17/03/2017 South East Today


17/03/2017

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Good evening. for the news where you are.

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Two brothers have been ordered to pay ?200,000

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in legal fees after contesting their father's will.

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Richard and Jonathan Powell tried to stop their stepmother,

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who lives in Littlebourne in Kent, from inheriting an extra ?25,000.

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They claimed their father, who had Parkinson's disease,

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But now a judge has ruled against the brothers,

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the legal bills wipe out their entire inheritance.

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The attempt by Richard and Jonathan Powell

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to stop their stepmother getting an extra ?25,000 under their

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father's will was hopeless, the judge said.

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to pay the entire ?200,000 legal bill, leaving them without a penny

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Back at home, in Littlebourne near Canterbury, Elsa Williamson Powell

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said she was sorry the disagreement came to court.

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It's not am experience at my age, wanting to come to court really.

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I am really sorry but I am very pleased.

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He had a lot of disabilities but didn't lose any capacity.

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Richard and Jonathan Powell said a document which granted their

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stepmother ?100,000 was their father's

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last true will, not the final one created 18 months later,

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giving Elsa Williamson Powell an extra ?25,000.

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The brothers claim their disabled dad

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David did not understand what he was doing when he made it.

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The case went to court and the judge ruled in favour of

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Today, the brothers were ordered to pick up the entire

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Certainly, on the face of it, they sought to

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establish that their father was not capable

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when he made the will in

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I contacted the legal team representing Jonathan

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and Richard Powell, but so far they have

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The man accused of murdering a Sussex teenager told a jury today

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that he went into shock at seeing her dead,

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which is why he didn't call 999, but instead went to a newsagents

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Shana Grice was found dead in her home in Portslade last August.

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Michael Lane admitted today he had gone

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to Shana Grice's home on the

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morning of her murder but said he panicked after discovering

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He went home, had a shower and then went to a newsagent

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Defence barrister Simon Russell Flint said

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You had just seen your girlfriend dead on her bed.

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Michael Lane said, because I did not want

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Mr Lane told the court he was in a state of shock.

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Worried that he might be implicated, he threw away some of

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the clothes he had been wearing at the time,

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He said today, I didn't know what to do

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and I didn't want to get the blame for it.

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By this stage, it was really too late to tell anyone.

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Mr Lane denied stalking Shana but did admit

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putting an electronic tracker on her car.

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Today, the court heard that police had been contacted about

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Michael Lane's behaviour no fewer than five times in the months

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In February 2016, Michael Lane was warned

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after Shana told police he was stalking her.

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In March, he was arrested for an alleged assault on her.

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No further action was taken by officers and Shana herself

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In July, Mr Lane was reported to police three times.

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On one occasion, stealing Shana's house key and

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For that, he was given a formal police caution.

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The Medway Maritime Hospital has come out of special measures,

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almost four years after being branded the worst hospital

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in the country because of the high rate of patient deaths.

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The Care Quality Commission says significant improvements in quality

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and safety have been made at the hospital in Gillingham

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but it says the trust still requires improvements.

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The Brighton Half Marathon has become mired in controversy

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after it emerged this year's course was 146 metres short.

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The winner of the event last month says it's left her angry and upset,

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because it put her place as an elite entrant in the

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Finishers at this year's Brighton Half Marathon, but despite their

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efforts, it would appear they didn't go quite the distance.

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Some predict the race was about 150 metres short.

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Yes, some people aren't that bothered, and, to be

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honest, if you're enjoying yourself, an extra 100

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metres isn't that much of a big deal.

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But for a lot of people, it does make a difference.

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For top athletes, like Eleanor Davies, who won the

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women's race in a course record and personal best.

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Qualifying her for early entry into the London

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I've been training in Ethiopia for three weeks before it.

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I targeted that race in particular to do a fast half

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marathon and now that result doesn't mean anything.

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It means as much as a multi-terrain half marathon.

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We broke the news to amateur runners

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It's not cheap, so I feel possibly a bit short-changed.

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Starting on Madeira Drive, the Brighton Half Marathon

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course takes in many of the city's key sites.

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It's alleged that the easterly turn point

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at mile four was not adjusted after changes

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Event organisers, the Sussex Beacon, a

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local charity, said they are working with UK athletics to investigate

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Not a major issue for many fun runners,

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but for elite athletes, potentially a career changing mistake.

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In an and well, that's it from me. Let's take a look at the weather

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forecast with Rachel. After a week of spring, it's

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starting to get a bit cooler and cloudy. Heading into the weekend,

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not a wash-out but rain at times. Cloud, but brightness around at

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times. Further outbreaks of rain, overnight temperatures dropping to

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6-7dC Woolston generally heading to the weekend, it will be breezy. Lots

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of cloud around particularly during Saturday morning, outbreaks of lies,

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patchy rain. Temperatures down on the values we have seen recently. 19

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Celsius earlier in the week, for Saturday, 12-13dC. Staying mild into

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Sunday and a very similar picture for Sunday. Here's the

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it is rather breezy. Now for the national outlook.

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It was quite a wet day across many northern and western parts of the

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UK. This was the view in Lancashire not so long ago. For the weekend we

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are looking to see further rain, all coming from the west, so the further

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east you are, it should be drier. It will be quite a windy weekend for

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all parts. The radar from earlier today showing quite a bit of rain

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across the North and west. The only rain across the East has been light

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and patchy, but heavy bursts further west. The satellite sequence shows

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cloud over the UK at the moment. Plenty more cloud over the Atlantic,

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and it's heading our way, most of it rain bearing. Tomorrow night, still

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wet for most areas. Snow over the hills of

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