17/03/2017 South Today


17/03/2017

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Good evening, I'm Jo Kent. for the news where you are.

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Seven special schools in Southampton are facing a funding cut

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The parents of the children who go to them and the teachers who work

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They're worried the children who have complex needs will suffer

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because vital staff and services could be lost.

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Pop your head back a minute. Good boy, thank you.

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Abi Simper gets her son George ready for school,

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confident that when he's there he's safe and happy.

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The seven-year-old from Southampton has a variety of complex

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physical and medical needs and Rosewood Free School caters

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Knowing that he's going somewhere where he enjoys and they can

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accommodate his care levels is a lifeline for us really.

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If there wasn't a place for him, I'm not sure what we'd do.

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But Rosewood is one of seven special schools in the city facing

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In April their funding is being slashed by ?2.9 million

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forcing major changes in the classroom.

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The likelihood is that we will go up to class sizes of eight.

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That would be similar to asking a reception mainstream class to go

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We would be pushed towards a situation where we would be

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processing children rather than supporting, caring for

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The Cabinet member for Education and Skills

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at Southampton City Council told us no decision has yet been made.

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"I asked the Secretary of State for Education to provide sufficient

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funding for schools and have invited her to come

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to Southampton to see the effects of the Government's cash freeze

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But the Department for Education says it has already allocated

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the council an extra ?1.1 million for special education.

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The issue will be discussed at a meeting on Tuesday where staff

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here hope to stop the city's most vulnerable children

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A young girl who suffered life changing injuries in a car

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accident which was caused by a Hampshire County Council

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vehicle is to receive record compensation which could

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The girl, who can't be identified, was sitting in a stationary car

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near Winchester when the van drove into the back of it.

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Earlier our reporter Edward Sault explained

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Hampshire County Council admitted liability and they will pay

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a lump sum of ?9 million, but with added costs over

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the course of the years by the time this girl is 70,

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In a statement from London's High Court,

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the judge said today, "I have no doubt that the family

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would sacrifice every penny to turn the clock back to before

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the accident and I have no hesitation in agreeing

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that this settlement is in her best interests."

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So Ed, what has Hampshire County Council said?

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Well, they weren't prepared to put anyone up for a television

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interview, but tonight we got a statement from them.

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They said, "The county council wishes to sincerely apologise

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They've worked with the family's legal representatives and our

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It has got legal commentators talking tonight who admit that this

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A local authority like Hampshire employs a large number of staff.

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Some of those drive vehicles, others operate machinery,

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accidents happen and if it's the responsibility of the council

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employee then the council usually has to pay.

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In this case, it was settled and all the judge did

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What it means is that people who live in Hampshire,

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through their payment to the local authority, are supporting this

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little girl, woman as she will be for the rest of her life.

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Ed, do we know any more about the girl involved?

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Jo, court orders mean we can't identify her,

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but the court was told how she was under ten

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They heard how she wanted to be a vet, but how those

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The court heard as a result of the incident she will never be

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speak, walk independently or use her arms again.

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Conductors in the RMT union have announced another strike

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It will be on 4th April, the day after drivers at the same

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company decide whether to accept a deal to operate some

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services without a second member of staff on board.

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It will be the 31st day of strike action since

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This week the drivers' union, Aslef, reached agreement

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with Southern Railway over new working arrangements,

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and balloting on that deal started today.

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Several of the Royal Navy's lynx helicopters took to the skies today

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The helicopters, which have been in service for more than 40 years,

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are due to be retired at the end of the month.

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Taking off from their base at Yeovilton, they flew over sites

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After a quick stop at base, they travelled along

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the South Coast, on to London and back across country.

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Our reporter Laurence Herdman watched on from their

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Airborne for one final time, a diamond formation matching

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Everything meticulous just as it always has been.

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The joy of this aircraft, it does a little bit of everything.

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So load lifting, winching, it has got weaponry both anti-submarine

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It's the eye in the sky. It's search and rescue.

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From the waters of the South Atlantic to the sands

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of the Persian Gulf, the lynx has flown its colours

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It seemed everyone wanted to share the milestone.

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We've got a wonderful helicopter they served our country

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for 41 years, you have to say farewell to it.

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It maybe goodbye to the lynx from Portland as it disappears over

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the horizon, but exciting new adventures becon.

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In football, Reading have moved up to fourth

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in the Championship tonight, following a win at top-six rivals

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Yann Kermorgant put the Royals ahead early in the first half,

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with Adrian Popa doubling their score with a last minute goal

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Several match winning saves from Ali Al Habsi meant the Royals

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took away a clean sheet as well as three points in the race

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That's all from the South Today news team this evening.

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Well, sunshine in short supply over the next few days. And after a

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cloudy day today, things stay cloudy through tonight and the winds will

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pick up too. So the cloud building over the coming hours and under the

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cloudy skies temperatures not at all chilly. We are look at lows of eight

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or nine Celsius. Just the chance perhaps of the odd spit or spot of

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rain, but most places staying dry. Tomorrow, dawns breezy and cloudy

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and that cloud is going to stick around all day. Again, the chance of

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the odd spit or spot of rain, but most places staying dry and under

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the cloudy skies, highs reach 13 Celsius. But you will notice that

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very brisk westerly wind. Looking ahead to the next few days. Tomorrow

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is dry, cloudy and mild. Sunday continues cloudy and mild, but we

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could see some rain later on in the day and for Monday, it's a cool,

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cloudy prospect with showers. Those winds still strong.

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it is rather breezy. Now for the national outlook.

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It was quite a wet day across many northern and western parts of the

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UK. This was the view in Lancashire not so long ago. For the weekend we

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are looking to see further rain, all coming from the west, so the further

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east you are, it should be drier. It will be quite a windy weekend for

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all parts. The radar from earlier today showing quite a bit of rain

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across the North and west. The only rain across the East has been light

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and patchy, but heavy bursts further west. The satellite sequence shows

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cloud over the UK at the moment. Plenty more cloud over the Atlantic,

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and it's heading our way, most of it rain bearing. Tomorrow night, still

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wet for most areas. Snow over the hills of Scotland, not much rain in

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the east, but still some. With the crowd and breeze, temperatures kept

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up

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