:00:11. > :00:17.Good evening. The tonight's told stories: a controversial scheme to
:00:17. > :00:22.run commuter trains for French people to get jobs in Kent. She
:00:22. > :00:29.lost it 10 stone after a gastric bypass but died of malnutrition. An
:00:29. > :00:35.inquest opens into the death of a local NASA. And a Sussex police to
:00:35. > :00:45.go live with a 24 hours' steaming of everything they go on -- they do
:00:45. > :00:49.
:00:49. > :00:59.online. And the Happy birthday, Road to Hell. The celebration of
:00:59. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:07.Good evening. A scheme to allow hundreds of unemployed people from
:01:07. > :01:14.France to use cut-price commuter trains to get jobs in Kent has been
:01:14. > :01:20.unveiled. Calais has a 16% unemployment rate compared with a
:01:20. > :01:26.2% rate in Ashford. The idea is that French residents can commute
:01:26. > :01:35.daily. But at a time of rising unemployment the idea is bound to
:01:35. > :01:45.be controversial in the UK. It is about making a living in one place
:01:45. > :01:46.
:01:46. > :01:51.and commuting from another. In the beginning it will advantage
:01:51. > :01:57.more the people from Calais. But in the future it may be an opportunity
:01:57. > :02:02.for young people to work internationally. Perhaps in the
:02:02. > :02:06.north of France. That is what we think.
:02:06. > :02:13.But for people like this Kent resident already looking for a job
:02:13. > :02:20.and Ashford it is a concern. Only one application resulted in a
:02:20. > :02:25.reply. They said I hadn't got the job and that was it. I think the
:02:26. > :02:35.suggestion would mean even less jobs are for us.
:02:36. > :02:48.
:02:48. > :02:51.Her how do the towns compare? The It is a fantastic that Ashford is
:02:51. > :02:56.being recognised as a town of opportunity but we must be
:02:56. > :03:01.realistic. We are in difficult times and this place is no
:03:01. > :03:11.different to other towns up and down the country.
:03:11. > :03:12.
:03:12. > :03:18.Next abuse in Ashford. -- mixed reviews.
:03:18. > :03:21.It is a fantastic idea, opening it up for everybody.
:03:21. > :03:27.There are very few people here who could go the other way and speak
:03:27. > :03:31.French. There are not many jobs going. I am
:03:31. > :03:37.not sure why people from France would want to come here for jobs.
:03:37. > :03:42.It is hard enough for those who already live here to find a job.
:03:42. > :03:49.Using the same tracks as Eurostar the idea is that the train would be
:03:49. > :03:56.fast and affordable. Is this just the old argument, British jobs for
:03:56. > :04:01.British workers? We have heard that phrase Lords
:04:01. > :04:07.today. But the reality is that people in Europe have the right to
:04:07. > :04:12.come here and get a job. -- we have heard that phrase a lot today. At
:04:13. > :04:21.the moment, if you wanted to work in France there reality is that you
:04:21. > :04:26.probably have to drive through the Eurotunnel. Take a car, get the
:04:26. > :04:31.train, then use your car at the other men. This is all about taking
:04:31. > :04:41.the character of the equation. But the question as how economic
:04:41. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:57.revival this is. -- a viable. What do you think? We want to know. Is
:04:57. > :05:07.this a good idea. You can contact us using the e-mail address on
:05:07. > :05:08.
:05:08. > :05:18.screen. Many of you have already commented. Well unemployed people
:05:18. > :05:25.
:05:25. > :05:32.in Kent get the same deal to work in Kali asks one person. -- in
:05:32. > :05:35.Calais, asks one person. And another person says if the
:05:35. > :05:42.unemployment rates were reversed I am sure that people here would be
:05:42. > :05:47.happy to have a cheap service to France.
:05:47. > :05:54.A nurse who underwent a gastric bypass operation died after being
:05:54. > :05:57.unable to absorb nutrients from her food. Virginia Humphrey lost 10
:05:57. > :06:04.stone after undergoing surgery to tackle diabetes and high blood
:06:04. > :06:09.pressure. After, her condition deteriorated. She died in hospital
:06:09. > :06:17.last May. How soon after such a rate did it become clear if
:06:17. > :06:22.something had gone wrong? -- after surgery.
:06:22. > :06:28.It took some months. She said she was feeling better and losing
:06:28. > :06:36.weight. But just before Christmas, having lost seven stone, things
:06:36. > :06:41.went downhill. Virginia Humphrey's son was only able to watch as his
:06:41. > :06:48.mother died. Today he came looking for answers. She decided to have
:06:48. > :06:54.radical surgery to improve her health. Instead, it led to death.
