:00:06. > :00:10.Welcome to South East Today. Tonight's top stories.
:00:10. > :00:18.He felt like he was the one on trial. The father of two small
:00:18. > :00:24.children murdered by their mother says the court favours the criminal.
:00:24. > :00:27.It is wrong and biased in favour of the criminal. It is unfair.
:00:27. > :00:28.How Twitter helped police keep Kent and Sussex calm while other parts
:00:29. > :00:31.of the country burned during the riots.
:00:32. > :00:39.Why a Kent council is pushing for severe restrictions on the live
:00:39. > :00:41.animal export trade. Cashing in on the Open. How East
:00:41. > :00:44.Kent has seen a rise in golfing holidays since Sandwich.
:00:44. > :00:54.And using guerrilla tactics to promote Planet of the Apes. The
:00:54. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:01.Brighton graffiti artist and his can-do attitude.
:01:01. > :01:05.Good evening. The father of two small children, who were murdered
:01:05. > :01:09.by their mother and left in a holdall in the boot of a car, has
:01:09. > :01:12.attacked the way he was treated in court, saying it made him feel like
:01:12. > :01:16.he was the one on trial. Paul Donnison said he believes the
:01:16. > :01:18.system is wrong, biased and unfair. He was speaking after a jury found
:01:18. > :01:28.Fiona Donnison guilty of murdering three-year-old Harry and two-year-
:01:28. > :01:29.
:01:29. > :01:34.old Elise. Fiona Donnison was jailed for a
:01:34. > :01:38.minimum of 32 years for murdering her children. Yesterday at Lewes
:01:38. > :01:44.Crown Court, her former partner criticised the criminal justice
:01:44. > :01:49.system saying he felt as if he was on trial. It is the system. It is
:01:49. > :01:55.wrong and biased in favour of the criminal and is clearly unfair. The
:01:55. > :02:01.judge had to remind the jury I was not on trial. In addition, I had no
:02:01. > :02:07.voice to speak for my children. It is clear that the murderer was
:02:07. > :02:11.treated at all times with what I would describe as kid gloves.
:02:11. > :02:15.cross-examination he was accused of having an affair, losing his temper
:02:15. > :02:21.and grabbing one of his children. A charity argues that in some cases
:02:21. > :02:31.the line of questioning can be inappropriate. Witnesses to come
:02:31. > :02:33.forward are not aware they will be cross examined. We believe the
:02:33. > :02:37.Crown Prosecution Service and the judges should be robust in the
:02:37. > :02:44.Challenge and of these in appropriate cross-questioning us.
:02:44. > :02:46.It is not the first time a family has been angered. In the case of
:02:47. > :02:51.this school girl, her father claimed he had been treated like a
:02:52. > :02:57.defendant. My family has had to pay too high a price for this
:02:57. > :03:01.conviction. The agony we have had as a family has been compounded by
:03:01. > :03:07.the effects of this trial. response to criticism, the Criminal
:03:07. > :03:12.Bar Association said the nature of trials is fundamental to justice.
:03:12. > :03:17.They say a strength of the system is the defence lawyers do their job
:03:17. > :03:21.and give the defendant the best defence possible. I want to make
:03:21. > :03:25.people aware of what my family went through, to see a change in the
:03:25. > :03:31.system to allow relatives to at least have the right to have a
:03:31. > :03:34.voice that is listened to. concerns raised by Paul Donnison
:03:34. > :03:40.shiner light on a system that should ensure justice is done. For
:03:40. > :03:43.some, the means to get the truth can be hard to bear.
:03:43. > :03:45.Kent Police have thanked people in the county after last night passed
:03:45. > :03:49.without any significant disorder or damage, despite disturbances in the
:03:49. > :03:51.north and midlands. While things were calmer in London
:03:51. > :03:55.overnight after the riots earlier this week, rumours of potential
:03:55. > :03:59.trouble in the South East proved to be wrong. There was just one arrest
:03:59. > :04:07.in Kent after a 14-year-old boy threw a rock at a police car in
:04:07. > :04:12.Ashford. We are supporting the Metropolitan
:04:12. > :04:18.Police with officers going there. We have a lot of officers ready and
:04:18. > :04:23.on standby so that if there are any incidence of disorder, we will
:04:23. > :04:26.respond to it with zero tolerance and with dynamic response.
