:00:00. > :00:21.Hello and welcome Sal cat matches at -- to South Today. I cannot get over
:00:22. > :00:26.the fact that grown adults cannot sit around the table and actually
:00:27. > :00:31.come to some sort of compromise, agreement. Nine cases of bird flu
:00:32. > :00:35.are confirmed in Dorset, and it is feared many more swans have died.
:00:36. > :00:41.And after a mild start, we'll see some rain with wintry showers later.
:00:42. > :00:46.I will have the weather for the week ahead shortly.
:00:47. > :00:49.In just over an hour, another strike begins
:00:50. > :00:52.by drivers on Southern Rail, which will affect thousands
:00:53. > :00:56.of people across the South and South East.
:00:57. > :00:59.The company says no trains will run tomorrow, on Wednesday or on Friday.
:01:00. > :01:01.Southern is laying on 200 buses instead which will run
:01:02. > :01:07.But the company has advised people not to travel on strike days.
:01:08. > :01:11.And the drivers union Aslef is planning three more days
:01:12. > :01:15.of industrial action on January 24th, 25th and 27th.
:01:16. > :01:18.Tonight a special debate was broadcast here in the South that
:01:19. > :01:21.looked at the issues behind the long running dispute on Southern
:01:22. > :01:29.The televised debate pitched the head of Southern's
:01:30. > :01:40.And for the two men on either side of the
:01:41. > :01:42.long-running dispute over driver only trains,
:01:43. > :01:46.There will be a second safety trained person...
:01:47. > :01:53.Oh, let him speak, for goodness sake.
:01:54. > :01:57.We will roster a second safety trained
:01:58. > :02:00.person on as many trains as had them before...
:02:01. > :02:05.Hang on a second, you need to let me finish.
:02:06. > :02:10.A second safety trained person on as many trains as we had
:02:11. > :02:18.What's stopping the settlement is the attitude of
:02:19. > :02:21.the company towards changing the way the trains are operated, and
:02:22. > :02:24.they are backed up by the DFT and Chris Grayling, and they're
:02:25. > :02:27.The invited audience was largely made up of
:02:28. > :02:29.Southern rail passengers, or former passengers,
:02:30. > :02:31.who told their personal stories of daily frustration since the
:02:32. > :02:42.By July I had quit my job and I had taken a job closer to home, losing
:02:43. > :02:45.myself ?7,000 a year, but I did that so I could see my son
:02:46. > :02:49.because you could not get me home in time to do so.
:02:50. > :02:51.That journey time extended to 2.5 hours, it was
:02:52. > :02:54.becoming absolutely impossible, in fact lead to the break-up of my
:02:55. > :02:58.The continued rail disruption has meant we had to close
:02:59. > :03:02.the business and we've actually lost our livelihoods because of this.
:03:03. > :03:04.The Transport Secretary and the Rail Minister
:03:05. > :03:06.declined to be part of the
:03:07. > :03:09.programme, and it was left to Bexhill MP Hugh Merryman to
:03:10. > :03:19.answer questions about the government's lack of intervention.
:03:20. > :03:21.It;s not the government refusing to drive trains
:03:22. > :03:23.which the independent safety regulator has decreed as
:03:24. > :03:27.They could have put pressure on Southern rail with their track
:03:28. > :03:31.It is hard for the government to come up with more.
:03:32. > :03:33.The question may be whether the parliament has to give the
:03:34. > :03:36.government more powers in legislation to bring this matter to
:03:37. > :03:38.Not everyone is taking sides in a dispute.
:03:39. > :03:41.Alison from Crawley has kept a video diary of her
:03:42. > :03:44.She say she only has her fellow passengers' interests at
:03:45. > :03:48.I cannot get over the fact that grown adults cannot sit around
:03:49. > :03:51.a table and actually come to some sort of compromise, agreement,
:03:52. > :03:58.As you can imagine, the disruption on Southern is one of the
:03:59. > :04:02.issues we get the most feedback on, and here are some of your comments
:04:03. > :04:34.And if you missed the debate, you can see it on the BBC iPlayer -
:04:35. > :04:40.A strain of bird flu which has wiped out thousands of birds in Europe has
:04:41. > :04:46.Nine swans at the famous Abbotsbury Swannery near Weymouth
:04:47. > :04:52.It was first found in the UK last month with cases in Wales,
:04:53. > :04:56.Scotland and a number of English counties including Gloucestershire,
:04:57. > :05:01.where the wetland reserve at Slimbridge was affected.
:05:02. > :05:03.Since New Year there've been further cases in Devon and Wales.
:05:04. > :05:06.However, the outbreak at Abbotsbury is the biggest yet.
:05:07. > :05:12.Confirmation of the presence of the bird flu virus
:05:13. > :05:16.here at Abbotsbury Swannery came after ten dead swans
:05:17. > :05:23.Nine tested positive for the H5N8 strain of the disease.
:05:24. > :05:27.Obviously it's not a threat to our staff or
:05:28. > :05:29.humans generally, that's been confirmed
:05:30. > :05:32.by the health agencies, so
:05:33. > :05:35.that is the good thing, but it is a very serious condition
:05:36. > :05:42.And it does strike the young ones, particularly, very hard.
:05:43. > :05:46.So far this winter, around 80 swans have been found dead.
:05:47. > :05:50.Double the usual number for the winter period.
:05:51. > :05:54.Tonight, government scientists are stressing the current strain
:05:55. > :05:57.of bird flu does not pose a risk to people.