:06:54. > :07:02.The surgeons effectively created a mini star Mark, the size of an egg.
:07:02. > :07:09.It dramatically reduces the amount a patient can eat. -- a mini
:07:10. > :07:16.stomach. But for Virginia Humphrey the coroner suggested today that
:07:16. > :07:22.something had gone wrong. Over time she was unable to absorb essential
:07:22. > :07:26.nutrients. Keyhole surgery was carried out in this a London
:07:26. > :07:32.hospital where 250 similar procedures take place a year --
:07:32. > :07:39.every year. Four months later she began vomiting continually and was
:07:39. > :07:47.unable to keep down foot or fluids. Her condition deteriorated over the
:07:47. > :07:51.next few months. Eventually she died. The family has heard from the
:07:51. > :07:57.surgeon and a dietician. Tomorrow they will hear what happened in the
:07:57. > :08:01.days leading up to her death. The coroner was walking through the
:08:01. > :08:08.case chronologically. Starting with the affair will, through to the
:08:08. > :08:11.surgery, ending with the post mortem. -- starting with the
:08:11. > :08:18.referral. It is all about finding out how Virginia Humphrey came to
:08:18. > :08:23.die. Coming up: an opportunity to create
:08:23. > :08:33.jobs or destroy the countryside? The arguments continue over Boris
:08:33. > :08:33.
:08:33. > :08:40.In what is believed to be a world first Sussex police will be
:08:40. > :08:45.broadcasting non-stop live footage of its work for 24 hours tomorrow.
:08:46. > :08:51.Using a live video application online debates in the Life account
:08:51. > :09:01.of the force's activities will run on their website. -- Bay in the
:09:01. > :09:06.
:09:06. > :09:13.life. -- day in the life. From tomorrow we will see a day to day
:09:13. > :09:18.reality. Officers will be filmed as they work.
:09:18. > :09:22.It is your opportunity to follow the work I do.
:09:22. > :09:27.And it will not just the front line staff but you can also see the dog
:09:27. > :09:35.handling unit and the underwater divers. I asked this policeman why
:09:35. > :09:39.he had volunteer. Watch the left of the screen.
:09:39. > :09:48.Often in the human side is missed out. This is what the police are
:09:48. > :09:53.all about. Can I ask you a quick question?
:09:53. > :10:00.We did not set this up. But it illustrates what the police are all
:10:00. > :10:05.about. If you have a mobile phone this is
:10:05. > :10:09.clearly of the scheme for you. But what if you are one of the one in
:10:09. > :10:15.four people in this region has never been on line and is unsure
:10:15. > :10:20.about this kind of thing? I do not have a computer. Neither
:10:20. > :10:26.does my friend. We're not interested. What is the facility
:10:26. > :10:31.for people like that? You are correct, this does not
:10:31. > :10:38.capture everybody. But it still gives a new access. It is like
:10:38. > :10:44.Chinese whispers. We hope it flows through it in different ways.
:10:44. > :10:49.The scheme will continue for one year.
:10:49. > :10:54.The body of a Gurkha soldier who died in Afghanistan has been
:10:54. > :10:58.repatriated to Brize Norton today. Rifle man Vijay Rai was killed by a
:10:58. > :11:06.gunshot wound in the Helmand Provan Swinney came under fire on up to
:11:06. > :11:13.over 15. -- Helmand province.
:11:13. > :11:18.Robert Crawford, 48, is induced -- accused of indecent assault and was
:11:18. > :11:24.arrested after a detailed review of forensic evidence over several
:11:24. > :11:28.months carried out by Sussex police. Southern Water has been ordered to
:11:28. > :11:31.pay back �5 million to their customers by the regulator. The
:11:31. > :11:36.company has been criticised for failing to meet targets for the
:11:36. > :11:41.second year running. 13 million litres of water was lost from pipes
:11:41. > :11:46.in Sussex. People are live near the Battle of
:11:46. > :11:50.Britain Memorial are angry about plans to build a helipad in their
:11:50. > :11:56.village. It is so that customers can take a flight alongside aspect
:11:56. > :12:03.fire but locals believe it would create unacceptable noise levels in
:12:04. > :12:10.Capel-Le-Ferne. It is rare that a machine can symbolise a victory.
:12:10. > :12:14.But the spit fire and the famous few are inseparable. Now the trust
:12:14. > :12:19.which runs the memorial to the pilots who flew in the Battle of
:12:19. > :12:24.Britain are in a dispute with a residence. The battle lines are no
:12:24. > :12:29.longer across the Channel but overhead. Helicopters have been
:12:29. > :12:35.taking paying customers to watch Spitfires fly along the white
:12:35. > :12:41.cliffs. Residents claim that the noise is unacceptable.