:04:26. > :04:29.In Sussex, two men were arrested on suspicion of public order offences.
:04:29. > :04:31.It is alleged they tried to organise disorder in Hastings on
:04:31. > :04:34.Facebook. Police were monitoring the social media site and also
:04:34. > :04:39.using Twitter to investigate rumours of planned trouble and
:04:39. > :04:42.communicate with people to quash any disturbances. The riots have
:04:42. > :04:45.highlighted the way police are now using technology in their everyday
:04:45. > :04:55.work and to reassure the public when rumours abound of people
:04:55. > :04:56.
:04:56. > :05:01.taking to the streets. After several nights of rioting in
:05:01. > :05:07.London, social media sites were themselves ablaze with rumours
:05:07. > :05:10.about what would happen next. This officer is the head person using
:05:10. > :05:14.Twitter for Hastings police. This is the first major incident where
:05:14. > :05:20.he has used it to rapidly communicate with the public. People
:05:20. > :05:25.got behind us last night. They realised this was misinformation
:05:25. > :05:29.coming out across social networks. And that our officers on the ground
:05:29. > :05:35.telling me what was happening in reality, that places were not on
:05:35. > :05:38.fire and there was no rioting in Hastings. They started to pass that
:05:38. > :05:45.on Twitter and said to follow Hastings police to find out what
:05:45. > :05:50.was happening. It seemed to Hwan. Soon, people were thanking there
:05:50. > :05:59.police for the information -- is seen to work. They have 9000
:05:59. > :06:05.followers in Sussex Police. Many officers use this on the beat.
:06:05. > :06:10.we can do is that we can use this as part of our method of policing
:06:10. > :06:17.demonstrations. We can give accurate information to groups and
:06:17. > :06:22.individuals to understand what is happening and provide that.
:06:22. > :06:28.idea is to engage with as many people as soon as possible. Because
:06:28. > :06:33.of the people who use it, it is a good way of seeing what they are up
:06:33. > :06:37.to. It would seem a good way to organise riots to use Facebook so
:06:37. > :06:42.the police should use the same medium to quell them. A it is a way
:06:42. > :06:48.of getting messages across to the people. Twitter launched in 2006
:06:48. > :06:53.and has over 200 million followers worldwide. They can communicate
:06:54. > :07:02.with, and they can listen, and they can engage with. People can tell
:07:02. > :07:06.them what is going on. It is a good process of dialogue. This officer
:07:06. > :07:12.says he can work like a community officer with this even when he is
:07:12. > :07:17.in the office. Our reporter joins us from Hastings.
:07:17. > :07:23.How can the police know what is a hoax and what is not?
:07:23. > :07:29.From police intelligence, they knew it was two or three people trying
:07:29. > :07:35.to whip up a frenzy of panic in the town. This is the problem with
:07:35. > :07:41.social network sites. They are easy to spread nonsense quickly. Tonight,
:07:41. > :07:45.50 policemen and women from Sussex will be going to London to support
:07:45. > :07:52.the Metropolitan Police. They are trained in public order. There will
:07:52. > :07:56.be a police presence in Hastings as usual. Annual leave has not been
:07:56. > :08:00.councils but a uniform officers have had rest days cancelled.
:08:00. > :08:06.In a moment, the sea horse. The dramatic moment a horse swam half a
:08:06. > :08:09.mile offshore and had to be rescued by the lifeboat.
:08:09. > :08:12.A Kent council has stepped into the row over live animal exports,
:08:12. > :08:16.calling on the government to push for a Europe-wide limit on
:08:16. > :08:20.livestock journey times. The trade restarted at the Port of Ramsgate
:08:20. > :08:24.earlier this year. Now, Thanet Council is calling for a maximum
:08:24. > :08:27.journey time of eight hours. That would would effectively make the
:08:27. > :08:37.shipments uneconomical. The National Farmers' Union says
:08:37. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:43.exporting live animals is essential to enable farmers to earn a living.
