The Last Word on our airports
Phil Hornby talks to politicians from our region about the row over airports in our region, and the legacy of Olympics and Paralympics.
A night to remember
Two people from our region have had a night to remember as they took centre stage at the Paralympic opening ceremony.
Paralympics at Brands Hatch
Paralympic cyclists are hoping to emulate the success of their Olympic counterparts as they compete at Brands Hatch.
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Olympic and Paralympic athletes honoured
VIDEO: Olympic and Paralympic athletes are to be honoured in Reading. Team GB stars will be guests at a civic reception tomorrow. Among those expected are silver medal rower Zac Purchase and diver Chris Mears. One hundred people from the town have won the chance to take part in the event.
A sporting chance for youngsters
VIDEO: Several Paralympians were at a special event in Surrey today designed to show disabled people some of the sporting opportunities available to them. More information is available on this website and also the Paralympics.org website. Our correspondent Andrew Pate has more.
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Eurostar sales revenues down five percent
The Olympics, Paralympics and a fluctuating pound/euro exchange rate hit sales revenues in quarter three but Eurostar remain positive. For the year to date, passenger numbers were up from 7.3 million to 7.4 million with sales revenues down 1% to £612 million this year from £619 million in 2011.
– Nicolas Petrovic, chief executive of Eurostar"We have had an inspiring and rewarding summer bringing athletes and spectators from around the world to the Olympic Games. Whilst many corporate clients and business customers decided to steer clear of London during the Games, we nonetheless delivered a solid performance. Looking ahead to the end of the year, the outlook is strong. Bookings have bounced back and we are now seeing a return to more typical travel patterns."
Paralympic swimmer inspires next generation
As a child she was taunted - and told she couldn't swim. But that was the the catalyst which drove Claire Cashmore to take the bully on - and win - and to achieve two silvers and a bronze at the London 2012 paralympic games.
Now the 24-year old has been inspiring other young swimmers at a school in Kent. Charlotte Wilkins has the story
Gymnast's body cast in bronze
Bronze and marble casts of Olympic and Paralympic champions are going on display in Hampshire.
The 11 sculptures which include this cast of silver medallist Lewis Smith will be exhibited in Fleet until November.
Blade runner Oscar Pistorius and five times Olympian swimmer Mark Foster also feature in the exhibition.
Artist Ben Dearnley said "My Olympic work focuses on the core strengths of each Olympic and Paralympic athlete I have worked with, capturing something of the essence of what it is that makes them the best in the world at what they do."
The Last Word on our airports
by Phil Hornby - Political Correspondent
Phil Hornby talks to politicians from our region about the row over airports in our region, and the legacy of Olympics and Paralympics.
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Five million passengers jump on board for the Paralympics
Nearly five million passenger journeys were made on Southeastern services during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Charles Horton, managing director said: “We carried around 100,000 extra passengers every day during the Paralympic Games, including around a million journeys on our Javelin service.
4.9 million journeys were made on Southeastern services, including 1 million journeys on the Javelin service in the two week period of the Games.
The busiest day for the Javelin service was on Saturday 8 September with around 95,000 journeys, 30,000 of these journeys were made before 10am.
Extra train services were added to the Paralympic timetable to cater for the increased demand and late night Javelin trains were placed on standby to help transport spectators home from late running events at the Olympic Park.
What next for our Olympic and Paralympic stars?
What an amazing summer of sport - with athletes from the south producing superhuman performances in both the Olympics and Paralympics. But what now for these new stars? And what sort of legacy have they gained from London 2012?
Reporter Andrew Pate meets Olympic diver Peter Waterfield, handbike medallists Karen Drake and Rachel Morris, silver medalist William Fox-Pitt, Olympic hurdler Jack Green and his mother Nikki.
Our Greatest Team take to the streets of London
Stars from London 2012 will travel from Mansion House to the Mall later today in a convoy of 21 open top floats.
Hundreds of thousands are expected to turn out to cheer on the Olympic champions. They'll include all our gold medallists. Among them, sailor Ben Ainslie from Lymington; cyclist Dani King from Hamble and horse rider Tina Cook from Worthing.
Silver for David Smith in the Boccia final
David Smith, from Eastleigh in Hampshire, has won silver in the Boccia Paralympic final.
He lost out to Pattaya Tadtong of Thailand 7-0
It takes GB's total medal haul to 116
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