:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to South Today. The news teams where you are.
:00:09. > :00:17.Welcome to South Today. The headlines tonight.
:00:18. > :00:25.Our mon got cancer from smoking and then died in 2013 because of it.
:00:26. > :00:29.A heartfelt plea by two sisters on the consequences of smoking as they
:00:30. > :00:34.start a campaign to get people to give up.
:00:35. > :00:39.Why has the council put up signs to direct lorries through a tiny Dorset
:00:40. > :00:43.village? I see further destruction of the
:00:44. > :00:47.village and I don't think that is worth saving drivers are few
:00:48. > :00:52.minutes. The red kites now flying high after
:00:53. > :01:00.being on the verge of extinction. Maiden took the first all-female
:01:01. > :01:07.crew around the world and now she is back on try-line and -- dry land as
:01:08. > :01:11.she is prepared for a new challenge. Two young sisters whose mother died
:01:12. > :01:14.from cancer caused by smoking Isabelle and Grace feature
:01:15. > :01:19.in a new short film commissioned by Portsmouth City Council as part
:01:20. > :01:23.of its drive to reduce smoking. One in five adults
:01:24. > :01:27.in Portsmouth smokes - that's higher than the national
:01:28. > :01:30.average of one in six. Every year there are almost 1,400
:01:31. > :01:32.smoking-related hospital And there are significantly
:01:33. > :01:38.more deaths in the city attributable to smoking compared
:01:39. > :01:42.to the national average. James Ingham has been hearing
:01:43. > :02:00.about the devastating consequences It is a note my mum left me. I am so
:02:01. > :02:04.sorry for leaving you while you are so young. Five is no age to be left
:02:05. > :02:05.without a mum. Paula Hutton was just 45
:02:06. > :02:08.when she died from cancer in 2013. Her daughters Issy and Grace
:02:09. > :02:18.were seven and five. They were having a barbecue and they
:02:19. > :02:23.were all sitting at the table, laughing and eating, and we were at
:02:24. > :02:31.the little table. That is the memory I have of her. I think more happily
:02:32. > :02:33.about it, because she is probably more happy now than when she was
:02:34. > :02:39.alive. Because she was ill? Yeah. Issy and Grace talk about their loss
:02:40. > :02:44.in a hard-hitting film. Issy hopes by sharing
:02:45. > :02:58.what happened to her mum, I would say they should probably at
:02:59. > :03:08.least try to stop, if they do start, and if you haven't started I don't
:03:09. > :03:11.think it is worth it. I hope they think twice about their families and
:03:12. > :03:13.the consequences of smoking and cancer.
:03:14. > :03:15.Portsmouth City Council's made the film to try to reduce
:03:16. > :03:19.More people smoke here - and more die as a result -
:03:20. > :03:34.It would be amazing if she was still here but I have a grandad who is
:03:35. > :03:36.like a mum to me so that makes it better.
:03:37. > :03:39.But Granddad has a lung condition also brought on by smoking that
:03:40. > :03:41.limits his ability to join in family fun.
:03:42. > :03:44.He's given up now, but warns others who haven't what they could lose.
:03:45. > :03:50.You will not be able to enjoy the things you did and ultimately you
:03:51. > :03:58.won't be able to enjoy your life, if you are taken prematurely, so don't
:03:59. > :04:04.do it. Please don't be too angry like I know that you will be
:04:05. > :04:13.sometimes. Read this and know that I see the joy you ring and the total
:04:14. > :04:18.love I feel for you. -- Chory you bring. -- Chory.
:04:19. > :04:20.Rachel Oritt is from Cancer Research UK.
:04:21. > :04:23.I spoke to her a little earlier and asked her whether hard-hitting
:04:24. > :04:25.campaigns like the one we've just seen actually work.
:04:26. > :04:27.It is really important that national strategies are backed up
:04:28. > :04:29.by local strategies, so for example the work
:04:30. > :04:32.We can't just rely on government-level interventions,
:04:33. > :04:35.it needs to be brought through at a local level too.
:04:36. > :04:37.How significant are the socio-economic factors
:04:38. > :04:42.We do know that more deprived groups are more likely to smoke,
:04:43. > :04:45.so it's important that any interventions work for those
:04:46. > :04:47.groups of people and not just people as a whole,
:04:48. > :04:49.that we're actually targeting groups of people
:04:50. > :04:53.It is ten years since the smoking ban came in.