:08:43. > :08:49.Early-morning protests at the port. Although the council runs it, it
:08:49. > :08:54.cannot ban live exports. Now, it is trying a different approach.
:08:54. > :08:58.there was an eight hour maximum journey time, it would not
:08:58. > :09:05.practically enable the trade to continue. I think that the life
:09:05. > :09:10.shipment of animals is horrible. It looks like a cruel trade. It ought
:09:10. > :09:12.to be stopped. I think this will be to be stopped. I think this will be
:09:12. > :09:15.able to do that. In a letter to the government, the council says that
:09:15. > :09:22.current restrictions make it difficult to guarantee the welfare
:09:22. > :09:23.of animals in long periods of transfer. It asks them to take the
:09:23. > :09:29.transfer. It asks them to take the new look at what constitutes
:09:29. > :09:33.new look at what constitutes appropriate treatment.
:09:33. > :09:37.Campaigners say that animals Campaigners say that animals
:09:37. > :09:42.passing through Kent can face huge journeys with exhaustion and stress.
:09:42. > :09:48.Some of these animals are only maybe two weeks old. They are taken
:09:48. > :09:55.from their mothers and sent from the North of England to Spain. Just
:09:55. > :10:00.to be reared for veal, presumably. The minimum time would probably be
:10:00. > :10:04.two whole days. There is in the South East to support live exports
:10:04. > :10:09.say that abattoirs in France are often closer than once in England
:10:09. > :10:15.and animals are well looked after. The Transport limits are set by
:10:15. > :10:20.Europe. You have to change European regulation. In Europe, animals have
:10:20. > :10:25.to travel greater distances to be moved for feeding. The Department
:10:25. > :10:30.for food and rural affairs said the UK would prefer animals to be
:10:30. > :10:34.slaughtered as close as possible to where it is produced. They cannot
:10:34. > :10:39.ban Live exports because of European trade rules. The
:10:39. > :10:42.commission is preparing a report on animal transport.
:10:42. > :10:45.A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a collision on the A28
:10:45. > :10:49.at Great Chart near Ashford. Police were called to the crash just
:10:49. > :10:53.before 7am. The driver of the 4x4 vehicle involved in the crash was
:10:53. > :11:01.not injured. A 22-year-old man riding the bike was taken to the
:11:01. > :11:04.William Harvey Hospital at Ashford and is in a critical condition.
:11:04. > :11:12.A lifeboat was launched off the Kent coast yesterday to rescue a
:11:13. > :11:15.struggling horse. 999 calls reported a horse in difficulties in
:11:15. > :11:19.the sea off Sandwich Bay. The horse, called Shallimah, was approximately
:11:19. > :11:26.half a mile offshore by the time they reached it. Our reporter is in
:11:26. > :11:31.Walmer. How did it end up so far shore?
:11:31. > :11:37.The horse and rider were along the coast. A wave came in. The rider
:11:37. > :11:43.fell off and the horse started swimming frantically out to sea.
:11:43. > :11:48.Onlookers saw it and the lifeboat was launched. One of the onlookers
:11:48. > :11:52.it is the chairman of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute. You
:11:52. > :12:00.came up with an ingenious way to locate this incident. I was
:12:00. > :12:04.concerned about the man he tried to go after the horse. We had been
:12:04. > :12:07.flying a kite and we use that to mark the position where the horse
:12:07. > :12:13.was so that lifeboat would know where to look for it. They did the
:12:13. > :12:16.hard work. We will go over to those who did the hard work. It must be
:12:16. > :12:24.difficult to get the horse under control and take it back to the
:12:24. > :12:33.coast. Yes. A horse is a flight animal. It's instinct was to swim
:12:33. > :12:38.away from us as we arrived. We tried to shepherd it back into
:12:38. > :12:43.shore and allow it to swim on its own. There was decided we looked
:12:43. > :12:47.inviting and decided to come and say hello. At that point, we had to
:12:47. > :12:54.make a decision as to how to get hold of a horse and bring her in
:12:54. > :12:59.safely. Why he is surprised that the boss raised the alarm?
