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changes to grading and assessment. That is all from the BBC news team.

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Welcome to South East Today, I'm Bryony MacKenzie. Tonight's top

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stories. Two men are found guilty of murdering a homeless man in an

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horrific attack in Hove. There were over 20 blows to his head, all his

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ribs were broken, it was absolutely horrific. A ?40 million regeneration

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and hundreds of potential jobs for one of the poorest areas of Kent.

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Also in tonight's programme. Light your bonfires tomorrow ` the advice

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from unions as firefighters go on strike tonight. We're live at

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Headcorn fire station tonight. Missing the call of the wild. Sussex

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researchers discover how the devastation of culling can affect

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elephants 40 years on. Turner, his contemporaries and the new

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exhibition depicting Brighton's 19th century boom.

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Good evening. Two men have been found guilty of brutally killing a

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homeless man from Hove by striking him up to 30 times around the head

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with an iron bar. The body of 45`year`old Lea Williams was

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discovered in February in an alcove where he'd been sleeping rough.

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Police say Michael Clark and Edward Philips carried out the attack "at

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the behest or request" of their friend, Lauren Bishop, after the

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pair had argued. She has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder. Jon

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Hunt reports. A homeless man brutally murdered

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after a seemingly trivial row. His family still can't comprehend how it

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could have happened. It doesn't make sense, no matter how much you are

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annoyed with someone, but you would go and attack someone so severely

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that you would cause them death. Michael Clarke and Edward Phillips,

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both unemployed, carried out the attack on Mr Williams in February

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this year in an archway with 45`year`old been sleeping rough.

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Police say Lauren Bishop instigated the attack after the peer argued

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earlier in the day. Mr Williams died later of severe injuries. It was

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brutal, it was sustained, it was vicious. They used an IM bar. All

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his ribs were broken. It was absolutely horrific. After

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delivering the fatal beating, police say Clark and Phillips celebrated,

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buying alcohol from a nearby convenience store and drinking it on

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the seafront. The body was found by volunteers from a local homeless

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project. During the trial, jurors were taken to the scene and they saw

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harrowing images of the big's injuries. We saw just how bad the

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injuries were, Verdi am a very severe. That is quite shocking and

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you wonder how anybody could do that. We were particularly upset,

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because his eldest sister was so shocked that she only lasted 19 days

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after that and we buried them both together. Mr Williams had been

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sleeping rough for three or four years, but had been

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was just weeks away from having the security of our home.

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This horrific attack stemmed from a following out between the victim and

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Lauren Bishop. That's right, she had confronted Mr

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Williams after he had sworn at somebody. She then threatened him by

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saying it was not over yet. And our castle later, he was dead. Michael

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Clarke on the left and Edward Phillips in the middle were found

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guilty of murder today. Lauren Bishop on the right, guilty of

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conspiracy to murder for instigating the attack and then rewarding

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Phillips with sexual favours. The site of a former colliery in

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Kent ` and one of the more deprived areas of the county ` faces a

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brighter future tonight after BBC South East Today learned it's to get

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a ?40 million face`lift. Betteshanger, the largest of the

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Kent mines, closed in 1989. Its present owners have today outlined

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how it will create a business and commerce park and an education

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centre, creating hundreds of jobs. Work on the project is due to start

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as early as next year. Our Environment Correspondent Yvette

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Austin reports. Looking across the Kent called Al,

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alone minor. A reminder of industrial times past will stop

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suing the plan is it will take up that role again. This statue

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represents mining in Kent. When this centre closed, a huge amount of

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investment went in from government to regenerate and move the centre

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forward. We wanted to create an alternative environment or park

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here. You can see where we have been building, taking what is the all

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energy of the colliery centre and applying new technology, solar rays,

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biomass, where we will be producing energy for the country park and the

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business park. This is an ambitious project, which could bring jobs and

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rejuvenation in a fairly short space of time. Green energy in various

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forms can bring in government subsidies, which can be ploughed

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back into more development and enterprise, something this part of

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Kent needs, because since the call minds closed, alias have struggled

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to bounce back. At last we are bringing in jobs for our children

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and grandchildren, something we always wanted. Lifeline is coming

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from what seems like a man likely source. Work could begin next year.

