could not get back income I could not go to my shift. The stress
:09:38. > :09:40.caught up with me and I was sick. The lettings agency says it has been
:09:41. > :09:49.frustrated and inconvenient for the Firstport Bespoke Property Services
:09:50. > :10:00.says its very sorry they say the building suffered smoke
:10:01. > :10:01.and water damage in a fire which affected the electrical system and
:10:02. > :10:05.other services. The company says it's hoping
:10:06. > :10:28.residents will be allowed A woman is in critical condition
:10:29. > :10:33.after a three vehicle crash on the Hampshire and Sussex border. It
:10:34. > :10:35.happens at Row gate just east of Petersfield.
:10:36. > :10:38.Stay with us to find out about the power behind
:10:39. > :10:40.the Wessex Warriors as the team explains a new style
:10:41. > :10:50.There are calls for the resignation of Surrey County Council leader
:10:51. > :10:52.David Hodge tonight after further twists in the "sweetheart
:10:53. > :11:00.Letters released last night revealed the fury of some MPs who thought
:11:01. > :11:04.the county had been promised 40 million pounds of extra cash.
:11:05. > :11:07.The documents obtained after a BBC Freedom of Information request
:11:08. > :11:09.detail extensive negotiations to allow the County Council to be
:11:10. > :11:14.the first in the country to keep all of their business rates.
:11:15. > :11:16.But in Parliament today the Local Government Secretary
:11:17. > :11:22.answered Labour questions by saying no deal was done.
:11:23. > :11:27.The BBC has now published a letter from DCLG officials showing they did
:11:28. > :11:31.in fact offer Surrey more cash in a unique deal.
:11:32. > :11:33.Did the Secretary of State know about that letter
:11:34. > :11:39.Surrey approached the department, as do many other councils before
:11:40. > :11:42.a financial settlement asking for more money and they made
:11:43. > :11:45.a request being considered for business rates retention plan
:11:46. > :11:53.There's been a rise in the number of babies and very young children
:11:54. > :11:57.At Southampton General there are currently five children
:11:58. > :12:00.under the age of five who are waiting for transplants,
:12:01. > :12:10.Many will need regular dialysis while they wait for surgery.
:12:11. > :12:11.Our health correspondent, David Fenton reports
:12:12. > :12:19.from inside the special unit that helps keep them alive.
:12:20. > :12:27.Suleman spends three hours a day three times a week on a dialysis
:12:28. > :12:31.machine. He was given just a 1% chance of survival as a baby, but he
:12:32. > :12:44.If he didn't have this piece of equipment here, I don't know,
:12:45. > :12:46.we would really be struggling with him, so we are very
:12:47. > :12:49.fortunate he has responded well to this treatment.
:12:50. > :12:56.The team here sees many children with serious kidney problems.
:12:57. > :13:11.Within 48 hours he was sitting up and eating and his denial and since
:13:12. > :13:13.then has been astonishing. Day-to-day, you wouldn't
:13:14. > :13:15.know to look at him. But the number of patients under
:13:16. > :13:21.the age of four is growing, The number under the age
:13:22. > :13:28.of four is increasing because we are diagnosing them
:13:29. > :13:44.better, looking after them better. Babies and toddlers can take a full
:13:45. > :13:47.adult kidney and thrive if they can find a donor. Sometimes that is the
:13:48. > :13:50.hardest part. Growing up in Hampshire,
:13:51. > :13:52.he was constantly bullied Later, when Daniel Gray was training
:13:53. > :13:58.to be a teacher, he was advised to hide his homosexuality being told
:13:59. > :14:01.it would give his students But now the 32-year-old secondary
:14:02. > :14:09.school teacher is hoping to become the positive role model
:14:10. > :14:12.he never had. He told our reporter Nikki Mitchell
:14:13. > :14:24.about his nerve-wracking decision This assembly hall was packed with
:14:25. > :14:30.students having their daily assembly. On the big screen was a
:14:31. > :14:35.video of me talking about LGBT history month and I came out to my
:14:36. > :14:39.students. The build up was nerve-racking, it was tense. As a
:14:40. > :14:45.gay man, I know how important it is to grow up with positive role models
:14:46. > :14:54.who support you, understand you and help you see it gets better. We have
:14:55. > :14:58.set up the culture club... There were shrugs and smiles and a couple
:14:59. > :15:02.of mouths fell open the generally the reaction was muted, only after
:15:03. > :15:08.the assembly did the reaction becomes stronger and more positive.
