:00:00. > :00:00.Hello, good evening, I'm Tom Hepworth.
:00:00. > :00:07.Shameful and an utter disgrace - a children's charity calls
:00:08. > :00:10.on the Government to enforce its law on adults sexually grooming
:00:11. > :00:15.I'd get text messages from him when my parents weren't home,
:00:16. > :00:18.and he'd be driving round my street, trying to get me to go
:00:19. > :00:24.And taking a look at the gig economy - a healthcheck
:00:25. > :00:34.of live music is underway, here in the south.
:00:35. > :00:39.It's a legal loophole the NSPCC has branded an "utter disgrace".
:00:40. > :00:42.The charity has condemned the Government for not implementing
:00:43. > :00:45.a law that was drawn up two years ago, to stop people
:00:46. > :00:50.Tonight, we have the story of a 15-year-old girl
:00:51. > :00:55.from Wiltshire, who was sent sexual messages by someone twice her age.
:00:56. > :00:59.We've changed their names, Molly was targeted by Gavin
:01:00. > :01:04.It was just pure innocence at the beginning.
:01:05. > :01:10.He used just be like "How's your family, what you doing?"
:01:11. > :01:17.And him telling me that his partner was in the bath, or asleep.
:01:18. > :01:20.He's just being overly friendly, at the time, is what I thought.
:01:21. > :01:24.I got up for school and I went downstairs and I loaded up my laptop
:01:25. > :01:32.I just read the message and closed my laptop back down
:01:33. > :01:39.I'd get text messages from him when my parents weren't home,
:01:40. > :01:42.and he'd be driving round my street, trying to get me to go
:01:43. > :01:47.I'd make an excuse that I was looking after my sisters.
:01:48. > :01:50.One time it got so bad I had to crawl around on my bedroom floor
:01:51. > :02:06.There are a lot of people out there that are having, like,
:02:07. > :02:08.adults talk to them the way they shouldn't, online.
:02:09. > :02:11.A lot more children could be protected from being groomed.
:02:12. > :02:16.It does happen a hell of a lot more than anybody would want to admit.
:02:17. > :02:18.The current grooming law only applies to people who meet
:02:19. > :02:22.or try to meet a child with the intention of abusing them.
:02:23. > :02:24.According to the NSPCC, the case of the former England
:02:25. > :02:29.footballer Adam Johnson highlights what they call the flaw in the law.
:02:30. > :02:33.He was convicted for sexual activity with a child, but the 800 sexual
:02:34. > :02:38.messages he sent were not a criminal offence.
:02:39. > :02:43.We have been waiting two years for this law to be available
:02:44. > :02:45.for the police to use to protect children.
:02:46. > :02:50.We have asked the MOJ to explain and asked if we can
:02:51. > :02:52.help to alleviate any challenges they may be facing.
:02:53. > :02:54.It is operational in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
:02:55. > :02:58.We need it to be available to police to use in England and Wales
:02:59. > :03:06.We asked the Government for an interview but they told us
:03:07. > :03:09.no one was available, instead they sent a statement
:03:10. > :03:11.saying they are looking to make an announcement
:03:12. > :03:15.There are calls for the resignation of Surrey County Council leader
:03:16. > :03:16.David Hodge tonight, after further twists
:03:17. > :03:18.in the "sweetheart deal" allegations.
:03:19. > :03:22.Documents released last night, revealed the fury of some MPs
:03:23. > :03:27.who thought the council had been promised ?40 million of extra cash.
:03:28. > :03:31.The documents obtained after a BBC Freedom of Information request,
:03:32. > :03:35.detail extensive negotiations to allow the County Council to be
:03:36. > :03:38.the first in the country, to keep all of its business rates.
:03:39. > :03:40.But in Parliament today the Local Government Secretary
:03:41. > :03:45.answered Labour's questions, by saying no deal was done.
:03:46. > :03:50.The BBC has now published a letter from DCLG officials showing they did
:03:51. > :03:54.in fact offer Surrey more cash in a unique deal.
:03:55. > :03:57.Did the Secretary of State know about that letter
:03:58. > :04:02.Surrey approached the department, as do many other councils before
:04:03. > :04:07.a financial settlement asking for more money and they made
:04:08. > :04:10.a request being considered for business rates retention plan
:04:11. > :04:19.How to avoid mental health patients being arrested or taken to A
:04:20. > :04:21.As we reported yesterday, that's the challenge
:04:22. > :04:23.facing our police forces, but what's the solution?
