:00:30. > :00:32.Welcome to South East Today. Tonight's top stories. Two kent
:00:33. > :00:36.council workers are sacked for mocking disabled children on what
:00:36. > :00:42.they called their wall of shame. We'll be live with the story in
:00:42. > :00:44.Maidstone. Also tonight: The pride of Folkestone - Kent's Gurkhas sign
:00:44. > :00:49.the country's first ever community covenant sealing their relationship
:00:49. > :00:52.with the town. The South East's shot at Olympic Glory - Lord Coe
:00:52. > :00:57.visits Kent, urging businesses to cash in on the greatest show on
:00:57. > :01:00.earth. And the mystery of Chatham's hidden
:01:00. > :01:10.Tudor Dockyard, unearthed on a new programme with comedian Rory
:01:10. > :01:22.
:01:22. > :01:27.At terminally ill man's family could lose their home in Kent after
:01:27. > :01:32.his life insurers denied him a payout of more than �200,000
:01:32. > :01:36.because his policy was in its final year. Paul Holland was diagnosed
:01:36. > :01:40.with a brain tumour just four months before his deal ended. His
:01:40. > :01:44.insurers say they only pay out when terminal illness is diagnosed 12
:01:44. > :01:52.months before the policy ends. But the family say they will not be
:01:52. > :02:00.able to keep their family home if the expected money is not paid out.
:02:01. > :02:04.Paul Holland is dying. He only has days, perhaps even hours, to live.
:02:04. > :02:07.But while his family spend their precious time they had left with
:02:07. > :02:12.him, they have also had to cope with knowing that they won't be
:02:12. > :02:19.able to afford to stay in their home after being denied his life
:02:19. > :02:24.insurance payment. Paul had a life insurance pomp dash mac policies.
:02:24. > :02:30.On them it stipulated that you could claim for a terminal illness.
:02:30. > :02:34.But when Paul phoned up to tell them, they said that you could not
:02:34. > :02:38.claim in the last year, you had to give them a year's notice which is
:02:38. > :02:47.absolutely ridiculous. How can you give somebody a year's notice that
:02:47. > :02:53.you're going to die? You don't know. The message she was to get out to
:02:53. > :02:58.everybody is, check your policy, because nobody would ever think
:02:58. > :03:03.this could happen. The insurers, Royal Liver, say they are committed
:03:03. > :03:05.to treating customers fairly and paying valid claims but that
:03:05. > :03:10.repairs will only be made it a person dies within the duration of
:03:10. > :03:17.their policy or if they are terminal illness is diagnosed
:03:17. > :03:21.before the final year of the policy. It is also off all to see Dad in
:03:21. > :03:24.the pain he is end and for him then to be crying out that he is scared
:03:24. > :03:29.that we are not going to be OK, it is so distressing because of
:03:29. > :03:33.anything, we do want him to be as comfortable as he can. To think
:03:33. > :03:37.that me and my mum could be homeless and to lose my father at
:03:37. > :03:42.the same time and for her to lose her husband, I cannot even explain
:03:42. > :03:47.what we're going through. Financial Ombudsman says cases like
:03:47. > :03:55.this are rare but that is no comfort to the family who, in the
:03:55. > :03:57.next few days, face losing their dad, her husband, and their homes.
:03:57. > :04:01.Two members of staff accused of mocking children on a so-called
:04:01. > :04:04.wall of shame in a Kent County Council office have been sacked by
:04:04. > :04:06.the authority. It follows an investigation by the council into
:04:07. > :04:09.allegations that workers at the school transport office singled out
:04:09. > :04:14.photographs of disabled children and used abusive terms when
:04:14. > :04:22.referring to them. You may find some of the language in this report
:04:22. > :04:25.offensive. Children ridiculed by people
:04:25. > :04:33.working in government. Their pictures discovered on an office
:04:33. > :04:38.wall and staff allegedly calling them names. This kind of behaviour,
:04:38. > :04:43.it dash mac if it had occurred in the playground, would have been
:04:43. > :04:48.unacceptable. It is intimidating, demeaning, offensive and it touches
:04:48. > :04:52.almost every family in the land. It is not a laughing matter. It was
:04:52. > :04:56.alleged that the so-called wall of shame had been posted in an office
:04:56. > :05:01.here at the Transport Department of Kent County Council. Its existence
:05:01. > :05:06.only came to light when a horrified member of staff, a whistleblower,
:05:06. > :05:10.sent a photograph of the wall to the media. There was a tower licked
:05:10. > :05:14.the photo in May of this year. Kent County Council immediately
:05:14. > :05:17.suspended a member of staff and launched a investigation. Now the
:05:17. > :05:22.council has revealed to workers have been sacked and two others
:05:22. > :05:26.disciplined. Today the leader of the council apologise. Behaviour
:05:26. > :05:33.like this is totally abhorrent and I apologise if any families have
:05:34. > :05:38.been affected by what went on in that office. But at my interview
:05:38. > :05:41.with him was a tense one, especially when asked him whether
:05:41. > :05:46.the two disciplined members of staff still working for the council
:05:46. > :05:52.were either working with children are handling their data. I cannot
:05:52. > :05:55.give you that information, we have over 20,000 employees and it is
:05:55. > :06:00.impossible for me to no information of that detail but to have been
:06:00. > :06:06.dismissed and to have had serious disciplinary action taken against
:06:06. > :06:11.them. Will you be working if they are still working with children?
