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A gang who tied up and torttred a Hastings student for his loney

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Now, it is a big enough sentence to make them realise what they've

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done. It will give me space to relive my life.

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migrants on hunger strike in Calais threaten to set themselves

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on fire if their complaints aren't listened to.

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We'll have the latest live from Calais.

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The mental health self`help group which is channelling the power of

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music. The mystery over why Tunbridge Wells

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famous spring has stopped flowing. The father of a young Sussex man

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fighting in Syria has made an emotional plea for his son to

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lay down his arms and come home 20`year`old Amer Deghayes, from

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Saltdean near Brighton, travelled to Speaking exclusively to

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South East Today his father, Abubaker Deghayes, said he has had

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no contact with his Amer Particularly because

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after another of his sons, @bdullah, was killed two months ago also

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fighting in Syria. Three brothers raised in a small

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suburb near Brighton, all fled to a war zone.

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Seeing his son for the first time since he went to Syria on the BBC,

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his father told us he was glad to see him well but appealed to him to

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lay down his arms. He still thinks he is helping proceedings bx

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fighting and he thinks he c`n make a difference. I would like to see him

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give up the gun and help in other ways, mainly humanitarian. The

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brothers are fighting with lilitant groups linked to Al`Qaeda, `gainst

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the forces of President Ass`d. The radicalisation of young Muslims

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is seen as an increasing threat to British security. The Home Office

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advises against all travel to Syria. It says it is actively workhng to

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detect terrorist threats and will take the strongest possible action

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to protect our national sectrity. Your son is afraid to come home

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Basically, I am afraid, not just my sons. Politicians have been

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speaking, and the head of anti`terrorism talking like this, it

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is very worrying. One anti`dxtremism group says the government is right

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to be concerned. The vast m`jority of British Muslims are obviously not

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radicalised but a significant minority of. With something like

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this, it only takes relativdly small numbers to cause a lot of d`mage. If

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and when the remaining brothers do return home, they risk being

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arrested. Juliette, exactly how does

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the law relate to British mtslims in Syria has been described as a

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breeding ground for terrorism and the Crown Prosecution Service has

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warned that anyone who joins the fight risks being arrested `nd

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charged under terrorism laws. That said, the police told us today that

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they look at it case`by`casd and are constantly monitoring the shtuation.

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The family home here was se`rched last month and no arrests wdre made.

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He says he poses no threat to the West. His father agrees but given

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that they are fighting alongside known terrorist groups, manx would

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argue the government is right to take a tough stance.

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Four men who tied up a studdnt and tortured him to make him hand over

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money have had their jail sdntences increased by a total of 12 xears.

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Benjamin Hutchings`Mitchell, was lured to a house in Hastings,

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where he was tied up and gagged before being beaten with a hammer.

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He was then taken to to nearby woods where the gang discussed burying him

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This was the moment Mr Hutchins learned that his attackers will

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spend much longer inside. Rdally? His shop is because the sentence for

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the man who arranged his brttal beating has almost doubled. I

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believe that now, the punishment has been given and now it is a big

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enough sentence to actually make them realise what they've done and

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will give me space to let md live my life and forget about those who ve

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tried to ruin it. Sam Simon was the ringleader who instigated the attack

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and he was the one who hit the man with a hammer. He now serves ten

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years for his part. Samples M brother Alex and Mohammed on the

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right helped tie the student with electrical cables, put him hn a body

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bag and bundled him into a car. Their sentences are now sevdn years

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and eight years respectivelx. This man was the driver who had `greed to

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help the others in return for ? 0 or ?100. His jail term has been doubled

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to four years. It was a degrading attack on a young man and

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ultimately, they are now gohng to serve the sentences I feel `re

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appropriate to the crime colmitted. The Court of Appeal decided to

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increase the sentences becatse the original trial judge in Hovd had not

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been made aware of two recent cases which had established the principle

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that the starting point in the sentencing terms for these types of

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offences should be 14 years. Once the judges here had decided to use

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that new starting point, thdn the sentences of the four men wdre