:04:24. > :04:26.South Today has been given exclusive access to some of the region's
:04:27. > :04:30.mental health programmes aiming to give the right care,
:04:31. > :04:37.Our home affairs correspondent Peter Cooke reports.
:04:38. > :04:43.Reading street triage team links up a mental health worker and police
:04:44. > :04:47.officer who attend emergency mental health calls.
:04:48. > :04:50.The team advise those in need about finding suitable care and help
:04:51. > :04:54.the avoid being taken into custody or hospital.
:04:55. > :04:57.This man called 999, saying he was depressed
:04:58. > :05:05.Yes, it does, but the thing is, when it goes away,
:05:06. > :05:09.You know, the mental health problems.
:05:10. > :05:12.Nobody knows what I'm going through, basically.
:05:13. > :05:15.The scheme will soon be operating seven days a week.
:05:16. > :05:17.It means that we can do some reviewing
:05:18. > :05:22.We get some instant updates on the background
:05:23. > :05:26.of people and it just gives us a sporting chance.
:05:27. > :05:28.A team of mental health experts are on hand
:05:29. > :05:31.at the Royal Berkshire Hospital to support them.
:05:32. > :05:33.Elsewhere, the Isle of Wight runs a project called
:05:34. > :05:36.Serenity Integrated Mentoring - a police officer working
:05:37. > :05:40.with mental health professionals to reduce front-line costs,
:05:41. > :05:43.achieved by supporting those who repeatedly rely on the police
:05:44. > :05:49.Just a washed-up junkie with a mental health illness.
:05:50. > :05:53.And I've got to be, by far, the worst service user for SIM.
:05:54. > :05:59.Set up in 2014, it's already had a big impact in reducing
:06:00. > :06:02.the number of people being sectioned.
:06:03. > :06:06.There were times when we had up to 21 section 136s a month
:06:07. > :06:09.and through the joint approach of both Steet Triage
:06:10. > :06:12.and Serenity Integrated Mentoring we now have about four
:06:13. > :06:17.Do we select officers who jus want to drive fast cars
:06:18. > :06:21.and break down doors, or do we go for officers
:06:22. > :06:24.with preventative, clinical, human...
:06:25. > :06:27.more of that emphasis so they come into the service looking at justice
:06:28. > :06:30.rather than outcome, and that is a massive
:06:31. > :06:33.challenge but it starts with projects like ours.
:06:34. > :06:36.Surrey Police is now planning to introduce the project.
:06:37. > :06:43.A drunk driver who crashed into the River Medina, in Newport
:06:44. > :06:45.on the Isle of Wight, has been given a suspended
:06:46. > :06:49.CCTV footage shows 29-year-old Lucy Wilton's car careering
:06:50. > :06:52.around Coppins Bridge, undertaking a vehicle, before
:06:53. > :06:57.She will have to do 100 hours of community service,
:06:58. > :07:02.and is disqualified from driving for almost three years.
:07:03. > :07:06.It's being called a "springwatch for live music".
:07:07. > :07:09.Tonight a census is under way to check up on the health
:07:10. > :07:13.It's important to the night time economy and a vibrant part
:07:14. > :07:15.of a town or city's culture, but are venues booming
:07:16. > :07:20.That's what the researchers hope to find out in six cities including
:07:21. > :07:26.Lewis Coombes is in Southampton for us tonight, how important
:07:27. > :07:35.The Talking Heads venue here in Southampton is one
:07:36. > :07:38.of Hampshire's best-loved music venues - described to me today
:07:39. > :07:41.as the veins that breathe life to the local music scene -
:07:42. > :07:45.allowing bands to learn their craft on the road,
:07:46. > :07:49.Volunteers from Solent University have toured venues like this today
:07:50. > :07:52.for the world's first Music Census looking to assess
:07:53. > :07:58.If we get stronger data sets we can get the Government behind the
:07:59. > :08:02.When they realise the importance of it, hopefully we can
:08:03. > :08:07.get smaller venues recognised as arts centres and not just licensed
:08:08. > :08:10.premises, whereby they just charged as a small business like everybody
:08:11. > :08:15.They are very important in the ecosystem of live music.