:06:11. > :06:15.I'm happy to do so. A doesn't concern you? I don't know the
:06:15. > :06:19.nature of their involvement, it may have been a light touch or not but
:06:19. > :06:23.I was not part of the investigation, therefore I am not aware of the
:06:23. > :06:32.details of the investigation. County Council says it now hopes it
:06:32. > :06:36.can draw a line under the incident. I understand a council today has
:06:36. > :06:41.revealed there was an investigation into this department before May?
:06:41. > :06:43.That's right, they told me there were whispers some time before
:06:43. > :06:49.there was a Lord came forward, but there was inappropriate behaviour
:06:49. > :06:53.going on in this department. The tick investigative action to look
:06:53. > :06:57.into those actions but they found no evidence so it was only when the
:06:57. > :07:00.whistle Blower accent that photograph to the media, that they
:07:00. > :07:05.finally had their evidence and could search people's desks and
:07:05. > :07:10.take the action that they have done. Other council confirmed they can
:07:10. > :07:14.prevent this happening again? they have told me today that the
:07:14. > :07:19.action they had taken against these members of staff was extremely
:07:19. > :07:23.serious. Two people have lost dash mac lost their jobs and two others
:07:23. > :07:27.seriously disciplined and that says a strong message to the teams
:07:27. > :07:35.across a console, that this is the kind of behaviour that will not be
:07:35. > :07:42.tolerated. In a moment: Students protesting
:07:42. > :07:44.about fees. Folkestone has been the home to
:07:45. > :07:47.thousands of Kent's Gurkhas and their families for years and today
:07:47. > :07:51.that relationship took another step forward with the signing of the
:07:51. > :07:54.country's first ever Armed Forces Community Covenant. There is a long
:07:54. > :07:59.history between the Gurkha's and the British Army. They first served
:07:59. > :08:01.as troops under contract to the East India Company in 1817. In 1994,
:08:01. > :08:04.the four Gurkha Regiments were combined to form The Royal Gurkha
:08:04. > :08:12.Rifles, and in 1998 their UK base was moved to Shornecliffe in
:08:12. > :08:22.Folkestone. The soldiers have remained highly regarded in the
:08:22. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:27.town ever since. When they returned from a tour of
:08:27. > :08:31.Afghanistan, the message from well- wishers was Clear. Folkestone is
:08:31. > :08:35.your home. Today the district went a stage further, signing a covenant
:08:35. > :08:40.with the military. For the commanding officer, this
:08:40. > :08:45.strengthens the bond between the Regiment and the community. One of
:08:45. > :08:51.the proudest moments was marching through Folkestone in to 1009 when
:08:51. > :08:55.the many thousands of people came out to applaud my soldiers as they
:08:55. > :08:57.were walking through the town but it is now a recognition of the
:08:57. > :09:01.support that military personnel and their families and veterans of the
:09:01. > :09:07.choir. What does the Community Covenant mean? It is about breaking
:09:07. > :09:12.down barriers and ensuring that the go-go community gets the support
:09:12. > :09:17.when it needs it most. When the Gurkhas are a way, they are leaving
:09:17. > :09:22.their families here, there ladies go through trauma as well as their
:09:22. > :09:28.families and if we, as local government, local people can make
:09:28. > :09:35.it easier for them, let's do it. Serving Gurkhas say they are
:09:35. > :09:45.touched that Shepway has become First District Council to sign a
:09:45. > :09:48.
