:00:19. > :00:26.Tonight's top stories: A pregnant woman is told her PIP breast
:00:26. > :00:29.implants have ruptured but cannot be removed because she is pregnant.
:00:29. > :00:31.The NHS worker branded incredibly selfish for claiming �20,000 in
:00:31. > :00:33.disability benefits caught walking normally in secret filming. We will
:00:33. > :00:36.have the details live from the Darent Valley Hospital.
:00:36. > :00:39.Also in tonight's programme: Treat money lenders like sex shops
:00:39. > :00:43.and ban them from our high streets. Kent Council wants the power to ban
:00:43. > :00:50.loan sharks. A damning Ofsted report for Sussex
:00:50. > :00:53.Coast College. We speak to the head brought in to turn things around.
:00:53. > :01:03.And how the Mayor of Gravesham became the unlikely star of a
:01:03. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:17.Good evening. And the NHS worker from Kent has been given a
:01:17. > :01:21.suspended jail sentence after falsely claiming more than �20,000
:01:21. > :01:24.in disability benefits. Christina Powsey originally claimed after
:01:24. > :01:28.suffering a prolapsed disc that left her unable to walk unaided but
:01:28. > :01:34.she kept claiming the money for more than two hears after her
:01:34. > :01:37.condition improved and was caught on camera for walking normally and
:01:37. > :01:42.working. The is is the woman who said she
:01:42. > :01:47.needed help walking and dressing herself because of the pain. --
:01:47. > :01:52.This is the woman. But here she is briskly walking to work with no
:01:52. > :01:57.sign of discomfort. The this was an incredibly selfish action on behalf
:01:57. > :02:04.of this woman. Every person who fought a motley takes money from
:02:04. > :02:12.the system creates a penny less for people who deserve it. -- falsely
:02:12. > :02:17.takes money. And this is Christina Powsey, with the blond hair, at
:02:17. > :02:22.work. She had been carrying out her usual duties without any physical
:02:22. > :02:27.restrictions. That was despite carrying on with claiming for
:02:27. > :02:33.benefits. We showed the footage to people around Dartford. It is
:02:33. > :02:38.appalling. She is taking money from people who need it. My good lady is
:02:38. > :02:42.disabled and I think this type of thing is atrocious. If they can get
:02:42. > :02:49.away with it I suppose they will do it and if they get caught it will
:02:49. > :02:54.send out a message to people. not think it is right that she is
:02:54. > :02:59.claiming benefits when she does not need them. It is not fair. There
:02:59. > :03:06.are people who do need them. It is not the first time video has been
:03:06. > :03:11.used to catch a benefit cheat. In 2008 a referee was caught in a
:03:11. > :03:17.match when he claimed he could not walk. In 2010 a dancer indulged in
:03:17. > :03:22.his hobby while claiming benefit. And last year a woman claimed she
:03:23. > :03:30.was unable to walk without crutches but here she is skydiving. It is
:03:30. > :03:36.thought that benefit fraud cost �1.2 billion a year. Christina
:03:36. > :03:41.Powsey was told she was lucky to escape jail.
:03:41. > :03:44.Our reporter joined us are now from the Darent Valley Hospital in
:03:44. > :03:48.Dartford. What does Christina Powsey say in her own defence about
:03:48. > :03:54.this? We contacted her today but she said
:03:54. > :04:04.she could not stop to ask. When she was shown the footage she said that
:04:04. > :04:08.she had good days and bad days. -- that she could not talk to us. She
:04:08. > :04:12.had qualified for Disability Living Allowance but when her Commission
:04:12. > :04:18.approved she did not tell the authorities. I understand that she
:04:18. > :04:26.is still working at the hospital. - - her condition improved.
:04:26. > :04:36.Councillors should be able to block money lenders from working on high
:04:36. > :04:41.streets, that is the advice in Medway. Tonight the council is
:04:41. > :04:46.going to lobby for tougher legislation on the issue. Our
:04:46. > :04:53.correspondent is there now. There are serious problems with debt in
:04:53. > :04:57.that area. The can 0 -- the Consumer Advice
:04:57. > :05:06.Bureau says that the problem is getting worse. 18 years ago the
:05:06. > :05:11.average debt was �18,000 -- 18 months ago. The latest figures from
:05:11. > :05:16.last summer show that it has gone up to �30,000 on average for each
:05:16. > :05:21.person and they say it is not helped by the number of these shops,
:05:21. > :05:25.which appeared to offer easy money. The money is not easy to pay back
:05:25. > :05:30.when you consider interest rates. Tempting offers for those who have
:05:30. > :05:40.run out of cash, but the problems with loans is that you have to pay
:05:40. > :05:46.them back. Interest rates start at -- start very high and they are
:05:46. > :05:50.ballooning. They look like a very nice premises. People do not worry
:05:50. > :05:56.about the paying back. You can take another loan to pay back the money
:05:56. > :06:00.you cannot pay. Some people get into a cycle of debt that last for
:06:00. > :06:10.years. This will been bona money for a flat for herself and her
:06:10. > :06:20.doctor. -- borrowed money. It is good but it can get people into a
:06:20. > :06:27.
