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Welcome to South East Today. I'm Polly Evans. And I'm Rob Smith.

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Tonight's top stories: Murdered by their own mother: A court hears

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that Fiona Donnison confessed to a policeman that she'd killed her

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children. Ace cyclist is punched by an angry motorist. Also on

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tonight's programme: Pulling the plug on youth funding: Kent County

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Council is slashing grants to nearly 50 projects. Dramatic

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footage of a Kent pilot's miraculous escape after a mid air

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collision at a vintage airshow. was an extremely loud impact which

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I could hear above the noise of the engine. And sail away on a boat

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built of memories: The project to build a yacht for the Cultural

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Olympiad seeks crew in Hastings. Good evening. He Sussex police

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officer has told court today that the woman accused of murdering her

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two young children walked into the police station and said, "I killed

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my children". Fiona Donnison denies murdering her children in January

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last year. Police found their bodies inside to sports holdalls

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for inside her car. Three year-old Harry was dressed in a racing car a

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T-shirt and the little girl in a pink jumpsuit. They were just --

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they were zipped into a two sports holdalls. Today, the court heard of

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Fiona Donnison's movement on that fateful day. Fiona Donnison was

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purchasing painkillers and over- the-counter sleeping remedies from

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a chemist. By now, the prosecution claimed her children were already

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dead in the back of her car. At 10:25am on the 14th the gallery,

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she walked into the police station. The police thought she had taken

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something -- 14th January. Fiona Donnison told the court she had

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come to hand her sovereign. The The jury was told that soon after

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this Fiona Donnison's condition worsened. An ambulance was called

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and officers searching her handbag found a note written to her two

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older children. It said, by the time you receive this, I will have

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gone to be brave my children -- to be with my children. The letter

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Police rushed to her former home and found the children's bodies in

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her car near by. A post-mortem examination concluded that they

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died from suffocation. Fiona Donnison denies murdering her

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children. The trial resumes in the morning.

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British a road-rage assault on a cyclist on a Dover to London bike

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ride has been posted online in a bid to try to catch the attacker.

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Simon Page was punched in the head by a car driver as he cycled

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through side -- south-east London. Do we know any more about why he

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was attacked? It all started here endeavour. This group of cyclists

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were training for a charity bike ride. All was going well until they

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reached the outskirts of London and they had a confrontation with the

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driver who was trying to overtake them. Some of you may find this

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video shocking, but take a look at what happened next. This video was

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taken by another cyclist who had a camera attached to his Hamlet.

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There's a technique by it -- being used by many cyclists now to record

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evidence of such incidents. police dealing with this incident?

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Cyclists are taking matters into their own hands. They have posted

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the video online in the hope that someone might recognise the

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attacker or give up fresh evidence that could bring him to justice.

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The police say they are investigating allegations of an

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assault. In a moment: Cats and kittens are

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abandoned in increasing numbers. The recession and the cost of care

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A pilot from Kent he managed to jump clear from his second world

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war plane just three seconds before it smashed into a field at an

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airshow has been talking about his extraordinary escape from death.

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Rob Davies from Ashford was flying a P-51 Mustang when he lost control

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after it clipped the wing of another plane at Duxford in

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Cambridgeshire. Remarkably, no one was hurt. Bob Davies, leading his

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team into a spectacular display. Suddenly, everything is thrown off

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course. He is forced to eject himself from a plummeting plane.

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was an extremely loud at impact, which I could hear above the noise

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of the engine and my head that. The aircraft was violently thrown onto

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its side. Professionalism kicks in and to deal with the situation. In

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this case, to save your life. Looking out if the judge again, the

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wing clipped the Mustang in mid-air. It manages to go on and land. The

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Mustang, however, Korea's straight for the ground. It was floating

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down, it looked like a piece of cardboard. This was the parachute

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that saved rock's left. It is an emergency parachute, much smaller

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than the average parachute -- saved Rob's life. I got out at an

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extremely low level, but the motivation was extremely high.