:09:48. > :09:52.covenant. This is good for not only the serving but also people who are
:09:52. > :09:55.leaving and settled here after retirement. It is a very good step.
:09:55. > :10:00.It is not a one-way process, there are hopes that the military could
:10:00. > :10:07.open up its facilities and help run it leadership courses so by working
:10:07. > :10:10.together, the community is enriched. The Mayor of London says he's
:10:10. > :10:13.frustrated that the government has no firm plans to build an airport
:10:13. > :10:17.in the Thames Estuary. Boris Johnson was responding to comments
:10:17. > :10:20.made yesterday by the Transport Minster Theresa Villiers. She said
:10:20. > :10:24.the government had no plans to build an airport in the estuary,
:10:24. > :10:29.Medway or in Kent. On Tuesday the Chancellor told the Commons he was
:10:29. > :10:32.exploring all options to increase the UK's aviation capacity.
:10:32. > :10:36.The Transport Secretary and Lewes MP Norman Baker has welcomed a
:10:36. > :10:39.multi million pound grant for new rail carriages. �80 million of
:10:39. > :10:43.government money is being made available to Southern Trains to
:10:43. > :10:46.help buy 130 new carriages. It's hoped the investment will reduce
:10:46. > :10:48.overcrowding. The government has approved plans
:10:49. > :10:53.by Canterbury Christ Church University to increase the number
:10:53. > :10:56.of subsidised places it offers to students from low income households.
:10:56. > :11:03.But from next year the fees charged to most undergraduates will also
:11:03. > :11:06.increase to �8,500 a year. Students at the University of
:11:06. > :11:10.Brighton have occupied the college art gallery in protest over the
:11:10. > :11:13.rise in tuition fees. The group of around 30 say they'll stay there
:11:13. > :11:17.for the foreseeable future. The university says it is talking to
:11:17. > :11:19.the students in an attempt to bring the protest to an end. Our reporter,
:11:19. > :11:27.Danielle Glavin, is outside the building in Brighton now. Danielle
:11:27. > :11:32.what are the students hoping to achieve?
:11:32. > :11:37.They have a long list of demands - 14 in total. Many of them have yet
:11:37. > :11:41.to be answered and that is why they are still here. What they want is
:11:41. > :11:44.to see a locally, a guarantee that there will be no job cuts at the
:11:44. > :11:49.University. They would also like to see bursaries for any students who
:11:49. > :11:52.need them but they're also asking for the government to rethink its
:11:53. > :11:56.White Paper on education. That is something that is out of the
:11:56. > :12:01.University's hands but talks are ongoing and the students are not
:12:01. > :12:06.rushing off anywhere, they have settled in very well.
:12:06. > :12:10.It was Cole last night will we're getting back. We have not set a
:12:10. > :12:15.time on how long we are staying. The ball is in management was no
:12:15. > :12:19.court. What has the university said about this? When the students first
:12:19. > :12:22.moved into the gallery, there was some disruption and lectures
:12:22. > :12:26.because of in the building and they also evacuated the building so
:12:26. > :12:29.there were problems at first but now they have sorted out their
:12:29. > :12:34.safety concerns, things are pretty much back to normal at the
:12:34. > :12:37.University is not really happy that this is happening.
:12:37. > :12:41.It is rather counter-productive, it will cost us some money and having
:12:41. > :12:45.to pay staff overtime to keep the buildings a cure so it will remove
:12:45. > :12:48.some of the money they could otherwise spend on education.
:12:48. > :12:55.I have seen many people walking past today, peering through the
:12:55. > :13:00.window, so they are proving popular with the public. But this is
:13:00. > :13:10.definitely an unpopular art installation at the University.
:13:10. > :13:10.
:13:10. > :13:14.Our top story tonight: At Kent man dying of brain cancer's family say
:13:14. > :13:16.they may lose their home because the insurance company will not pay
:13:16. > :13:19.out the money they were expecting. The company says they cannot pay
:13:19. > :13:27.out on the policy because his terminal illness was diagnosed
:13:27. > :13:33.during its final 12 months. Digging up the secrets of the
:13:33. > :13:36.dockyards past, Rory McGrath and covers the Tudor remains.
:13:36. > :13:46.It was a bright December day today but it is increasingly wet and
:13:46. > :13:48.
:13:48. > :13:58.windy tonight. If you have a story you think we should be covering on
:13:58. > :14:04.
