18/04/2017 South Today


18/04/2017

Similar Content

Browse content similar to 18/04/2017. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more!

Transcript


LineFromTo

Hello and welcome to South Today, I'm Edward Sault.

:00:14.:00:16.

The top stories this evening: All eyes on June the 8th -

:00:17.:00:18.

Seven weeks of campaigning from MP's who want to keep their seats

:00:19.:00:21.

Will a stab collection finally make an elected Prime Minister?

:00:22.:00:31.

Plus the disappearing act of the coach company that's taken

:00:32.:00:33.

bookings but left customers like these swimmers high and dry.

:00:34.:00:36.

And a good deal of dry weather this week with some sunshine and the

:00:37.:00:40.

weather for the week ahead shortly. In tonight's programme,

:00:41.:00:49.

reaction from the South to this morning's announcement

:00:50.:00:51.

from the Prime Minister, Teresa May. We will be voting in

:00:52.:00:53.

a General Election on June the 8th. It follows the vote for Brexit

:00:54.:00:56.

which split the South, And we face seven weeks

:00:57.:00:58.

of campaigning from MPs who want to keep their seats

:00:59.:01:01.

in southern constituencies. Our political editor, Peter Henley,

:01:02.:01:04.

has spent the day in the prime Across the South -

:01:05.:01:07.

as at Westminster - The call for a snap election has

:01:08.:01:23.

been the only conversation for commuters. They set off to work this

:01:24.:01:30.

morning completely unaware of the prospect of seven weeks of

:01:31.:01:31.

campaigning. Across the South -

:01:32.:01:31.

as at Westminster - news of the snap election came

:01:32.:01:33.

as a surprise. I just have that on the news, I was

:01:34.:01:46.

absolutely staggered. I can't really see the reason why. She's only just

:01:47.:01:54.

got in. I think it's a good thing. After the Brexit thing, people don't

:01:55.:01:58.

have a chance to have their say. And here in Theresa May's own safe

:01:59.:02:00.

seat of Maidenhead the local conservative group had no idea

:02:01.:02:03.

it was coming. I didn't know what to expect and I

:02:04.:02:13.

just thought, it's got to be serious because Prime ministers don't make

:02:14.:02:17.

announcements from the steps of number ten unless they are serious.

:02:18.:02:18.

And other Berkshire MPs agree it's the right move.

:02:19.:02:23.

It's very important to have that strong backing in parliament to make

:02:24.:02:28.

sure gales can't be turned down at the last minute and make sure the

:02:29.:02:33.

Prime Minister's hand isn't forced at any stage of the negotiation. She

:02:34.:02:38.

has to be any strong position to make sure we get the best Britain.

:02:39.:02:39.

However, a former Reading MP - this time a Labour one -

:02:40.:02:42.

thinks the hastily called vote could backfire.

:02:43.:02:45.

ID Tech no appetite out there for a snap general election. We've just

:02:46.:02:50.

come through a very divisive referendum. This is a con job,

:02:51.:02:58.

political opportunism by the Conservative Party, and I think it

:02:59.:02:59.

could come back to bite them. Labour will be hoping

:03:00.:03:01.

to pick up votes in Reading where they run the council -

:03:02.:03:03.

but first they need candidates - neither of the town's

:03:04.:03:06.

two seats has one yet. And the Liberal Democrats will have

:03:07.:03:08.

to get moving to select a candidate in Eastleigh,

:03:09.:03:11.

where in 2015 they lost their seat Nationally, the Lib Dems are banking

:03:12.:03:13.

on bagging Remain voters to secure This we have a big debate about

:03:14.:03:27.

whether we're in the single market are not and that matters for jobs

:03:28.:03:31.

and investment particularly in places that have strong

:03:32.:03:36.

manufacturing sector base. That is why we need more liberal Democrats

:03:37.:03:39.

in Parliament fighting the case for a sensible future for this country.

:03:40.:03:40.

The Lib Dems are confident they can mobilise Eastleigh's voters,

:03:41.:03:43.

despite constituents here voting to leave the EU.

:03:44.:03:45.

It's possible today's announcement may not be the only surprise

:03:46.:03:48.

Theresa May may think she has long fitted labour and it'll be a

:03:49.:04:06.

divisive business but one thing we may get from this is clarity over

:04:07.:04:11.

Brexit. Each party will have to nail colours to the mast and we will have

:04:12.:04:14.

a better idea of what they are looking for.

:04:15.:04:15.

Two men from Dorset have been sent to prison for filming themselves

:04:16.:04:18.

having sex with a teenage girl, and then publishing

:04:19.:04:20.

24-year-old Connor Hayes from Bournemouth and William Wright,

:04:21.:04:25.

who's also 24, from Bovington, have been jailed for two years

:04:26.:04:29.

for the offence which dates back to November 2015.

:04:30.:04:31.

The pair have also been handed a Sexual Harm Prevention

:04:32.:04:33.

A Hampshire swimming club claims it's been left high and dry

:04:34.:04:38.

by a coach company that appears to have gone into liquidation.

:04:39.:04:41.

Victory Travel in Portchester has disappeared after taking

:04:42.:04:43.

bookings and then failing to provide transport.

:04:44.:04:45.

These young athletes from Havant Waterlooville Swimming Club

:04:46.:04:56.

are destined for a three-day intensive swimming session that

:04:57.:04:58.

Just days ago, the coach operator, Victory Travel,

:04:59.:05:05.

suddenly disappeared, leaving them ?500 out

:05:06.:05:07.

of pocket, and no way of getting to Crystal Palace.

:05:08.:05:12.

Then we found out at the last minute, no reply.

:05:13.:05:20.

Obviously, this left us a bit in the lurch.

:05:21.:05:23.

