:00:15. > :00:16.Good evening, I'm Laura Trant with your news in the south.
:00:17. > :00:18.First, some breaking news in the last hour,
:00:19. > :00:21.50 firefighters are currently attending an incident at a tower
:00:22. > :00:26.The cause of the fire at Redbridge Towers is not yet known.
:00:27. > :00:30.It's thought to have started on the 12th floor
:00:31. > :00:33.of the prominent tower block, near the city centre.
:00:34. > :00:35.Viewers sent us these pictures as black smoke could be
:00:36. > :00:41.Emergency services are at the scene, and we'll have more on this
:00:42. > :00:46.in our late news this evening at 10.20.
:00:47. > :00:48.Police figures show nearly 1,000 cyclists were killed
:00:49. > :00:51.or seriosuly injured on the roads of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight,
:00:52. > :00:54.In response, a new cycling safety campaign has been launched.
:00:55. > :00:59.This weekend, thousands of cyclists took to the roads of the New Forest
:01:00. > :01:05.Filmed from the cycling helmet of a plain clothes police officer -
:01:06. > :01:10.When overtaking, drivers should allow cyclists as much room
:01:11. > :01:19.as they would a car, but in just two hours Hampshire Police
:01:20. > :01:21.found 19 motorists failed to do that.
:01:22. > :01:23.Their Give Space awareness campaign welcomed by cyclists
:01:24. > :01:24.gathered at the spring Sportive Wiggle event
:01:25. > :01:27.in the New Forest - many of whom have had
:01:28. > :01:33.near misses - particularly on their daily commutes.
:01:34. > :01:37.cars are very respectful but everynow and then you get one that
:01:38. > :01:41.like six inches away from you and because I'm new to cycling it
:01:42. > :01:44.frightens the... Me to death.
:01:45. > :01:47.The event here has the challenge of keeping the public and a total of
:01:48. > :01:50.4,000 cyclists safe as they take to the forest's roads over
:01:51. > :01:55.Please remember you represent not only yourself today but
:01:56. > :01:59.In previous years there's been tension with locals.
:02:00. > :02:02.Organisers say they've been working hard to minimise disruption
:02:03. > :02:05.and urging riders to follow the forest cycling code,
:02:06. > :02:10.Obviously they're cycling in the national park,
:02:11. > :02:14.there will be animals on the road and also be respectful
:02:15. > :02:20.The National Park Authority says mutual tolerance
:02:21. > :02:23.between road users is needed, a sentiment echoed by
:02:24. > :02:26.Hampshire Police as they seek to make cycling a safer experience
:02:27. > :02:30.across the county. Briony Leyland, BBC South Today.
:02:31. > :02:33.A man has died following a motorbike crash in West Sussex.
:02:34. > :02:39.No other vehicles are believed to have been involved on the A272
:02:40. > :02:40.between Wisborough Green and Petworth, just
:02:41. > :02:45.Police confirmed the motorcyclist died at the scene.
:02:46. > :02:49.A Hampshire vet is to spearhead the fight against a disease
:02:50. > :02:53.David Walker from Winchester, is the UK's leading expert
:02:54. > :02:57.on the condition that leaves dogs with severe skin lesions or sores.
:02:58. > :02:59.There have been 11 new cases recorded this year,
:03:00. > :03:05.Now a conference of leading animal health experts is to take place.
:03:06. > :03:12.It's still not known how the Alabama Rot disease
:03:13. > :03:15.But for dog owners like Jessica Worthington,
:03:16. > :03:20.Unfortunately after a few days Pippa's condition
:03:21. > :03:25.Last year, her cocker spaniel Pippa had to be put asleep
:03:26. > :03:30.She was showing signs of kidney damage.
:03:31. > :03:36.Not long after that only a few days later despite
:03:37. > :03:40.trying many intensive treatments we unfortunately lost her.
:03:41. > :03:44.The disease was first identified in the UK in November 2012.
:03:45. > :03:47.Since then there have been 94 confirmed cases.
:03:48. > :03:53.Many of the early cases were reported in the New Forest.
:03:54. > :03:55.Hampshire is still top of the county list in
:03:56. > :03:59.However in number of cases that we've been confirming in Hampshire
:04:00. > :04:04.The first Alabama Rot conference will be held in May,
:04:05. > :04:08.with scientists from human medicine teaming up with vets and private
:04:09. > :04:11.practice to discuss ways to learn more about the disease.
:04:12. > :04:14.We've done a lot of work over the past four
:04:15. > :04:17.years to try and understand more about this disease process.
:04:18. > :04:20.Unfortunately at this stage, we still don't know what the trigger
:04:21. > :04:27.Identifying the cause is the start of identifying the cure.
:04:28. > :04:33.Onto sport, and what a night it could turn out to be
:04:34. > :04:37.Heading into the final day of The Masters at Augusta,
:04:38. > :04:40.Rose is joint-top of the leaderboard on six under.
:04:41. > :04:43.Having sunk five birdies in the last seven holes yesterday,
:04:44. > :04:45.he's in the running to win what would be his
:04:46. > :05:00.After a gorgeous day in the sunshine what is the start of the working
:05:01. > :05:02.week looking like? Here is Holly Green.
:05:03. > :05:11.Good evening. A glorious day, the warmest of the year so far. We have
:05:12. > :05:16.change in the store. Developing in north-westerly winds overnight
:05:17. > :05:24.tomorrow, cooler air flooding in so some will see 10 degrees less today.
:05:25. > :05:30.Cloud went his way in into the early hours, a spot of two or brain
:05:31. > :05:38.possibility. Change tonight, 7 degrees. A cloudy night on Monday
:05:39. > :05:43.morning. Sunny spells to be hurt, a couple of showers, temperatures that
:05:44. > :05:47.much cooler although still a decent enough day in the sunshine. A chilly
:05:48. > :05:49.start to Tuesday but a dry and bright day with sunny spells hanging
:05:50. > :06:15.on. Vigouroux feel. Good evening. Good evening. If you can use a
:06:16. > :06:23.smelter describes the weather it would be owed a barbecue, and why
:06:24. > :06:28.not? Beautiful blue skies with highs of 25 degrees, yes, there was more
:06:29. > :06:34.cloud further west, and it was thick enough for some rain in the far
:06:35. > :06:35.north-west of Scotland. You can see this old snow