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In a moment. An American style process of choosing a new MP comes

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to Kent for the first time. Postpone your firework displays

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until tomorrow. That's the message from the union representing

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firefighters who've gone on strike tonight. It's the first of two

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planned strikes in a dispute over jobs and pensions. It started just

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minutes ago at 6.30. They will be on strike until 11 o'clock tonight.

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Another is scheduled for Monday. Peter Whittlesea reports.

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The last time firefighters in the south`east went on strike, it was in

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the middle of the day. This time it is more controversial, with fire

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chiefs urging bonfire celebrations to be postponed until tomorrow. We

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have no bonfire, we have no personal fireworks. We also have a counsellor

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who is a retired fireman. We have done a risk assessment, everyone is

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happy with it. We take every precaution we can. The public have

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been asked to be extra vigilant, because the Fire Brigade has warned

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it will not be business as usual. The dispute is over retirement ages,

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but the union says it has not called it on purpose to disrupt bonfire

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activities. We called off strikes two weeks ago on the promise from

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the minister that he would give us some guarantees and assurances about

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what will happen to firefighters in their late 50s, when they are no

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longer fit enough to ride the fire engines. Every show has its risk

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assessment, the bonfire is the more dangerous thing and the Fire Brigade

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guidance is to go to a professional display, because it is safer than

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having one in your back garden. Despite the strike, firefighters

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will attend serious emergencies, but the public are being warned not put

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themselves at serious risk will stop Peter joins us live now from outside

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Headcorn Fire Station ` Peter, is anybody working there?

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This is the scene that will be replicated in many fire stations

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across the south`east. Here, no one has turned out for work stop they

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say they have robust contingency plans and have strategically placed

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fire engines manned by non`striking staff in places across the county,

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so that in an emergency, they can respond quickly. The strike ends at

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midnight to night, but another one is due on Monday.

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A 19`year`old motorcyclist has been banned from driving for a year after

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he was caught on the same speed camera 19 times. Luke Weeks from

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Dartford was snapped driving at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour in

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a 30 miles an hour zone. He was also caught with no hands on the

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handlebar and making rude hand gestures at the camera on Birchwood

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Road in the town. A Brighton MP has told a judge how

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he had to "run for his life" after being chased by protesters at Sussex

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university. Mike Weatherley was due to debate squatting laws, but

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cancelled after feeling threatened by vocal protesters.

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25`year`old Alexander Cline is on trial at Brighton Magistrates Court

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charged with causing alarm, distress and harassment after calling the MP

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a coward. He denies the charges. A GP has today been cleared of

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carrying out 15 sex assaults on patients at a surgery in Kent. Dr

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Babatunde Oshinusi was accused of assaulting six women while carrying

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out examinations at St Mary's Medical Centre in Strood. He was

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unanimously acquitted of all charges this afternoon. Our reporter Ellie

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Price has been following the story and she joins me now in the studio.

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Ellie ` what happened during the trial?

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The six women and alleged that Dr Oshinusi had assaulted them. Dr

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Oshinusi always denied the charges and said he always offered women as

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chaperone when he was going to conduct intimate medical

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examination. The court also heard doctors around the county, who

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described him as honest and reliable. His wife spoke about the

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impact the case had had on him and the family. Tonight, the doctor

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remain suspended and his case will now be considered by the GMC. The

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GMC is different, that is about his competence and his practice as a

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doctor, as well as his professional integrity, so this is a completely

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new proceeding. The legal process over for now, but until that

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happens, Dr Oshinusi will be unable to return to work as a GP.

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Constituents in Tonbridge and Malling will have the chance to vote

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tomorrow for who should stand as their next MP. The current MP, Sir

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John Stanley, a Conservative, has represented the seat since 1974, but

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is standing down at the next General Election. For the first time in Kent

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his successor will be chosen in an open primary ` which means all

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registered voters can have their say. Our political editor Louise

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Stewart reports. It is a long way from the American

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presidential elections to Kent, but no photos here in Tonbridge are

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getting the chance to choose their next Conservative candidate in an

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American`style contest. I think this can work anywhere. They are

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courageous to do this, because not every constituency is doing it and

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the other parties have expressed interest in holding open primary is,

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but so far they have not done it. She was chosen by constituents in

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Devon in the country's burst open primary. Here are the candidates who

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want to follow in her open primary are common in America.

