24/12/2016 South East Today

But now on BBC One it's time for the news where you are.

Detectives from Kent Police are continuing to work

with the prison service to identify those responsible for

criminal activities during a disturbance at HMP

Around 60 inmates took control of a wing of the jail on the Isle

of Sheppey for several hours on Thursday night.

A man's been arrested after a car demolished a number of walls

at the front of properties near Chatham early this morning.

Emergency services were called to Luton High Street just

after 7.20am following reports of damage to a number of homes.

A petition, calling on the Health Secretary to protect

a hospice in Brighton from closure, has received almost

The Sussex Beacon provides specialist care and support

It's feared that a large proportion of its funding could be

It's also supported through charity fund-raising and those involved say

I think there seems to be a sense that these kinds of services

And I think that the reality is is that it is quite the opposite.

There are people for example who are experiencing serious

HIV-related illnesses such as cancer or heart disease.

The astronaut and scientist Piers Sellers who grew up

in Crowborough and went to school in Cranbrook has died

He moved to America in the 80s to fulfil a dream

He carried out six space walks and spent over 500 hours in space.

Sussex astronaut Tim Peake described him as a true inspiration.

Kent Police are appealing for information about a teenager

16-year-old Deividas Sakalauskas, also known as David,

was reported missing from Strood on 19th December.

He is believed to have links to Gravesend.

He's 5ft 4in, of medium build with blue eyes and blonde hair.

South East Coast Ambulance Service say they're expecting Christmas this

There's been a sharp increase in call outs already in December.

And November saw 3,000 more emergency calls

Farmers have taken their tractor, laden with supplies to the streets

of Eastbourne in a bid to bring a bit of festive cheer to people

sleeping rough this Christmas Eve. Peter Whittlesea reports.

This is the rural response to helping the homeless in Eastbourne.

Two young farmers bringing home-made stew to the high street.

Me and my friend Jack, we have seen the number increase

in homeless people and it is really sad to see and we thought

we want to do something nice for them this Christmas.

They haven't got anyone or anything so we thought we would come and feed

them and give them something warm and keep them happy.

For those living on the streets or at homeless hostels,

this act of kindness was much appreciated.

Are you moved because of their generosity?

Absolutely. Absolutely.

It is encouraging for people, who are homeless, there are people

We came out here the other night and we were shocked at how many

So we have made our lamb stew, all home produce,

and from our vegetable garden, and our own meat and we just

And their way of helping was to ensure that those in the town

who were homeless received a hot meal on Christmas Eve.

Let's take a look at the Christmas weather now -

Well, the flying conditions for Father Christmas,

not looking too bad tonight. There's quite a lot of cloud

around but for many of us, it will be a dry night.

There are one or two spots of light rain around.

He will want to get that strengthening south-westerly wind

behind him and it will certainly be feeling milder once more.

It may even be that we start the day off on double figures tomorrow.

So, for Christmas Day itself, it is a largely cloudy affair, just

For many, it will be a dry day but do watch out

for that patchy drizzle here and there and of

course, the strengthening winds through the day.

Temperatures up to around 13 or 14 Celsius.

It is certainly going to be mild and we may even see 15 degrees

in places like Gravesend. But it all changes on Boxing Day.

Overnight, we see some rain but that should clear in time to give us

a largely dry and sunny day for Boxing Day, but

And the same goes for the rest of the week as high pressure takes

control and gives us a much more settled a few days.

From all of us at South East Today, have a very happy Christmas.

Hello. Nice and toasty both inside and out. It even struggling to snow

across the Scottish hills, it's so mild outside, whether you like it or

not. It's all thanks to this storm, big windstorm in the North Atlantic.

It is drawing up warm air from the southern climes. You can see the

Azores, warm air moving in our direction. It's here to stay. Just

in time for Christmas. Cloudy with bits of rain in the centre pushing

through across parts of Scotland, western part of the UK. It could be

quite heavy, that rain, for a time. The real story is how my old tonight

and into tomorrow is going to be. First thing in the morning, 10-11d

across the South. Strong winds keep blowing from the