:00:00. > :00:00.Hello, good evening, I'm Tom Hepworth.
:00:00. > :00:00.You're watching South Today, good to have you with us.
:00:07. > :00:08.Coming up tonight - the city struggling to breathe -
:00:09. > :00:11.Southampton's named as one of the most polluted in the UK.
:00:12. > :00:14.The port will begin monitoring air quality for the first time.
:00:15. > :00:19.Warnings to the driver of this mobility scooter
:00:20. > :00:24.as he narrowly avoids being hit on a busy roundabout.
:00:25. > :00:26.And this week, there will be rain at times,
:00:27. > :00:29.some drier interludes as well and it will turn milder by
:00:30. > :00:38.the end of the week. I'll have the details shortly.
:00:39. > :00:41.Southampton's port is the busiest cruise terminal and second largest
:00:42. > :00:44.container port in the UK, contributing almost a billion
:00:45. > :00:51.But it also contributes to the city's air pollution.
:00:52. > :00:55.The council estimates anything from 7% to 23%
:00:56. > :01:01.But BBC South's Inside Out programme discovered there's no specific air
:01:02. > :01:04.quality monitoring taking place within the port.
:01:05. > :01:08.Last month the city was warned for repeatedly breaching legal air
:01:09. > :01:11.pollution limits Southampton is now one of five government
:01:12. > :01:15.Clean Air Zones with nearly ?900,000 being invested .
:01:16. > :01:18.And as Jon Cuthill explains, the port says plans are now in place
:01:19. > :01:24.to start monitoring pollution in the future.
:01:25. > :01:28.Ten-year-old Archie has a severe form of asthma.
:01:29. > :01:31.Poor air quality can leave him struggling to breathe.
:01:32. > :01:35.It's a real worry for his mum, Kirsty.
:01:36. > :01:38.One day when there is an air quality alert or on a day like this
:01:39. > :01:42.when it is very still, so the pollution's pushed down,
:01:43. > :01:45.he will generally be more wheezy on those days.
:01:46. > :01:48.Car fumes, things like that, if it is a really strong,
:01:49. > :01:51.noxious smell, that will start his asthma off.
:01:52. > :01:55.As well as busy roads, the city has a busy port.
:01:56. > :01:58.Clean air campaigners like Colin McQueen are
:01:59. > :02:03.worried ships are adding to Southampton's pollution problem.
:02:04. > :02:07.That container ship at the moment, they are using huge diesel
:02:08. > :02:09.generators to power themselves while they are in port.
:02:10. > :02:13.We do not know what they are throwing out.
:02:14. > :02:17.Some ships like the Queen Mary II have the ability to cut
:02:18. > :02:20.their generators whilst in port and plug into a land-based
:02:21. > :02:23.electricity supply, drastically reducing emissions.
:02:24. > :02:27.The only problem is, Southampton does not have a socket.
:02:28. > :02:32.No port in the UK provides shore power for large ships.
:02:33. > :02:36.There is no one standard for shore power, that is now in place
:02:37. > :02:40.and I would like it in place as soon as possible but I should advise
:02:41. > :02:42.those that shore power is not the only answer.
:02:43. > :02:45.That is why we are working with solar power now, hybrid ships
:02:46. > :02:48.now, because all of them have a part to play for the future.
:02:49. > :02:50.ABP says it plans to start monitoring air quality
:02:51. > :02:56.Meanwhile the City Council is planning to introduce
:02:57. > :02:59.a Clean Air Zone to Southampton by 2020, so perhaps residents
:03:00. > :03:02.like Kirsty can start breathing a sigh of relief.
:03:03. > :03:05.When I see the impact on children like Archie,
:03:06. > :03:15.I think everybody wants to make air quality better.
:03:16. > :03:17.Could the creation of a Clean Air Zone
:03:18. > :03:23.It would mean some vehicles would be restricted amongst other measures.
:03:24. > :03:26.We asked Dr Matt Loxham from the University of Southampton.
:03:27. > :03:32.The evidence is, when these clean air zones are implemented in other
:03:33. > :03:35.places, they have a few percentage points of improvement on air quality
:03:36. > :03:39.and that's mainly because they don't restrict private cars.
:03:40. > :03:42.So I think it's a very good first step and I think
:03:43. > :03:44.the Council should be commended for what they are doing,
:03:45. > :03:47.but I think more needs to be done by a whole range of organisations.
:03:48. > :03:50.You can see Jon's extended report on Inside Out South
:03:51. > :03:56.A 51-year-old man has died after getting into difficulty
:03:57. > :04:03.He was found unconscious in the water by another
:04:04. > :04:08.It's thought he'd been caught in a squall.