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It means voters do not have to be a member of a political party in order

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to choose a candidate, but there have been a handful in the UK and

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this is the first in Kent so do all voters think they will be better for

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democracy? I think it is a very good idea. Otherwise he's a faceless

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person, we don't know what he stands for. I think it could mean we get a

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local MP instead of somebody from up north. I think it is a good idea to

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have a say. But critics say open primaries are not much more

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democratic. It'll be interesting to see how many members of the public

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take part in this boat. I think it will be relatively small numbers.

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Because they will be choosing between a group of selected

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conservatives. Whether winners will be well on their way to replacing

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Sir John Stanley on the Conservative benches, his is one of the safest

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seats in the Commons. This is our top story tonight. Two

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men have been found guilty of brutally killing a homeless man from

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Hove by beating him with an iron bar. Michael Clark and Edward

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Philips attacked 45`year`old Lea Williams in February "at the behest

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or request" of their friend, Lauren Bishop. Also in tonight's programme.

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Brighton's Royal Pavillion in lights as a new Turner exhibition opens

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celebrating the city. A blustery weekend with heavy rain

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never too far away. Animal behavioural experts at the

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University of Sussex have discovered that the poaching and culling of

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elephants have a long term psychological impact on the

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elephants left behind. They found that elephant populations are

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affected by the trauma of witnessing the killing of those around them

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and, as a result lack role models or elders to interact with. The

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research team says that's important because younger elephants learn from

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experienced herd members. The findings by the so`called animal

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mind detectives have led to calls for tougher laws on conservation.

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Piers Hopkirk has tonight's special report.

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They are the largest animals walking the earth, but they are also among

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the most vulnerable. Today, the long`term consequences of man's

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impact on Africa's elephant population has been laid bare.

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Researchers from the University of Sussex have discovered that more

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than four decades after elephants were called, surviving herds

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continued to suffer serious psychological and behavioural effect

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is, a kind of animal post`traumatic stress disorder. Those elephants are

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carrying the psychological scars and impairment decades later. They may

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look OK on the surface, but we have messed up their social understanding

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and social skills. The study looked at two elephant populations, one in

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South Africa, comprising orphans of animals culled in the 70s and

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another in Kenya with a natural structure. The research involved

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playing elephant calls to the animals and comparing their

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reactions. While the Kenyan animals responded normally, for instance,

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heralding in the face of danger, the orphans reactors completely

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differently. This is the first study to get out and see how the elephants

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make decisions. Calls today for tougher conservation laws. We all

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these animals in time. We will only get one chance with elephants. If we

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mess it up Tom our children might not have these animals in the wild.

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The study is a sobering reminder of the fragility of nature, even among

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its giants. He has a gallery named after him in

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Margate, and now he's making waves on the Sussex coast. A new

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exhibition by works of Turner and his contemporaries, showing

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Brighton's development as a resort through their eyes, opens this

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weekend at the Royal Pavilion. And our reporter Caroline Feraday joins

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us from outside the Pavilion now. There is a little party going on at

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the moment to celebrate the exhibition. There is a crowd

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gathering. I am hoping you can see the digital art installation

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projected onto the front of the gallery. The images have mostly been

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designed by local schoolchildren ahead of the exhibition, which opens

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tomorrow. This has been in private ownership

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for over a century. Riches with lottery arts funding, it now forms

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the centrepiece for the exhibition. Turner came to brighten when he was

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working on a series of views of the South Coast and he used the

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sketchbook here and filled it with tiny sketches, almost like snapshots

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taken on your mobile phone today, to get an idea of how how different

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parts of the city come together. When he paints and watercolour, it

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brings those things today in a dramatic way. You can imagine the

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man himself walking around the town, with the pressures tools of his

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trade. Although it is billed as Turner brighten, there is another

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minor player, John Constable, who spent a lot of time in Brighton.