:04:54. > :05:01.Have you seen any evidence that it is having an impact?
:05:02. > :05:03.When the smoking ban first came in we saw
:05:04. > :05:10.rates and we're hoping, because the lag time
:05:11. > :05:12.for lung cancers related to smoking is quite long,
:05:13. > :05:15.we are hoping to see reductions in lung cancer going forward,
:05:16. > :05:18.caused by interventions like these, so it is not just about the smoking
:05:19. > :05:20.ban but other interventions, increases on taxes for tobacco
:05:21. > :05:26.And now I understand that we're getting proof of a link
:05:27. > :05:31.between cancer and alcohol, so are we now looking
:05:32. > :05:33.at alcohol being, if you like, the new smoking?
:05:34. > :05:39.It actually causes seven different types of cancer and we know
:05:40. > :05:50.it is significant in the UK, but if you compare that to smoking,
:05:51. > :05:53.smoking causes at least 14 different types, it is still the most
:05:54. > :05:57.It is the biggest cause of cancer not just in the UK but worldwide,
:05:58. > :06:00.so it is still our primary concern, closely followed by obesity,
:06:01. > :06:02.but we're also very interested in alcohol.
:06:03. > :06:08.The RMT Union and Southern Rail have adjourned talks after two days,
:06:09. > :06:11.as they to try to resolve their bitter dispute over
:06:12. > :06:14.Tomorrow union members will be demonstrating outside
:06:15. > :06:17.Parliament to mark a year since the Southern strike began.
:06:18. > :06:20.Members of the RMT union have taken the equivalent of a month's
:06:21. > :06:21.worth of strike action, causing ongoing misery
:06:22. > :06:25.Our reporter Sean Killick has been following the story
:06:26. > :06:39.Good evening. This is one of the busiest stations on the network,
:06:40. > :06:52.thousands of commuters coming home tomorrow, it will be a very unhappy
:06:53. > :07:00.anniversary. The 38 billion pounds -- 30 ?8 million bill has been
:07:01. > :07:08.fitted by the taxpayers. Tomorrow an anniversary that nobody will be
:07:09. > :07:16.celebrating. Horrendous, really awful. I am having to get other
:07:17. > :07:20.people to get my children out of school at the last moment, leaving
:07:21. > :07:30.at six o'clock in the morning, it has been awful. I am self-employed
:07:31. > :07:38.so I have probably lost thousands. Horrendous. It has been life
:07:39. > :07:42.changing for a lot of people. Not since the miners strike has an
:07:43. > :07:50.industrial dispute rumbled on for so long, so why has it proved so
:07:51. > :07:54.intractable? Behind the scenes, rather like in the miners strike of
:07:55. > :07:59.30 years ago, the government is trying to force management to take a
:08:00. > :08:03.pretty tough line, and in this case, with the franchise arrangements of
:08:04. > :08:08.Southern rail, the government has quite a strong hand to play with
:08:09. > :08:12.management in being tough with the unions, so it is an intractable
:08:13. > :08:18.situation. At the heart of the dispute, the introduction of driver
:08:19. > :08:31.only operated trains and changes to the roles and responsibilities of
:08:32. > :08:41.drivers and conductors. In 26th of April the action started. 364 days
:08:42. > :08:47.on, still no resolution in sight to either dispute. What do politicians
:08:48. > :08:54.say? I would call on both sides to carry on their talks, compromise is
:08:55. > :08:54.always needed on both sides. As an unwelcome anniversary dawns, still
:08:55. > :08:58.no end in sight. "Stop sending heavy goods vehicles
:08:59. > :09:02.through our village". That's the plea from residents
:09:03. > :09:06.of Melbury Abbas in Dorset. The road is just four metres wide
:09:07. > :09:09.at one point called Dinah's Hollow, and people there have questioned why
:09:10. > :09:13.the county council has put up signs This is happening a lot
:09:14. > :09:17.in Dinah's Hollow. Lorries getting stuck,
:09:18. > :09:32.attempting U-turns, causing jams. A truck got jammed in the road, it
:09:33. > :09:33.had to reverse and it ran right back into the sign and lopped off one of
:09:34. > :09:40.the arms. And there's more to see -
:09:41. > :09:42.a shattered wing mirror, a boulder knocked over,
:09:43. > :09:45.lorry tracks up the grass bank. Outside one house, a tally
:09:46. > :09:47.of today's incidents. William Kenealy's kept a record
:09:48. > :09:59.of all the problems. The average time of delays has been
:10:00. > :10:05.27 minutes. One of the residence is disabled and dependent on texts go
:10:06. > :10:08.delivered groceries and they did a risk assessment and said it was too
:10:09. > :10:14.dangerous for the drivers to pull over and delivered to their house.