:14:04. > :14:08.South East Today, we'd like to hear When any business wins an award
:14:08. > :14:13.it's a proud moment. But for the Blueskies School for children with
:14:13. > :14:16.autism in Rochester it was a poignant one, too. The woman whose
:14:16. > :14:25.vision and passion had led to the creation of the school, died just a
:14:25. > :14:27.few weeks before the awards were announced. Her children have now
:14:28. > :14:34.stepped in to keep the school running and to fulfil their
:14:34. > :14:40.mother's dreams for the children who go there.
:14:40. > :14:48.This girl's says her life was a mess but now she is studying for
:14:48. > :14:53.her A-levels. This is the woman she says give her a chance, who set up
:14:53. > :15:00.the school a few years ago. She was a head teacher unlike any other.
:15:00. > :15:04.She was fantastic individual who just wanted to help everyone, help
:15:04. > :15:10.people who were different. After 15 years of teaching with children
:15:10. > :15:19.with autism, France set up the school to have cope with life and
:15:19. > :15:24.to flourish. In a regular school, if they were to walk out of school
:15:24. > :15:29.are get angry and annoyed, it seems bad behaviour and people would be
:15:29. > :15:32.sent to detention but she would always the past that and it is not
:15:32. > :15:37.about that, it is about the difficulties they face. Whether
:15:37. > :15:42.children it provides a supportive and calming environment. Now I feel
:15:42. > :15:46.a lot happier. Everywhere in life has its ups and downs but most of
:15:46. > :15:53.the time I am very happy. This is a great place for me to be. Then in
:15:53. > :15:56.September, without warning, Fran died. Her death has left a gaping
:15:56. > :16:00.hole but a son and daughter have stepped in to run the school,
:16:00. > :16:06.determined her work should continue. Now it has won an award for
:16:06. > :16:13.achievement and vision. I am really proud. Unbelievably. I can just see
:16:13. > :16:19.her face telling everyone about it and saying how amazing it is. It is
:16:19. > :16:23.a real achievement. Fran always said it seems peculiar to be up for
:16:23. > :16:27.a Business Award but the school was never about making money but she
:16:27. > :16:31.did achieve her business plan, provision for children with autism.
:16:31. > :16:41.Now the challenge is to ensure the school can continue to grow without
:16:41. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:47.It's a busy weekend for the south east's top football teams. Victory
:16:47. > :16:50.for Brighton tomorrow could take them back into the promotion
:16:50. > :16:53.playoff places. Meanwhile, Charlton, Crawley and Gillingham are all
:16:53. > :16:58.involved in the FA Cup and we've had some high powered 2012 Olympic
:16:58. > :17:03.officials in the patch. Our sports reporter Neil Bell joins us from
:17:03. > :17:06.Chatham. London 2012 chairman Lord Coe and
:17:06. > :17:09.the Secretary of State for the Olympics, Jeremy Hunt, have been in
:17:09. > :17:12.Kent today as part of a nationwide tour to promote the tourism and
:17:12. > :17:14.business legacy of next year's Games. The pair are also
:17:15. > :17:22.encouraging South East schools to sign up to the School Games
:17:22. > :17:28.competition. Kent School Games Games to get as
:17:28. > :17:32.many children as possible involved in sport as ahead of the Games.
