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Welcome to South East Today with John Young and Polly Evans.

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Tonight's top stories: A hospital defends plans to make

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nurses wear "do not disturb" signs. Critics say it may leave vulnerable

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patients too scared to ask for help. Befriended by a conman, a Kent

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pensioner swindled out of hundreds of pounds says she'll never trust

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strangers again. I am so cross with myself and with people, I just want

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to hide myself away. And screen at "go away".

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Also in tonight's programme, sitting tight on a landfill site in

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Sussex. We meet the residents who say their lives are being ruined.

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Keeping the Girl Guide tradition alive. Meet the twins with so many

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badges, they've run out of room. And meet Princess Tia in pink and

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Baby Gracie in yellow. Are these Good evening. A hospital in Kent is

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defending its decision to ask nurses to wear "do not disturb"

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signs when giving out drugs to patients. Managers at the Queen

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Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate say the red tabards

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prevent nurses from being distracted. They say that that, in

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turn, reduces the number of mistakes on the hospital wards. But

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as Simon Jones reports, some critics fear it could lead to

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vulnerable patients being too scared to ask for help.

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It can be a matter of life and death administering the right drugs.

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The Tabata and designed to allow the nurses to avoid distractions

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and get things right. I understand that misses need to be able to

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communicate well and the caring and sympathetic. This is not what this

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is about. This is designated time with that individual. But some

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patients believe the warning could send out the wrong message. It is

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not the right kind of message. Not from my point of view. I have been

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in here for years. It is like a traffic sign, that is what I think

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anyway. I think it is a very good idea because people might disturb

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them. When they are handing out important drugs. There are only

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warm for three daily trips around the hospital but that is not to

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everyone's liking. How would you know as a patient that you could

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talk to somebody? It might be a couple of hours before somebody

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else comes round. We would not want it to be seen as a way to reduce

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the number of qualified nurses on duty. We also like to see it as not

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a way that patient will be ignored. There are around 600 incidents a

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year at East Kent hospitals where patients are given the wrong drugs

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and 85% of cases involve no harm. They say since nurses have started

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wearing these garments, the number of times they are being disturbed

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has dropped by 70%. It is about encouraging other staff and

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visitors not to disturb the nurses when they are doing their round. It

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is not about patients not being able to talk to nurses when they

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are on their round for stopping off Bull said -- the hospital said it

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may decide to take the garments off There are warnings of a crisis in

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the housing market in the South East over the next five years. The

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National Housing Federation, which represents housing associations in

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England, says more and more people will be locked out of the housing

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market as prices rise and mortgage providers remain nervous about

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lending. The problem is made worse by a shortage of homes. 750,000 new

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houses are needed in England by 2025 according to a study, earlier

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this year, from the Institute of Public Policy Research. 77,000 of

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these are needed in the South East, which leaves local councils facing

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major housebuilding projects. In the borough of Tunbridge Wells, up

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to 6,000 houses are said to be This is the bedroom for Luke and

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Isabelle. Luke is nearly 10, Isabel is eight. They share this room. I

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would love nothing more for them to have their own space.

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Liz has been trying to get on the housing ladder for 10 years so her

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two children can have their own bedroom. For now it is a bunk bed.

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We have to share bunk beds and we do not have our own spaces. When

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she tries to get to sleep, she snores and she wriggles and it is

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really annoying. Liz and her husband are key workers and rent

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this house just outside Tunbridge Wells. They cannot afford a deposit

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for a home and cannot afford shared ownership so they have to make do.

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Being able to buy a house is a dream of ours but it is completely

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out of our reach. There is no way that we can afford the deposit that

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we need to have at the moment. problem is not enough new homes are

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being built. In the Tunbridge Wells area alone, they need to build a

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further 6,000 to meet demand by 2026. But in an area where they

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want to build 600 of those, there is local resistance. Essentially

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3,000 homes here and 600 would be a huge increase. The infrastructure

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would not cope. Developers have struggled to get planning

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permission to build here in the past but reforming planning laws is

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a government priority. There are more at pick up the planning system,

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starting afresh by making it much more faster. The greater amount of

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land is available and we have released enough land to build the

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equivalent of two Leicesters. Government says affordable new

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We're joined now by Matt Griffith, from the Priced Out Group, which

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campaigns for first-time buyers. We've heard there that fewer people

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are now owning their own home, and not enough houses being built. The

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Government's answer is to build more houses, and make it easier.

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Where do you stand? We represent people who cannot afford houses.

