28/05/2014 South East Today

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Clearing the camps ` French riot police oversee 800

The Kent footballer fighting for his life in South Africa

We are not taking it day by day. We are taking it by the hour.

A go`cart crash at an event in Sussex leaves two toddlers in

And a pointed gesture ` a Sussex woman's voodoo pin cushions

of education secretary Michael Gove are so popular,

Just weeks after this programme exposed the

terrible risks migrants are prepared to take to get to the UK, today

French riot police oversaw the destruction of their illegal camps.

800 people have been told to move on ` although it?s not clear where

There were angry scenes as bulldozers moved in to clear the two

main campsites early this morning, amid concerns of a scabies outbreak

Simon Jones was there, and has sent this report from Calais. A last

desperate protest as the bulldozers go in

by one immigrant who called this camp

his home. One of hundreds told to leave. It is very bad. They want to

catch us, arrest us and put us in prison. Many immigrants, supported

by campaigners, resisted the attempts by the authorities to get

people onto buses for medical treatment and dispersal. We wanted

to leave the country only because there is a war in the country. And

France is unable to give something, to give food, a roof, a bed. We do

not agree with that. It is not possible for France to accept. The

day had begun calmly, the immigrants knowing this would be

their last morning in the camp, awaiting the arrival of the police

who were closing it on public health grounds. The police are out in force

in this camp. They are checking tent by tent

to make sure no one is left inside. They are telling people they must

leave so they can begin the task of clearing the camp. Where will you go

now? Maybe in the street, the park. I do not have a place. England. You

want to go to England? Yes. Why England? Because they do asylum in

England. Asylum? Yes. England is good. Work is good. This food

distribution centre is where many may bed down tonight. The

say they have no choice but to act. TRANSLATION: The camps will be

closed. They were far too big. They could no longer be properly managed.

And many residents at Calais say it is about time the police were called

in. We just hope to find a solution here. It is a shame for France and

for Calais to see people live like this. TRANSLATION: It is a good

thing. They should go elsewhere. The camp has now gone, but many

immigrants freely admit that their desire to get to Kent remains as

What is happening this evening? The police plan to put them on coaches

and offered them medication and then transport them to other parts of

France. But many have simply refused to go. They did not trust the

promises of the police. This is the daily where they are offered food

each night. Somehow plot came to them. They are planning to bed down

here for the night. It has been a day of high tension. Both the police

and the immigrants are watching to see how the situation will develop

Our exclusive footage of migrants, riding on the axles

of UK bound trucks and chasing after vehicles in a bid to reach

Britain, re`ignited concerns over illegal immigration from Calais.

According to the authorities in the French city, at least 100

migrants a week are reaching the UK by concealing themselves on trucks.

One French charity says since 2002 there have been 200 migrants

And migrants who are trying to cross the channel and reach Dover are from

an array of countries including Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Well let's now go to Dover where we're joined by the town's

MP Charlie Elphicke who recently visited the camps with

Mr Elphicke, you've seen how determined

the people who've been living in the camps are, isn't this just going

That is my concern. While I welcome the camps being cleared we do not

want another set of camps. We want to see these people repatriated by

the French authorities or the asylum claims processed.

The French have said repeatedly that they don't have the resources

The police pick them up and move them on,

It is important to Calais and to Dover that the French do take

There doesn't seem to be much Britain can do to force the French

That is part of the difficulty that we have in the UK. Seeing to the

French Government, please repatriate these people. We take responsibility

on the side of the border. We have dealt with the issues of welfare to

the French Government, please repatriate these people. We take

responsibility on the side of the border. We have dealt with the

issues of wealthier cubism. Britain is no longer Eldorado.

You've said we have to put paid to this myth that Britain is Eldorado `

but let?s face it, for people travelling

There is definitely an issue they are. Any place in Europe is more

attractive than these places. We need to take firm action against

trafficking gangs. An international effort is required. And you can see

our exclusive report on our Facebook page.

A former Charlton and Gillingham footballer is fighting

for his life in intensive care in South Africa, after being

involved in a serious car accident last Friday while on holiday.

20`year`old George Howard from Rainham has been in a coma for the

Our Home Affairs reporter Rebecca Williams has more.

He played for Charlton and gelling. George Howard was on holiday last

week when he was involved in a car crash. He is now on a life`support

machine. Friends and former team`mates have spoken of their

shock. This is very serious. He could be in hospital for months. We

are taking it by the hour. He could die. He will pull through IM sure.

