12/07/2014 South East Today

Esther Ranzen, the founder of Childline,

has added her voice to thosd who think Baroness Butler Sloss may be

the wrong person to lead an inquiry into how public bodies dealt with

Earlier this week, we revealed that a man from Eastbourne claims

Baroness Butler`Sloss excluded his allegations of abuse

at the hands of a Sussex Bishop from a public report becausd she

Baroness Butler`Sloss is facing more questions about her suitability to

head an inquiry into allegations of historic abuse.

Concerns now by the founder of ChildLine, Esther Rantzen.

Baroness Butler`Sloss is very distinguished, very brilliant

and possibly the wrong person to have this inquiry,

because she has such close links with the judiciary,

with her own brother and with the previous report she did.

Baroness Butler`Sloss had previously conducted a review into casds of

This week, one of the victims told BBC South East

she wanted to exclude some of his allegations in her report in a bid

Baroness Butler`Sloss said she had never put the reputation

of any institution, including the Church of England, abovd

She passed on the allegations to the Archbishop of Canterbury but they

There have already been calls for Baroness Butler`Sloss to st`nd down

as the head of the new national inquiry looking at child abtse.

Her late brother was Attorndy General in the 1980s

when it is alleged that abuse by public figures was coverdd up.

I do not believe the inquirx will have the confidence of survhvors

and will really get to the heart of the issues,

which will require the full participation of survivors

A statement by the Home Offhce said...

The Government are right to get on with an independent public hnquiry

and I think Baroness Butler`Sloss is the right person to do that.

Despite repeated criticism, the Home Office has insisted

it stands by the appointment of Baroness Butler`Sloss unresdrvedly.

There will be more police officers on patrol in Hythe this weekend

after two sexual assaults in the town.

A woman in her 20s was attacked last Saturday as she walked along

It follows an earlier assault on another woman in her 20s along

Two men have been arrested and bailed.

Hundreds of people have signed an online petition to name

the Bexhill to Hastings link road after a spitfire pilot who was

Pilot Officer Alfred Eric D`vies was shot down near the route

Tomorrow's a last chance to vote on the final name.

Next year will be the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

and we have this load pursing almost virtually over where this unknown

hero died. It seems approprhate that it should be named after hil.

Brighton's Charlie Grice has set a personal best at the Diamond League

He finished 9th in the 1,500 metre race and will be part of thd England

Let's have a check on the wdather, with Georgina.

Well, some of us are enjoying some late sunshine

so the Met Office have got ` yellow warning in place

because there is a risk of localised flooding in

It is really only applying to North Kent, until 10pm.

That rain pushing in from the west later on in the evdning

Becoming a bit more fragmented and patchy throughout the nhght

Temperatures down to 15, 16 or 17 degrees.

A little uncomfortable through the night.

Tomorrow morning, we have the remnants of that rain

but then we have some more heavy showers joining in.

Temperatures not quite so hhgh as today.

Perhaps in some spots getting to 23 degrees.

The week ahead is looking mtch drier and brighter,

Until then, enjoy your Saturday night.

We are seeing thunderstorms developing. Some of these will stay

with us well on into the evening to be replaced with outbreaks of rain

later in the night. The rain we had heading into western Scotland and

Northern Ireland and spreading east across the UK. There are some

heavier bursts. Coast and hill fog around and a warm muggy night to

come. Tomorrow we start with cloud. Damp in places. Many of us will see

brighter skies arrive. There will be showers around. Light ones for Wales

West earn England. Through the morning sunny spells will