:00:09. > :00:12.Welcome to the programme. Tonight top stories's a venue
:00:12. > :00:19.investigation into the Sussex paedophile priest scandal as the
:00:19. > :00:25.Church of England denies a cover-up. For the first time in 40 years, the
:00:25. > :00:29.army parade through Gravesend. is an opportunity for the soldiers
:00:29. > :00:37.to feel loved. They need to be appreciated, and when you get a
:00:37. > :00:41.crowd like we had today, it gives the soldiers a morale boost.
:00:41. > :00:46.Turner Contemporary in Margate hits its annual target, nine months
:00:46. > :00:54.early. Our Business Editor is there to analyse what it means for the
:00:54. > :00:58.town. Howzat, the cricket team making it
:00:58. > :01:08.a third. They have been dubbed CE Electric.
:01:08. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:20.The wax pieces that look nothing Good evening.
:01:20. > :01:24.The diocese of Chichester has denied a cover-up in the case of
:01:24. > :01:28.child sex abuse by a priest in East Sussex. It is launching an
:01:28. > :01:31.investigation to find out how significantly inaccurate
:01:31. > :01:37.information was published in a report looking at the cases.
:01:37. > :01:39.The Church insists the report is still credible. The Bishop of Lewes
:01:39. > :01:45.who provided the incorrect information was not available for
:01:45. > :01:49.comment today. Our Home Affairs Correspondent has the latest.
:01:49. > :01:58.It is an inquiry into paedophile priests in East Sussex which we
:01:58. > :02:04.exposed. Bishop Wallace Benn, the Bishop of Lewes said he'd give
:02:04. > :02:07.Reverend Roy cotton permission to officiate in 1999. To permit him to
:02:07. > :02:12.celebrate communion in the nursing home where he was then living.
:02:12. > :02:17.Cotton, a convicted paedophile was in fact working in three churches
:02:17. > :02:23.and did not going to a nursing home until September 2003.
:02:23. > :02:29.What information was the Bishop rely on when he told the Baroness
:02:29. > :02:34.that he was in a nursing home? not know. Have you not asked him?
:02:34. > :02:39.He has maintained consistently he understood that to be the case. He
:02:39. > :02:43.also knew that he was occasionally taking some services. He told the
:02:43. > :02:49.Baroness that the reason for issuing that was because cotton was
:02:49. > :02:53.in a nursing home. I think he understood that to be the case.
:02:53. > :02:59.Surely you would have asked him? I do not know. Have you not asked
:02:59. > :03:08.him? I have not asked him recently. You have asked Thames. I may have
:03:08. > :03:12.done in the past. What did he say? I can't remember. I think you are
:03:12. > :03:19.barking up the wrong tree. allowed a paedophile to continue
:03:19. > :03:24.working, going into churches, putting children at risk. And you
:03:24. > :03:27.say I am barking up the wrong tree. It appears Baroness Butler relied
:03:27. > :03:33.on the inaccurate information to reach conclusions to the
:03:33. > :03:38.frustration of the victims. There are so many errors in it which have
:03:38. > :03:45.been clearly demonstrated by the BBC's investigation that I think it
:03:45. > :03:48.has lost all credibility. I do not know what I can believe. Victims
:03:48. > :03:54.say the report is no longer credible force stopped I do not
:03:54. > :03:58.believe that. I reject that. I understand what they're saying, but
:03:58. > :04:01.the value of the report is that it has been done and the
:04:01. > :04:07.recommendations which are and have transformed the way safeguarding is
:04:07. > :04:11.carried out. The Church deny there has been a cover-up and saying
:04:11. > :04:18.investigation is underway to find out how inaccurate information made
:04:18. > :04:22.its way into the report. They say no stone will go unturned.
:04:22. > :04:27.Colin, what explanation has the Anglican Church given as to why
:04:27. > :04:32.this inaccurate information was given in the first place?
:04:32. > :04:36.Church appears to be blaming the recollected memory of advance given
:04:36. > :04:45.to Baroness Butler. They suggest he has got his times and dates
:04:46. > :04:55.confused. I challenged Archdeacon Phil Jones on this today. -- I
:04:56. > :04:56.