:10:15. > :10:17.There's no motorway north to south through Dorset.
:10:18. > :10:19.So the County Council wants lorries travelling south to take
:10:20. > :10:23.And those coming north to take the A350.
:10:24. > :10:26.They say that's to reduce the conflict between HGVs
:10:27. > :10:29.through the narrow points of both rural roads.
:10:30. > :10:38.But the signs are only advisory - so sometimes this happens.
:10:39. > :10:52.The one-way system at the moment will never work because it is just
:10:53. > :10:53.too narrow to get trucks through. The A350 is a much more suitable
:10:54. > :10:54.road. There'll
:10:55. > :11:19.be another public consultation But for now residents
:11:20. > :11:22.will have to put up The issue of so-called "sex
:11:23. > :11:26.for rent", which a BBC investigation uncovered,
:11:27. > :11:28.has been raised in the Commons. The Sussex MP Peter Kyle asked
:11:29. > :11:34.the Justice Secretary for support in tackling adverts that offer free
:11:35. > :11:36.accommodation in exchange for sex. Charities say the practice
:11:37. > :11:38.exploits vulnerable Websites such as Craigslist are
:11:39. > :11:43.being used by corrupt individuals to advertise free accommodation
:11:44. > :11:46.in return for sex. Will the Secretary of State agree
:11:47. > :11:49.that this is happening at the moment within the law and that a review
:11:50. > :11:52.needs to take place so that people who are doing this and exploiting
:11:53. > :11:55.extremely vulnerable young women Well, I agree with the honourable
:11:56. > :12:02.gentleman that this is concerning and I will be very happy
:12:03. > :12:09.to look at that issue. Later in sport, Lewis
:12:10. > :12:21.Coombes is in training. We are on the bikes in Portsmouth to
:12:22. > :12:26.see how football is helping the local community.
:12:27. > :12:28.The Conservative MP for Chichester, Andrew Tyrie, has
:12:29. > :12:29.announced he's standing down from Parliament at
:12:30. > :12:33.Mr Tyrie, who is 60, has been the MP there for 20 years,
:12:34. > :12:36.and says he will remain deeply committed to public service,
:12:37. > :12:38.and hopes he is young enough to contribute in other ways
:12:39. > :12:49.How would you like a litter bin that told you when it needed emptying?
:12:50. > :12:51.Or a smoke alarm that knew the difference
:12:52. > :12:56.Well, councils in the South are joining forces to build
:12:57. > :12:58.a new network for the emerging "Internet of Things".
:12:59. > :13:01.The aim is to make the network available to companies
:13:02. > :13:03.as an alternative to wi-fi or bluetooth as our political editor
:13:04. > :13:15.We live in the wireless era. Our phones connect us to the Internet,
:13:16. > :13:22.but what if everything we use could feed us data about what is -- what
:13:23. > :13:28.it is up to. An oven could tell you how long it has been on. It is
:13:29. > :13:33.perfect for smoke alarms. Attach it to your bike in case somebody ran
:13:34. > :13:39.off with it. Students at Eastleigh College found it easy to think up
:13:40. > :13:51.uses for the database of the Internet of Things. The South East
:13:52. > :13:57.will have a network of devices. The Hampshire Fire Service and local
:13:58. > :14:02.councils are developing an information superhighway. With a
:14:03. > :14:12.mobile network, fantastic, gets everywhere. With a mobile network,
:14:13. > :14:17.to power a device for more than a couple of weeks, we need to carry up
:14:18. > :14:23.battery with us. Southampton council has experimented with bins that tell
:14:24. > :14:27.staff when they are full and they see huge potential for the Internet
:14:28. > :14:32.of Things. You have elderly people who might be a bit in the firm, and
:14:33. > :14:35.you can have detectors in the housing to see if they are moving
:14:36. > :14:41.around or whether somebody needs to see if they are OK. Using technology
:14:42. > :14:46.to solve all problems is what we are about. You can see how far
:14:47. > :14:49.smartphones have spread and become part of daily life. The Internet of
:14:50. > :14:54.Things is likely to find its own uses just as quickly. The network is
:14:55. > :15:00.already being installed and it is down to the imagination of its users
:15:01. > :15:04.to see what could be connected in the future.