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People in their twenties and thirties are finding it difficult

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to save up for a deposit. People are faced with a rather unenviable

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choice, greater debt to get themselves a house which has lots

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of long term consequences or in rented accommodation. And they can

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get kicked out at short notice. What do you consider to be the

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solution? Is the Government correct, more houses? We need to build more

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houses and it is great that the Government is doing that and it

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could improve how it is going to do that but it will help with the

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supply. But other issues like the fact that we have had a very large

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mortgage boom and the Government has intervened to stop house prices

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coming down so quickly. Could I pick up on one point, when the of

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our viewers may feel they like to live up in the green areas of Kent

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and Sussex, we do not want green areas been spoiled? It is right to

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put it into context. Only 9% of the ground is built on. You could

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release a small amount of land to build a few more houses which would

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make a fairly big difference to affordability. I grew up in a rural

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village and that has not had any housing since the end of the Second

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World War. Just small, incremental growth has been stopped by the

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planning system and it is really a release of further land that needs

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to happen. I am afraid we have to We'd like to know what you think.

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How should we help first-time buyers get on the property ladder?

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Should we be more like some Europeans and be happy to rent? E-

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mail us, or contact us via Facebook. We'll read some of your thoughts at

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the end of the programme. In a moment, 11 hours down, just

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five to go. The man hoping to become the oldest cross-Channel

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People living near a landfill site in Sussex say that the thousands of

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seagulls who are feeding there are making their lives a misery. Some

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residents in Magpie Close in St Leonards say the noise and mess

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from the birds sitting on their roofs is becoming unbearable. But

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the site managers say they're doing everything they can to address the

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problems. Our reporter Robin Gibson is live overlooking the site in St

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Leonards now. What's causing the problem? Quite simply, it is food.

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Domestic food waste and commercial waste comes here. The birds follow

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it. Despite efforts to control them, it seems the residents believe they

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are growing in huge numbers and the biggest problem then comes when the

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birds fly away from this site, descend on the roofs of houses

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nearby in their thousands, literally doing what the birds do,

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littering the place up. While some residents did not welcome the

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publicity, others said it was making their lives a nightmare and

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was a health hazard. You put up with it because it is there but

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they should not be there, really. Not any quantity that they are. You

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do not mind the odd dozens but we are talking thousands. That is not

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as many as you first saw when you came in. What would you like to see

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happen? We would like to see them in a different area, not a built up

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area like this because it is not healthy. What is being done to

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solve it? The company that operates here has a legal requirement to

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control the birds and it has done that. It has birds of prey that

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patrol the area and it has pyrotechnics to scare them off.

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Ironically it may be that problem. Transferring the problem, and the

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company wants to reassure the residents it is doing all it can to

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alleviate and it is in with discussions with the Environment

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Agency to see what they can do in the future.

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Patient safety has improved in a mental health hospital in Sussex,

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according to an independent report. Last year, four patients committed

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suicide at Mill View Hospital in Hove. But the NHS Trust says more

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than 30 recommendations have now been put in place since a review

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into safety. Some of the changes have included increasing the number

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of activities for patients and improving the supervision of staff.

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The River Darent has been named among ten of the most improved

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rivers in the country. The Environment Agency says efforts by

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farmers, businesses and water companies have reduced

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environmental damage so 35 million fewer litres are lost from the

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river each day. This has increased its flow, boosting populations of

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wildlife such as trout and pike. Parts of Kent have seen among the

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biggest rises in immigration in the UK in the last few years. The

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growth in the number of overseas nationals registered in

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Sittingbourne, Sheppey and Faversham is the sixth biggest in

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the country. In Swale, the number of migrants increased eightfold

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between 2002 and last year. A pensioner from Canterbury says

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she's been left terrified of strangers after being targeted by a

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conman she befriended while walking her dog. The conman, Christopher

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Telemaque, has been jailed for 44 months for stealing family

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jewellery and cash from Janet Hughes. She's now warning others

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not be taken in by strangers. Lynda He was a man Janet Hughes

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occasionally bumped into while walking her dog. Little did the 74-

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year-old widow realise he was gaining their confidence to steal

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hundreds of pounds and precious items of family jewellery. Now I am

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terrified. I am so cross with myself and with people, that all I

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want to do is scream "go away" if anybody comes to the door that I am

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not expecting. If I am out shopping, I am on age. Christopher Telemaque

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is starting a 44 month sentence after a court was told how he had

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conned Mrs Hughes after giving him cash with a hard luck stories.