:12:59. > :13:06.Certainly. We do not know who will raise the alarm. It can be any
:13:06. > :13:14.member of the public. We will answer to anything, whoever calls
:13:14. > :13:21.in. The horse has been check to and is very well. We have heard that
:13:21. > :13:27.Dover lifeboat has been launched because of problems in the Channel.
:13:27. > :13:32.It is approaching a quarter to seven. This is our top story. The
:13:32. > :13:36.father of two children murdered by their mother has attacked the way
:13:36. > :13:46.he was treated in court. Paul Donnison has said it made him feel
:13:46. > :13:49.
:13:49. > :13:55.as if he was on trial. Also... The return of Ashley
:13:55. > :14:01.Jackson. Hopes of glory on the hockey pitch. And the connection
:14:01. > :14:04.between the rise of Planet Of The Apes and a Brighton graffiti artist.
:14:04. > :14:08.It was hoped last month's Open Championship at Sandwich would
:14:08. > :14:12.provide a financial boost to the local economy. For some, it appears
:14:12. > :14:15.to be working. Bookings for golf breaks in Kent have soared by more
:14:15. > :14:18.than 90 per cent over the past two months compared with the same
:14:18. > :14:28.period last year. On average golfers stay for three nights
:14:28. > :14:29.
:14:29. > :14:38.during their break in the county. And they each spend around �300.
:14:38. > :14:44.It was an emotional victory for Darren Clarke. And an unexpected
:14:44. > :14:48.triumph for him and a success story for the club in Sandwich that
:14:48. > :14:54.hosted the Open Championship. It inspired one man to book a golf
:14:54. > :14:58.break in Kent for the first time. If you play football, you cannot
:14:58. > :15:02.play at Old Trafford, and if you enjoy cricket, you cannot play at
:15:02. > :15:07.Lord's, but if you play golf, you can play way your heroes play and
:15:07. > :15:12.that is why I am here. Whatever the weather, hundreds of others are
:15:12. > :15:17.choosing to play in Kent as a result of the victory of Darren
:15:17. > :15:22.Clarke and the Open Championship. It could mean a boost to tourism.
:15:22. > :15:27.Gulf has historically spend more money than other visitors. --
:15:27. > :15:33.golfers. They keep playing in times of economic crisis. It is probably
:15:33. > :15:37.one of the last things they would give up. Visit Kent and
:15:37. > :15:41.representatives of the top clubs in the county match with Europe's
:15:41. > :15:46.largest golf travel company who are promoting breaks where golfers can
:15:46. > :15:55.experience a number of Kent golf courses. There are over 100 courses
:15:55. > :16:02.in Kent with courses to meet every budget and all standard of golfers.
:16:02. > :16:11.It was clear that a company offering a simple booking process
:16:11. > :16:17.to the golfers. It is of benefit to others, such as restaurants.
:16:17. > :16:21.region has not benefited as much as others, such as Scotland, and there
:16:21. > :16:28.is no reason why we should not do so now. We have great courses on
:16:28. > :16:38.the coast and inland. The eventual aim is to establish Kent as a top
:16:38. > :16:39.
:16:39. > :16:42.European golfing destination. He has been called the David
:16:42. > :16:44.Beckham of hockey and many people believe he could be one of the
:16:44. > :16:49.stars of the London Olympics However, Ashley Jackson from
:16:49. > :16:51.Chatham has missed the last nine months through injury. But he's now
:16:51. > :17:00.back and hoping to help England defend their European Championship
:17:00. > :17:05.title later this month. They both her blonde hair and wear
:17:05. > :17:09.the No. 7 shirt and both have represented their country. In 2002,
:17:09. > :17:14.David Beckham made a comeback after injury. Having missed much of the
:17:14. > :17:19.last year, Ashley Jackson is determined to do the same. If he
:17:19. > :17:25.were a footballer or cricketer, he would be a household name. Hockey
:17:25. > :17:30.does not enjoy such a high profile. That could change. British hopes in
:17:30. > :17:33.the Olympic Games seem to depend on Ashley Jackson. Something he hopes
:17:33. > :17:38.to prove at the European championships over the next few
:17:38. > :17:42.weeks. I am not going there to say I have not played for a while and
:17:42. > :17:47.we will see how it goes and if I am rubbish I will use that as an
:17:47. > :17:52.excuse. I will try to be the same as I was in 2009, and be better on
:17:52. > :17:57.top of that, to deliver and score goals and corners and make sure we
:17:57. > :18:03.are top of the table. The British team is more than just this one man.