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Miraculously, he suffered only bruising. It is obviously very

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upsetting. Incredibly close, he is a very lucky man. It is a miracle

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that he survived it. Rob had owned the Mustang for 15 years. He

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described being in the cockpit like being have -- at home. It was a

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simple error of judgment which caused an accident and we are both

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very fortunate in that we got away with it with our lives. The Air

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Accident Investigation Branch and now looking into the incident.

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The wife and daughter of a retired bookmaker who disappeared without

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trace 10 years ago have been refused bail at the Old Bailey. 64-

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year-old Shirley Banfield and 40- year-old Lynette Banfield, both

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from Canterbury, are accused of murdering Don Banfield. He was last

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seen leaving the family home in north-west London in May 2001. The

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prosecution claimed that two-putted to kill him for his pension.

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Bash the two plotted to kill him. Fair Fuel UK was among the

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campaigners taking part in the protest against high petrol prices.

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An elderly Sussex won an event and as both for a racist ranting has

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been arrested again. -- an elderly Sussex woman. She was accused of

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hurling racist abuse at neighbours. The private sector and other

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voluntary groups and charities will be invited to fill the gap to save

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the organisation �1 million. While 12 help youth centres will be

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remaining, 19 centres and 27 projects could be withdrawn. How

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have the group they responded to this news? Some of the young people

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I have been speaking to are already threatening protests give it does

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come to closure. This place gets funding of around �60,000 a year

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from Kent County Council, largely to pay for the youth workers. The

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council says that would like this per to be run by the community,

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saving that wage bill. Critics say this play -- these plans could be

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disastrous. It has become a second home for many, but it could now be

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under threat. It helps other people, especially people like us because

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we ride a bike stay in, day out. It would help us a lot if places like

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this stay open. It is easy to scaremonger, but I think there will

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be a rise in teenage pregnancies, anti-social behaviour. It is a real

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reality that the councils have got to deal with. 12 so-called hobby

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centres will be funded by Kent County Council and a others could

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face an uncertain future. There will be replaced by -- they will be

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replaced by smaller projects. It could lead to a million pounds

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reduction in spend on the youth services budget but it excepts

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there is a significant risk to the quality and capacity of service

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delivery at the outset. We put it here so the children are not

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hanging around in the wrong areas. You can find anti-social behaviour

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made go up, kids are in inappropriate places, but here

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everybody knows where they are. I think that is a major asset and it

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would be a worry if they could not be here. Kent County Council is

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promising a first-class service will remain. Politicians opposing

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need convincing. It will have a devastating effect. We already have

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a relatively poor spend on new services in comparison with other

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county councils. The council is pressing these are just proposals

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that the stage, but campaigners are already vowing to fight any

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closures. Castle Espie would not be interviewed today but they say the

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proposals will first be considered next Monday by Cabinet and then

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there will be a full consultation where everyone can have their say.

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The young people are warning, don't forget, they will the voters of the

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A Sussex peace campaigner has been speaking of his relief at arriving

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back in Britain after being detained in Israel. John Lynes from

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St Leonards was one of 12 Britons arrested on Saturday for trying to

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join a mass protest over conditions for Palestinians in the West Bank.

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He arrived back in the UK early this morning and our reporter

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Charlie Rose was there to meet him. Campion's by pro-Palestinian

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activists have made international headlines over the past 12 months.

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This is the moment last May when a flotilla of aid was stormed. Last

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night, John Lynes arrived home from his yacht. Detained over the

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weekend as he attempted to gain access to the West Bank. He was

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amongst several hundred activists planning to hire LAT -- highlight

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conditions there. What for the charges against you? It is an

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absurd situation. Because what did we do? We went into the airport

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with a very clear intention to go to the West Bank. The campaigners

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say that John Lynes was one of 12 British activists to be detained at

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the airport in Tel Aviv over the weekend. Israel says it has to

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ensure -- ensure public order at its main gateway to the world. So

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John Lynes was sent home. Also on the plane home was at -- was this

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activist. I was placed in leg shackles and handcuffs and taking

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to a mobile prison. I was kept there for several hours.

