30/12/2013 South East Today


30/12/2013

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Good evening. 14 flood alerts have We are back

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Good evening. 14 flood alerts have been issued for Kent and Sussex, as

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been issued for Kent and Sussex as more rain and strong winds have hit

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the region. Almost all of the 4 ,000 homes that were without power at

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some point over the last wedk have some point over the last week have

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now had their power restored, with only a handful of isolated

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properties still without electricity. UK Power Network has

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come under fire tonight, from customers angry about the confusion

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surrounding compensation for those without electricity over Christmas.

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This family spent much of last week This family spent much of l`st week

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without power. The couple struggled to keep their baby warm. They were

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to keep their baby warm. Thdy were told they were a priority, but any

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offers of help, they say, wdre offers of help, they say, were

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nonexistent. They did not mdntion anything through all of the phone

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calls. They did not mention that they could help me. Other families,

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including this one at East Sussex, told us they received mixed

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information regarding the help they information regarding the help they

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were entitled to. Today, UK powered network told us they did thdir faith

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microbes best on a case `` best on a case`by`case basis. They sahd

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case`by`case basis. They said Christmas dinners were arranged for

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hundreds across the South E`st. With hundreds across the South East. With

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power now stored to most properties, attention is now returning once

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again to flood risk, as more rain attention is now returning once

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again to flood risk, as mord rain is again to flood risk, as mord rain is

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predicted. The Environment Agency predicted. The Environment @gency

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has been working around the clock, but some residents here feel the

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response is too little too late. We response is too little too late. We

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were promised flood defenses which have never materialised. The Met

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Office has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain on New Year's

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warning for heavy rain on Ndw Year's Day, and according to the

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Environment Agency, high waters and rivers in Kent could cause continued

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flooding and trouble disruption. It flooding and trouble disruption. It

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There were serious delays on the There were serious delays on the

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crossings over Dover today. As 2014 crossings over Dover today. As 014

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approaches, it seems more is yet to come.

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And we will have a full weather round up in a moment. A patient who

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round up in a moment. A pathent who absconded from a secure mental

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health hospital unit is being sought by police. Luke Elsmore, who's 3,

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disappeared from Farmfield Hospital in Horley on Friday morning and

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police believe he may be in the Worthing area. Surrey Police

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police believe he may be in the Worthing area. Surrey Policd say

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they are working closely with officers from Sussex Police to find

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him. Two wards at Medway Maritimd

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hospital are currently closed Two wards at Medway Maritime

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hospital are currently closdd after hospital are currently closdd after

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patients started showing symptoms hospital are currently closed after

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patients started showing sylptoms of patients started showing sylptoms of

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norovirus. Health bosses sax they've taken all necessary precautions

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norovirus. Health bosses say they've taken all necessary precauthons and

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taken all necessary precautions and have asked visitors to stay away if

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they're experiencing any sylptoms. they're experiencing any symptoms.

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The winter vomiting bug affdcts up to a million people in the UK every

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year. Maidstone is predicted to bd

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year. Maidstone is predicted to be the

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town in the South East which will be most popular for Bulgarian `nd

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Romanian immigrants to settle outside London according to a report

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by the University of Reading. From Wednesday restrictions will be

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lifted on migrants coming into the UK from Europe.

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Bulgarians and Romanians have been attracted to this area since they

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attracted to this area sincd they joined the European Union six years

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joined the European Union shx years ago. There are worried `` there are

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worries that their countrymen will worries that their countrymdn will

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follow. You kid is already warning that the

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region will `` the United Khngdom region will `` the United Kingdom

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Independece Party is alreadx Independece Party is already

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worried. Some `` we have bedn out to Romania and Bulgaria, and they are

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treated worse than dogs in their own countries, and it is sad to see

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this. Why would you not want to come here? The prediction is that 60 of

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here? The prediction is that 60% of the new immigrants will head for the

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South East outside of London if they follow the previous action, with a

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quarter of those ending up hn this quarter of those ending up in this

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area. There are not a lot of jobs for our families, so they are taking

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jobs from us. The Eastern Etropean jobs from us. The Eastern European

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immigrants who came here since 004 have attribute it quite

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significantly to the UK economy, and significantly to the UK economy and

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they have not taken jobs away from they have not taken jobs away from

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native workers, rather they have helped us grow the economy. Of

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course, nobody will know how many people will arrive or where they

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will settle for many months or years to come.