:04:56. > :05:01.challenged Archdeacon Philip Jones. We understand last week the victims
:05:01. > :05:05.called for immediate resignations. Today, on that issue, Archdeacon
:05:05. > :05:11.Philip Jones told me he is not in a position to suggest what might or
:05:11. > :05:14.might not happen. You can see more of that that challenging interview
:05:14. > :05:20.between Archdeacon Philip Jones and Our Home Affairs Correspondent on
:05:20. > :05:23.our website. Hundreds of people have lined the
:05:23. > :05:28.streets of Gravesend to see the army marched through the town for
:05:29. > :05:32.the first time in more than 40 years. The second Battallion
:05:32. > :05:39.Princess of Wales Royal Regiment are being recognised for their work
:05:39. > :05:46.in Afghanistan and had been granted the freedom to march in the birth.
:05:46. > :05:50.-- borough. They have seen action in Iraq and Afghanistan. Largely
:05:50. > :05:55.recruited from the South East. Among their number, a soldier just
:05:55. > :06:01.back from Afghanistan and another who joined the regiment just two
:06:01. > :06:07.months ago. I joined the Army because there is not much else
:06:07. > :06:10.going on. I would not join expecting I would have it easy. You
:06:10. > :06:20.join other knowing it will be difficult. It is a frightening
:06:20. > :06:26.thing, but we are trained for it for. It does mean a lot to see the
:06:26. > :06:35.people and see how much respect the towns and surrounding counties have
:06:35. > :06:41.got. I am local to Kent, so I feel a buzz. We are proud to call you
:06:41. > :06:47.our own. We are in total admiration of what you do. In agreement, a
:06:47. > :06:52.woman whose son has seen four tours of duty in Afghanistan. When they
:06:52. > :06:57.come home, you were filled with a great sense of pride. You're
:06:57. > :07:01.absolutely delighted that that they are still here. This is a big day
:07:01. > :07:06.for the towns. Not only this regiment being granted the freedom
:07:06. > :07:15.of the Barrar, but it is the first time the army has marched in
:07:15. > :07:20.Gravesend since 1969. -- freedom of the bath. With their mascot it goat,
:07:20. > :07:26.and that was the regiment seen a few months earlier. All this time
:07:26. > :07:30.on, not much changes. The soldiers need to feel loved and appreciated.
:07:30. > :07:40.When you get a crowd that we have today, it gives the soldiers a
:07:40. > :07:50.morale boost. Next, they will be on standby for the Olympics.
:07:50. > :07:54.
:07:54. > :07:58.Concerns for our eels population They had hoped that it would be
:07:58. > :08:01.popular, but the number of people visiting the Turner Contemporary
:08:01. > :08:06.gallery in Margate has exceeded the organisers most optimistic
:08:07. > :08:10.predictions. In the last three months they have had over 156,000
:08:11. > :08:17.visitors, hitting the target for the year nine months early.
:08:17. > :08:23.The gallery was supposed to help regenerate Margate's economy. Let's
:08:23. > :08:28.find out if it has. Mark, obviously good news for the
:08:28. > :08:32.Turner. Is it good news for the rest of the town?
:08:32. > :08:37.Incredibly good news for the Turner Contemporary. Increasingly, that
:08:37. > :08:42.does mean good news for Margate. The old town to my left has been
:08:42. > :08:46.bustling all day in the sunshine. There are a lot of empty commercial
:08:46. > :08:51.properties in the town still. But a successful Turner Contemporary
:08:51. > :08:55.could also mean is successful, dynamic economy in east Kent and
:08:55. > :09:01.Margate. The Turner Contemporary dominates the skyline and in three
:09:01. > :09:08.months and 156,000 visitors later, it is a catalyst for regeneration
:09:08. > :09:14.in parts of the town. Having it open is making businesses pull
:09:14. > :09:18.together, making sure they are well presented, looking nice and trading.
:09:18. > :09:26.There is always something going on. Wherever you look someone is
:09:26. > :09:31.painting, or there is scaffolding, or new stores are opening. All it
:09:31. > :09:36.needs... It has a knock-on effect. As soon as you see things going on
:09:36. > :09:41.and happening, everybody gets excited. The gallery opened in
:09:41. > :09:45.April and proved hugely popular from the start. They also consider
:09:45. > :09:49.themselves part of the business community and are conducting their
:09:49. > :09:54.own year-long study into the economic impact of the gallery.