:15:09. > :15:12.I was relieved it went so well. I sat in the assembly going, oh, my
:15:13. > :15:18.God. He has come out, what is the reaction going to be? We are the
:15:19. > :15:26.most accepting generation, people are fine. I was shocked at first but
:15:27. > :15:31.not in a way, oh my God, she is gay but he came out and in confidence
:15:32. > :15:36.and I thought it was quite fantastic. Everyone talked about it
:15:37. > :15:41.but everyone reacted positively. It is a good feeling to know someone
:15:42. > :15:45.else is different and they are OK. Because I had such a horrendous
:15:46. > :15:49.experience at school, it has been important to me to come out to the
:15:50. > :15:56.students because I think I want to be the role model that I never had.
:15:57. > :16:00.My secondary school experience in Basingstoke I was bullied everyday
:16:01. > :16:05.for being gay, I did not know I was and they called me names and push me
:16:06. > :16:09.around in corridors. I was upset every day going home. The schools
:16:10. > :16:13.did not know how to deal with it but now the schools know how to deal
:16:14. > :16:19.with it. Our job as teachers is not just back curriculum but about
:16:20. > :16:22.building young people into competent, strong and individuals
:16:23. > :16:28.and that is why I have done it and I hope other teachers will see what a
:16:29. > :16:29.positive impact it can have. He is a role model.
:16:30. > :16:32.How popular is live music and is there still an appetite
:16:33. > :16:36.Today there's a big effort under way to try to check up on the health
:16:37. > :16:40.Southampton is playing a major role and our reporter Chrissy Sturt has
:16:41. > :16:58.been sampling what the city has to offer.
:16:59. > :17:08.With these incredible vocals, it is no surprise this student band loves
:17:09. > :17:14.going to gigs in Southampton. It is a vibrant, it is always happening,
:17:15. > :17:18.there was always something going on. The engine rooms by the docks so I
:17:19. > :17:22.knew Southampton would be a great place to study music. But they need
:17:23. > :17:28.help, if it was cheaper to hire venues, this band could perform even
:17:29. > :17:32.more. That is the kind of information the survey is after, who
:17:33. > :17:38.is listening to live music and why? We have a team of students from
:17:39. > :17:42.Solent going out to survey the live music scene looking at several
:17:43. > :17:47.venues and they are collecting data from the venues so we can get an
:17:48. > :17:49.accurate data picture of what goes on in the live music scene in
:17:50. > :17:51.Southampton. Let's go live to Chrissy now
:17:52. > :17:54.at The Engine Rooms in Southampton, where they're preparing to hold
:17:55. > :18:05.a live music event this evening. 600 students have bought tickets to
:18:06. > :18:12.be here tonight in the engine rooms, great atmosphere, they have come to
:18:13. > :18:16.see a band. Georgia, you are a student questioning people, what do
:18:17. > :18:22.you want to achieve with a census? The most important thing about the
:18:23. > :18:27.live music census is to raise awareness nationwide of how
:18:28. > :18:32.important these venues are. Are they facing threats? Yeah, there are a
:18:33. > :18:38.lot of things challenging small venues, the rise in business rates,
:18:39. > :18:45.exchange rates decreasing because of Brexit so it is a worrying time. And
:18:46. > :18:49.you want to see them survived? Yeah, it is integral to the music scene to
:18:50. > :18:55.have small venues because without a small stage artists can develop that
:18:56. > :18:57.sounds to play at larger arenas. And also promoters need to start
:18:58. > :19:07.somewhere small. Thank you so much. The Wessex Warriors are one