:17:32. > :17:35.There is, at every level, a commitment spearheaded by
:17:35. > :17:43.government to get more young people actively involved in school games
:17:43. > :17:46.is a large part of that. I know it is happening, I see it when it is
:17:46. > :17:50.when I go round the country. Schools here in Kent are really
:17:50. > :17:54.leading the way at a time when many of our sports in schools has been
:17:54. > :18:02.ring-fenced, the Kent Schools Games goes back to the grass roots of
:18:02. > :18:06.encouraging young people to get active. I think the big problem is,
:18:06. > :18:10.schools are probably a diverting money to other sources but more
:18:10. > :18:13.creative schools are realising the benefits and there are certain
:18:13. > :18:22.activities being put forward by professionals that we can latch on
:18:22. > :18:26.to. I like to play tennis because I can play with my family. I think it
:18:26. > :18:30.is killed because you get to do different activities and meet new
:18:30. > :18:33.people. Earlier across Kent, ministers were keen to remind
:18:33. > :18:41.businesses about how they can maximise tourism opportunities in
:18:41. > :18:45.the run-up to the Olympics. We want to make sure that we used the
:18:45. > :18:50.opportunity of 2012 to create jobs for Kent tourism businesses and
:18:50. > :18:56.throughout the south-east. More than 1000 contracts have been
:18:56. > :19:00.snapped up. Outside London, the south-east is the largest region
:19:00. > :19:05.for tourism but can it deliver? people cannot get around, if there
:19:06. > :19:10.is the perception that is going to be difficult to get out and about,
:19:10. > :19:14.people will maybe be put off and that will be ashamed. There are
:19:14. > :19:17.challenges ahead but it is hoped with 238 days to go, the south-east
:19:17. > :19:23.will benefit and be able to showcase all that Kent has to offer,
:19:23. > :19:26.both during and long after 2012. It's FA cup time with a place in
:19:26. > :19:30.the third round awaiting this weekend winners and no team wants a
:19:30. > :19:33.cup run more that Gillingham - it's a great way of boosting morale for
:19:33. > :19:36.the players and fans, and it can, as Crawley proved last season,
:19:36. > :19:40.generate a lot of cash. The Gills have the comparatively short trip
:19:40. > :19:43.up the M2 to play League One Leyton Orient, but once again they will be
:19:43. > :19:44.missing loan strikers Frank Nouble and Jo Kuffour who are both cup
:19:44. > :19:47.tied. Despite going well in the league,
:19:47. > :19:51.Crawley Town's fans will be hoping for another cup run to remember.
:19:51. > :19:53.Steve Evans knows his team could be on the wrong end of some giant
:19:53. > :19:57.killing against non-league Redbridge. Crawley will be hoping
:19:57. > :20:05.for a repeat of last season's cup run - including a famous tie at Man
:20:05. > :20:09.United. Our own ethos as we prepare for Saturday it is to be in the
:20:10. > :20:16.third round draw when it takes place on Sunday and anyone at home
:20:16. > :20:19.and one of the big four or five a way and I would one to get one back
:20:19. > :20:23.at Sir Alex Ferguson. League One leaders Charlton will be
:20:23. > :20:26.confident of despatching Carlisle. Extra coaches are being lined up to
:20:26. > :20:29.take supporters to the Valley and they will be hoping the Addicks can
:20:29. > :20:31.repeat their 4-0 league win over the Cumbrian side back in October.
:20:31. > :20:35.Meanwhile in The Championship, Brighton and Hove Albion are hoping
:20:35. > :20:37.to build on their recent good form when they take on Nottingham Forest
:20:37. > :20:42.on Saturday. Craig-Mackail Smith's goal took the Seagulls closer to
:20:43. > :20:52.the play-off places on Tuesday. The manager Gus Poyet says he remains
:20:53. > :20:59.
:20:59. > :21:05.keen to sign more players. Quality means a better quality in
:21:05. > :21:10.understanding of the game, in sickness and in strength and
:21:10. > :21:20.inconsistency. If you add a bit of quality into the team, we will be
:21:20. > :21:21.
:21:21. > :21:24.better. Hundreds of years before Nelsons
:21:24. > :21:27.famous Victory was built at Chatham's Dockyard, the warships
:21:27. > :21:30.that bolstered the power of Henry VIII, and the ships that defeated
:21:30. > :21:35.the Spanish Armada were built on the banks of the Medway but none of
:21:35. > :21:38.the original Tudor buildings are left standing. There is however
:21:38. > :21:40.still evidence under the ground and comedian Rory McGrath spent the
:21:40. > :21:50.summer exploring an archaeological dig around the Command House Pub
:21:50. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :21:59.for a new TV series. We are going to stick a trench in
:21:59. > :22:06.there. To a lot of people, it is a form of armchair history, they
:22:06. > :22:10.could really identify with. We are going to be averaging around under
:22:10. > :22:18.the ground to reveal big stories about history. Tonight, the
:22:18. > :22:23.mysteries around an ale house. search of an era when Great Britain
:22:23. > :22:26.ruled the world. Kaka it is often said that the pub is at the heart
:22:26. > :22:32.of the community, the place where the real news happens but in this
:22:32. > :22:35.case, it seems to be at the heart of English history. I would be very
:22:35. > :22:39.surprised if the original Tudor buildings were not in this part of
:22:39. > :22:45.the river somewhere. The exact site of the first naval yard and its
:22:45. > :22:50.buildings built in Tudor times is a mystery lost under mud, my script
:22:50. > :22:53.away by the diggers. There is a wonderful time but they think came
:22:53. > :23:00.from the medieval church that was found and there. They have found
:23:00. > :23:05.other remains, clay pipes and some iron work. They found what they
:23:05. > :23:08.think is a Tudor brick. If that is right, it may well point to this
:23:08. > :23:11.definitely being the site of the origins of the dockyard, we will
:23:11. > :23:16.have to wait and see. There is little doubt that this pub's
:23:16. > :23:26.surroundings were at the a heart to of Britain was looks the part. The
:23:26. > :23:33.