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Israeli Government says restrictions were necessary to

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tighten security. It is time for us to say, you were not well come and

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this is the procedure. If you refused to go home we will help you

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go home. Some of the other members of the great are expected to return

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to the UK later today. As for John Lynes, he says he takes it all in

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her stride as his mission as app peace campaigner.

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A woman accused of killing her two young children walked into a police

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station and said, I have killed my children. 45-year-old Fiona

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Donnison denies murder. We are sailing on a boat built from

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memories. Accrue is wanted for a yacht for the Cultural Olympiad

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built from bits and bobs. We have had rain at pushing into

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the South today. That will clear and we will have a dry day tomorrow.

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I will have all the details later. Campaigns by pro-Palestinian

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activists have made international Animal rescue homes say they have

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seen a huge increase in then at -- in the amount of cats and kittens

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who have been abandoned. The charity says that it is concerned

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that the situation will worsen over the next few months.

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They are cute and cuddly, and yet struggling to find homes. Usually

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be, the summer season kitten season because there is always an increase,

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but particularly this year we're getting more calls from Warners and

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members of the public with stray cats and kittens. Usually, we have

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a lot of people looking for kittens but it seems this year it is taking

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a lot longer. In fact, the number of cats and kittens has doubled in

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parts of Kent and Sussex. It is being blamed on people losing their

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homes in the recession, renting instead when often a pets are not

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allowed, as well as the rising costs of keeping the animals.

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are notice that people are not having their animals neutered at an

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early age, so we would usually advise at six months. People have

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left that to a later time when they can afford it. In the meantime,

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cats have gone out doors and we have found they have got pregnant

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and had a litter. The other up problem that they have -- problems

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at home is finding is that they have more cats -- black and black

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and white kittens because people are looking for more unusual

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colours. Kittens were once thought of as a luxury commodity that

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people now find they cannot afford. The charity is wide that it will

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become harder and harder to reform the cats. They not only want

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prospective owners to come forward but also current owners to more

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It is a mystery that has a sort -- baffled a Sussex village work

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decades. A family that feel a girl may have been murdered in the 1920s

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finally have an answer. Alice Smith went missing in her --

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from her home in East Sussex. 80 years on and the police got Annette

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-- got involved again and have announced their conclusions.

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Did she run off with her lover to a life of freedom in Ireland or was

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she abducted as she cycled along a lane? The villagers's own film asks

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those questions a few years ago using local actors and local scenes.

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It caught the eye of the police and they have now it announced a clear

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that conclusion. There was no murder. We took some advice from a

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forensic archaeologist who was able to tell us that if her bike had

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been put in the pond that there would have been some remains of

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that, even after this long period of time. There would have been some

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remnants of her body. We were told, if she had been put in a pond, we

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would find her. So why was a village murder even suggested? In

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the 50s, her sister had said an elderly man confessed to it on his

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deathbed. But the local was Dorian who wrote the film thinks that it

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had been to cover up for the family's shame. I think the police

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are pretty sensible to close the door on it. Frankly, they have

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better things to do. I think they are wise to shut the door. But it

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still leaves the question, what really happened to her? It is a

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mystery that Sussex Police are keen to stress they spend days rather

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than weeks working on. And mystery as curious as a site in the village

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churchyard. A headstone for a body that isn't there. A Graystone that

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bears no date of death. It is the most prestigious prize in

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golf. At the Claret Jug, awarded to the winner of the Open Championship.

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In just a few days' time, the competition tees off in Sandwich.

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In a few days' time, Rory McIlroy met the press and many expect him

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to be crowned champion on Saturday. The conditions may not be quite so

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inviting but for every you looked top players were hard at work

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preparing for her one of the most open championships in years. That

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are a host of potential winners but for many the favourite is Rory

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McIlroy. There is a lot more attention on me this week than

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there has been in the past. It is just something I am going to have

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to learn to deal with. It is nice. It is nice to have all the support.

