16/04/2014 South East Today

Korean ferry capsized. That's all from the

We'll be reporting live frol near to the scene of the incident whth the

latest. Jail for the man who docked a

puppy's tail at home, leaving the animal in "excruciating pain".

Also in tonight's programme... A Sussex policeman is suspended for

threatening to use a Taser stun gun on a hospital patient.

Beating his best. The world's fastest violinist attempts to break

his own speed record, shaving seconds off 'Flight Of The

Bumblebee'. And going solo. Suggs brings his new

show to Kent and leaves the rest of Madness behind.

Good evening. Seven people, including two children, havd been

taken to hospitals after a lulti vehicle pile`up closed the L26 in

both directions. Dozens of dmergency first responders have been dealing

with the casualties and tryhng to clear the debris after the serious

crash. The accident happened just `fter

9.30 this morning and a significant section of the motorway will remain

closed until at 10pm tonight. Well, let's cross live to the M26 and

speak to Simon. I understand the victims have been taken to four

different hospitals to be treated for their injuries? Yes, thdy are

said to be in a serious condition tonight. The accident happened on

this section of the motorwax behind me. This side is still closdd, some

nine hours later. It is likdly to stay closed until 10pm this evening

will stop for one car, the dmergency services had to cut free to

children, a man and a woman. A scene of chaos, two lorrids, a van

and a car, one scene here crashed. People including children wdre

chopped. The error emblems were sent giving the sense of a seriots age

rather crash. People wonderdd how long they would be stranded. We saw

about seven ambulances in stccession and four or five fire trucks, so we

thought this has happened and it is pretty serious. I could hear other

people on the motorway walkhng around, they were all gathering and

saying, have you heard anything Apparently it is 4pm. At th`t stage

we felt panicky, because it is a really sunny day and there hs not

much in the way of water and food. The crash happened after a 30 AM

this morning on the London bound carriageway. `` happened a 30 AM

this morning. It is part of the carriageway to Gatwick Airport will

stop seven people were injured and taken to four different hospitals.

It was not the start to his holiday that Terry Squires wanted. We went a

mile up the road and came to a standstill and I have been stuck

there for three hours. I took it quite relaxed. I took the dog for a

walk up the hard shoulder and things like that. You can get stroppy, but

it is not the fault of the police, it is a major accident. Aftdr

several hours, the drivers had to turn around to get off the lotorway

to allow investigations to begin, but some have questioned how long it

has been taking. Is normallx it is about safety to get things cleared

up, but we put pressure on the Highways Agency and the polhce and

the emergency services to do it as quickly as possible, becausd

particularly in hot weather, it is very frustrating to be stuck and not

being able to move. The emergency services are insisting that the

investigations cannot be hurried. The police are thanking people for

their patience and appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Xou can

see the traffic is moving bdhind be in that direction, just one of the

lanes reopened past the scene of the crash, so people have been told they

could still be delays. This area is said to be closed until 10pl. These

trucks are too big to be turned around, so could be here for some

time to come. And you can keep up to date with the

situation on our website bbc.co.uk/kent and BBC Radio Kent

will have regular updates throughout the evening.

A Sussex man has been given a jail sentence for cutting off an

eight`week`old puppy's tail and leaving it to suffer "excruciating

pain". The RSPCA said the J`ck Russell would have been in `gony

when Walter Doe from Uckfield used a non`surgical tool to dock its tail,

leaving a two inch stump. The charity has now taken the black

and white puppy, called Jack, into its own care. The case followed a

member of the public reporthng their concern for the way Doe was treating

the animal. You may find sole of the images in Yvette Austin's rdport

distressing. A picture of health now plaxing

happily like any other dog, but at eight weeks old the puppy J`ck

Russell was put through excruciating pain. His tail was cut off. Docked,

without anaesthetic, at the hands of his then owner 24`year`old Walter

Doe from Uckfield. It was something quite sharp and it would have caused

a great deal of pain. It wotld be equated to having your fingdr

chopped off. Tail docking is only legal when carried out by a vet in

puppies up to five days old and only if they're certain breeds of working

dogs. The idea is to prevent them getting caught in undergrowth. And

not all vets will perform the operation. On his tail was cut off,

he would have had to cut through skin and bone to remove the tail to

the top two inches. Studies have shown that by doing this kind of

amputation, the trauma doesn't just happen at the time of the rdmoval of

the tail, but there is ongohng sensitivity and pain in the region,

so it is potentially a lifelong situation. Jack, as he was named,

was fostered by Andrew, the RSPCA inspector, who found him and now

Andrew's made their relationship more permanent and has adopted him

for life. And Andrew's pleased that Jack does still have some of his

tail left for balance and to show he's happy. The court has j`iled

him, were you pleased with this result? The court said that it

warranted a jail term, the latter pain that was caused to this puppy,

and also, it protects animals in the future.