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It's taken more than two years to come.

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It's taken more than two ye`rs to It's taken more than two years to

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complete and now the final stitches are being added to a tapestry to

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mark the 750th anniversary of one of the most important battles fought on

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English soil, at Lewes. In 1264, English soil, at Lewes. In 0264

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King Henry III fought with troops loyal to Simon De Montfort. The king

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lost, leading to fundamental changes in the way the country is governed

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to this day. Bloody massacrds, skirmishes and brutal hand to hand

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combat. This was a very English fight between fellow countrxmen The

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fight between fellow countrymen. The battle of Lewes in 1264 helped to

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change the way the country was governed, and a captain strdet

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change the way the country was governed, and a captain street ``

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governed, and a captain strdet `` tapestry is being created to mark

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the anniversary. It is said to be one of the first big steps towards

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parliamentary mock receipt. `` democracy. It was trying to curb the

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extravagance of the King and bring it back in line with the coordinates

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of the Magna Carta. It has taken 3.5 miles of threats and 55 people to

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create the artwork. As the battle raged below, some of the roxalists

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climb into the castle, setting fire climb into the castle, setthng fire

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to many such cottage, seeds which are pictured in the tapestrx. We

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have enhanced hours by one or two extra stitches that probably would

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extra stitches that probablx would not have been used in the original

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tapestry, but would have been not have been used in the original

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tapestry, but would have bedn around tapestry, but would have been around

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in 1264, so I think we are probably authentic in our wave of actually

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doing it `` way of actually doing it. The battle is already

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represented around Lewes. Once complete, it will be presented at

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the town castle. There are future plans to show it at sites around the

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country. The Kentish artist Tracey Elin

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country. The Kentish artist Tracey Emin has

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added some of her own work to an unusual art collection in hdr home

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town. They are a pair of napkins to join a collection of 95 napkins

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already decorated by artists who have stayed at the Walpole Bay Hotel

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in Margate. The artist, who grew up in the town, added her designs when

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she visited the hotel on Christmas Day.

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she visited the hotel on Christmas Now let's take a look at the

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Now let's take a look at thd all`important weather forecast.

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all`important weather forec`st. Earlier, the heavy rainfall cleared

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its way slowly eastwards. Bdhind it its way slowly eastwards. Behind it

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we have had some showers. Some really strong winds from thd South

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west have been fasting with average wind speeds of up to 25 or 30.

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Increasingly dry during the tail end of the afternoon, and it st`ys

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Increasingly dry during the tail end of the afternoon, and it stays that

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of the afternoon, and it st`ys that way or in the first part of this

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evening. In the beginning of tomorrow, temperatures will not be

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that cold, only dropping to five or six degrees. Mild but what start the

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day and not with another band of rain clearing its way eastw`rds

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rain clearing its way eastwards. Temperatures around nine or 10

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degrees. For New Year's Eve, it will be dry mostly. There could be one or

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two showers. They will intensify from after midnight. It will be dry

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but keep an umbrella with you. Images will be chilly, around five

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or six degrees. As we start the new year, we have warning out about

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heavy rain and really strong winds. Rain is back again for Friday. Thank

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Rain is back again for Frid`y. Thank you very much for that. That is it

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for us for this afternoon. We will be back with a late bulletin around

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half past ten. Good evening. Another day off strong winds, heavy

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rain and flooding. At least things are quiet at the moment. The rain

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has cleared off and the wind is lighter. There might be some ice in

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Scotland, but through the night, lighter. There might be some ice in

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Scotland, but through the night the wind picks up, lifting temperatures,

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but more heavy rain pushing in. The rain band is not quite a significant

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us today, but it will leave surface water flooding. Some heavy bursts

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clearing Northern Ireland by first light. It reaches the east coast by

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the time we get to lunchtime, after a few morning showers. The wind is

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falling lighter, easing down from the gusty nature. A bit of sunshine

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through the afternoon. The temperature is a bit higher than

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they should be at this stage of the year. Some showers to finish the day

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in the West. They will push East on a blustery wind. Some of you will

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end the year on a dry

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