:00:14. > :00:16.Thousands of people braved freezing conditions at Gosport in Hampshire
:00:17. > :00:20.this morning to welcome Round-the World sailor Alex Thomson
:00:21. > :00:23.Thomson finished second in the Vendee Globe round the world
:00:24. > :00:25.yacht race last month, and broke several speed records,
:00:26. > :00:28.despite sailing for much of the race with a damaged boat.
:00:29. > :00:30.And as Steve Humphrey reports, he's announced he'll compete
:00:31. > :00:39.in the race again to try and win it in 2020.
:00:40. > :00:43.The man who battled his way solo around the world in the Vendee Globe
:00:44. > :00:53.race wasn't short of company as he sailed back home.
:00:54. > :00:56.He even got a civic hug as he came ashore.
:00:57. > :01:00.He came second in the Vendee Globe - but in this town he is the number
:01:01. > :01:13.it's amazing. When you are out there you have isolated then you don't get
:01:14. > :01:15.a feeling so when you come back it is a massive welcome, incredible.
:01:16. > :01:18.in the Vendee Globe race captured the imagination
:01:19. > :01:22.In the end he was beaten by Frenchman Armel le Cleac'h.
:01:23. > :01:31.But Alex's gritty determination has won him plenty of fans.
:01:32. > :01:40.Absolute determination. Not giving up. It's just the most amazing
:01:41. > :01:49.endeavour. With Alex Kane England all the time there is just such
:01:50. > :01:52.excitement. As he says, the objective now is to put together a
:01:53. > :02:02.competitive bed to try to when the race in 2020. Third place, second
:02:03. > :02:03.place, next time around? Premier! It means first.
:02:04. > :02:06.He'll enjoy all the adulation and plaudits - but there's no doubt
:02:07. > :02:10.about his determination to win the round the world race in 2020.
:02:11. > :02:12.The ferry service between Hythe and Southampton has been
:02:13. > :02:19.Hampshire County council's agreed to pay ?50,000
:02:20. > :02:21.in emergency funding for a replacement ferry to be
:02:22. > :02:23.chartered while the main ferry has a refit.
:02:24. > :02:26.The authority's also paid a subsidy to the privately run business
:02:27. > :02:29.The first ever female Dean of Winchester has been installed
:02:30. > :02:31.at a special service at Winchester Cathedral
:02:32. > :02:34.The Very Reverend Catherine Ogle began her ministry began
:02:35. > :02:37.in Yorkshire, and was amongst the first women to be ordained
:02:38. > :02:39.a priest in the Church of England in 1994.
:02:40. > :02:48.She told South Today she wants the church to be open to everyone.
:02:49. > :02:58.It's such a wonderful experience, it's almost overwhelming, because I
:02:59. > :03:04.am deeply aware of the great history of this place and the 38th Dean of
:03:05. > :03:07.Winchester, which is a remarkable inheritance, and the cathedral today
:03:08. > :03:12.has been fool of worship and music and affection and lots of people
:03:13. > :03:12.happy to be together to come today. Wonderful.
:03:13. > :03:16.Onto football, and Southampton, with only one win in their last
:03:17. > :03:19.seven Premier League games, are hoping to improve that record
:03:20. > :03:33.After lots of Sunderland pressure, the transfer window signing from
:03:34. > :03:40.Napoli put them ahead, and he has just got a second, so Southampton
:03:41. > :03:48.lead 2-0 early in the second half. Brighton are currently 2-0 up.
:03:49. > :03:50.Swindon won a goal down at half-time and no goals between Oxford United
:03:51. > :03:54.and MK Dons. And in League Two, a goal
:03:55. > :03:57.from Matt Clarke after just two minutes gave Pompey the half time
:03:58. > :04:09.lead against Accrington Stanley. Good even in. Sticking with the
:04:10. > :04:12.wintry feel as you move through the rest of this weekend, plenty of
:04:13. > :04:16.cloud around and a few outbreaks of rain and there could be something
:04:17. > :04:20.wintry in the mix as the temperature falls into an overnight low of
:04:21. > :04:25.between one and three. Eat cold start to the day with plenty of
:04:26. > :04:30.clouds around and it could be wintry as well of higher ground but some
:04:31. > :04:35.breaks, the temperature reaching a maximum 5-6 with the easterly breeze
:04:36. > :04:38.taking the edge. Another cloudy day with outbreaks of rain but it looks
:04:39. > :04:41.like we will see something more springlike by the time you get to
:04:42. > :04:43.Monday, the dry and bright with wind as well.
:04:44. > :04:45.Before we go just a reminder that our current affairs programme
:04:46. > :04:49.the Sunday Politics is on at 11 o'clock tomorrow here on BBC One -
:04:50. > :04:51.and council reorganisation in Dorset is among the topics under
:04:52. > :05:19.Good afternoon. An afternoon to snuggle up in front of the telly and
:05:20. > :05:26.watch some rugby. It's been a cold winter's day. Not just for humans.
:05:27. > :05:29.This shot was taken earlier. There was some sunshine in Scotland, here
:05:30. > :05:35.a beautiful afternoon. That was the expectation for most. It's bleak out
:05:36. > :05:39.there. A mixture of rain and snow on the radar. You have to go a long way
:05:40. > :05:42.up the hills to find settling snow. Into the evening and temperatures
:05:43. > :05:46.begin to fall again, we could see some of the white stuff turning up
:05:47. > :05:50.again at lower levels across eastern Counties of England and quite a lot
:05:51. > :05:54.of snow piling up over the Pennines in particular on a brisk wind, it is
:05:55. > :05:59.going to feel cold wherever you are with temperatures hovering close to
:06:00. > :06:04.freezing. Tomorrow another raw feeling day.
:06:05. > :06:10.Further rain, sleet and snow. Most of the snow focussed over the Peaks
:06:11. > :06:11.and Pennines. Rain and sleet