:06:27. > :06:33.lot of debt if they do not pay back within four weeks. I was in trouble.
:06:33. > :06:37.I thought I was going to get put out. P Bowler being targeted,
:06:37. > :06:41.working families -- people are being targeted, working families.
:06:41. > :06:45.These are people in our communities and we are saying that this
:06:45. > :06:50.approach is wrong and it needs to change. Tonight the council will
:06:50. > :06:56.debate a motion calling for the Government to cap the interest rate
:06:56. > :07:01.that these shops can charge. It will demand local power to say no
:07:01. > :07:09.to planning applications for new shops and it will ask that credit
:07:09. > :07:13.unions are promoted instead. But the consumer finance Association
:07:13. > :07:20.that represents loan sharks say that it is not their fault that
:07:20. > :07:30.people get into debt. This helps people manage their money, it does
:07:30. > :07:34.not help them to get into debt. those appealing the motion say that
:07:34. > :07:37.these companies only profit and they want to come out -- up with a
:07:37. > :07:41.plan to restrict these companies in the future.
:07:41. > :07:44.We would like to know what do you think. Should there be tougher
:07:44. > :07:49.regulations for high-street my letters or are they are providing a
:07:49. > :07:54.service that helps people? You can email us or join the debate on our
:07:54. > :07:59.Facebook Page. In a moment: The grieving family
:07:59. > :08:07.pleading for their late father's still an art work to be returned
:08:07. > :08:12.but fearing they have been melted down for scrap.
:08:12. > :08:17.A new head teacher has been brought in to try and turn round a Sussex
:08:17. > :08:27.College that has been given a damning report by Ofsted just off
:08:27. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:42.after opening at a cost if the lowest cost off if. A new head
:08:42. > :08:45.teacher has been talking to our correspondent about his plans to
:08:46. > :08:51.make for improvement. Pill Grady is a self-confessed a disciplinarian
:08:51. > :08:58.who has held to run colleges in the past. -- Bill Brady. Some would
:08:58. > :09:02.call him a tough guy. I have a reputation for making things happen.
:09:02. > :09:09.I am not a driver. I would much rather show people where they need
:09:09. > :09:13.to go and get them to come with us. I can be tough. He may be positive
:09:13. > :09:21.but the Ofsted report was the opposite. The quality of teaching,
:09:21. > :09:26.inadequate, and Annick -- inadequate capacity to improve. But
:09:26. > :09:34.he insists that he can turn it all around. What would you say about
:09:34. > :09:38.the criticism? I always feel concerned when governors and up
:09:38. > :09:43.with the level of criticism that you sometimes see. If you could
:09:43. > :09:47.come back in five months, if I have not done it, you can blame me.
:09:47. > :09:56.is the man who appears to be taking the blame at the Mermaid. This is
:09:56. > :10:00.probably the best resource College in the country. -- at the moment.
:10:00. > :10:04.Being well resourced was not enough. He left before Christmas when he
:10:04. > :10:08.sold the contents of the Ofsted report. Now students have very
:10:08. > :10:13.forthright views on their college. The only problem I had with it was
:10:13. > :10:18.that it seemed under staff and some of the teachers seemed overworked.
:10:18. > :10:23.It is so much fun here. If I do not have teachers I did not like them I
:10:23. > :10:27.would not like it. I did not think Ofsted was right. I think the
:10:27. > :10:31.college is really good. Bill Brady has been employed to set things
:10:31. > :10:34.straight and help find a new permanent principle. The next
:10:34. > :10:39.Ofsted visit will be in five months' time.
:10:39. > :10:44.So, why is Sussex Coast College seen as having such a keen role to
:10:44. > :10:48.play in reviving the fortunes of Hastings? It has nearly 2,500 full-
:10:48. > :10:52.time students drawn from a wide area across East Sussex, but the
:10:52. > :10:59.rate of youth unemployment is Hastings -- in Hastings is one of
:10:59. > :11:03.the worst in England, and there are high levels of deprivation as well.
:11:03. > :11:08.The town's MP believes that the college can help to change all of
:11:08. > :11:12.that. We have to make it work for Hastings. We have to make it work
:11:12. > :11:16.for the young people and the relationship between the young
:11:16. > :11:23.people of Hastings and employers so that we get skilled young people
:11:23. > :11:28.going for a word he can take up the jobs -- jobs that are on offer.
:11:28. > :11:33.reporter is in Hastings now. The students do not blame the former
:11:33. > :11:39.head teacher, do they? That is right. They said that Mr
:11:39. > :11:45.Patel had clear priorities and involved his staff fully. He
:11:45. > :11:48.decided to leave when he saw what was going to be in the report. The
:11:48. > :11:55.teachers have told me that they believe the old maid responsibility
:11:55. > :11:58.lives off -- lies with the principle. It is important that
:11:58. > :12:05.they get it right because a successful college is really at the
:12:05. > :12:08.heart of this town's regeneration. Ofsted inspectors are due to
:12:08. > :12:13.revisit the college in five months' time but they are also reserving
:12:13. > :12:16.the right to carry out a full inspection next year. By then a
:12:16. > :12:23.full time principle should be in place.