:09:54. > :10:00.need to look at a longer period of time to get in to what the impact
:10:00. > :10:04.has been. The opening day and 16th April was a day of festivity and
:10:04. > :10:10.festival in the town. So many people said they had never had such
:10:10. > :10:14.a busy day. Traders do have some gripes. Precise age and not enough
:10:14. > :10:18.quality accommodation. Some businesses feel a gallery was the
:10:18. > :10:24.wrong development in the wrong place, and others say more needs to
:10:24. > :10:29.the done. We need events, when we have an event here in Margate,
:10:29. > :10:36.whether it is a motor cycling A event, Auric kite-flying festival,
:10:36. > :10:46.we are busy. If we were busier we could create jobs on a more regular
:10:46. > :10:46.
:10:46. > :10:56.basis. There is a lot more are we can do. How many shops take Euros?
:10:56. > :11:02.Not very many. There is a lot we can do to attract people. Later
:11:02. > :11:06.this year that Turner Gallery will host an exhibition of watercolours
:11:06. > :11:10.attracting thousands more visitors to Margate.
:11:10. > :11:14.The Turner Contemporary bringing thousands more people to Margate.
:11:14. > :11:22.Perhaps now is the time for entrepreneurs to grab opportunities.
:11:22. > :11:24.What about buying the social club that behind me?
:11:24. > :11:31.The education secretary Michael Gove has announced he will not be
:11:31. > :11:35.restoring the building schools for the future funding in the six local
:11:35. > :11:43.parties which forced there Secretary of State to rethink his
:11:43. > :11:47.decision. He said he would cover the costs. Because the previous
:11:47. > :11:51.government chose not to continue with this, I do not have the facts
:11:51. > :11:55.to judge how the needs of these schools compare with the needs of
:11:55. > :12:02.other schools around the country. The ferrous thing I can do is help
:12:02. > :12:09.to meet the costs which might arise from the projects that these
:12:09. > :12:13.schools have incurred. The amount of money generated from speed
:12:13. > :12:17.cameras in Kent has dropped to its lowest ever level because more
:12:17. > :12:22.people are choosing to go on speed awareness courses rather than pay a
:12:22. > :12:26.fine. The Association of British drivers say the same number of
:12:26. > :12:32.people being caught speeding is the same suggesting the courses do not
:12:32. > :12:35.work. Last month, �15,000 was collected from speed cameras
:12:35. > :12:39.compared to 30 times that much seven years ago.
:12:39. > :12:44.The elderly parents of a man from Kent left in a coma after a
:12:44. > :12:48.motorbike crash in Indonesia have flown out to Bali today. Richard
:12:48. > :12:58.Plummer has led his insurance lapse and his parents had paid out
:12:58. > :13:01.He's a Kent pub landlord and one of the few former News of The World
:13:01. > :13:03.journalists to admit that phone hacking was rife at the paper. Paul
:13:04. > :13:06.McMullen, who was an investigative journalist at the paper in the
:13:07. > :13:09.1990s, has argued that hacking was often justified in order to obtain
:13:10. > :13:19.legitimate stories, and today he left the comfort of his Dover pub
:13:20. > :13:22.
:13:22. > :13:25.to spend the day at Parliament. Our reporter Rebecca Barry was there.
:13:25. > :13:29.The former News of the World journalist who is himself now the
:13:29. > :13:33.focus of media attention. Paul McMullen hit the headlines when he
:13:33. > :13:37.claimed phone hacking was rife at the News of the World. He was even
:13:37. > :13:42.secretly recorded by Hugh Grant admitting wrongdoing at the paper.