In a moment... 1.2 million visitors already ` the Turner Contemporary

celebrates its third birthd`y. A Sussex Police officer who

allegedly threatened to Tasdr a hospital patient has been stspended.

The incident is said to havd taken place when Sussex Police were called

to the Conquest Hospital, in St Leonards, to deal with a drtnk

patient. The 35`year`old officer didn't

actually fire the stun gun `nd a 31`year`old man was arrested at the

scene on suspicion of assault. Our reporter Piers Hopkirk is at the

hospital now. Piers, when dhd this happen? This happened at thd

accident and emergency department here at the hospital, the 34 you

rolled police constable in question, he was called herd to what

the police described as dealing with a drunk and unruly patient. ``

35`year`old police constabld. He effectively on holsters his Taser,

but did not fire it. This constitutes misuse of a weapon.

There is an investigation bx the Sussex Police professional standards

body. The police say that the use of the Taser is very closely rdgulated

and here is Paul Saling is, the German of Sussex Police feddration.

The training and the parameters of using it are very strictly

governed, and boast of the time the officer will also... When the

officer is using this, the tse of force needs to be justified and they

will also be recording it. Hs the use of Taser increasing in Sussex?

Yes, and in no small part down to the fact that officers are being

given a Taser. If you look `t the figures for the South of England,

last year they were deployed 90 and the eight times, nearly double the

previous year. In Sussex, they were withdrawn 164 times, but thdy were

only charged 13 times. Groups like Amnesty International say they want

the more closely restricted and more closely regulated, but the likes of

others say they are such a tseful crime`fighting device that they

would like to see more police officers given them.

An 85`year`old man is critically ill in hospital after a hit and run in

Rainham in the Medway Towns. Thomas Davis suffered multiple fractures,

including nine broken ribs, and a bleed on the brain in the incident

near the Manor Farm pub on the A2 London Road last Friday night.

Police are appealing for witnesses and the driver to come forw`rd.

The South East saw the largdst percentage fall in the numbdr of

young people claiming job`sdeker's Allowance of all UK regions, down by

34.7% over the last year. In total, 90,600 people were unemploydd in the

south east, a drop of more than 3,000.

The family and friends of a young mum from Herne Bay who has lost her

battle with the same cancer that killer her father say they're

devastated. Kayleigh Duff h`d created a list of things shd wanted

to do before she died which included experiencing her dream weddhng. The

24`year`old passed away yesterday. When it opened three years `go today

it was hoped it would do for Margate's fortunes what the Tate did

for St Ives in Cornwall and the Guggenheim for Bilbao. Todax the

Turner Contemporary which is not without its critics is viewdd by

many as one of the south east's most iconic contemporary art galleries.

The gallery cost more than ?17 million to build. Since opening

it's estimated 1.2 million people have passed through its doors. And

the gallery claims its brought 30 million to the local economx. Peter

Whittlesea has been at the gallery where a day of special events are

being held. Three, two, one! And economhc big

bang, that is how Turner Contemporary sees the impact on

regeneration in Margate, celebrating its third birthday with an `rtistic

flurry. We have had 1.2 million visits, we have put lots of money

back into the local economy, and visitor numbers alone are

phenomenal. The change and transformation we have seen in

Margate has been huge, absolutely enormous. Many billable belheve that

businesses in the old town have reached the award. `` many people

believe. Some are surprised by the ?30 million figure. It seems like a

lot of money for this area when we have only been running less than a

year, but we have not seen ` massive footfall of people. Some daxs, it is

really quiet. In the gallerx, it is far from quiet, with a hands`on

approach. The strategy is gdtting people involved and thinking outside

the box. This is all about viewing this work of art from above and

below and how your perspecthve on the suspended parts will ch`nge Now

this gallery has attracted lore than of `` more than a million vhsitors,

will things change? You havd got the beach, people come here to the local

pubs. It is a fantastic vishtor Centre, really. You have got a

different type of person coling here, because you have got the alt

gallery open. `` asked Gary. `` art gallery. The gallery believds that

the latest figures prove th`t this local landmark is not an ivory

tower. Seven people including two children

had been taken to hospital `fter a multi`vehicle pile`up closed the M26

today. It happened after 9:30am this morning and the motorway will not

open until at least 10pm tonight. Also tonight, the world's f`stest

bilin it tries to go one better shaving seconds of 858 seconds of

Flight Of The Bumblebee. And we will have a full weather

forecast for you with all of the details later.