You are not in the game long. George Howard could be seen here being

interviewed. He went to save Africa to take a break from playing. He is

in a critical condition. He joined gelling last summer but was. Their

manager has said he is devastated by the news. That sentiment has been

record on social media where friends and family are raising money for his

care, estimated to be ?15,000 per day. His insurance company has since

said it will cover the costs. He is one of the best people I have met.

Today our former England defender said: The family have travelled out

to South Africa to be at his bedside.

Well we're joined now live from Johannesburg

Milton ` what more do we know about George Howard's condition?

The reports that the half`year is that he was in the Cape Town region

when the accident happened. `` the reports that we have is that he was

in the Cape Town region. Charlton have also issued a statement saying

that everyone at the club has their thoughts and players with George

Howard and his family. A Twitter account has been set up. A charity

football match is being arranged. The funds that have been raised have

now reached over ?6,000. In a moment ` a crackdown on the student binge

drinking. A motorist has been caught speeding

at 149mph ` more than twice the legal motorway limit

and a record for the past year. The more to list was caught by a

speed camera travelling at 100 and 49 mph. `` 149 mph. If you do an

emergency stop it will take you just under a quarter of a mile to halt.

The owner of the vehicle was faint. In March he was fined ?600 and

disqualified from driving for six months after a vehicle registered to

him was caught doing 149 mph. It is shocking that people can drive at

that speed. It is stupid. I have got a car that you could speed in, but

you would not do it because there are too many reason of being caught.

The M25 featured four times. The highest speed recorded was 149 mph.

Another motorist was recorded at 146 mph. In Sussex the highest speed was

121 mph. He speeds are not safe for the driver, passengers and other

road users. We see time and time again the catastrophic results of

high`speed driving. Campaigners say sentences given by the courts do not

represent the danger of the speeds that some more tourists are now

prepared to leech. `` that some try verse are now prepared to drive

that. A 62`year`old man has been arrested

in Bexhill on suspicion of sending offensive messages

on Twitter about James Bulger. The man, from Clinch Green Avenue,

has been bailed until the end Two`year`old James was killed by

Jon Venables and Robert Thompson A documentary

about Kent's police commissioner has damaged the reputation of the force,

even before being broadcast in full, The Channel 4 show

Meet The Commissioner is due to be broadcast tomorrow,

but several clips have been shown In one Ann Barnes struggles to

say what her job involves. Two young children were left in a

critical condition after a The girl and boy,

who are both three`years`old, were among the spectators at a carting

event in Warbleton near Heathfield. One of the people taking part

lost control Ellie Price has been

following the story and joins us Ellie, what more do we know

about what happened? This road was closed on Monday for

the event. The idea is that people come along in their home made carts.

They come down this hill and see how far they can get back up the other

film. Its normally attracts 3000 people. They were on behalf of that

number. One of the carts lost control. The local community has

been left horrified. Shocked. In a community like this everybody knows

everybody. An awful lot of people will have known the driver of the

car and the passenger. And the children are the most important

thing, the fact that there were two children injured. I am told that

they are making a steady recovery. This is an annual event raising

money for charity. It has been running for three years. There have

been previous minor accidents but no one has been seriously injured. I

have spoken to the organiser who says he is devastated by what has

happened. He has spoken to the family of the children. They see

that the children are now no longer in a critical condition. The council

is making investigations into exactly what happened.

French riot police have overseen the destruction of migrant camps in

Cali. And this famous artwork is up for

option. It will turn dry and later by the

weekend. The forecasts later in the programme.

The Government's launched a scheme to tackle the culture

of binge drinking at universities, with a minister today admitting to

this programme that universities haven't done enough in the past.

The University of Brighton is one of seven around the country taking

part in a one year pilot scheme to encourage responsible drinking

Government figures suggest that 27% of young people drink at least six

Ministers say the cost of crime and disorder linked to alcohol abuse

is around ?11 billion a year in England and Wales.

But as John Young discovered for tonight's Special Report

the scheme's aims may prove hard to achieve.

This is what the Government is worried about. Our habit of getting

drunk. Fighting in the street. Neighbours intimidated. This student

who is part of the campaign to change things spoke to us. They

strap bottles of cider to their hands. This is what the Government

wants to encourage more of. The Government describes this as

radical. A