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opened the box and it was empty, all gone. She discovered she had

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engagement rings stolen. It seems my stupidity did not give my

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grandchildren the opportunity to be able to have the pleasure of them

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and look after them for their generation. When she confronted

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Telemaque, he persuaded her to buy back some of her jewellery from

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shops where he had pawned it for cash. Police say he was an

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experienced crook he had used classic techniques to gain her

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confidence. It is a terrible incident, really. He is obviously

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thinking about it and preyed upon her good nature, realised that she

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is kind and gentle, a kind lady and took it upon himself to rob her.

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am very cross with myself for being so gullible. I have not met anybody

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quite like this before. She has told the story as a warning to

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others not to be taken in by Our top story tonight. A Kent

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hospital has defended its decision to make nurses wear "do not

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disturb" signs while handing out drugs. Managers at the Queen

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Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate say it will prevent

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staff being distracted. But charities have raised concerns that

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vulnerable patients in need, will be scared to ask for help. Also in

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tonight's programme, the Girl Guide twins with so many badges, they're

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running out of room. And how the costs add up when

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you've got six pretty bulldogs to look after, all with a sense of

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At 12 years old, most children don't have a care in the world,

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other than maybe the latest computer games or upping their

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pocket money. But Alan Beckett isn't like other 12-year-olds. Alan

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spends much of his young life caring for his 10-year-old brother,

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who suffers from a degenerative condition. And he's one of the

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people from Sussex set to receive an award for their work and

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dedication in helping children with serious illnesses. Alex Beard has

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been to meet him for tonight's special report.

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Two months after this photo was taken, Craig Beckett on the right

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was confined to a wheelchair. He is unable to lift arms and legs and

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can no longer talk. His brother, 12-year-old Adam, was thrown into a

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caring role, a challenge he rose to. Mum it needs to have a rest at

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least once a day, at least one hour of rest a day. Otherwise I think

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she may not be able to cope properly. Both brothers were

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diagnosed with adrenoleukodystrophy. This means the fatty cover all

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nerve fibres is progressively damaged because of a faulty gene.

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It is affecting Craig much more than his brother. If Adam his not

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very well himself but takes everything in his stride. He helps

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that with Craig, Adam wanted to be there in hospital with him and

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learn about him. He is always on hand and keeps him occupied for all

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ages. Nominated by his mother for the World child awards, Adam has

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won the most caring child category. Joining him will be Martin from a

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local Heritage School, he has dedicated the last 20 years to

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improving the lives of children with his innovative creations.

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have known many young people and been inspired by young people I

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have worked with. They have endless patience in putting up with the

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crazy things that life has presented them. One of those

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inventions is a wheelchair tracking system. An underground network of

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wires follows the wheelchairs. Young people that have problems

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driving their wheelchairs, they can get around the environments and get

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to places on their own. All winners are meeting Prince Harry at an

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Two sisters from Gravesend have proved that a bit of healthy

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sibling rivalry can produce positive results, especially when

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you're twins, and you're both in the Girl Guides. Abby and Bethany

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Williams are thought to have become the first twins to gain every

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single Guide badge. That's 45 in all, covering everything from

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camping to circus skills. Rebecca Barry has been to meet them. Film

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lover. Team leader. Culture. Science. Water the Bethany can do,

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Abby can do better and that determination has secured these

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twins every single guiding bad, all 45 of them, each. Not many people

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have got them all. It is great to feel that we are the only twins who

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has been able to get them. We felt we had to get one before the other

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and do them at different times as well but we decided to finish them

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together. It has been three years of hard work and not just for the

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girls. Dad has to do all the driving.

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If what -- what Bagehot would you These pictures show some of the

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earliest recruits. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE: The campfire

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cooking has changed as well! This is the first time that both girls

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have received a very bad. Every Wednesday when they have come back,

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they have got another badge. It is continuous. Bethany had to be a

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paramedic one day. Perhaps these achievements will help. It will be

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good on our CVs. Not many people will have done this. They will be

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unique. Well, almost unique! where on earth will we put this?

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Sometimes the trickiest thing is A lot of sewing for somebody!

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Dedication! They say we're a nation of animal

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lovers, but how much would you be prepared to spend to keep your pet

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happy? Because a woman from Kennington, near Ashford, has spent

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quite a small fortune on hers. Nearly �15,000 a year, to be

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precise - all to make sure her brood of six bulldog bitches look

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at their best. Oh, and the bill may be about to rise as she thinks one

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of them may be pregnant. Sara Smith met the family. This is a Lola,

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this is scarlet. Little bell... Angel sky, they beat Gracie and

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Princess Tia. These have a lifestyle to match.