:04:09. > :04:10.The RNLI's Hayling lifeboat was called but efforts
:04:11. > :04:17.Last year, four people were injured in Dorset in crashes
:04:18. > :04:29.Today, footage has emerged of what could easily have been another.
:04:30. > :04:35.Watt the driver who filmed the incident says more should be done to
:04:36. > :04:38.indicate mobility scooter users in basic road safety.
:04:39. > :04:42.He came off the pavement where the main shops were,
:04:43. > :04:44.then went across the roundabout across two or three
:04:45. > :04:49.A mobility scooter driver dices with death on a dark and wet Friday
:04:50. > :04:51.evening in Poole town centre. This footage was captured
:04:52. > :04:53.on a dashboard camera, belonging to Jeff Taylor-Jackson.
:04:54. > :04:56.I don't want to take anyone's independence away,
:04:57. > :04:59.but surely there should be some sort of education for someone owns
:05:00. > :05:03.a mobility scooter to say, this is not a safe thing to do.
:05:04. > :05:06.Analysis of government data published last year showed accidents
:05:07. > :05:09.involving mobility scooters were on the rise - in 2015,
:05:10. > :05:11.they were involved in an average of four crashes a week,
:05:12. > :05:19.It's those sorts of figures which have prompted calls
:05:20. > :05:23.for more safety training for mobility scooter users.
:05:24. > :05:25.What we would suggest to people is that actually,
:05:26. > :05:27.is there a better way to cross that road?
:05:28. > :05:33.Are there traffic lights you can use?
:05:34. > :05:36.If you're just pressing your thumb and going across a roundabout
:05:37. > :05:38.into oncoming traffic, that is just a recipe for disaster.
:05:39. > :05:41.So, what is the law when it comes to mobility scooters?
:05:42. > :05:45.They are allowed to drive at up to four miles per hour on pavements.
:05:46. > :05:48.On the road, they are allowed to go at eight miles per hour.
:05:49. > :05:51.If they are on the roads, scooters must be registered
:05:52. > :05:54.with the DVLA and have lights, indicators and a horn.
:05:55. > :05:57.And they can be used on dual carriageways if they are fitted
:05:58. > :06:03.Clearly there were no lights here and what is more remarkable
:06:04. > :06:10.is that there is an underpass with a ramp at this very roundabout.
:06:11. > :06:15.When the Americans entered the First World War in 1917,
:06:16. > :06:18.they had a tiny, unsophisticated air force.
:06:19. > :06:20.But they established five air bases in West Sussex, including one
:06:21. > :06:27.It was a pivotal moment in the establishment of what's known
:06:28. > :06:29.as the "special relationship" between the US and the UK.
:06:30. > :06:32.But little is known about life on the bases, until now
:06:33. > :06:38.The outbreak of the First World War in 1914 sparked off rapid
:06:39. > :06:42.improvements in aircraft design across Europe.
:06:43. > :06:45.Basic observation planes were soon being replaced with faster,
:06:46. > :06:55.It seems almost unbelievable, but when the United States entered
:06:56. > :06:58.the First World War in April 1917, they were miles behind the British,
:06:59. > :07:01.Germans and French in terms of aviation technology.
:07:02. > :07:05.They ended up having to buy European planes, like this SE5A.
:07:06. > :07:08.The Wright Brothers fly in 1904 and by 1914 you have
:07:09. > :07:16.The United States is way behind the curve and it is only with
:07:17. > :07:20.the advent of the First World War that they begin to develop this area
:07:21. > :07:23.To try to catch up, the Americans set up five
:07:24. > :07:26.airfields in West Sussex, including one here at Tangmere,
:07:27. > :07:31.where pilots and ground crew could be trained.
:07:32. > :07:34.A great deal is known about Tangmere's role
:07:35. > :07:36.in the Second World War, but details of what the Americans
:07:37. > :07:39.did here in World War I are still very sketchy, which is why
:07:40. > :07:41.the research project has been launched.
:07:42. > :07:45.What we're hoping to do is track down the biographies of Americans
:07:46. > :07:48.who served in the area, to find out their reactions,
:07:49. > :07:55.their responses to suddenly arriving in Sussex in that time.
:07:56. > :07:58.So far, no-one has even been able to find photographs
:07:59. > :08:00.of the Americans at Tangmere, but it is hoped the research project
:08:01. > :08:03.will uncover a treasure trove of archive material.
