:00:00. > :00:10.Good evening. stay with us on BBC1 -
:00:11. > :00:12.I'm Anjana Gadgil with the news here in the South.
:00:13. > :00:15.A group of horse riders has staged a protest at a small
:00:16. > :00:17.village on the South Downs against a proposal to
:00:18. > :00:21.They're worried about the ilpact of large lorries and tankers
:00:22. > :00:26.on the country roads near the site at Forestside, in West Sussdx.
:00:27. > :00:29.They're also concerned the drilling may affect water aquifers.
:00:30. > :00:38.This tranquil corner of the South Downs is popul`r
:00:39. > :00:42.The prospect of up to 40 he`vy goods vehicles a day,
:00:43. > :00:45.servicing an oil well, is not popular.
:00:46. > :00:49.A lot of horses use this ro`d, so we are worried about meeting
:00:50. > :00:57.heavy traffic on these roads and our horses bolting.
:00:58. > :01:00.And also our children ride their horses and bikes on these roads
:01:01. > :01:02.so there will be an element of risk them too.
:01:03. > :01:05.The protest ride travelled down a route that would be used
:01:06. > :01:09.Even passing a regular car causes people concern,
:01:10. > :01:15.and often they slow down and pull over.
:01:16. > :01:18.These lorries are going to take over three-quarters of the road,
:01:19. > :01:22.An oil well was first drilldd in Markwell Woods six years ago
:01:23. > :01:26.Now, UK Oil and Gas, has put in a planning application
:01:27. > :01:28.to start drilling again with four new horizontal wells
:01:29. > :01:34.from the site, right beside an important water apuifer.
:01:35. > :01:40.Our concerns are that they will actually affect the flow
:01:41. > :01:43.of the water snf the turbidhty of the water as they drill through.
:01:44. > :01:46.But even greater is the concern of the kind of chemicals thdy're
:01:47. > :01:51.going to be putting down through the aquifer.
:01:52. > :01:54.Portsmouth Water has asked for more information about how water
:01:55. > :01:59.UK Oil and Gas says there whll be no risk of contamination as its wells
:02:00. > :02:02.will be thoroughly cased with steel tubing and concrete.
:02:03. > :02:05.It plans to discuss concerns with residents next month.
:02:06. > :02:08.Roger Finn for BBC South Today, at Forestside.
:02:09. > :02:10.The Transport Secretary Chrhs Grayling has confirmed
:02:11. > :02:13.the Government will make a decision on Tuesday about whether to expand
:02:14. > :02:19.He insisted Ministers had still not made up their minds and said
:02:20. > :02:20.he expected "challenge and opposition" whatever
:02:21. > :02:28.Items that once belonged to Kindertransport hero
:02:29. > :02:30.Sir Nicholas Winton, who lived in Berkshire,
:02:31. > :02:32.are to be sold at auction in Oxfordshire.
:02:33. > :02:36.Sir Nicholas, who died last year aged 106, brought Jewish chhldren
:02:37. > :02:43.from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to the UK.
:02:44. > :02:47.The items include his 105th birthday message from the Queen
:02:48. > :02:49.and an engraving from one of the children he rescued.
:02:50. > :02:51.Thousands of people have taken part
:02:52. > :02:56.The 10-mile race through thd streets of Portsmouth is one
:02:57. > :02:58.of the country's biggest mass participation sporting events.
:02:59. > :03:00.This year's run raised an estimated ?4 million for charities.
:03:01. > :03:03.It started 27 years ago with a few thousand participants, but now
:03:04. > :03:20.comprises of four events ovdr two days, involving 25,000 runndrs.
:03:21. > :03:30.Nice time, great atmosphere, great people. The music and the crowd
:03:31. > :03:37.really helps. Do you think `bout your charity while you run? Every
:03:38. > :03:40.step. The bagpipes were fantastic. We needed it more at the end. Well
:03:41. > :03:42.done everyone. Football now, and if you don't
:03:43. > :03:45.want to know the Southampton score against Manchester City
:03:46. > :03:46.turn away now. Match of the Day is
:03:47. > :03:48.on after this bulletin. Jon Stones gifted the ball
:03:49. > :03:53.to Nathan Redmond, who rounded Claudio Bravo
:03:54. > :03:57.for the opening goal. In the second half,
:03:58. > :03:59.City were the stronger. A great ball from Fernandinho
:04:00. > :04:01.to find Leroy Sane, crossing to Kelechi Iheanacho
:04:02. > :04:03.who finished it off. But Southampton held
:04:04. > :04:22.on for a well deserved point. Good evening. We have not h`d rain
:04:23. > :04:27.in the forecast lately, but we do have some coming up from thd site.
:04:28. > :04:32.Some tonight and heavier bursts are possible. The wind will easd through
:04:33. > :04:37.the night and it should stax mild but with some low cloud as we in
:04:38. > :04:41.tomorrow morning. There will be some patchy outbreaks of rain around
:04:42. > :04:45.Some bright weather tries to push in fund the size but then therd will be
:04:46. > :04:52.some thundery showers later in the day. Milder air will start to come
:04:53. > :04:53.in. High pressure will build as we head towards midweek.
:04:54. > :04:58.Our next updates are in BBC Breakfast.
:04:59. > :05:16.So far this month most of the rain has been near Eastern coasts. That's
:05:17. > :05:20.changing quite dramatically. All of this cloud coming in from the south
:05:21. > :05:23.and this rain band moving across the channel into southern parts of
:05:24. > :05:27.England right now. The rain is easing off in the south-east of
:05:28. > :05:29.England. The main focus will be for the south-west of England where
:05:30. > :05:33.there could be heavy bursts of rain in Devon and Cornwall. With the
:05:34. > :05:38.shield of cloud pushing into Wales, the Midlands and the southern half
:05:39. > :05:41.of the UK, but it isn't as cold night. Different story further
:05:42. > :05:49.north, breaks in the cloud allowing for a touch of frost and pockets of
:05:50. > :05:53.mist and fog. Northern areas will see spells of sunshine in the
:05:54. > :05:57.morning. Some showers, but not as many as recently. The Midlands and
:05:58. > :06:03.the south, more cloud, and shall read bursts of rain. This will clip
:06:04. > :06:07.south-west parts of Wales. There could be torrential downpours in the
:06:08. > :06:08.south-west of the UK. Drizzly