:23:33. > :23:37.beginnings of an empire that stretched around the globe. That is
:23:37. > :23:42.part of Medway council was no bid for World Heritage Site status.
:23:42. > :23:46.This is an area of rich heritage, we have castles, Historic Dockyard
:23:46. > :23:49.and it is another piece of the jigsaw about the history of Medway
:23:49. > :23:53.so it is fascinating and the are so pleased we have had them down here
:23:53. > :24:00.and they have found some new pieces of history. I group of men camping
:24:00. > :24:04.out at a pub making a film led by a comedian. We could be looking at
:24:04. > :24:08.the ground Elizabeth trod on it. doesn't sound a very likely way to
:24:08. > :24:18.improve at understanding of history but then again, maybe is just what
:24:18. > :24:21.
:24:21. > :24:31.it needs. That is my ideal gig, sitting in a
:24:31. > :24:32.
:24:32. > :24:37.pub at looking at interesting It has been a gorgeous December day.
:24:38. > :24:41.It did stay cold up with a good deal of sunshine for us all. As we
:24:41. > :24:45.move into tonight, we're seeing further rain and those winds will
:24:45. > :24:49.be picking up. The Rayner looks to be clearing through tomorrow
:24:50. > :24:56.morning. It'll be a dull, breezy picture but quite mild for the time
:24:56. > :24:59.of year. Today, we had a frosty starts today. A good deal of
:25:00. > :25:06.sunshine. We had a lighter winds as we moved into the afternoon and we
:25:06. > :25:10.have seen the cloud cover starts to thicken. The rain is going to be
:25:10. > :25:14.spreading eastwards as we head into the secret. Today, a good deal of
:25:14. > :25:24.sunshine for us all. Temperatures hardly recovering and in single
:25:24. > :25:25.
:25:25. > :25:33.figures for us all. Those winds, lighter as well, between 5 and 10
:25:33. > :25:37.miles an hour. Tonight, the winds continue to pick up noticeably.
:25:37. > :25:40.That rain spreading east words come affecting us all. Some heavier
:25:40. > :25:48.pulses with the mat and because of the unsettled weather, temperatures
:25:48. > :25:51.not as cool as last night. Certainly, a damp start to the
:25:51. > :25:59.weekend. The rain slowly clearing and behind it is going to be a much
:25:59. > :26:04.drier picture. As you can see what those isobars, we were holding on
:26:04. > :26:11.to the westerly winds. Temperatures though, several degrees up from
:26:11. > :26:15.where we were today. Top temperatures of around 12 degrees.
:26:15. > :26:21.Mostly dry, some outbreaks of light rain as we move through into
:26:21. > :26:25.tomorrow evening and again, similar overnight. It means these
:26:25. > :26:30.temperatures are going to be staying in single figures. It is a
:26:30. > :26:39.mild picture but it will be damned as we start the day on Sunday. The
:26:39. > :26:43.rain is never too far away. Fingers crossed it will be tried. Tom
:26:43. > :26:47.temperatures around ten degrees. No pressure is in control of things.
:26:47. > :26:52.That will be damp and breezy with those westerly winds of about 20
:26:52. > :26:59.miles an hour. The sunshine should be backed by Monday with the
:26:59. > :27:02.brightness around for Monday and Tuesday.
:27:02. > :27:04.Let's recap tonight's top national and local news stories. David
:27:05. > :27:08.Cameron has been meeting President Sarkozy in Paris for talks about
:27:08. > :27:16.the debt crisis in the euro-zone. He has pledged that he will protect
:27:16. > :27:20.Britain's interests if any EU treaties have to be rewritten.
:27:20. > :27:23.At terminally ill man's family could lose their home after his
:27:23. > :27:27.life insurers denied him a payout because his policy was in its final
:27:27. > :27:35.year. Paul Holland was diagnosed with a brain tumour or four months
:27:35. > :27:38.before the deal came to an end. A dig on the banks of the River