:19:08. > :19:11.of the newer Powerchair football Formed 18 months ago they're already
:19:12. > :19:14.making a big impact. They were named the Dorset FA's
:19:15. > :19:17.outstanding club of the year recently for the opportunities
:19:18. > :19:19.they're providing to disabled I went along to meet the players
:19:20. > :19:33.and have a go myself. They are warriors with heart on the
:19:34. > :19:39.pitch, the Wessex team spans all ages and disabilities. We tried to
:19:40. > :19:42.take out disability because that as it is turning up and playing and
:19:43. > :19:48.throughout the community there are so many examples of this throughout
:19:49. > :19:51.all disabilities. Many youngsters grow up dreaming of playing
:19:52. > :19:57.football. Power chair football has been a life changer for those like
:19:58. > :20:07.Adam. It is a sport I would not be able to do but now I can. I can make
:20:08. > :20:11.new friends and play. Lovely touch. As you can see, I am still getting
:20:12. > :20:16.to grips with using a chair, it takes skill and touch and precision,
:20:17. > :20:22.a tiny movement and you can be often away on the left wing. Each chair
:20:23. > :20:27.costs ?7,000 to buy. The funds are raised through a variety of sources
:20:28. > :20:37.and with every chair is a new player. Here we go. Goal! Not
:20:38. > :20:48.everyone can control the chair with their hands. Keith Harris uses his
:20:49. > :20:56.tongue. I became disabled after contracting an adult strain of flu.
:20:57. > :21:00.I cannot use my limbs. As a consultant said, the best muscle in
:21:01. > :21:07.the body is the tongue. You need many skills, including driving the
:21:08. > :21:12.chair. They are sensitive to drive. They are hard to drive and it is the
:21:13. > :21:17.first skill and then you think about the positioning and space and
:21:18. > :21:25.knowing where your team mates are. For those volunteers the reward is
:21:26. > :21:31.remarkable. I love it. I love to see them smile and have the opportunity
:21:32. > :21:35.that they would not have and one of the mums said recently she never
:21:36. > :21:41.thought she would have her sons football shirt on the washing line
:21:42. > :21:44.and that, to me, just says it all. A lovely group of people and get along
:21:45. > :22:00.and support them if you can. The women's lacrosse players...
:22:01. > :22:04.Estate is schools tournament Aogo 20 nations will compete at the event
:22:05. > :22:06.taking place in July for ten days and starts on the 12th.
:22:07. > :22:13.But one of the UK's greatest authors would have had trouble reading
:22:14. > :22:16.and writing towards the end of her life because she may
:22:17. > :22:19.Spectacles belonging to the Hampshire writer
:22:20. > :22:21.Jane Austen have only just been tested by optometrists.
:22:22. > :22:27.And thrown up some surprising results that cast new light
:22:28. > :22:30.Ben Moore has taken an exclusive look at the evidence.
:22:31. > :22:33.She may have been one of history's greatest writers,
:22:34. > :22:36.but for Jane Austin, just reading her novels would have
:22:37. > :22:44.Her spectacles have been at the British library
:22:45. > :22:47.in her writing desk for 20 years, but only now can they bring
:22:48. > :22:58.Back in the early 19th century, there were prescription similar
:22:59. > :23:01.to what we have today, so what we did was have somebody
:23:02. > :23:04.bring in a portable lens meter so that we could very,
:23:05. > :23:12.The first pair of glasses have a low prescription.
:23:13. > :23:14.Her second pair show her vision deteriorated before the final
:23:15. > :23:16.pair showed she lived in a very blurry world.
:23:17. > :23:23.This could explain why she died so young.