It's unprofessional, and when you've got kids' wishes

:05:24.:05:25.

and dreams and goals here, I think they should have stepped up

:05:26.:05:29.

Not having on-course training will effect us badly,

:05:30.:05:35.

because it's part of our important schedule, because that is

:05:36.:05:38.

the pool we race in, and it will impact us massively.

:05:39.:05:41.

After lots of ringing around and another coach bill,

:05:42.:05:44.

Pete's Airlink Minibus has stepped in as a last-minute replacement

:05:45.:05:46.

Just one of many clients who claim they've been left stranded.

:05:47.:05:55.

We've come along to the registered address here in Portchester,

:05:56.:05:57.

The firm that shares the building says the company has closed down,

:05:58.:06:07.

and that we're not the first people to come looking for the director

:06:08.:06:10.

We've made a number of attempts to contact Paul Donald,

:06:11.:06:14.

but tonight our calls and e-mails remain unanswered.

:06:15.:06:16.

And the company's website hasn't been operational

:06:17.:06:17.

Hampshire Trading Standards is urging anyone affected to contact

:06:18.:06:21.

the Citizens Advice consumer helpline.

:06:22.:06:28.

The celebrations continue in Portsmouth and Brighton this

:06:29.:06:31.

evening after both football teams clinched promotion at the same time.

:06:32.:06:34.

For Brighton, it means elevation to the biggest league in the world.

:06:35.:06:36.

For Portsmouth, promotion may be only the first step back

:06:37.:06:39.

to the Premier League, but it was just

:06:40.:06:41.

And for both sets of supporters, it's a well-deserved

:06:42.:06:44.

reward for refusing to let their respective clubs die.

:06:45.:06:46.

Here's Our Sports Editor Tony Husband.

:06:47.:07:01.

at Brighton, they flopped onto the pitch at 5pm yesterday. Promotion

:07:02.:07:10.

inevitable after the latest win but when they are rivals Huddersfield

:07:11.:07:14.

only drew two hours later, promotion was confirmed. Cue another party.

:07:15.:07:24.

Testament really to what the players have given and achieved all season,

:07:25.:07:29.

and also at this stage of the season, to put the run together that

:07:30.:07:32.

we have at this stage of the season is incredibly difficult. That said,

:07:33.:07:37.

we had in the premiership now, Arent we? We have struggled long and hard

:07:38.:07:42.

and I don't think we ever thought and I don't think we ever thought

:07:43.:07:45.

we'd see the day. We have lost generations of fans along the way

:07:46.:07:51.

and a lot of tears were shed yesterday by supporters who had

:07:52.:07:53.

loved ones that hadn't seen the dream becomes reality. Brighton's

:07:54.:08:02.

resurgence is echoed along the coast, 5000 Portsmouth fans

:08:03.:08:06.

celebrated League 2 promotion. It means the road back from football

:08:07.:08:10.

oblivion has started for a club saved by its bands four years ago,

:08:11.:08:15.

almost bankrupt in 2010. Ironically they have choice again, to accept or

:08:16.:08:19.

reject the investment of billionaire reject the investment of billionaire

:08:20.:08:30.

ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner. It is for the fans and that the decide to

:08:31.:08:37.

hand it on to Michael Eisner it will be with everyone's best wishes and

:08:38.:08:42.

for him to carry us on to where we deserve to beat. The fans are on the

:08:43.:08:44.

right road for now. That's all from the South Today

:08:45.:08:45.

news team this evening. We're back tomorrow with bulletins

:08:46.:08:47.

in BBC Breakfast and there's more Here with our regional

:08:48.:08:50.

weather forecast is Alexis. It's getting colder, almost time for

:08:51.:09:04.

the thermals! We are expecting frost in places. The week as a whole, it

:09:05.:09:14.

will be mainly dry, one North two isolated showers but not a lot of

:09:15.:09:19.

rain to talk of an bird will be some bright and sunny spells. Clear skies

:09:20.:09:22.

and light winds overnight mean the temperature will follow a rapidly to

:09:23.:09:27.

-4 in the countryside, usual cold spots. Elsewhere, laws of the- five

:09:28.:09:37.

and the winds will be like tomorrow as well. Through the day, after a

:09:38.:09:42.

frost the amnesty starting places, lots of sunshine although the

:09:43.:09:46.

sunshine will come hazy through the course of the afternoon with high

:09:47.:09:50.

and medium cloud filling in. The temperature reaching a high of 13 in

:09:51.:09:56.

any sheltered spots and these are places with a slight breeze. The

:09:57.:10:00.

breeze could be slightly stronger for the Isle of Wight and the south

:10:01.:10:03.

coast. The cloud will increase tomorrow night with one North two

:10:04.:10:09.

clear spells but also the chance of patchy, light rain at times and the

:10:10.:10:11.

temperature tomorrow night not as low as to make, down to 6-7,

:10:12.:10:17.

slightly lower in the countryside. Thursday we see a good deal of

:10:18.:10:21.

cloud, one or two brighter spells and maybe a frosty start and some

:10:22.:10:26.

showers but not a lot of rain to talk all. The mainly dry day with

:10:27.:10:32.

the temperature reaching a high of 11-12 and they went fairly light, so

:10:33.:10:37.

the cloud may be quite stubborn to break in a few places. Through

:10:38.:10:41.

Friday we are expecting high pressure to be not too far away from

:10:42.:10:45.

us so through Friday it will be warm to start the day, the chance of some

:10:46.:10:50.

showers from this cold front moving south words and the air behind built

:10:51.:10:55.

on a lot cooler just in time for the weekend. The weekend not dissimilar

:10:56.:10:58.

from the weekend just The weather hasn't been too dramatic

:10:59.:11:15.

of late. That is not say it's not without problems. One

:11:16.:11:17.

Download Subtitles

SRT

ASS