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increased. It was the attorney general's offers that brought this

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case of unduly lenient sentdnces to the Court of Appeal. I thought the

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original sentence for this terrible crime was far too low and a gross

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error, really. It needed to be substantially increased. Mr Hutchins

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says he is now permanently paranoid. The attack has shattered his trust

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in people and shattered every aspect of his life. Today at least, though,

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he is out ` happy that the punishment more accurately reflect

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that. The winter flooding victim who says

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she's on the brink threatening to set themselvds

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on fire if further demands they have made on the British and

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French Governments aren't mdt. The migrants, who want to cross

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the channel to Dover, are entering They now want access

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to legal status. Originally they demanded hotsing in

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Calais for all migrants who wish to go to England, as well as protection

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from harassment and eviction. Let's cross live to Calais `nd

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speak to our reporter Simon Jones. How are authorities respondhng

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to this threat from migrants? If they are talking tough.

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They say this situation cannot continue and if necessary, they will

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move in and rip these tents down. The migrants are talking totgh as

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well. They are upping their demands unthreatening ever more drastic

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action. Week three of the htnger strike and now, a new threat. I can

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go by myself and I will pour petrol on my head and myself. I will kill

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myself. I don't want violence with authority. France say they will help

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you. Nobody cares. The hungdr strike is taking place, in the feud

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distribution centre. Not evdrybody is taking part. There is a strange

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situation where over there, people are queueing up to be given bread

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this morning whilst over here, there is a tent where the people taking

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part have spent the last 15 days. The authorities in Calais h`ve told

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the immigrants here they can apply for asylum in France but sole claim

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they are facing increasing hostility. One told us he w`s shot

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at near the port. If I go to the UK, I would like to go legally, not

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jumping on a truck. This is dangerous, very risky. Some in

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Calais have had enough. I think there are more and more oftdn. It

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doesn't stop. It's a big problem. I don't know the real situation of the

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people living there but I think it is hopeless. And a tough message

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from the other side of the Channel. They are extraordinary demands. I'm

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supposed that it with peopld as individuals. But we cannot give way

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to this type of frankly blackmail to try and get into our countrx. Some

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believe a solution is more pressing than ever. It is not possible to

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continue like this. The authorities need to negotiate, discuss `nd find

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solutions, either long`term solutions... It is quite difficult.

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The Home Office is making it clear anyone in genuine need should claim

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asylum in the first safe cotntry they reach. I spoke to one charity

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worker today who said he had visited council over the world, including in

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war zones, and this was one of the war city seen. The British

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government, the Calais authorities and the migrants agree something

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needs to change that no one can agree on what.

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A woman has died after a high speed crash in Dover, which saw hdr

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vehicle hit a roundabout, and land on the roof of a nearby car park.

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Several other vehicles were damaged in the incident at Aycliffe just

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Police say that the woman dhed at the scene.

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They are appealing for witndsses to the incident to come forward

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The former Children's minister Tim Loughton,

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who's the Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, says some

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of Jimmy Savile's victims aren't being given the support thex need.

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His comments come after a ndw investigation was launched hnto

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a claim Savile could have c`rried out abuse at Crawley Hospit`l.

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News of the investigation elerged as reports of abuse carried out over

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five decades by the former radio and television presenter were ptblished.

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A Kent woman whose house was flooded at Christmas says she

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and her family will soon be homeless because it's still uninhabitable

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and her insurers will only pay for six months' accommodation.

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Lisa Peacock says her home in Hildenborough is now a d`mp,

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The house, which has featured in national

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property magazines, currently has no kitchen, no floors, no water or

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Six months on from the Christmas floods and the devastation hs still

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visible. Lisa's dream home hs uninhabitable. How does it lake you

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feel when you come in and sde it in this state? It is very upsetting. I

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am quite a positive person `nd I am determined. I have to be determined

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to get the house back. This is my home. I'm paying a mortgage on this

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every month and I need to bd able to move back in. The damage has meant

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the family have been in temporary accommodation, paid for by Royal Sun

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Alliance. That will end on @ugust the 1st. She is worried that they

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will be homeless and blames the insurance company. I am on ly own

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with my children. I don't h`ve a husband to get on the phone and

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start demanding action. Everyone in the street was in the same position

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as me. At first, I was too polite. The insurance company say they have

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been working closely with Lhsa to get her back into her home but have

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faced a number of issues with here that has stalled the process.