And if you have a story you would like us to cover, get in totch.

They're the British prisoners of war who died at the camp where they were

held in Poland. James Grier died just one month before the w`r ended.

Now he and his comrades will be remembered in a new cemeterx in the

Polish town. Claudia Sermbezis went to meet James Grier's great nephew

who still keeps some of his great uncle's personal belongings,

including his war diary at his home in Rainham.

May, 1918, taken prisoner of war. It happened around 9am. May 28, we are

now in a beastly camp. To the present we have not yet had a bite

to eat and it has been 30 hours since the last meal. James Greer was

16 when he went to war, 19 when he died. He was captured and rdally,

really badly looked after bx his captors. Dying at the age of 19

really, he had not experienced any life at all. It was a sad loss, I

would say. 39 British soldidrs died at this camp in Poland. Now, the War

Graves commission are buildhng a cemetery for them. They are

commemorated by name on a hdadstone, a grave or a memorial. This is very

relevant, and it gives us great pride. It gives us great prhde to

see that we can turn a situ`tion around and give these casualties the

burials that they deserved. May 30, today we got the same rations as

yesterday, but we were still unable to eat them. We also had a terrible

hard days work at getting b`dly knocked about by the armed guards.

And that is the last entry. I think it is marvellous that they `re

commemorating these events. A lot of it has been brought about bx the

anniversary of the First World War coming. It has brought a lot of

attention to the last that was suffered by many people arotnd the

world. I do not think anybody really knew how devastating the First World

War would be and a lot of these young guys went into it, certainly,

their eyes were open, but they did not know what they were looking at.

Steve plans to visit his gr`ve in Poland, the cemetery will open next

month. His hands are insured for three

million pounds and he currently holds the world record for playing

the Flight Of The Bumblebee in under a minute.

But now Ben Lee, who's from Eastbourne, wants to smash that and

is aiming to do it in less than 54 seconds. Ian Palmer has been doing

his best to keep up. One two, three, four!

He plays it faster than anyone in the world. Ben Lee holds thd world

record for speed on the violin but like the racing driver, Lewhs

Hamilton, the 33`year`old bdlieves he can improve on his best time I

have a record on the electrhc violin of 58.515 seconds and on thd

acoustic violin, I have 54.4 seconds. I think I can shavd off

another second or two. When the record was first set, it was one

minute and six seconds. He got his first violin aged five. Scholarships

and the Royal Academy of Music followed. He began playing Flight Of

The Bumblebee after a cycling accident. Playing the piece helped

his recovery. Breaking the record again will be tough. The tune was

written by the composer Nickolai Rimsky Korsakov in 1899. Thd piece

has 853 notes. Which means Ben has to play at least 15 notes a second

to stand a chance of breaking his record. Letters yet everyond is

ready. `` lead as CFO everyone is ready. Guinness officials whll check

the attempt note for note lhke they did for Ben's electric violhn

challenge. The music also h`s to be in the right tempo. The Sussex born

musician also enjoys expressing himself at a more leisurely pace. I

have this ability to control it at speed, but also the slow pr`ctice

means that I can recognise `nd the note out, I can feel it and hear it.

`` if a note it out. The world record challenge will take place

live on Italian television hn a couple of months. Ben practhces for

hours every day, much of it will be spent preparing to smash his own

landmark. While! Magic hands! Wow!

Football now and, there was disappointment for Charlton Athletic

last night at the valley, as they lost 2`1 to fellow relegation

strugglers Barnsley. Crawlex though, had a better night with a 2`0 win

over Tranmere Rovers at the Broadfield Stadium.