:13:42. > :13:50.Today, he is at Westminster to hear his former bosses get killed. We
:13:50. > :13:56.are with him to hear his reaction. James Murdoch said some former
:13:56. > :14:02.journalists had tarnished the reputation of the paper. This is
:14:02. > :14:07.disingenuous because the reporter is me. My colleagues, who hacked
:14:07. > :14:12.into people's phones, where doing it for him. Stop pointing the
:14:12. > :14:17.finger at reporters. We were doing it for them. Surely, as one of
:14:17. > :14:21.those journalists, you Iraq -- acting for your journalists because
:14:21. > :14:31.there was pressure. Surely, each individual like yourself these to
:14:31. > :14:32.
:14:32. > :14:35.take some responsibility? No, not if you're told that when Rebekah
:14:35. > :14:41.Brooks hired me, she said I like him because he will do anything to
:14:41. > :14:47.get a story. That was the philosophy. You would go to it
:14:47. > :14:54.great lengths to get a result. you regret that now? No, I don't
:14:54. > :15:00.think I do. With that came underhand tactics? Absolutely.
:15:00. > :15:04.What's wrong with doing something slightly dodgy to get to the truth.
:15:04. > :15:09.It wasn't to advance the evil, we were just tried to write the truth.
:15:09. > :15:13.Even if those whose truth you tried to find out where victims of crime,
:15:13. > :15:18.not criminals themselves are people on the public eye? That's where he
:15:18. > :15:24.should have stepped into rain is back. Rebekah Brooks didn't and
:15:24. > :15:27.Andy Coulson didn't. Paul says he now plans to get away from a media
:15:27. > :15:32.circus and return to his pub and over and perhaps a writer book
:15:32. > :15:38.about his role on the scandal that seat from the pages of a paper to
:15:38. > :15:48.the heart of Parliament. Rebecca Barrow joins us live from
:15:48. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :15:59.Westminster now. Damian Collins, who is a member of the Committee
:15:59. > :16:02.for Culture, Media and Sport. He asked Rebecca Brits when she first
:16:02. > :16:12.knew about the scandal. She said the first time was last Monday when
:16:12. > :16:14.
:16:14. > :16:17.the first time has to send an unreserved apology to this family.
:16:17. > :16:23.And shortly after Mr Collins asked his questions, there was a dramatic
:16:23. > :16:26.incident, wasn't there? A protest are picked up a plate of
:16:26. > :16:29.shaving foam on through to the other Murdoch. Even his wife let to
:16:30. > :16:34.the defence. He apparently said, you naughty billionaire, before
:16:34. > :16:37.being dragged away by security. This is our top story tonight. The
:16:37. > :16:40.Diocese of Chichester has denied a cover up in the case of child sex
:16:40. > :16:42.abuse by priests in East Sussex. It is launching an investigation to
:16:42. > :16:47.find out how significantly inaccurate information was
:16:47. > :16:52.published in a report looking at the cases.
:16:52. > :16:55.Also in tonight's programme: The unconvincing waxworks dubbed 'dud
:16:55. > :17:04.ringers.' The exhibits at a Kent museum said to look nothing like
:17:04. > :17:08.their real-life counterparts. And I'll be bringing you the latest
:17:08. > :17:10.weather details. This week is providing us with a mix of sunshine
:17:11. > :17:17.and showers and at the end of the programme, I will give you full
:17:17. > :17:20.weather forecast. The unusually hot dry spring has
:17:20. > :17:23.caused all manner of problems for our farmers, but for wildlife, the
:17:23. > :17:31.problems have been a matter of life and death, and there are real
:17:31. > :17:34.concerns for the eel population in sussex. It all begins when European
:17:34. > :17:39.eels migrate to spawn in the Sargasso Sea off the US coast,
:17:39. > :17:43.resulting in a 4,000 mile migration from the UK. They're then carried
:17:43. > :17:46.back on the ocean current to the UK where they grow up to 60-80 cm in
:17:46. > :17:55.length. But as Natalie Graham examines in tonight's Social Report,
:17:55. > :17:59.fewer and fewer are making it inland.
:17:59. > :18:04.The Environment Agency has been monitoring the number of baby eels
:18:04. > :18:10.here for the last five years. The highest annual count was 30,000.
:18:10. > :18:13.This year, they found fewer than 1000. The water levels here are
:18:13. > :18:16.just too low for deals to get up steam.