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All the expectation is a good thing. I will have to go out and play good

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golf and live up to it. A few miles away, Colin Montgomerie was holding

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a class for local enthusiasts. He did not qualify this time but is

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optimistic there will be a British champion for the first time in 12

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years. There is no reason why it should not be one of the Brits.

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There is to names spring to mind, one is a Rory McIlroy. I feel that

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one of them will not just compete but contend right to the end. I

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really do feel that we will have European success, and let us hope

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British success within that. Monty is far from alone thinking it could

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be a British champion here on Sunday. It could be a few of them.

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The list goes on. I would like MacDonald to win it. The organism

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are held in Kent every eight to 10 years. This makes it special.

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love coming to this part of the world. It is a lovely location. We

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love Scotland and the West Coast and coming down here at a slightly

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different flavour. It is always nice. People love golf in this part

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of the world and the British Open all this gets fantastic support.

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There is just one practice round to go before the Open gets underway.

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Butterflies are beginning to be felt. This is the truest test of

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golf that there is. You are excited. I am.

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It is an extraordinary concept, to build a yacht entirely from

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memories. It started construction using hundreds of donated objects

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from around the south coast, each with a story to tell.

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She sets out on her maiden voyage during next year's Olympic --

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Cultural Olympiad. From the joins I have seen, she is

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a very pretty boat indeed. A combination of art and design and

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boat-building. The appeal today was for her crew. They will have a very

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exhilarating experience. She will go as fast as to why three times

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the very posh family cruisers and as they are skimming along the they

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will be able to look down at her decks and marvel at how she was

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made. For months now, people have been bringing all sorts. There

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their limbs, bits of nostalgia, pieces of their past, all to go in

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the boat project. It is art, but it is state of the art. I donated a

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jigsaw puzzle piece. I donated my grandmothers walking stick.

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brought along a wooden object I carved at school. How do they all

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fit together? They are sliced, diced and sealed in resin. This was

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a speed, I Brocket to digging spreads. This panel is primarily

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from a workshop. That is how I make the planks which will then make the

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boats. By using resin and modern boat-building techniques, we can

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make the boat very light. So it is not going to be and are Tino

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world's art. It too be able to go very fast. This is from a Hastings

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resident. It was the hand of a brush that was used to describe

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many generations of children in the back-up. We give it a number so we

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can track and locket. We have an archiving system. The number is

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there's a big contract where it goes in the boat. A prize bull to

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need it -- needs a prize crew so they are appealing for nominations.

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We are looking for a whole range of different people to whom this could

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make a difference. Someone at who this could make a real difference

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to their life. Even building it has made a difference to my life.

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is one of the problems at -- projects that has been funded for

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the Cultural Olympiad. There are more donation days around our

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coastline to come and the nominations for that should be end

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-- should be in by the end of the month.

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That looks really exciting. I have Some people like rain! It has been

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agreed day for us all today. There has been more at rain the further

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south and east you are. I cannot promise you a lot of sunshine

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tomorrow but it will be a brighter start to the day. Dal into the

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afternoon. Today, fairly grey for us all. More rain likely than work

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south or east you are. Temperature is not too bad for the time of year.

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Noticeable for today, we have had an orderly breathed. -- breeze. Low

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pressure has been pushing up from France. We have been seeing rain.

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That rain will be clearing as in a move through tonight, increasingly

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drive for us all. All the same, pretty dull. Temperatures will have

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a fresher feel from last night. They will not drop much below 12

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degrees. The best of any brain is tomorrow likely through the morning,

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increasingly dull throughout the afternoon. That rain will clap Cark

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-- parts of Kent. House of around 19 degrees. Wednesday from a

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northerly direction. Through tomorrow night it was to drive.

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Temperatures were not drop much below 10 degrees. Into Thursday,

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high pressure will be building. Parts of Kent likely to see some

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rain fall. Friday was days settled. Into the weekend and low-pressure

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per such -- as she is then from the West, bringing some rain. At cooler

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feel to the day as well. Today, grey for resolve. Most of us will

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