:15:05. > :15:07.Once on the verge of extinction, the red kite is a bird
:15:08. > :15:19.that's now thriving - particularly in urban Reading.
:15:20. > :15:21.Many people are choosing to feed them, encouraging them
:15:22. > :15:25.New research from the University of Reading shows how the huge birds
:15:26. > :15:28.of prey are adapting to live alongside us, just as we're getting
:15:29. > :15:30.more used to seeing them wheeling in the skies above.
:15:31. > :15:33.Red kites circling high, and swooping low, have become
:15:34. > :15:35.a common sight in built-up parts of Berkshire.
:15:36. > :15:40.Scientists initially thought they'd moved into urban areas
:15:41. > :15:46.roadkill for the carrion birds to feed on.
:15:47. > :15:48.But we surveyed, there's very little roadkill,
:15:49. > :16:00.our local councils are very good at keeping the streets clean,
:16:01. > :16:04.and instead we did questionnaires, we asked local people what they do.
:16:05. > :16:06.We found that, certainly well over 1 in 20 local households
:16:07. > :16:09.here in Reading have fed red kites at one point or another,
:16:10. > :16:12.and so it's that feeding that's attracting them in.
:16:13. > :16:15.It's a very regular occurrence to drive through some of the suburbs
:16:16. > :16:18.of reading and see a dozen, two dozen red kites circling over
:16:19. > :16:20.a house where people clearly have been feeding them.
:16:21. > :16:22.As many as 400 red kites now regularly seek food,
:16:23. > :16:25.like scraps of chicken on the bone, in urban Reading.
:16:26. > :16:28.Their sheer size, and the fact that they often fly in groups,
:16:29. > :16:30.means they're unmissable - and research has also found both
:16:31. > :16:32.adults and children can identify red kites more easily
:16:33. > :16:36.The breed was virtually wiped out in the British
:16:37. > :16:38.Isles in the '60s and '70s, mainly because they'd eaten poisons
:16:39. > :16:41.and pesticides that these days are no longer used.
:16:42. > :16:42.Conservationists began re-introducing breeding
:16:43. > :16:44.pairs to the wild more than 20 years ago.
:16:45. > :16:47.What the red kite shows is that we have an icon
:16:48. > :16:49.of conservation success, where people made the effort,
:16:50. > :16:52.reintroduced the species, and now it's in our skies over much
:16:53. > :16:54.of southern England, it's very widespread here.
:16:55. > :16:57.Experts say there's no real downside to having so many red kites
:16:58. > :17:08.And their population is thriving - with or without us feeding them.
:17:09. > :17:23.Beautiful birds and great pictures there. Hampshire firefighters will
:17:24. > :17:31.soon be offering exercise classes for the over-65ss. The course is
:17:32. > :17:43.being funded by the local NHS. One for us for the future!
:17:44. > :17:50.Shall we start with the football, because it is about the good that
:17:51. > :17:58.clubs can do and celebrating that. The clubs get a bit of bad press,
:17:59. > :18:08.the prices they charge, moving matches around to suit the TV
:18:09. > :18:09.schedules, but it is time to give a positive spin on this.
:18:10. > :18:12.All 72 English Football League clubs came together today to showcase
:18:13. > :18:14.the positive impact the sport has within communities up
:18:15. > :18:18.The EFL Trust's Day of Action saw players engage with support groups
:18:19. > :18:21.and activities at a number of our clubs here in South.