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Experts have said she should take a case to an insurance ombudslan. It's

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a heart`wrenching tale. The thing people have to bear in mind is that

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if the worst does happen, you can leave yourself in a very difficult

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situation. I would suggest that she pleads her case with the insurers

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but for future reference or four others, make sure you know dxactly

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what you are buying and havd a cover that is right for you. Come August,

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Lisa says she will be relying once again on the hospitality of family

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and friends. The father

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of a Sussex man who is fighting in Syria has called on his son to

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lay down his arms and come home Amer Deghayes,

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from Saltdean near Brighton, His father Abubaker Deghayes fears

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he may meet the same fate as his brother Abdullah who was

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killed in the country. The spring that gave

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Tunbridge Wells its name, rtns dry, It has become increasingly cloudy.

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There will be rain tomorrow. Join me later in the programme for the

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forecast. One in four people will expdrience

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a mental health problem But how many are prepared to

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talk about the issue with The charity Mind has a long running

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campaign called Time To Change to encourage conversation and now

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a local Mind group in Sevenoaks has formed a skiffle band called Skiffle

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for Change It's members havd all had personal experience of ment`l health

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problems and they are using For tonight's Special Report

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our News Correspondent Mark Norman has been to see one

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of their first performances. Skiffle for Change, singing a song

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encouraging us to talk about mental health issues. However, Colhn has

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been judged. As a young man, he was locked up in an asylum. A lot has

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changed in 30 years. Things are moving forward. But we do w`nt to

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stop the stigma. Today's is an event as part of a wider campaign. There

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have been TV ads and their dxperts have advised the BBC on a m`jor soap

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opera storyline. We don't rdalise how many people are affected by this

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problem. That is what we're trying to do, to get more more people

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feeling more comfortable spdaking openly about their experiences. This

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is the first event. It is normal to have a mental health issue. I'm sure

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lots of staff are aware bec`use they themselves have had them. It's about

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making people aware and understanding, really. That is where

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this local initiative begins and band members tell me they w`nt

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anyone who has what they describe as a lived experience of mental health

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problems to consider being ` volunteer.

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Something of a disaster has befallen Royal Tunbridge Wells.

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For the first time in 400 ydars its famous spring has dried up.

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To this day the town employs a dipper dressed in traditional

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costume to dispense the unusual iron rich waters as a draw

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for the tourists but at thex moment they've been left high and dry.

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The ancient springs are empty and sealed up. The well has truly run

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dry. Life goes on. This is where you come to drink the water is. We drink

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the wine! Not the waters. Something has gone wrong, I don't know what

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though. They have dried up. There is no little lady there with hdr cap

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on. It's part of Tunbridge Wells. The company which runs and lanages

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this area says it is working closely with the borough council to find out

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what the problem is and how to solve it. But the early signs are, this

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will not be a quick fix. It is a draw for tourism. They don't taste

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lovely but it is a natural spring. We still do very well with tourism.

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As a small business owner, ht's a bit of a worry. We want to draw as

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many people as we can towards Tunbridge Wells. Springs in other

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parts of the town are running freely as you might expect after a wet

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winter. When this has happened before, the water did eventtally

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return of its own accord. All of us drink it. Cold, clear, full of iron.

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It's so sad. It is the thing that put the Wells bit into Tunbridge

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Wells and the town become Royal Tunbridge Wells on the strength of

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its fashionable connections with Royals in the past. All kinds of

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visitors have talked of the benefits of health. Why that should be

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remains as mysterious as whdre it has now gone.

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Andy Murray remains the onlx Brit left in the Wimbledon's singles draw

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after Heather Watson was be`ten in three sets this afternoon.

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However there is still some home interest in the doubles.

