26/09/2014 South East Today

Welcome to South East today. Abraham at Westminster.

Welcome to South East today. Abraham Camaro wanted to be a jihadh. School

friend and Sussex say they `re shocked. I can't believe he was in

our classes that we chatted to him. I can't believe he went there.

Police say they are determined to prevent a lorry driver protdst from

closing the Port of Dover tomorrow. We are like in Dover with the

latest. Also, Nigel Farage herald the most exciting days in UKIP's

history as he set out plans to win Westminster seats, at a party

conference. First World War relics have survived Markman. Now they are

returned to a church in Belgium My mum always used to say to md... She

is foreign. She is not afrahd to laugh or race, religion or politics.

We will speak live to Shapph Khorsandi in Folkestone.

A friend of Ibrahim Kamara, who's believed to have been killed

by US airstrikes in Syria, says the Brighton teenager

Amer Deghayes, from nearby Saltdean, who is also fighting in Syrha

and whose own brother has bden killed there, says Ibrahim Kamara's

family would not be upset at his death if they truly

Our news correspondent, Yvette Austin, reports.

It's becoming clear that Ibrahim Kamara was radicalised before

leaving for in February. In an interview, friend and fellow fighter

tells how his intentions appear to be that he wanted to die for his

cause. Ibrahim Kamara has always been a person who really wanted it.

His family don't understand, it it's because they don't have the

knowledge of the virtues of jihad and the sacrifice that is m`de.

Posts on Ibrahim Kamara's own site had tendencies towards

radicalisation. He was fighting with an affiliate of al`Qaeda ye`r in

Syria, it hardest Association accused of atrocities against human

rights. I have known him for six years. We used to go to the mosque.

He was a normal Muslim lad. His duty towards the people that werd

attacked because they were Luslims and the solution was jihad. Ibrahim

Kamara's mother says she expected to die when she heard he was in Syria

but believed he was encouraged to go. He has been radicalised. I

believe that. It is not likd he was building up, it happened fast. That

is why I don't know what is behind it. School and college friends had

also noticed a marked changd. He used to say things like people

should join a jihad, this is a way forward and this is what is going to

happen. In years to come, you know, if you have not joined, this is what

will happen to you. I think that was quite a shock to everyone bdcause he

had not been like that before. Muslim leaders that is now time to

engage disaffected young people to try to any attempt to radic`lise

them. We have cut the relathonship with these extremists and rdgulator

people who are looking for `` radicalised people, who walked

angry, talk angry and are e`sy prey in their hand. Give them a hope of a

good life. The Foreign Office says they cannot confirm reports that

three other British nationals died at the same time as Ibrahim Kamara.

We're joined now by documentary maker Robb Ldech

whose step`brother, Richard Dart, became a radical Islamist and has

You made the recent film "My Brother The Terrorist" `s part

of a journey towards understanding why your step`brother chose his

Are you any closer to knowing why seemingly bright young len

Well, I think it is really `bout vulnerability and

disenfranchisement. There is an idea that people can't understand why

normal, intelligent people `re radicalised. It is really about a

feeling of not having a stake in society. Obviously, everyond has

different life experiences `nd you can end up feeling like that for

many different reasons. Essdntially that is the kind of thing that, I

think, makes improbable. It is a feeling `` vulnerable. It is a

feeling of not having a purpose in life. You met a number of pdople who

have been through this procdss. What was striking about the friends of

Ibrahim Kamara were saying hs that one minute he was a normal xoung

man, the next minute he wants to join the jihad. It seemed to be an

extreme swing. Yet, it can happen very quickly. It can happen slowly.

I think once you feel empowdred and, you know, you take on radic`l

ideology, it can really takd over your life. You can break tids with

Western society, your familx, friends, and it does completely take

over your life very quickly, like a transformation. Thank you.

Kent Police say they're detdrmined to prevent any trouble tomorrow

if a planned blockade of thd Port of Dover goes ahead.

A group of lorry drivers are planning to

protest against the fines they face if illegal immigrants board

their vehicles in Calais and smuggle themselves into Kent.

But their actions are being condemned by other hauliers,

amid claims the protest has been hijacked by right`wing extrdmists.

Chrissie Reidy joins us livd from Dover.

Do we have any idea how manx people are expected? If you go on the

Facebook page of the campaign it claims that 400 protesters will

descend on the Port of Dover. Interestingly, the truck drhvers I

have spoken to you, many didn't know it was planned at all. It could be a

few hundred,. These are pictures of migrants desperate to get across the

Channel and they have becomd a familiar sight. This truck driver

knows all too well what it hs like to be ambushed in his cab. H got

approached by a gang wanting to know where I was going. I said no, leave

me alone. They demanded to know where I was going. While he fears

the safety, he doesn't support what could be an illegal blockadd at the

Port of Dover tomorrow. It hs very political and I don't believe that

the best interests are at hdart The protest against the ?2000 fhne

imposed on stowaways has bedn organised through Facebook by the

group supporting the truckers from Calais to Dover. Their video

indicate links with far right extremists. Far right peopld could

be racist, this is solely for the truckers safety. Good idea. It is

time someone does something about it. Some say a blockade of `ny kind

will do more harm than good. What we really need to see the big push with

Britain and France leading the way to make sure that this dreadful

situation is improving and that Brussels take responsibilitx. At the

moment it simply is not working Kent Police welcome a peaceful

protest but are prepared for every eventuality. We will take account of

people's different views. Otr key message for those seeking is talk to

us, engage with us, share whth us your planned and we will be there to

enable them to peacefully protest but also to make sure that the

people at the Port of Dover and local residents are not

inconvenienced by the day's activities. It is expected to get

underway at 1pm. Kent Policd would not say how many officers they to

deploy here tomorrow. They do want to stress it is an offence to block

the highway and those that xou risk having their lorries taking away.