:18:22. > :18:23.I joined Pompey defender Christian Burgess at a cycling
:18:24. > :18:30.Wheels For All is just one scheme run by Pompey in the Community.
:18:31. > :18:33.Each week a team of volunteers help over 100 people in the area
:18:34. > :18:41.Little bit hard to spear but -- to steer bet it is good.
:18:42. > :18:46.Libby thought her days of cycling were behind her.
:18:47. > :18:54.Motorcycle accident 25 years ago, but I actually lost my leg 12 years
:18:55. > :18:59.ago. Riding a normal bike is quite hard so using a hand one is so much
:19:00. > :19:01.easier. I actually didn't know this place existed but now I do I will be
:19:02. > :19:03.here, definitely. An affiliation with
:19:04. > :19:04.Portsmouth Football Club has helped to attract both
:19:05. > :19:17.sponsorship and awareness. Pompey in the Community can
:19:18. > :19:20.advertise us, they have the wherewithal to make people aware
:19:21. > :19:29.that we exist and we are trying to get enough money together to why
:19:30. > :19:30.extra bicycles. There are 72 community trusts at each of the
:19:31. > :19:35.English football league clubs. Events were held at all Football
:19:36. > :19:40.League clubs in the South today, in Reading defender
:19:41. > :19:41.Paul McShane visited Schemes like this and the one
:19:42. > :19:52.in Portsmouth further proof You have just done a few laps on the
:19:53. > :19:55.bike, what was that like? I am a bit out of breath. It was good fun,
:19:56. > :20:00.people riding around and it means they come out and have a bit of
:20:01. > :20:04.exercise and it is great to be part of it.
:20:05. > :20:06.Southampton take centre stage in the race for the Premier League
:20:07. > :20:09.title tonight as they travel to current leaders Chelsea.
:20:10. > :20:21.Manager Claude Puel, who is yet to pick up a league win
:20:22. > :20:26.against a top-six side, says his side will relish it.
:20:27. > :20:29.To play against a great team like Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester
:20:30. > :20:32.United, Arsenal, it's a good motivation, and it's important to
:20:33. > :20:46.Full match commentary on BBC Radio Solent.
:20:47. > :20:49.Surrey batsman Jason Roy has been named in the England cricket squad
:20:50. > :20:51.for the upcoming Champions Trophy and South Africa series.
:20:52. > :20:56.There was no place in the squad for Hampshire's Liam Dawson.
:20:57. > :20:59.Eight teams will compete in the One Day competition, to be
:21:00. > :21:01.held in England and Wales at the beginning of June.
:21:02. > :21:03.Hampshire cyclist Dani King is contemplating competing for Wales
:21:04. > :21:11.The Olympic gold medallist from Hamble represented England
:21:12. > :21:13.at Glasgow 2014, but now meets the qualification criteria
:21:14. > :21:17.The South may not be the heartland of rugby league,
:21:18. > :21:20.but a Hampshire-raised player has won his first call-up
:21:21. > :21:22.Mike McMeeken, who's from Basingstoke, now plays
:21:23. > :21:28.He moved north after learning his trade with London Broncos.
:21:29. > :21:30.McMeeken is part of the England squad to face Samoa
:21:31. > :21:39.That is great because of the new think of rugby being a northern game
:21:40. > :21:42.but good luck to Mike. They made history as the first
:21:43. > :21:44.all-female crew to sail in the Whitbread Round the World
:21:45. > :21:46.Race. The achievement made the yacht
:21:47. > :21:48.Maiden and her skipper But Maiden fell on hard
:21:49. > :21:51.times and was discovered But she's to have
:21:52. > :21:54.a new lease of life. Today the boat arrived
:21:55. > :21:56.back in Southampton, where she'll undergo a full
:21:57. > :21:58.restoration, as Steve 27 years after sailing
:21:59. > :22:06.into the history books on board Maiden, Tracy Edwards and some
:22:07. > :22:10.of her crew were reunited with the famous yacht that helped
:22:11. > :22:26.them change so many perceptions. They were the first all-female crew
:22:27. > :22:33.to complete the Whitbread round the world race. They had been written
:22:34. > :22:43.off but nine months later they were receiving a heroine' welcome. People
:22:44. > :22:48.did come round, a few people said, they will never do it, and they came
:22:49. > :22:58.to me and said, proved wrong, I admit it. Only in England could this
:22:59. > :23:01.happen, great maritime nation. For everyone on board,
:23:02. > :23:18.it was a life-changing experience. Everybody said no, and we were built
:23:19. > :23:20.with that funny little button that made us carry on.