:08:16. > :08:21.The Talking Heads is a case in point - on the verge of closure at it's
:08:22. > :08:24.previous site nearby, in Portswood - a public campaign to keep it open
:08:25. > :08:27.saw two local businessmen take over and move the business here.
:08:28. > :08:30.But it's not getting any easier - business rates for many
:08:31. > :08:32.are going up, which, it's feared, could force many
:08:33. > :08:36.If we change the name to the Talking Heads Theatre
:08:37. > :08:42.We offer live performances of comedy, poetry,
:08:43. > :08:45.everything you can think of that a theatre does.
:08:46. > :08:51.So I don't see why we should be treated differently and be
:08:52. > :08:55.cut off from the funding which I know is available.
:08:56. > :08:58.With big stadium tours and festivals, live music now earns
:08:59. > :09:01.the music industry more money than recording revenues.
:09:02. > :09:03.But it's the small venues that serve as the training ground
:09:04. > :09:10.It's something a little bit different from the normal going to
:09:11. > :09:13.the pub, clubbing, it's more chilled out, going to a gig, see some live
:09:14. > :09:16.They're not only important for the local musical
:09:17. > :09:19.industry but there are important for the local economy as well.
:09:20. > :09:20.They bring people together and they bring
:09:21. > :09:23.the community together, and they bring everyone, on a happy vibe,
:09:24. > :09:30.The census runs until midday tomorrow, with volunteers charting
:09:31. > :09:32.everything from "lone buskers to pub gigs to stadium concerts"
:09:33. > :09:39.and there's a nationwide online survey that runs until May.
:09:40. > :09:43.That's how its looking tonight, thanks for being there.
:09:44. > :09:45.We'll be back with bulletins in BBC Breakfast tomorrow
:09:46. > :09:47.morning but first Alexis is here with your regional
:09:48. > :09:59.in Ohio 16 Celsius widely across the region. Tomorrow there will be clear
:10:00. > :10:06.spells at with increasing cloud temperatures will rise. Under the
:10:07. > :10:12.clearing skies we could see a low of around three Celsius. Increasing
:10:13. > :10:17.cloud tomorrow morning, patchy rain, the cloud will start to engulf much
:10:18. > :10:24.of the region and we will see a lot of low cloud, perhaps mist and fog,
:10:25. > :10:28.temperatures reaching ten to 11 Celsius with light winds. There will
:10:29. > :10:32.be a good deal of cloud tomorrow night and during the early hours of
:10:33. > :10:37.Saturday. Some clear spells but Saturday should be mainly dry. It is
:10:38. > :10:41.the better day of the weekend. Still a lot of cloud but we are expecting
:10:42. > :10:45.some bright and sunny spells during the afternoon. The next weather
:10:46. > :10:52.front moves in from the West on Sunday. We are still uncertain as to
:10:53. > :10:55.the time of the rain on Sunday but there will be some rain in the
:10:56. > :11:01.middle of the day. A lot of cloud over the next few days. Rain
:11:02. > :11:02.expected on Sunday. Tomorrow and Saturday
:11:03. > :11:09.day. On Sunday, cloudier, maybe spots of rain.
:11:10. > :11:16.Good evening, in the spring sunshine we saw temperatures as high as 17.5
:11:17. > :11:20.Celsius. Not as warm or Sonning on Friday. Still a lot of dry, settled
:11:21. > :11:24.weather in the forecast for the next few days. This was the sunset
:11:25. > :11:27.captured by one of our Weather Watchers. Clear skies there. We have
:11:28. > :11:31.had increasing amounts of cloud moving in from the West. Through the
:11:32. > :11:35.remainder of tonight we will continue to see that cloud across
:11:36. > :11:37.the south-west of England, the Channel Isles, weaving in across
:11:38. > :11:41.Wales, Northern Ireland and western Scotland. Bringing with it some
:11:42. > :11:45.outbreaks of drizzly rain, particularly around the coast and
:11:46. > :11:49.the hills. Further east, clear skies and the coldest temperatures. We are
:11:50. > :11:53.likely to see frost across eastern parts of Scotland by Friday morning.
:11:54. > :11:56.The west of Scotland will see the cloud moving in, bringing spots of
:11:57. > :12:00.light, drizzly rain. A similar picture for Northern Ireland. Fairly
:12:01. > :12:01.cloudy and grey. A bit of hill