18/01/2017 South East Today


18/01/2017

Similar Content

Browse content similar to 18/01/2017. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more!

Transcript


LineFromTo

Minister's exit Strang. Join me now on BBC Two.

:00:00.:00:00.

Today's main headlines in the south-east:

:00:00.:00:00.

Crisis talks are held after a teacher was the victim

:00:00.:00:09.

of an alleged serious assault by a pupil at a Kent school.

:00:10.:00:14.

Southern Rail promises a full timetable next week as Aslef

:00:15.:00:17.

suspends strike action and talks are said to be constructive.

:00:18.:00:22.

And we started today with the lows of minus seven degrees and another

:00:23.:00:34.

bitterly cold night to come. Crisis talks have been taking place

:00:35.:00:43.

tonight after a teacher was allegedly assaulted by a pupil

:00:44.:00:46.

at a Kent school. Teachers had been considering strike

:00:47.:00:49.

action over concerns that the student at St Gregory's

:00:50.:00:53.

Catholic School in Tunbridge Wells Following the talks

:00:54.:00:56.

the National Union of Teachers say they feel progress has been made

:00:57.:01:02.

with the school and that industrial action is no longer

:01:03.:01:05.

an immediate prospect. The incident happened before

:01:06.:01:08.

Christmas, when students were described as being

:01:09.:01:13.

in high spirits. The child was suspended

:01:14.:01:15.

but is now back at school, Parents today backed concerns

:01:16.:01:18.

raised by the teachers. I can understand that the teachers

:01:19.:01:24.

want to ballot to strike I think the child should be

:01:25.:01:26.

expelled or bring the parent in to sort out

:01:27.:01:30.

the situation. In a letter to parents, the school

:01:31.:01:35.

said please be assured that the school

:01:36.:01:37.

has followed procedures They say they have been working

:01:38.:01:39.

closely with the union A recent survey found four in ten

:01:40.:01:44.

teachers have experienced Last year, the Government scrapped

:01:45.:01:48.

the no-touch rules that stop teachers removing

:01:49.:01:52.

disruptive pupils from class, The head ought to weigh up

:01:53.:01:55.

all the factors. Is a particular one-off

:01:56.:02:05.

strong incident? And there are very tight

:02:06.:02:09.

rules, because government is trying to get the number

:02:10.:02:11.

of permanent exclusions down. People I've spoken to here in

:02:12.:02:15.

Southborough say we should all feel safe when we go to work,

:02:16.:02:22.

and that includes teachers. You shouldn't feel, you know,

:02:23.:02:24.

unsafe in your workplace. That should never be a scenario that

:02:25.:02:26.

should ever have to happen, that the teacher should feel

:02:27.:02:29.

they are in a position When you know that something has

:02:30.:02:31.

happened and there is a pupil that could then cause problems again,

:02:32.:02:36.

it probably needs to be stamped out because then

:02:37.:02:39.

every other pupil sees it Talks between the trust and union

:02:40.:02:40.

finished this evening. Chrissie's here now, how much do

:02:41.:02:45.

we know about what exactly happened? Well, we know it was serious enough

:02:46.:02:58.

for the teacher to have to seek medical attention. As you have

:02:59.:03:01.

heard, following the talks earlier this evening, the NUT say they have

:03:02.:03:06.

made progress and are not looking at immediate industrial action. They

:03:07.:03:10.

say they are trying to put in place a plan other pupil can remain at the

:03:11.:03:14.

school and they plan to discuss that with the teachers, but tonight, the

:03:15.:03:18.

trust really wants to reiterate that they are fully committed to the

:03:19.:03:21.

safety of both the teachers and the pupils the school.

:03:22.:03:23.

Hard-hit Southern Rail passengers have been promised the return

:03:24.:03:26.

It comes after Aslef, the train drivers' union,

:03:27.:03:30.

suspended three days of strikes next week, as well as an overtime ban,

:03:31.:03:33.

to allow fresh peace talks to take place.

:03:34.:03:35.