:05:58. > :05:59.This is a very serious disease of birds,
:06:00. > :06:01.but the good thing is it is
:06:02. > :06:05.not causing any concerns to human health, so we need people to keep
:06:06. > :06:08.this disease out of their kept birds, whether it is in their
:06:09. > :06:13.backyard or it's a full-scale, commercial poultry farm.
:06:14. > :06:15.At the start of December, the government
:06:16. > :06:18.ordered poultry farms like this one near Weymouth to bring their free
:06:19. > :06:23.range hens in doors and to take precautions in a bid to stop the
:06:24. > :06:30.They say they are disappointed that Defra did not tell
:06:31. > :06:34.them about the presence of the virus at Abbotsbury a few miles away.
:06:35. > :06:37.We heard that from our vet that we liaise with and
:06:38. > :06:46.Already, keeping their hens in doors has led to a
:06:47. > :06:53.20% of what we normally get, so for us
:06:54. > :06:57.financially, it is quite a big impact, really.
:06:58. > :07:00.The measures imposed to try to restrict the spread of
:07:01. > :07:04.bird flu will be enforced until at least February 28th.
:07:05. > :07:06.The swannery has closed at the moment for its
:07:07. > :07:10.They are hoping the bird flu virus will run its
:07:11. > :07:19.course by the time the swannery reopens on March 18th.
:07:20. > :07:22.The West Sussex car maker Rolls Royce says it will keep
:07:23. > :07:26.its headquarters in the UK - despite telling workers last year
:07:27. > :07:29.that Brexit would limit its ability to plan for the future.
:07:30. > :07:32.1,700 people are employed by the company in Goodwood
:07:33. > :07:38.Today it also reported a 6% rise in sales in 2016.
:07:39. > :07:41.But the company's chief executive told the BBC he still wants more
:07:42. > :07:44.clarity on what Britain's trading relationship with the rest
:07:45. > :07:52.of Europe will be, after it leaves the European Union.
:07:53. > :08:01.We are of course interested knowing that over 90% of our cars are
:08:02. > :08:05.exported into the whole world that we are not face of any trade
:08:06. > :08:12.barriers, that we see a free flow of goods still happening. That we can
:08:13. > :08:18.exchange goods worldwide, that we can also get talent from all over
:08:19. > :08:21.the world, 80% of our workforce is British, but 20% on international as
:08:22. > :08:24.well, and I would like to maintain that.
:08:25. > :08:27.Sailing - and Gosport's Alex Thomson is closing in on the leader
:08:28. > :08:29.of the Vendee Globe round the world race.
:08:30. > :08:32.Thomson - aboard Hugo Boss - is attempting to become the first
:08:33. > :08:34.Briton to win what's called the Everest of the seas.
:08:35. > :08:37.He's less than 100 miles behind leader Armel Le Cl ac'h.
:08:38. > :08:39.The winner is expected to cross the finish line in western France
:08:40. > :08:44.Football, and the draw has been made this evening for the fourth
:08:45. > :08:47.Only two of the south's teams remain in the competition.
:08:48. > :08:50.Brighton will travel to the winners of the third round replay
:08:51. > :08:54.While a home tie against Arsenal will be the reward for Southampton,
:08:55. > :08:57.if they can beat Norwich City in a third round replay next week.
:08:58. > :09:04.That's all from others for this evening, we'll leave you with our
:09:05. > :09:08.weather forecasts. How is it looking? It is set to get colder
:09:09. > :09:12.this week, the weather starts on a fairly mild note would temperatures
:09:13. > :09:16.today reaching double figures and a similar scenario tomorrow. Some rain
:09:17. > :09:21.at times, some sunny spells but cold off on Thursday, that's when the
:09:22. > :09:25.colder. To dig in. Overnight I, the breeze from the west increases in
:09:26. > :09:35.the early hours, temperatures falling away to four Celsius, the
:09:36. > :09:37.chance of solar showers but most places dry with a cute clear spells.
:09:38. > :09:40.A try and a bright start tomorrow, but in the morning, cloud increases
:09:41. > :09:44.and we'll see some rain. Not everyone will have the rainfall, a
:09:45. > :09:48.lot of dry weather. Some cloud with some bright spells and a high of
:09:49. > :09:52.seven to 10 Celsius, with the increasing westerly breeze. Through
:09:53. > :09:58.and I'd come holding on to the cloud, some outbreaks of rain,
:09:59. > :10:01.turning drier, so to start Wednesday, it should be mainly dry,
:10:02. > :10:10.the odd miss patch, we're blows tomorrow night a lot milder, down to
:10:11. > :10:16.around seven. The breeze will increase in the course of the day,
:10:17. > :10:19.as start to change direction to a more north-westerly airflow,
:10:20. > :10:23.dragging in some showers from the north-west. One or two showers on
:10:24. > :10:32.Wednesday after a Tri-Star, temperatures reaching a high of nine
:10:33. > :10:36.to 11 Celsius. -- a dry start. Bringing were at the risk of an
:10:37. > :10:40.isolated shower from the north-west, and with that the chance we could
:10:41. > :10:44.have some wintry nest in the showers, a mixture of rain, sleet
:10:45. > :10:51.and even the odd snow flurry, but aren't expecting any accumulations.
:10:52. > :10:56.Temperatures coming in, making it feel bitterly cold. Temperatures
:10:57. > :11:00.could reach a high of 34 Celsius on Friday in some parts. The weekend
:11:01. > :11:01.will remain cold, the wind will stay with us, wintry
:11:02. > :11:06.precipitation we get will be of a wintry nation and Thursday is one we
:11:07. > :11:09.have to watch out for. The weekend outlook, it stays chilly with a
:11:10. > :11:10.northerly wind and possibly frosty nights.