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They were born within a year of each other. Turner and Constable's

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contemporaries are also part of the exhibition, serving up stunning

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Sussex seascapes and landscapes. After nearly 200 years, Turner is

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being welcomed back to Brighton. That particular Turner what colour

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is the only known Turner that actually features that the bill

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units sell, so it is very fitting that it should go on display here,

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starting tomorrow. For the first time for several weeks

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all four of the south east's leading football teams are in action

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tomorrow, and there's been some excellent news for Sussex shooter

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Charlotte Kerwood ` our sports reporter Neil Bell joins me, another

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gold medal for Charlotte.... To add to the Commonwealth Games

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Golds the first of which she won aged just 15 ` her latest and she

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says best gold medal came at the recent World Cup finals in Abu

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Dhabi, and she hopes it will help her gain funding in the build up to

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the Olympics in Rio The 27`year`old from Fletching had to pay her own

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air fare to travel to the finals. It has been a really hard year. I

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couldn't compete at the world Championships, because I couldn't

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afford it, but I'm hoping with this medal when that I will get myself a

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bit more funding for next year and hopefully change even harder.

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Gillingham interim manager Peter Taylor knows a win tomorrow at home

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to Carlisle will boost his chances of landing the job full time. The

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Gills have won one and lost two league games since Peter Taylor took

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over despite Danny Kedwells recent hot streak ` Chairman Paul Scally

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will meet other candidates for the Gils job this week. In the

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Championship Brighton will be hoping to end their recent goal drought at

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Doncaster. Charlton who have also found goals hard to come by travel

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to Birmingham while in League One Crawley Town will be keen to end

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their recent slump at home to Brentford. One of the Crawley

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players hoping to do just that will be Sergio Torres. The phrase

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journeyman is often used to describe a footballer plying his trade in the

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lower leagues of English football. But for midfielder Torres it's

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especially appropriate. He started life working in a brick factory in

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Argentina, but spent his savings on a one`way ticket to England to chase

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his dream of being a professional footballer. Now he's written a book

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about his experience. He is one of college town's most

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respected leaders. His performances and crucial goals have propelled the

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club upwards. Sergio Torres's book tells a story about a young man

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driven by hippies love of football to leave home and embark on a

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sporting adventure. I never thought I would write a book, and when I

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first got it, it was weird. This guy from Argentina who just came to try

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and play football. I never played in the Premier league, I am not a big

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name, but I take my dream, which was living from food all going every day

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to train, that feeling. Having played for the number of teams, it

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was his move to Crawley which was to transform his career. The first two

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years, it was just a dream, everything was perfect, that season

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we got motors we went to Old Trafford, I scored a goal against

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Derby, the best feeling I have had on a foot will pitch. It was just

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the best decision I ever made. The undisputed highlight for his family

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was the FA Cup trip to face Manchester United at Old Trafford.

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When you walk out, the music and it is such a massive ground. It was

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just everything coming into your head, my dad came to from Argentina

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just for a week to watch that game. I family and friends watched it live

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back home, so it was really nice ball is top that was the shirt I

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were that day and I got Wayne Rooney to sign it afterwards. I kept it and

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didn't wash it, as you can see. Whatever else is life may have in

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store, Sergio Torres will never regret his decision to come to

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England. My story, and whatever club he has been at, he has always been

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one of them was popular players. Time for the weather forecast.

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October this year was milder than average, but it was dull and waiter

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stop we will hold onto that unsettled weather this weekend. It

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will be feeling quite cool. We will hold onto the warning for rain,

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possibly 15 to two millimetres of rain. Going through this evening, we

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will see much more rain. Top temperatures 14 degrees, the sort of

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values we expect for this time of year. All was pretty breezy.

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Tonight, that rain will be intensifying for a time, all others

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seeing it for a time. Temperatures dropping to nine or 10 degrees, so

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not a particularly cold nights, but it will be a weights picture. We

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could see 30 millimetres of rainfall in just a couple of hours. On

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Saturday afternoon, hefty and blustery showers. If you're planning

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a bonfire, bear that in mind. Fingers crossed, you could stay dry

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and always feeling cool. On Saturday night, the first part, blustery

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showers and feeling colder than it has done recently. Single figures in

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many places. You can tell it will be staying pretty windy. During the

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morning, blustery showers, heavier and more persistent real fall as we

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get towards the end of the afternoon. It is feeling pretty

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cool. A wet start to the working week.

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That's all from me, enjoy your weekend whatever you are doing.

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Goodbye.

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