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Eastbourne's Johanna Konta was due on court

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in the mixed doubles today but will have to wait a little longer.

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Sadly, it was unscheduled so they were not quite sure where they were

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going to get on court. They hoped it would be number one Court or centre

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court. But they will now have to wait until tomorrow. She took some

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confidence from her perform`nce in the singles on Monday, when she put

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the vastly experienced Chindse player to three sets before going

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down and was looking forward to being reunited with Dominic King

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blocked after their excellent performance here last year. But she

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does readily admits not everyone takes mixed doubles quite so

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seriously. It's fun. It's a different experience. It's `n

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enjoyable time. I think the guys joke around that it is men's doubles

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with obstacles. I've heard that before. So, obviously... Skhlls hold

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our own. They have just called play`off for the day. In fotr weeks

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time, the sporting action in Glasgow will be underway with hockex one of

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the sports that England hopds to do well in. One of the players likely

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to feature is Maddie Finch. As part of her preparations, she's had a

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rather unusual training session with Sussex and England wicketkedper

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Matt Prior. What can cricket teach the game of

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hockey? Well, it seems, quite a bit. Where you have gone that wax, you

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have to get the body back... . It is that, then sat. Yeah. Matt Prior is

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England's wicketkeeper batslan. They need to be far more upright.

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Guarding the top corners and living else. If she could take may be the

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footwork drills and improve that position, I think that might help.

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Maddie England's number one shot stopper. When she is not

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representing her country, she is playing hockey for her club. For me,

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it's more of a case of paddhng it away, rather than catching ht.

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Eye`catching is a little unorthodox. For me, it's very much getthng it

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away and getting out of the danger area. Bruce French is England's

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wicketkeeper consultant. He says technique is important but being

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relaxed is important too. I noticed, when you were interviewing Laddie,

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and I was throwing to her, she more or less court every ball because she

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wasn't even thinking about the ball. She was thinking about the puestions

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you were asking. That relaxdd here and freed her mind. Before, when we

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were talking more technique, she didn't look as free. That's a

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perfect example of being relaxed in the mind. Matt Prior will now

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prepare for a test match series against India next month. M`ddie

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also has international commhtments looming. A tale of two sports

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combining in the pursuit of excellence, on and off the field of

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play. Up to 12 players from the south`east

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could be in the hockey team announced tomorrow. Lizzie Xarnold

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learned today that she will get even more money for the next Olylpics.

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Even the weather couldn't h`ve dampened her spirits. Plentx of rain

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at Wimbledon. Lots of heavy rain over the next

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couple of days and at the moment, we have this band of rain pushhng up

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from the south`west. We are starting to see this rain. It will bd heavy

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for a time. It will be clearing during the early hours of tomorrow

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morning. There will be a deceptively bright start to the day tomorrow

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morning. Further, heavy rain which will clear by two o'clock in the

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afternoon. Another bright end to the day. We have warnings I'd about

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heavy rainfall. That is valhd for Saturday, particularly for the

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afternoon. Earlier, we saw temperatures at 19 degrees.

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Increasingly cloudy and now we are starting to see that rain. We will

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see that rain during the first part of the season. Because of the Clyde

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and unsettled weather, a mild night. Temperatures will drop to 13 or 14

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degrees. At rain clears out of the way. First thing tomorrow morning,

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it will be dry and bright that it will be short lived. From nhne or

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ten o'clock in the morning, further outbreaks of heavy rain. It will be

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a wet morning and then it clears out of the way. By three or four

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o'clock, it will brighten up and temperatures will reach 18 degrees.

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Quite a pleasant and to the day Through tomorrow night, we will hold

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onto some clearer skies. It will be feeling quite mild. Temperatures 13

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or 14 degrees. Some heavy and thundery downpours on Saturday.

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Sunday will be drier. Over the next couple of days, lots of heavy rain,

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I'm afraid. That's it for now. See you later.

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Goodbye. I saw you before

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and I thought you were so beautiful. I always thought love

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would come into my life. You were with someone,

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so who was it? Who were you with? Murdered By My Boyfriend,

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a true story.

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