Southern says it will run more than 70% of its trains next Monday

:03:36.:03:42.

when RMT Union action is taking place - that's 10% more

:03:43.:03:45.

of its normal timetable than operated on previous strike days.

:03:46.:03:48.

And routes which were previously suspended -

:03:49.:03:50.

including Eastbourne to Hastings and Lewes to Haywards Heath -

:03:51.:03:53.

Could the talks going on behind these walls finally bring an end

:03:54.:04:00.

Southern's bold announcement that services will return

:04:01.:04:07.

to pre-industrial action levels next week suggest the train company's

:04:08.:04:11.

confident, something even the Prime Minister reflected today.

:04:12.:04:15.

I hope that those sitting around the table are going to ensure

:04:16.:04:19.

that we can see an agreement reached which enables passengers to actually

:04:20.:04:25.

get on with their lives, get on with their jobs and not

:04:26.:04:28.

suffer the misery that was brought about by the strike

:04:29.:04:30.

After months of disruption from overtime bans, increased staff

:04:31.:04:33.

sickness days and all-out strikes, yesterday, Aslef, the train drivers'

:04:34.:04:36.

union, announced it was suspending action while talks took place.

:04:37.:04:44.

The hope this time at the TUC that they'll get somewhere.

:04:45.:04:47.

That's why Aslef has called for these high-level discussions,

:04:48.:04:49.

because we need to get this resolved and as people have been saying,

:04:50.:04:52.

it's about time the railway started providing the service

:04:53.:04:54.

And these talks appear to be the cue for Southern

:04:55.:04:58.

This isn't just people going out for a day,

:04:59.:05:03.

these are people trying to get to work.

:05:04.:05:06.

We have got young people trying to get university,

:05:07.:05:09.

because there is no university in the constituency.

:05:10.:05:10.

People trying to get a hospital appointments.

:05:11.:05:12.

So really crucial journeys became an all-day experience at times

:05:13.:05:15.

and people will be very pleased that the train services back.

:05:16.:05:17.

How confident are Southern's passengers that all will be

:05:18.:05:20.

If they are saying that they are going to do something about it,

:05:21.:05:26.

then I'm fairly confident because they seem to have been

:05:27.:05:28.

pretty strongly no up to now, so I would say 76%.

:05:29.:05:33.

Because it's been going on for so long, I just don't have

:05:34.:05:38.

From staff and passengers to management and ministers,

:05:39.:05:43.

there'll be a lot of fingers crossed over the next few days.

:05:44.:05:48.

This news must come as a great relief for commuters down there?

:05:49.:06:05.

Yes, Polly, that's because the people here are finally getting

:06:06.:06:08.

their trains back after putting up with replacement buses full such a

:06:09.:06:12.

long time. This evening, the latest on those talks between Aslef, the

:06:13.:06:18.

train drivers' union and Southern have been described as constructive

:06:19.:06:21.

and will resume tomorrow but tonight, the local MP here says

:06:22.:06:25.

despite the progress, she plans to hold an adjournment debate on Friday

:06:26.:06:29.

because the normal southern rail service is still inadequate, she

:06:30.:06:30.

says. A further 532 homes have

:06:31.:06:32.

been given planning permission tonight as part

:06:33.:06:34.

of the Ebbsfleet Up to 1,500 new jobs will also

:06:35.:06:36.

be created on the site of an old cement works,

:06:37.:06:40.

as well as food and drink outlets along the Thames

:06:41.:06:42.

and pedestrian and cycle routes. 15,000 homes are set to be built

:06:43.:06:44.

over 15 years to create the Garden City around the site

:06:45.:06:47.

of Ebbsfleet International Station. Hastings is to receive

:06:48.:06:56.

a share of ?12 million as part of the Government's

:06:57.:07:00.

new "research schools" initiative. It's been chosen as a so-called

:07:01.:07:03.

"opportunity area" that will improve the quality of teaching in deprived

:07:04.:07:05.

parts of England. The Education Secretary says

:07:06.:07:09.

it will build better relationships between schools,

:07:10.:07:12.

colleges and careers services. Eurotunel today unveiled its latest

:07:13.:07:21.

security initiative - a fleet of drones -

:07:22.:07:22.

which combined with 570 CCTV cameras and miles of fencing have

:07:23.:07:28.

created what it calls Both the British and

:07:29.:07:31.