:12:41. > :12:47.It came literally out of the blue. We had helicopters landing and
:12:47. > :12:54.taking off at the bottle of the garden. It's Care Bill living
:12:54. > :13:02.daylights out of us all. When you have a stark light that you kind
:13:02. > :13:07.off, you are unsettled. -- a start like that.
:13:07. > :13:11.The Battle of Britain trust accepts that there has been problems and
:13:11. > :13:16.say they are responding to concerns by changing take-off locations and
:13:16. > :13:22.submitting an application for a helipad on land adjacent to the
:13:22. > :13:28.memorial. We value the views of locals. We're
:13:28. > :13:38.working very hard to resolve this situation. It is just a few
:13:38. > :13:45.
:13:45. > :13:49.This is our top story: a scheme to allow hundreds of unemployed people
:13:49. > :13:55.from France to use cut-price commuter trains to get jobs in Kent
:13:56. > :14:00.has been unveiled. Calais has the highest unemployment rate in France.
:14:00. > :14:05.Critics say that Kent has its own unemployment problems.
:14:05. > :14:11.Also tonight: 117 miles of Tarmac to bring you back to where you
:14:11. > :14:21.started - Happy birthday M25. It has been a wet and cloudy day to
:14:21. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:27.day. Willett brighten up for the Business leaders in Kent have been
:14:27. > :14:33.meeting to talk up the idea of building a controversial airport in
:14:33. > :14:35.the Thames saying it could offer economic benefits. The scheme
:14:36. > :14:39.nicknamed Boris island after the London met Boris Johnson would see
:14:40. > :14:45.an artificial island be created in the history to house the airport,
:14:45. > :14:50.which bid be linked to the mainland by tunnels in the Isle of Sheppey.
:14:50. > :14:56.Aircraft with take-off and come into land over DC. You cannot build
:14:56. > :15:01.another runway at Heathrow, Gatwick, what is the alternative?
:15:01. > :15:06.airport proposal has proved to be controversial. Those in favour say
:15:06. > :15:10.it could create up to 70,000 jobs in the area. It will also help deal
:15:10. > :15:14.with increasing demand for air travel over the next 30 years and
:15:14. > :15:20.help make the UK more competitive economically and in comparison with
:15:20. > :15:24.other European airports. However, many organisations such as the
:15:24. > :15:28.Royal Protection of birds have criticised the plans saying it will
:15:28. > :15:32.damage the vestry environment and the increase in jobs will put more
:15:32. > :15:37.pressure on local housing. They also say there were more immediate
:15:37. > :15:43.transport priorities in North Kent such as Roald and railways. Claudia
:15:43. > :15:49.Sermbezis was at the meeting. Boris Johnson's right-hand man on
:15:49. > :15:52.aviation was that the debate. What did he say? And one of the most
:15:52. > :15:58.persuasive arguments was that in the future, because of the
:15:58. > :16:01.predicted increase in demand, if we do not have this airport and if you
:16:01. > :16:05.live here in Chatham and you want to go on holiday abroad, you might
:16:05. > :16:11.end up travelling to Manchester in order to get your flight. It would
:16:11. > :16:16.be 20 % bigger than Heathrow. Catering for 85 million passengers
:16:16. > :16:23.a year. The Thames estuary would be the UK's biggest most important
:16:23. > :16:27.airport. We need the business, investment that business brings us
:16:27. > :16:31.and we need to be well connected with the rest of the world for that.
:16:31. > :16:35.As our neighbours and competitors across the Channel are. There are
:16:35. > :16:41.big airports, hub airports in Holland and France and we are
:16:41. > :16:45.losing out on that because we do not have one. For 300,000 birds fly
:16:45. > :16:49.here. Nothing could stop here so they would have to be shot to
:16:49. > :16:53.prevent the bird strikes. Whenever a development takes place we have
:16:53. > :16:58.to make a decision about where we draw the line. In terms of
:16:58. > :17:02.protecting our heritage, landscapes and wildlife. I would argue that
:17:02. > :17:06.the place to draw that line is a site that has an international
:17:06. > :17:11.wildlife designation. Reports of a new airport had been around for
:17:11. > :17:18.nearly a decade. This was the first time the opposing side came face-
:17:18. > :17:25.to-face. People who live in Medway, those who moved to the area, did
:17:25. > :17:30.not do so because there was an airport nearby. I think most people
:17:30. > :17:34.they see this Boris Island proposal and consider it to be pie-in-the-
:17:34. > :17:41.sky. But businesses say they want and need the opportunities to grow.