:18:03. > :18:08.If they are to win gold in London, Ashley Jackson is likely to play a
:18:08. > :18:12.part in that success. Most tournaments we have been to we have
:18:12. > :18:17.stepped up at the right time and performed under pressure. It is
:18:17. > :18:23.great to have him for that. We look at the squad and have that in
:18:23. > :18:28.abundance. Hockey needs a new hero. The Olympic Games could provide the
:18:28. > :18:34.perfect opportunity. He is the kind of player everybody wants to
:18:34. > :18:39.support because he put so much effort into it. He wants to win, in
:18:39. > :18:43.the nicest way, without aggression. He is probably the player of the
:18:43. > :18:51.century for us in this country. That is a lot to live up to. He
:18:51. > :19:00.thrives on pressure and cannot wait to get playing again. Are you
:19:01. > :19:06.impressed? Brighton are through to the second round of the Carling Cup
:19:06. > :19:11.after victory last night. Their new captain was judged to have brought
:19:11. > :19:14.down a player in the box. Ashley Barnes scored from the spot to give
:19:14. > :19:17.Brighton their second home victory in a week.
:19:17. > :19:19.Charlton Athletic have re-signed striker Jason Euell on a one-year
:19:20. > :19:23.contract. The 34-year-old was Charlton's record signing when he
:19:23. > :19:32.first joined the club ten years ago for almost �5 million and was
:19:32. > :19:38.leading scorer for each of his first three seasons at the Valley.
:19:38. > :19:44.It has been a good day for Matt Prior who picked up three catches
:19:44. > :19:47.as India were dismissed for 224 on their opening day in the third Test
:19:47. > :19:51.match in Birmingham. Villages across the South East are
:19:51. > :19:54.being given the chance to bid for a share of lottery funding. �5
:19:54. > :19:58.million is to be used to help transform rural areas. Village SOS
:19:58. > :20:08.is being run in conjunction with a TV series that begins tonight on
:20:08. > :20:10.
:20:10. > :20:14.BBC One. Tonight's programme highlights how
:20:14. > :20:18.someone's business idea could rebuild their community. Village
:20:18. > :20:22.life can seem idyllic. The economic life of a village can be less than
:20:22. > :20:29.perfect with problems with housing, public transport and shops and pubs
:20:29. > :20:32.closing. The loss of local amenities can rip a heart out of
:20:32. > :20:39.village life. People in villages have brilliant ideas that could
:20:39. > :20:42.make a difference to regenerate communities. One idea to take
:20:42. > :20:48.advantage of lottery funding in the past was this cycle hire business
:20:48. > :20:57.which was started and run by local volunteers. We have purchased
:20:57. > :21:03.cycles and that is hour asset -- acid. Through volunteers we can
:21:03. > :21:07.provide a service to the community and tourists. Our villages, with a
:21:07. > :21:15.population of less than 3000, can apply for a share of the money and
:21:15. > :21:21.get free advice. Through the campaign we want, with help and
:21:21. > :21:26.advice and support and cash to equip them to turn the villages
:21:26. > :21:33.around and regenerate communities for the better. That could include
:21:33. > :21:40.anything from reopening a path to a business for tourists. -- that the
:21:40. > :21:49.local pub. If you want to get it in touch and
:21:49. > :21:58.find out more, go to the website. It is top of the US box office with
:21:58. > :22:03.$54 million brought in so far. On Thursday, the Rise of Planet Of The
:22:03. > :22:13.Apes will open in the UK. A graffiti artist and Brighton called
:22:13. > :22:16.