:23:21. > :23:22.After passing through many hands over the years,
:23:23. > :23:24.the yacht was found abandoned in the Seychelles.
:23:25. > :23:26.The plan is to carry out a bow-to-stern renovation,
:23:27. > :23:28.and then she'll be used by the Maiden Factor
:23:29. > :23:33.project to promote girls' education around the world.
:23:34. > :23:39.I was expelled from school when I was 15, through away and education
:23:40. > :23:44.that was handed to me on a plate. Now I know that 69 million girls
:23:45. > :23:50.worldwide are denied an education so I do quite a bit of work with girls'
:23:51. > :23:58.educational charities, and I thought we could use Maiden to promote
:23:59. > :23:59.girls' education, and when we do our world tour, after the Restoration,
:24:00. > :24:02.that is what we will be doing. It was backing from
:24:03. > :24:05.the Jordanian royal family that got Maiden and her crew on the start
:24:06. > :24:09.line for the Round the World just over a quarter of a century ago -
:24:10. > :24:19.and now they're also supporting We were a bit of a fairy tale to
:24:20. > :24:22.some extent and this is the next chapter of the fairy tale, and it is
:24:23. > :24:35.a great one. Great to see the girls back and
:24:36. > :24:41.lovely that Maiden is going to go on to a new adventure. We will be
:24:42. > :24:45.following it on South Today. You just said we have had
:24:46. > :24:52.practically everything today in terms of weather.
:24:53. > :25:05.Whether bingo, frost, sunny spells, blue skies, sleep... -- sleet.
:25:06. > :25:29.We have seen some hefty downpours, more to come in the forecast.
:25:30. > :25:36.We have seen a little of everything just about today but boy has it felt
:25:37. > :25:44.cold. We have a bit more of this arctic air mass for the next 24
:25:45. > :25:50.hours or so. You can see the yellow colours working in towards Thursday
:25:51. > :25:54.and Friday of this week. -- the next 48 hours. We will start to see the
:25:55. > :25:58.showers clearing tonight but this evening there are one or two of them
:25:59. > :26:04.and they are on the heavy side as well. We could see that wintry theme
:26:05. > :26:11.to them so some sleet and hail still to be had. Temperature wise we are
:26:12. > :26:16.looking at low as close to freezing in many spots across our region. We
:26:17. > :26:20.could see a touch of frost particularly through western parts
:26:21. > :26:24.first thing tomorrow morning. Chilly and bright start to the day, cloud
:26:25. > :26:29.bubbling up, and showers working their way back in a little sooner
:26:30. > :26:35.than they did today. They could he heavy, thunder, hail, sleet all a
:26:36. > :26:39.possibility, and the winds will be whipping up as well. Temperature
:26:40. > :26:45.wise we are looking at 11 or 12 degrees the high. Those showers will
:26:46. > :26:48.tend to fade away in the evening and we have clear skies across the
:26:49. > :26:53.region through tomorrow night. It looks like Wednesday will be the
:26:54. > :26:58.coldest night of the week, we expect a widespread frost and one or two
:26:59. > :27:04.pockets of mist and fog. Thursday, bit of a chilly start but we will
:27:05. > :27:08.start to see the cloud thickening as this weather front sinks southwards.
:27:09. > :27:12.That will bring patchy at wrecks of rain but it is the start of the
:27:13. > :27:16.slightly milder conditions, so becoming less cold through the
:27:17. > :27:20.course of the day on Thursday. The summary for the next few days,
:27:21. > :27:25.chilly conditions with one or two showers possible, chilly at but
:27:26. > :27:33.turning milder towards the tail end turning milder towards the tail end
:27:34. > :27:37.of next week. Cyclone, tornado. While you were
:27:38. > :27:41.doing before cast I was desperately trying to think of other words. We
:27:42. > :27:59.are back tomorrow at 6:30pm. Good buy. -- goodbye.
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