French governments have The company says there were 21,000

:07:32.:07:35.

break-in attempts last year. But despite this, no

:07:36.:07:40.

services were halted. In addition to the new measures,

:07:41.:07:44.

Eurotunnel has committed to spending 20 million euros each

:07:45.:07:47.

year on security. A fancy video and a fanfare praising

:07:48.:07:50.

French and British co-operation has That was the view of one French

:07:51.:07:59.

official at the launch of new security measures

:08:00.:08:05.

in Coquelles today. The boss of the Channel Tunnel says

:08:06.:08:09.

cutting edge technology has made We have electronic fences,

:08:10.:08:12.

infrared barriers, cameras, and we can do, either day or night,

:08:13.:08:19.

full control of the general. and we can do, either day or night,

:08:20.:08:28.

full control of the terminal. I witnessed the final days

:08:29.:08:34.

of the migrant camp known as the Jungle last year,

:08:35.:08:37.

but will the heightened security at Eurotunnel stop services

:08:38.:08:39.

being disrupted in the future? I would say the measures

:08:40.:08:44.

we have taken place, the figures we now see

:08:45.:08:46.

of intrustions into the site has reflected the tremendous work

:08:47.:08:49.

that's gone on between governments and with the Eurotunnel to put

:08:50.:08:51.

in infrastructure measures The new security centre,

:08:52.:08:55.

with its drones and 570 cameras, It's unclear how much of that was

:08:56.:08:59.

paid by the British Government. But one MP in Kent says a secure

:09:00.:09:05.

Eurotunnel site in Calais It's all about making

:09:06.:09:08.

the route secure. We want a very strong message to go

:09:09.:09:13.

out, don't try and make your way towards Calais or Coquelles

:09:14.:09:16.

with the hope of coming into the country without papers

:09:17.:09:20.

because the border is secure. and that is not

:09:21.:09:24.

a route into the UK. And the French authorities

:09:25.:09:31.

agree the migrant camp has been dismantled,

:09:32.:09:33.

they say the threat is still there. we'll have the national

:09:34.:09:38.

weather in a moment. First, here's the forecast

:09:39.:09:41.

for the south-east with Rachel. Good evening. Well, it has been a

:09:42.:09:52.

crisp, cold, winters day. Lots of sunshine and as we go through

:09:53.:09:57.

tonight, clearer skies mean once again temperatures plummet. Not

:09:58.:10:00.

quite as chilly as last night, we saw loads of -7 but tonight, in

:10:01.:10:05.

countryside sports, temperatures likely to drop to -24 minus three.

:10:06.:10:10.

So we get a frosty start to Thursday. -- -2 or minus three. For

:10:11.:10:18.

us in the south-east corner, a good deal of sunshine, a bit more cloud

:10:19.:10:22.

than we have been seen of late so by the afternoon, temperatures a little

:10:23.:10:29.

less cold, today we had highs of two or three degrees, tomorrow more like

:10:30.:10:33.

five or six. The wind is no from a north-easterly direction but still

:10:34.:10:37.

very light as we go into Friday. Again, less cold for the most part,

:10:38.:10:40.

temperatures just about hovering above freezing in towns and cities,

:10:41.:10:47.

so a cold start to the day for Friday. More cloud around and still

:10:48.:10:50.

that area of high pressure, it will be trite and settled, temperatures

:10:51.:10:56.

creeping up, highs of eight or 9 degrees and towards the weekend,

:10:57.:11:00.

holding on to the area of high pressure, settled picture and

:11:01.:11:03.

staying dry. Here is the outlook in the south-east.

:11:04.:11:04.

next few days, no great changes over the next few days, more sunshine on

:11:05.:11:07.

the way. Despite high-pressure sitting across

:11:08.:11:18.

the country so only slow changes in the weather, we have had a variety

:11:19.:11:21.

of different

:11:22.:11:23.

Download Subtitles

SRT

ASS