:17:41. > :17:44.The economy is in a rut. This type of opportunity could kick
:17:44. > :17:48.construction off quite considerably and if construction kicks off we
:17:48. > :17:51.can get people back into work. new airport would create jobs and
:17:51. > :17:55.better Connectivity but the opposition say the Garden of
:17:55. > :18:01.England should not be reduced to the capital's car park.
:18:01. > :18:05.The debate was very heated this morning. It is set to continue.
:18:05. > :18:09.Boris Johnson will be publishing its next report in the middle of
:18:09. > :18:14.November and the government will be responding with their new policy
:18:14. > :18:20.for aviation by next March. You can learn more about the story
:18:20. > :18:25.of Boris island on our website. Tomorrow Radio Kent will be looking
:18:25. > :18:35.at the idea as they debate the programming to transport issues in
:18:35. > :18:40.
:18:40. > :18:45.What are you doing on 12th November? How about taking part in
:18:45. > :18:49.making a film that will get a premiere on the BBC as part of the
:18:49. > :18:52.build-up to the Olympics. A new project called Britain In A Day
:18:52. > :18:57.launches hoping to paint a picture of life in the UK through the
:18:57. > :19:03.lenses of amateur film-makers right up and down the country. We have
:19:03. > :19:13.been to Margate to meet a teenager who plans to fold in hometown --
:19:13. > :19:15.
:19:15. > :19:22.If they look closely into Margate and stop saying, that place, I
:19:22. > :19:29.would not go there, it is rubbish there, if they look it is not just
:19:29. > :19:33.the high street and Newtown. We have all this new buildings and
:19:33. > :19:37.better things to do for people and they are all free. It is fantastic.
:19:37. > :19:44.At this workshop in Margate, Diggory its learning how to turn
:19:44. > :19:48.his local pride into film. The inspiration is the recent cinema
:19:48. > :19:53.release life in a day which took over 4,000 hours of pictures like
:19:53. > :19:59.these from China from ordinary people in 159 countries and edited
:19:59. > :20:03.them into a full-length feature. On 12th November this year, the BBC
:20:03. > :20:10.hopes to repeat the process, catching Britain In A Day and is
:20:10. > :20:15.asking for footage from people like degree. I really enjoy filming. I
:20:15. > :20:23.have done a couple of things Thom and with other people and a fitting
:20:23. > :20:30.and it is fantastic. Everyone gets an opportunity to show what they do
:20:30. > :20:35.in a day. People you will never know about. It is not as exciting
:20:35. > :20:39.to people news about this old seaside town coming back to light.
:20:39. > :20:43.The only time we have coverage is when we have a festival or
:20:43. > :20:46.something. It would be fantastic to show people what goes on here.
:20:46. > :20:54.finished film will be shown just before the London Olympics next
:20:54. > :20:59.summer when the eyes of the world will be on the UK.
:20:59. > :21:08.I love Margate! If you apply to take part and submit a film, all
:21:08. > :21:14.the details are on our website. It is variously been called the
:21:14. > :21:17.road to nowhere and the road to hell. The M25 and this weekend the
:21:17. > :21:23.117 mile long London orbital motorway celebrates its 25th
:21:23. > :21:27.birthday. It is etched into the culture of the south-east and
:21:27. > :21:31.rarely fails to get a mention in our traffic bulletins. It is hard
:21:31. > :21:38.to imagine our road network without it but getting off the drawing
:21:38. > :21:43.board was an uphill struggle. There is an accident on the
:21:43. > :21:47.southbound carriageway causing serious delays. It is one of the
:21:47. > :21:56.most verbally abused roads in history, which for a motorway it is
:21:56. > :22:02.It is often said to transform drivers into monsters and when it
:22:02. > :22:10.turns up, it is called the longest car park in Europe. 25 years ago,
:22:10. > :22:14.the PM was having none of this. must say I cannot stand those who
:22:14. > :22:19.carp and criticise when they ought to be congratulating Britain on a
:22:19. > :22:26.magnificent achievement and beating of the jumble Britain all over the
:22:26. > :22:30.world! For years we had believed they had good cause about
:22:30. > :22:35.complaining about the mode where ploughing through the countryside.