:08:04. > :08:06.I have no doubt that somewhere in a loft or in a drawer,
:08:07. > :08:09.people perhaps have had it handed down to them and never
:08:10. > :08:15.I'm sure there is lots and lots of stuff out there.
:08:16. > :08:18.The big idea is to hold an exhibition in September,
:08:19. > :08:21.so the researchers can share what they have discovered.
:08:22. > :08:25.Steve Humphrey, BBC South Today, Tangmere.
:08:26. > :08:28.Finally some sad news tonight, Southampton-based athletics coach
:08:29. > :08:32.Mike Smith, who nurtured the talents of Olympic, Commonwealth
:08:33. > :08:36.and European medal winners has died after a short illness.
:08:37. > :08:39.In a career spanning five decades, he helped guide the success
:08:40. > :08:42.of hundreds of athletes, among them household names
:08:43. > :08:47.like Roger Black, Donna Hartley, Kriss Akabusi and Iwan Thomas.
:08:48. > :08:50.He was also a regular voice for many years on BBC Radio Solent
:08:51. > :08:59.That's the latest, thanks for being there.
:09:00. > :09:01.We'll be back with bulletins in BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning
:09:02. > :09:08.but now here's Alexis Green with your weather forecast.
:09:09. > :09:13.We are expecting fairly unsettled conditions this week. Taking a look
:09:14. > :09:19.at the week ahead, there will be some rain at times, some brighter
:09:20. > :09:24.and sunnier spells and it will start to turn milder from Thursday
:09:25. > :09:28.onwards. Overnight tonight, there may be some frost in the
:09:29. > :09:33.countryside. These are temperatures for the towns and cities. A sunny
:09:34. > :09:39.start to the day tomorrow. Sunshine will turn hazy with the arrival of
:09:40. > :09:42.high cloud, that ahead of a weather front with thickening cloud for
:09:43. > :09:47.western parts late in the afternoon. It should stay dry for many places
:09:48. > :09:52.in the day with highs of eight or nine Celsius. Tomorrow evening, the
:09:53. > :09:56.rain will quickly move in and the breeze will increase. The rain could
:09:57. > :10:00.be heavy tomorrow night, lasting into Thursday morning and we may see
:10:01. > :10:07.some mist and fog patches over higher ground. Temperatures tomorrow
:10:08. > :10:13.night, a contrast, mild six to eight Celsius and a wet start to the day
:10:14. > :10:17.on Wednesday. The rain slowly clearing eastwards and through the
:10:18. > :10:24.afternoon, things will start to dry out with the south-westerly breeze
:10:25. > :10:28.bringing in some mild air. Milder still on Thursday. We are in this
:10:29. > :10:32.warm front and some spells of Ranger in Thursday daytime. The warm front
:10:33. > :10:38.will bring in milder air from the Atlantic. That's also the case
:10:39. > :10:45.through Friday, a similar data Thursday, as is Wednesday so we are
:10:46. > :10:49.expecting a fair amount of cloud. Milder temperatures. That mild
:10:50. > :10:53.south-westerly breeze will continue through the working week. It will
:10:54. > :10:59.fall away, as will the temperatures, into the weekend.
:11:00. > :11:03.cool, it will be windy at times as well and still rather unsettled with
:11:04. > :11:07.some blustery showers around. That's the London forecast and now for the
:11:08. > :11:16.National forecast, over to Nick Miller.
:11:17. > :11:22.North-west France and Plymouth were miles apart weather-wise. This
:11:23. > :11:28.southern flank in north-west France there was a wind gusts of 120 mph
:11:29. > :11:31.which we just dodged. That area of low pressure continues to move
:11:32. > :11:35.quickly south-eastwards so that by tomorrow it is in Italy on its
:11:36. > :11:39.southern flank, stormy in Sardinia and around it strong winds blowing
:11:40. > :11:44.through south-east France. We've got a little bump in the ice bars with
:11:45. > :11:47.lighter winds, a brief ridge of high pressure, things briefly settled
:11:48. > :11:50.going into tomorrow, overnight there are some showers around moving
:11:51. > :11:54.through western Scotland and north-west England and the Midlands,
:11:55. > :11:57.clearing Wales, one or two in the east, the North Sea tip of high
:11:58. > :12:00.pressure, things briefly settled going into tomorrow, overnight there
:12:01. > :12:02.are some showers around moving through western Scotland and
:12:03. > :12:06.north-west England and the Midlands, clearing Wales, one or two in the
:12:07. > :12:07.East, the North seat above Aberdeenshire,