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Fresh meat and vegetables is the diet. We have got the natural

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yoghurt, the goat's milk, fresh vegetables. Same as we would eat.

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Really good for them. Lots of iron. They even have their own dressing

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room. Stuffed with extraordinary outfits. Oh, Tia, back to the 80s!

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Carron at admits she cannot help treating them. You get up in the

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morning, wash them, take them for a walk, take them to the park. This

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is part of the family. It is not cheap though. �200 a month each on

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food and supplements, �100 on grooming products, and �75 on an

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outfit, not to mention insurance and vet's bills, it adds up to

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�1,200 per month. This is our hobby, our life. They

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are our kids and if I had more money I would spend more money on

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them. It is unconditional love. dogs go on regular modelling

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assignments and also competitions. But the family may not be quite

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complete yet. One of them is expecting puppies. Six Bulldogs may

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Barking... I am saying nothing! A retired breast-cancer surgeon is

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hoping to become the oldest man to swim the Channel. 70-year-old Roger

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Allsopp left Shakespeare Beach at Dover just after 8 o'clock this

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hours. He's hoping to complete the challenge by around 11 o'clock

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Let us speak to Mike who is on board the support boat. Is

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everything going to plan? Everything is going fine. Roger is

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swimming very strongly indeed. We are nearly 11 hours now into the

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swim, well over half way. Heading down the French shipping lane on

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the French side of the Channel. those of us who do not know how it

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works, is he getting food and drink regularly? Yes, we feed him almost

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exclusively liquid feed. High- energy drinks and we feed those

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every 30 minutes. He has tried to break the record before, why is he

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doing it again? I didn't quite hear that... He did swim the Channel

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five years ago, yes. What is motivating him? Could you say that

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again? What is his motivation most people would be terrified! If he

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completes the swim, he will be the oldest person ever to have swum the

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Channel but he has more motivation than that. He is trying to raise

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�750,000 to buy a new piece of equipment to help with cancer

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research. Something that he has been involved with when he was a

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surgeon before he retired. They need that sort of money to buy a

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new piece of equipment which will then help diagnose breast cancer

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and testicular cancer at a much, much earlier stage. A very worthy

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cause and we wish him the very best of luck. Thank you for joining us.

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You are very welcome. What a great achievement. I know he tried to go

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a few days ago but the weather has not been on his side. It was this

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I have got some Met Office statistics, I do not think anybody

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will be surprised because if you have not already had, it has been a

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fairly rotten summer for many of us. Certainly it is now looking like it

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will be the coolest summer since 1993 and also a crossed all this,

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most of us see 25% plus sunshine then we would normally. I am afraid

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that cloud layer has been with us for the past few days and is still

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with us. It still means temperatures less than average. It

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is just staying put for at least another 24-48 hours. Overnight

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tonight it stays cloudy. The high pressure remains but if you want it

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to stay dry, it least it will stay dry. Temperature should not drop

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below around 12 degrees. Like winds, lot of cloud to my staying dry but

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also not to chilly. Into tomorrow, the a similar day to today. If you

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get any sunshine at all, you will be very lucky indeed. Most of us

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will be staring at the grey all day long, maybe just a few glimmers of

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brightness particularly around the middle of the day when we could see

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temperatures getting up to around 17 degrees. However when it is

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fairly thick and cloudy, temperatures hover around 16

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Celsius, pretty rubbish for this time of year. It should be more

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like 21. Into Thursday, things are not improving too quickly but as

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the high pressure moves eastwards, we might start just moving in a

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little bit of dry air. That means we get less moisture and it means

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we will see some cloud brakes and that is how we may end the week.

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And that is where we have a dramatic effect on our temperatures.

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Although it is fairly cool at the moment, by the time of the weekend,

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we might be back up above average with more sunshine so hang in there

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:26:30.:26:35.

Let's recap tonight's headlines. The figures and in their own homes

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is 70%. People are finding it more difficult to get on the housing

:26:40.:26:44.

ladder. We asked you what you thought the solution was. Pauline

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has e-mailed us from Whitfield in east Kent, I have listened to a man

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upset about 600 houses being built in Paddock Wood. I live in

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Whitfield, 1,800 houses and there are talk of another 8,000 houses.

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It has nothing to do with more homes or affordable homes, he

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thinks the problems is wage rises keeping up with inflation and the

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rising cost of utilities. The Government has restricted wage

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rises and if people wanted to afford a home at the current prices,

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they would need around �25 per hour. Her and Richard has warned us that

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