:22:16. > :22:21.Aroe has been used to help promote the film.
:22:21. > :22:25.People have been writing on walls for centuries. But these paintings
:22:26. > :22:31.in Brighton have evolved a long way from ancient Greece or the Roman
:22:31. > :22:38.Empire. This graffiti artist has works across the city. His latest
:22:38. > :22:44.was to promote the new Blockbuster Planet Of The Apes film. I said can
:22:45. > :22:54.I do him wearing a baseball cap. I did him with a ghetto-blaster. It
:22:54. > :23:03.became obvious that I could whatever I wanted. I painted him in
:23:03. > :23:10.a train station. The science fiction film is released tomorrow.
:23:10. > :23:14.The one think that it does is it raises awareness. If you look for
:23:14. > :23:21.messages in films, it will raise awareness about animal testing and
:23:21. > :23:27.the way we treat animals. effects are vastly improved since
:23:28. > :23:31.the rubber costumes of the original. These animals are created with
:23:31. > :23:39.state-of-the-art technology which makes the film a in exciting
:23:39. > :23:49.project for Aroe. They let me do whatever I want. It is strange, I
:23:49. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:04.am being interviewed. I was paid It is one of five similar
:24:04. > :24:09.commissions in the UK. And he went bananas to get it painted in eight
:24:09. > :24:13.hours! It is a bit different. Caroline is
:24:13. > :24:19.in Brighton. This is a different way to promote the film and
:24:19. > :24:23.different from the original film. It is a different type of
:24:23. > :24:29.advertising for movies. Normally, when you see an advertisement for a
:24:29. > :24:38.film it is on a bus or a billboard. It is big and glossy. He does not
:24:38. > :24:43.look like this. The commission was "evolution means revolution". That
:24:43. > :24:47.is all he was told. This is what he came up with. It will be
:24:47. > :24:55.interesting to see a film companies and advertising agencies follow
:24:55. > :24:58.along with these guerrilla tactics in advertising. Sorry about that!
:24:58. > :25:06.We can check the weather. You look We can check the weather. You look
:25:06. > :25:12.very summery! It has been a lovely day. I am bringing cloud and rain.
:25:12. > :25:18.Today is a special moment. Remember my moulds -- memorable days. Today
:25:18. > :25:24.is moving like that. Today in 2003, we had the hottest ever UK
:25:24. > :25:29.temperature. It was not anywhere else than other in the South East.
:25:29. > :25:39.Just yesterday I said we have the best of the weather. It happened on
:25:39. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:45.this day in 2003. It got up to 38 degrees near Faversham. Seven
:25:45. > :25:52.locations officially made it above 100 degrees that day in 2003. We
:25:52. > :25:58.did not manage that today. We got up to around 23. But it has been
:25:58. > :26:05.dry, and we have had sunshine. It has been breezy. That will stay
:26:05. > :26:10.with us for at least another 24 hours. Because it is a south-
:26:10. > :26:17.westerly breeze, it will bring in mild air coming from the south-west.
:26:17. > :26:26.It will also bring rain to borrow. It will not arrive until later on -
:26:26. > :26:31.- tomorrow. The best of any sunshine will be at the start and
:26:31. > :26:36.the end of the day. In the middle, there will be showers. Some of them
:26:36. > :26:44.will be heavy. Not good news for David and Cara who are getting
:26:44. > :26:50.married tomorrow afternoon. But you should see brighter weather later.
:26:50. > :26:55.It will still be very breezy. The wind will eventually ease as we go
:26:55. > :27:00.into Friday. If you are joining us for the Festival Friday at
:27:00. > :27:04.Eastbourne, it looks to be a reasonable day. It will be breezy,
:27:04. > :27:07.but it should be dry and there will but it should be dry and there will
:27:07. > :27:13.be sunshine. You will need your shades!
:27:13. > :27:16.We had an angry e-mail asking why we were not at Broadstairs folk
:27:16. > :27:22.festivals. We were there last Friday, we started the whole thing
:27:22. > :27:28.Friday, we started the whole thing off! Thank you, for that. We will