:23:24. > :23:26.The possibility of her being poisoned accidentally
:23:27. > :23:41.We know that arsenic can cause cataracts now and arsenic was often
:23:42. > :23:43.put into medication for other illnesses, like rheumatism.
:23:44. > :23:53.The spectacles are 200 years old and made from natural materials like
:23:54. > :23:56.tortoiseshell and glass but one thing we don't know is whether they
:23:57. > :24:00.were specifically prescribed for Jane Austen or whether she just
:24:01. > :24:05.bought them from a travelling salesman, the same way we do when
:24:06. > :24:09.buying reading glasses off the shelf. Luckily, using modern
:24:10. > :24:15.optometry we can see just what Jane Austin's eyesight was like. That is
:24:16. > :24:24.plus one. Quite blurred. But you can cope. This is plus three. Yeah, that
:24:25. > :24:33.is pretty blurred. Getting difficult. That is 475. I cannot see
:24:34. > :24:36.your face. I can only see my hand. So, one of the worlds greatest
:24:37. > :24:42.novelists would have had trouble reading and writing. She would have
:24:43. > :24:46.noticed the difference when the light was poor and overtime as she
:24:47. > :24:49.aged it would be have been more important to have a stronger
:24:50. > :24:56.prescription because your eyes need more help for reading as you age.
:24:57. > :25:00.The British library 12 in optometrists to offer opinions. A
:25:01. > :25:08.red chance to see things through the eyes of one of Britain's best love
:25:09. > :25:18.authors -- a red chance. A great story. I had no idea! I got my bit
:25:19. > :25:19.in defects but it will be cloudy. -- vitamin de fix.
:25:20. > :25:21.Christopher David took this picture of the morning sunshine
:25:22. > :25:24.This lovely picture of Abingdon was taken
:25:25. > :25:35.Lovely conditions and allowing temperatures to rise to 16 Celsius.
:25:36. > :25:41.In some areas at Heathrow it was 16.9. Overnight, we expect clear
:25:42. > :25:44.skies saved Chile at first, three Celsius but the arrival of the cloud
:25:45. > :25:54.mean temperatures will start to rise. -- chilly at first.
:25:55. > :25:59.Temperatures tonight by dawn will be down to six or nine Celsius. A
:26:00. > :26:04.cloudy day tomorrow, spots of rain in the morning and a fair amount of
:26:05. > :26:07.mist and fog on the coast and for the Isle of Wight. Some brighter
:26:08. > :26:15.spells developing for western areas and temperatures up into double
:26:16. > :26:19.figures, not as high as today. Ten to 11 Celsius. By the cloud and mist
:26:20. > :26:24.and fog tomorrow night, a good deal of cloud to start the weekend. It
:26:25. > :26:28.may be dense on Saturday morning and temperatures falling away to eight
:26:29. > :26:32.or nine Celsius. A good deal of cloud over the weekend, Saturday is
:26:33. > :26:39.the better day for dryness, they weather front moves in on Sunday but
:26:40. > :26:42.Saturday sees brighter spells in the afternoon further east slighty more
:26:43. > :26:48.cloud arriving later on with the arrival of a weather front by Sunday
:26:49. > :26:52.morning. That weather front pushes in, still uncertainty as to when we
:26:53. > :26:57.have the rain but some outbreaks of rain in the course of the day. Dry
:26:58. > :27:03.weather over the next few days, cloud, brightness tomorrow
:27:04. > :27:08.afternoon, and some mist and fog possible on Saturday, again, through
:27:09. > :27:14.the course of the day, brighter spells developing in the afternoon
:27:15. > :27:19.and some rain at times but next week it will turn more settled because
:27:20. > :27:27.high pressure will start building. Despite the cloud, send us your
:27:28. > :27:30.pictures. Does that mean next week is spring? Not officially but
:27:31. > :27:32.possibly. I pressure will develop. There'll be a news summary at 8pm
:27:33. > :27:39.and we'll be back at 10:30pm.