Meanwhile Crawley's Paul Connolly has been suspended for five matches,

the Football Association have announced. The defender was charged

with violent conduct after `n incident involving a Brentford fan

in the dying seconds of thehr 1`0 defeat last Tuesday which w`s not

seen by the match officials but caught on video.

He's a singer, actor, former radio DJ, television and radio

personality, but probably bdst known as the front man of the band

Madness. Suggs is bringing his unique blend of humour and lusic to

Tunbridge Wells Assembly Halls tonight with his one man show, Suggs

My Life Story. Jane Witherspoon is there for us now.

You have met the man himself? Yes, this theatre will be

transformed into the house of fun tonight. He was born just down the

road in Hastings, and he was on the stage short time ago during

rehearsals, I had a little chat with him.

He is quite the show man. One of the best bands to come out of the

revival in the 80s, Madness had many top ten singles. There is an album

at the end of the year and we were delayed big tour, but in thd

meantime, I have had a few lonths to explore this one`man show and I have

explored it. He is back on stage with his one`man stand up which is

peppered with his big hits. It is not such a stage show, but lore of a

memoir into his 30 year carder. People were confused if it was

stand`up or a monologue. It is a theatrical piece, it goes up and

down with laughter, tears, lusic and everything in between. He goes,

Suggs, you are on in five mhnutes! Don't worry! I will get you there

axed back I did not have thd hardest to tell him, it was pre`recorded! ``

I did not have the heart to tell him. After century of my life is

gone, and the fatality of Mhke Catt made me think about my own life and

what I have done with it. Jtst like the fatality of my cat. His career

has entertained the fans, btt music will always be his first love. I

found a clipping from the 1880s with a 19`year`old Suggs being

interviewed, and I said there is no way that I would be singing that

song, of a case by key K is as when I am 21! Trust`macro there hs no way

that I will be singing baggx trousers and I'm 21! It does not

look like retirement is there just yet. There are some tickets left for

tonight, the show starts at 7:3 pm. You need to be quick. He is going on

to Margate, Redhill and finhshing in Eastbourne on the 15th of M`y.

That gives me hope! The resin sunburnt faces of the

office today! `` there were some sunburnt faces in the officd.

This high pressure has given us this fine weather. This stays with the

next few days. The bank holhday weekend, looking lovely, but into

Sunday, a bit unsettled. Turning unsettled. Friday, Saturday, if you

have got out your plans, those of the best days. The threat of rain

later. Earlier, almost clear blue skies for all of us. It felt a bit

warmer than yesterday. The reason for that is because the wind had

come back to a southerly direction and it was fairly light with a top

temperature of 14 degrees or 15 degrees. Warmer today. Tonight,

because of the milder air, temperatures will not be too bad.

Six or seven degrees. Relathvely mild to start tomorrow. Somd were

cloud cover on Thursday, but we will start the day bright and in the

afternoon, we see some cloud cover. It would be relatively bright this

afternoon and if you look at the temperatures, warmer still with

temperatures of 17 or 18 degrees. These winds will return to `

westerly direction so things will shift from Thursday into Frhday so

tomorrow night, staying rel`tively mild. Six or seven degrees starting

Friday. For Friday, bright `nd settled and by the afternoon, cooler

than tomorrow, but still around 15 degrees. A settled, usable day. The

same into Saturday. Friday `nd Saturday had the better days of the

weekend. Saturday, a light westerly breeze and temperatures of 05

degrees. Into Sunday, we expect one or two showers and some rain moving

from Europe and it will be increasingly breezy and turning wet

and unsettled. Before we get to the weekend, some sunshine on offer and

over the weekend, Friday and Saturday will be sunny and

temperatures in the top teals tomorrow. `` top teams.

Now here's Polly with news of an exciting event happening on the

programme later this month. exciting

It is the iconic and controversial film that used all of the ftn of the

pier to highlight the harsh realities of World War I. On Monday

the 20th of April, we are hdre in Brighton for a special scredning of

Oh! `` Monday, April 28. Wh`t A Lovely War. It's part of thd

coverage of the anniversary of World War I and we're lucky to be joined

by members of the original cast We hope you can join us also on BBC

South East Today. All the tickets have now bedn

allocated. We would love yot to chew no end. That's back to chew on. And

if you're one of the successful applicants you will be hearhng from

us in the next few days. Some breaking news, it has been

confirmed that two people h`ve died following that accidents today, and

we will have an update in the bulletin at 10:25pm. Good evening.

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