:18:16. > :18:19.These little chaps have already made an amazing journey all the way
:18:19. > :18:23.across the Atlantic to the freshwater streams here where they
:18:23. > :18:26.will hope to reach maturity. These are the lucky ones, because water
:18:26. > :18:31.levels are so low gear that many of their brothers and sisters have not
:18:31. > :18:36.made it this far. This time of year, July, that editors are getting warm
:18:36. > :18:41.and they should be seen the peak numbers. The really water levels we
:18:41. > :18:48.have had with the Bynea drought conditions, there has not been much
:18:48. > :18:55.fresh water going out to see which attacks them in. There is not that
:18:55. > :19:00.attraction now and thereby passing these areas. To give eel
:19:00. > :19:04.recruitment a helping hand, the Environment Agency has installed
:19:04. > :19:07.culverts in smaller schemes. Instead of being trapped in the
:19:07. > :19:12.shallows, this man-made channel allows the eels to swim to the
:19:12. > :19:16.deeper waters with a tingle to adult size. There is a lot we don't
:19:16. > :19:21.know what it these long-distance travellers. Conservationists are
:19:21. > :19:26.not sure how serious the recent decline in their population is.
:19:26. > :19:32.Some say it is over fishing, others say it is barriers to migration.
:19:32. > :19:38.Others say it is pollution a parasite. Perhaps it is carnivores
:19:38. > :19:42.feeding them. Having got this far, the six-month old eels here have a
:19:42. > :19:52.good chance of reaching adult size. They will then return to the
:19:52. > :19:54.
:19:54. > :19:57.Sargasso Sea, the place they began their extraordinary lives.
:19:57. > :20:01.Now, if you're worried you might be getting too old to play your
:20:01. > :20:04.favourite sport, take heart. You might want to think again. The
:20:04. > :20:08.Sussex cricket team has been in action looking to extend an
:20:08. > :20:11.unbeaten run that's lasted for three seasons. Yes, that is true,
:20:11. > :20:13.although the side in question was the over-70's squad. Robin Gibson
:20:13. > :20:20.has been observing from the boundary in Robertsbridge that you
:20:20. > :20:25.are never to old to play your favourite sport.
:20:25. > :20:28.A perfect seen on a perfect day. A centuries-old game whose players
:20:28. > :20:35.can amass more than a few centuries of cricketing experience between
:20:35. > :20:45.them. I think I am still the youngest to get a first-class
:20:45. > :20:54.
:20:54. > :20:59.Staying fit is a lifelong challenge for all sportsmen, and these
:20:59. > :21:06.players are justifiably proud, even if they're surprised they're still
:21:06. > :21:13.going strong. If you enjoy the game so much, why give it up?
:21:13. > :21:19.serious is that? Are very serious. Out there, it is serious. After
:21:19. > :21:25.words, you can start talking to the opposition! Today they're playing
:21:25. > :21:30.Suffolk and Norfolk. They have travelled a long way. We think we
:21:30. > :21:38.have a good chance. Even at our age, we try to be competitive and give
:21:38. > :21:48.it the best shot, but we will enjoy it. We don't see a lot of sex is
:21:48. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :22:00.obviously. -- sixes. Today, this play a wry top 100 runs with the
:22:00. > :22:07.camera watching. I shall tell my wife, and she may get something
:22:07. > :22:14.nice for me for tea. For now, their unbeaten record remains in place.
:22:14. > :22:24.But after notching up 197 runs, Sussex are being pressed hard. They
:22:24. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :22:34.will have to fight for the last competitive ball. A very serious
:22:34. > :22:37.business. Now, would you like to get your
:22:37. > :22:40.hands on this? It's the Olympic Torch, and a replica is on display
:22:40. > :22:44.at the Jerwood Gallery in Hastings today to encourage us all to name
:22:44. > :22:47.people who might have earned the right to carry it on its relay to
:22:47. > :22:48.the Olympic Stadium this time next year. The route will include
:22:48. > :22:51.Brighton, Hastings, Dover and Maidstone.