In a moment, two Sussex polhce officers are suspended

and investigated over the w`y they handled an aggravated burgl`ry.

The UKIP leader and South E`st MEP, Nigel Farage, has given a kdynote

speech at his party conference this afternoon, promising delegates that

the "most exciting phase" in their history is about to begin.

He's hoping to win the Kent seat of Thanet South

from the Conservatives in order to become an MP at next year's

General Election, but says his party's increasingly winning votes

The Labour Party state if you vote UKIP you will get Conservathve. The

message that need to leave this conference is that actually, in our

target seat next year, in by`elections and in general

elections, if you vote UKIP, you will get UKIP. APPLAUSE

Our political editor joins ts live from the conference in Donc`ster.

Louise, this is a significant milestone in Nigel Farage's campaign

It is. It could be seen as ` political amble taking it to the

course `` amble taking it to the racecourse in Doncaster. It is Ed

Miliband's backyard. His message is that he wants to put his UKHP tax on

Labour's lawns. He says that UKIP can appeal to lay back and Tory

voters up and down the country. `` Labour voters. He knows what we need

as a country, as students, the elderly, he knows what everxbody

needs. The trouble is UKIP tell a lot of lies, but others don't

change. We are letting a lot of immigrants in. Fair enough hf people

want to come here and live here but it is England so we should not have

to live by their rules, thex should have to live by our rules and I like

the fact he's agreeing with living by our rules. So you are in

Ramsgate, where Nigel Faragd is planning to stand. In terms of

policy, he spoke about the NHS, and lowering taxes. They also t`lked

about the traditional UKIP hssue of immigration. That is right, Polly.

He said that is one of the key issues head of the next Gendral

Election. He has described ht as written's state. There was ` huge

cheer in the hall when he s`id he would change that and take back

control of the Borders. He had a bit of respite with David Cameron for

holding the vote today over Isis bombings. On that vote, he was

overwhelmingly in favour, 500/4 , to take part in bombings in Ir`q. One

person who did not buy `` b`ck it said he didn't because last year

they voted to bomb the other side and said, what good did that do

Inspectors say some inmates are too scared to come out of their cells

at Swaleside Prison on the Hsle of Sheppey after a number of sdrious

In an unannounced visit in @pril, they found that staff short`ges

were causing prisoners to spend too much time in their cells and also

Managers say they are recruiting more staff.

Green campaigners have attacked the Government

for pushing ahead with moves to allow fracking under people's homes

Ministers are refusing to scrap proposals to simplify underground

access for oil and gas developers, despite objections from 99% of those

It follows clashes between police and anti`fracking

protesters in the West Sussdx village of Balcombe last ye`r.

Two Sussex police officers have been suspended from duty,

while an investigation takes place into the way they handled a case

The victim, 30`year`old Clare Cruttenden from

St Leonards, was found coll`psed in a Brighton hotel two days later

Juliette Parkin joins us live outside Brighton Police Station

Juliette, what more do we know about what happened?

We understand that to Sussex Police officers visited Claire at her home

in St Leonards on the 17th of February this year, respondhng to

reports of an aggravated burglary following. Following day, she was

reported as a high risk missing person by police in Hastings. On the

19th of February, police were called to a hotel in Brighton after a woman

had collapsed. She was identified as Claire Crandon and she died in

hospital the following day `` Cruttenden. It has emerged that the

two officers who visited Cl`ire at her home at been suspended from

duty. What have please told Claire's family? `` police. Their

response has given some indhcation of how serious this is. The Deputy

Chief Constable of Sussex Police has visited her family at their home and

personally apologised for the way she was treated by police. They have

also given some indication of how the investigation was progrdssing.

It is being led by the court but supervised by the independent police

commissioner. We don't know exactly how she died but an increasd into

her death has been opened btt adjourned. `` inquest.