:22:35. > :22:41.The village was pretty United. The feeling was very strong that this
:22:41. > :22:47.was an unnecessary proposal. A wrong proposal. There were angry
:22:47. > :22:50.scenes at the 1970 a public enquiry. One of the Department of Transport
:22:50. > :22:55.barrister and would later and leave the Conservative party. It was
:22:55. > :23:00.heated. People protested and did all sorts of things like chaining
:23:00. > :23:06.themselves to railings. People did feel very strongly about it. From
:23:06. > :23:10.here you can see how the M25 looks as if it were slapped down across
:23:10. > :23:15.beautiful countryside, but the trade of at the time it was
:23:15. > :23:19.conceived was that it would protect villagers all around this area.
:23:19. > :23:24.Half-a-dozen times a year when they raised a bad accident on the M25,
:23:24. > :23:29.the traffic comes through here on the A25 and often it is nose to
:23:29. > :23:34.tail for the whole day. If it was not for the M25, we would have that
:23:34. > :23:40.for every day. It is the world's longest orbital motorway, a river
:23:40. > :23:46.of tarmac and concrete bringing people together. Like Chris and Sue
:23:46. > :23:52.from Ashford, who had their wedding reception on it. They cordoned off
:23:52. > :23:57.a section in a restaurant. Took us out of here on a coach and we went
:23:57. > :24:01.round for the first time, which was about four hours. With all the
:24:01. > :24:06.guests celebrating our wedding. There is no going back on this road.
:24:06. > :24:15.It is still controversial. A case of cannot live with it, cannot live
:24:15. > :24:20.without it. The glamour and the romance! There
:24:20. > :24:25.is no going back and sometimes there is no going for it! Quite
:24:25. > :24:29.often! Tomorrow's programme we will look at what the future holds for
:24:29. > :24:32.the M25 and ask if it is fit for purpose. Now let's get a check on
:24:32. > :24:37.the weather. the weather.
:24:37. > :24:42.It has been a wet, cloudy, autumnal day. That rain clears three tonight
:24:42. > :24:47.but tomorrow another dull picture. Mostly dry it and those winds
:24:47. > :24:53.easing off a touch. The reason for today's weather, low pressure in
:24:53. > :24:56.control of things. The bulk of this unsettled weather has been to the
:24:57. > :25:05.west but methinks the early Easter. Some heavy and persistent rain
:25:05. > :25:10.around and even in parts of eastern Kent, a good deal of cloud around.
:25:10. > :25:16.Breezy for us all, around 20 miles per hour. Highs of 14 degrees.
:25:16. > :25:22.Feeling cool with the wind and rain. That rain Lingus for a time tonight.
:25:22. > :25:29.Eventually it will dry up. Tomorrow morning is a tried picture but a
:25:29. > :25:34.good deal of cloud around. A mild night with temperatures between 11
:25:34. > :25:38.and 14 degrees. Some mist and fog patches forming as well. Tamara, a
:25:38. > :25:43.good deal of cloud around. High pressure building so mostly settled
:25:43. > :25:50.and dry but the chance of some drizzle particularly through the
:25:50. > :25:53.morning. Those mist and fog patches lingering as well. The winds are
:25:53. > :26:03.swinging to a north-easterly direction. Top temperatures
:26:03. > :26:08.tomorrow, highs of 15 degrees. Into tomorrow night, a mostly dry
:26:08. > :26:13.picture. Bits and pieces of drizzle and a mild night. Temperatures no
:26:13. > :26:17.blow-up -- lower than 11 or 12 blow-up -- lower than 11 or 12
:26:17. > :26:21.degrees. Our top story: the scheme to allow hundreds of unemployed
:26:21. > :26:25.people from France to use cut-price commuter trains in order to get
:26:25. > :26:29.jobs in Kent has been unveiled. French residents living in Calais
:26:29. > :26:33.which has more than 20 % unemployment will be able to
:26:33. > :26:39.commute into the UK on a daily basis. We asked for your thoughts
:26:39. > :26:44.and we had quite a response. Tony from Ramsgate says, it is
:26:44. > :26:50.ridiculous. White can we not stop being politically correct and sort
:26:50. > :26:54.out our own employment issues? I expect the scheme will be
:26:54. > :27:00.subsidised by detached payers. David says, this sounds like a good
:27:00. > :27:06.idea but it is not fair on those looking for work. It is hard times
:27:06. > :27:11.out there and there are two jobs going. Another says, there are too
:27:11. > :27:16.many people in Kent unemployed. Ashford is not typical. There are
:27:17. > :27:21.some who do think it is a good idea. Dennis says it is a brilliant idea.
:27:21. > :27:31.Perhaps people could then afford the cheaper housing over there.
:27:31. > :27:32.