:22:51. > :22:54.We've all done it. Posed next to our favourite waxwork - that's if
:22:54. > :22:58.we recognise who they're meant to be, of course. A waxwork attraction
:22:58. > :23:03.in Kent is making their visitors work extra hard. Let's just say
:23:03. > :23:06.some of the faces aren't entirely obvious. Legends in Wax at the Hop
:23:06. > :23:16.Farm Family Park in Paddock Wood does appear to require some
:23:16. > :23:16.
:23:16. > :23:22.concentration, as Ria Chatterjee has been to find out.
:23:22. > :23:31.Have a guess, who are these famous people? Do you think you guessed
:23:31. > :23:38.right? Let's go inside and find out. The answers: Tom Cruise, Kylie
:23:38. > :23:46.Minogue, the Queen and Sylvester Stallone. Packed full of music
:23:46. > :23:51.stars of Hollywood legends, these famous faces have people talking.
:23:51. > :24:00.didn't recognise Kylie Minogue at all. Tom Cruise was just not
:24:00. > :24:05.recognisable, and I guess at Arnold Schwarzenegger as well.
:24:05. > :24:09.recognised some of them, like Clint Eastwood and John Wayne. In terms
:24:09. > :24:14.of just looking at them, if they did not have names, you would not
:24:14. > :24:18.be able to identify them. They were made by a sculptor in the States
:24:18. > :24:23.especially for this attraction. do like them being a little bizarre,
:24:23. > :24:33.because it is not boring. Something of its range is more fun and it
:24:33. > :24:36.
:24:36. > :24:40.fits in. They're hoping to update their collection soon.
:24:40. > :24:50.The looks suspiciously like they were modelled on the one man. Even
:24:50. > :24:54.
:24:54. > :24:59.Well, a bit of a mixture to come this week. Within the space of a
:24:59. > :25:04.couple of miles, a real variety of weather. There was flooding in some
:25:04. > :25:07.places where Op other people were going into work and shorts.
:25:07. > :25:12.There'll be a mixture of sunshine and showers over the next few days.
:25:12. > :25:17.And I will give you some more detail and at! Tonight, dying out
:25:17. > :25:22.with a showers clearing away. Mist and fog patches will develop.
:25:22. > :25:26.Plenty of sunshine today but mixed in with a beer but of cloud cover
:25:26. > :25:30.and that has made a bit of wet weather. As I say, still more to
:25:30. > :25:35.come over the next few hours. Nothing to substantial but it will
:25:35. > :25:41.not be a dry picture until later on tonight. Quite a lot of cloud cover
:25:41. > :25:46.around. Those temperatures down to about 11 Celsius, and by tomorrow
:25:46. > :25:50.morning, we'll see some breaks in that cloud. As we do, some early
:25:50. > :25:55.sunshine tomorrow but that will be the best of the day's weather, so
:25:55. > :26:01.make the most of it. Later on, and huge increase in cloud cover and,
:26:01. > :26:06.as you can see, a bit of rain. A lot of showers and not particularly
:26:06. > :26:12.heavy, but more widespread. Those temperatures getting up to 20
:26:12. > :26:16.Celsius. You can see highs here of 14 Celsius. By tomorrow evening, a
:26:16. > :26:21.fair few showers still around. They will not have cleared and overnight
:26:21. > :26:25.it will be a bit wetter than tonight. Because there is more
:26:25. > :26:29.cloud cover around, the temperatures will not do quite as
:26:29. > :26:34.low. They will go to 13 Celsius at their lowest, so not much
:26:34. > :26:38.difference between day and night. Although there are still more
:26:38. > :26:43.shares to come on Thursday, alert here it the UK and you can see most
:26:43. > :26:47.of the showers are throughout the south. For a day will bring is the
:26:47. > :26:51.best of this week's weather. The weekend is still looking a bit
:26:51. > :26:57.uncertain, particularly Sunday. Saturday is looking to be a pretty
:26:57. > :27:04.wet Picture, but Brady, we'll see some Shun shine and not much wet
:27:04. > :27:10.weather. -- Friday. The real thing that will be consistent for the
:27:10. > :27:16.next few days are the temperatures. Not up to much. Tomorrow, a high of
:27:17. > :27:21.18 Celsius with a few showers. On the days to follow that, as you can
:27:21. > :27:26.see, a fair bit of wet weather and those temperatures not getting