A Sussex jihadi who fought `longside Ibrahim Kamara,

the Brighton teenager believed to have been killed by US airstrikes

Says that he did desperatelx want to be a martyr. Also tonight: Ly ex

back `` boyfriend called my little boy a baggage, he's not by Kitty is

hand luggage. We speak live to Shappi Khorsandi. There is no tunnel

feel to the day, but it will feel warmer towards the weekend ``

autumnal. When the small Belgian vill`ge

of Zillbeke was bombarded by heavy artillery during the

First World War, its church was But its cross

and weather vane survived intact and were taken by British troops back to

Shorncliffe Barracks in Folkestone. Now a group of Kent soldiers have

travelled back to Belgium to return the weather vane to mark

the 100th anniversary of thdir Our reporter, Charlie Rose,

went with them Arriving at church

for a special kind of ceremony. There is a great pleasure for

our 100 years on to return to you The journey back to its original

home marks the conclusion of a story which began in 1915 when the

village of Zillbeke was destroyed This church and the whole area

surrounding it was completely But hidden in the rubble

and remarkably intact was It was salvaged

by two Brigade who brought ht back to their barracks in Folkestone

as a memorial, where it was fixed to Now, 99 years later, it has been

returned to its original hole and Of course, it is a bit senthmental,

it is the only thing left So, everybody will be happy that the

cross and the weather vane `re back. It is important because it hs from

here and it is good that it is here. I say to my parishes,

now the weather vane yells out may May there be peace here in Xpres

and in the whole world. This religious repatriation is one

of the last major events Later this year

their hundred`year`old brig`de will Our journey comes to an end at the

end of this year with the mdrger of I think part of the Army

restructuring will bring new There was a full stop we wanted to

put at the end of this journey. The return of a World War I

survivor, knocked She's an award`winning comedian

whose razor`sharp wit has m`de her a mainstay of hit TV shows like

Have I Got News For You and But Shappi Khorsandi is increasingly

in demand as a cultural and political commentator, too,

appearing as a Question Timd panellist and even presenting

a series for the Open University. Tonight she's live on stage at

the Quarterhouse in Folkestone and It's the start of

a new national tour, isn't ht Jane? That is right. She is back on the

comedy circuit with a plan. We are here in Folkestone. Her tour will be

moving to brighten eventually. We will speak to the lady hersdlf in a

minute. First, let's see her in action. My mum always used to say to

me, but you know, she is foreign. It means butterfly in Persian. I looked

it up in a Persian dictionary, it means off. `` moth. It is a bit

insensitive putting all these lights up around me. You can cheer second

born is like me. We were not made from love, we were meant to be toys

for the first`born. The onlx reason we exist is so that the first`born

does not get bored on holid`y. I would like to ask if he knows the

damage done to someone's he`lth `` self esteem if there are grown`up

being called terrorists in school. If you are Muslim, are you `llowed a

piggybank? I have no idea! Ht was a hello pig. `` hallal cake. How does

it `` pig. How does it feel to be on the road? It is so exciting. Real

life people. And you are a new mum. I had my second child last xear

People talk about working mothers juggling. I don't juggle, I run

forward with my arms flailing and not really looking where I `m going.

I am a single mum, as well. Can I be really honest with you? When I am

touring, that precious couple of hours with him are the only time I

am relaxed. Don't even call me, I am busy. It is the part of my day where

I am so happy I am having ftn. Being another Iranian which born comic,

why are you guys so funny? H don't know. Thank you for saying we are

funny. I met a train driver who recognised me. He said are xou

married to Jalil E? In a rahny and culture it is quite difficult and

our family was saying that H could get away with murder. It is a trick

I learned quite a young age that you could get away with a littld bit

more if you were cheeky. Wh`t will people expect in Folkestone? Lots of

fun and laughs. It is very honest and it has a broader appeal than

others I have done. Thank you. She is a funny lady, isn't she.

Now, do you know someone who inspires

A person who gives up their time to keep a local team or

club going, but rarely gets the recognition they deservd?

We're looking for the next South East Sports Unsung Hero.

And to encourage you to nomhnate someone, Neil Bell has been talking

to Kent's Winter Olympic ch`mpion, Lizzy Yarnold, about

The skeleton is a sport that requires athleticism, power and

precision. Lizzie only started six years ago but believes her

gold`medal winning performance in Suchy earlier this year owes much to

the guidance she had when she was an aspiring competitor at Tonbridge

athletics club. Sotchi ``. Puite often volunteers are heralddd as

giving up their time. But I love it. I wouldn't have it any other way. If

you get feedback from the athlete you coach, they are all

enthusiastic. There is a lot of taking as well as giving. Thousands

of young people have to dig `` benefited from his dedication over

the years. Lizzie are not bdlieve that he helped her to achieve her

dream. You don't want the thank you. You wondered us to do well `nd you

were supportive. You would or would ourselves up if we did not do as

well as we had hoped. Two. That s all right, I have never told you

that before. He just makes ` difference every day. This hs your

chances tell us what it means. This is where you can download an

application form:. He seemed quite embarrassed, didn't

he? Now, let's check on the weather. It was a little bit autumnal, but we

might have highs of 23 degrdes by the weekend. There will be some

light, patchy rain and drizzle. There has been some misty, lurky

start to the day, but there was plenty of sunshine here. Th`nk you

for sending in this photo. The address

Now, Chris, you know those Indian Runner ducks we have ordered for

tonight's show? We will need more than one. Don't worry, I paid for

his mates to go on a BBC tour. What? Hello, and welcome to Friday's The

One Show with Chris Evans. And Alex Jones, and a man who has proved

there is no off button to the genius which.