:12:23. > :12:33.A 14-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the Death of a
:12:33. > :12:33.
:12:34. > :12:36.Brighton man. -- a 40-year-old man. Torfaen -- Christopher McLean died
:12:36. > :12:42.from coronary heart disease after breaking up a fight that happened
:12:42. > :12:46.on his doorstep. There is CCTV footage of a group of people who
:12:46. > :12:49.may have spoken to the suspects. Her PIP breast implants have
:12:49. > :12:52.ruptured, leaking industrial grade silicone into her body and leaving
:12:52. > :12:57.her in constant pain, but Anntina Maughan, from Crawley, cannot have
:12:57. > :13:00.them removed because the operation Save money last year. The East
:13:00. > :13:02.Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the Conquest Hospital in
:13:02. > :13:05.Hastings and Eastbourne District General, needs to cut �30 million
:13:05. > :13:07.from its budget this year. It says external consultants have already
:13:07. > :13:11.helped it to make multi-million pound savings. But local
:13:11. > :13:14.campaigners have condemned it as a waste of money. A postmortem
:13:14. > :13:24.examination on a canter lorry driver who crashed into several
:13:24. > :13:25.
:13:25. > :13:31.cars in Sussex is but to have died of unnatural causes. -- on a lorry
:13:31. > :13:37.driver. The family of an artist whose families Gulf -- their my
:13:37. > :13:47.sculptures had been stolen have put up a reward for its return. It is
:13:47. > :13:51.feared that they may have been Gerry Downes was an artist, but his
:13:51. > :13:56.passion was sculpture. He died before Christmas, but while on his
:13:56. > :14:02.deathbed, his family believes thieves stole four bronze statues
:14:02. > :14:08.from the garden. They are offering a warm wall a reward of �2,000. My
:14:08. > :14:17.father put himself into his work, and to do it what he was dying, it
:14:17. > :14:21.was awful. This metal dealer says the
:14:21. > :14:27.sculptures are worthless scrap, because regulations have increased
:14:28. > :14:34.since metal value has soared soared in price. If a statue came in, I
:14:34. > :14:36.would double-check everything. Fall ID card, address, vehicle number.
:14:36. > :14:42.Before I would even think about accepting it.
:14:42. > :14:47.The family says their father was an unknown artist. To them, his works
:14:47. > :14:51.are priceless, but to others the only value is in the metal, even
:14:51. > :15:00.though he carried out works in gold encrusted with jewels.
:15:00. > :15:05.Dad was never valued by the art market in his own lifetime, I think
:15:05. > :15:09.at some point he will be valued. And we need these works for that
:15:09. > :15:15.day. The work he did in gold is kept in
:15:15. > :15:25.a bank vault, but the family say it is a sad day when bronze statues
:15:25. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:28.have to be treated in the same way. This is our top story tonight. But
:15:28. > :15:33.NHS worker from Kent has been given a suspended jail sentence after
:15:33. > :15:39.falsely claiming more than �20,000 in disability benefits. Christina
:15:39. > :15:43.Powsey, originally claimed to have been suffering a prolapsed disc,
:15:43. > :15:53.but continued claiming money for two years.
:15:53. > :15:57.Also tonight, pop's least likely star. The mayor of Gravesham plays
:15:57. > :16:03.a leading role in a Punjabi music video.
:16:03. > :16:11.And after cloudy, Marwick, join me later in the programme for all the
:16:11. > :16:14.details of the weather. Businesses in the South East say
:16:14. > :16:18.they are having to freeze recruitment and put expansion plans
:16:18. > :16:23.on hold because of Government wishes to slash subsidies for
:16:23. > :16:26.renewable energy. Up till now people with solar panels have been
:16:26. > :16:29.paid 43 pence per kilowatt hour for in the energy that they fed back
:16:29. > :16:35.into the national grid. The Government now says that is no
:16:35. > :16:40.longer affordable, and wants to half it to just 21p. Tomorrow the
:16:40. > :16:42.High Court will rule on whether or not that decision is legal. Today
:16:42. > :16:49.the Shadow Energy Secretary visited one Sussex business that has been
:16:49. > :16:54.affected by all the uncertainty. The shadow energy secretary visited
:16:54. > :16:57.are so low warehouse in Rye, where a German company has brought
:16:57. > :17:02.equipment to installers in the UK. She says this is exactly the kind
:17:02. > :17:07.of company big Government should be encouraging to draw, but instead,
:17:07. > :17:12.it is damaging it by cutting its solar tariffs. The Government has
:17:12. > :17:16.handled this badly, by reducing the feed-in tariffs and in this
:17:16. > :17:21.timescale they have put forward. It is really harming an industry that
:17:21. > :17:23.should offer us hope for the future, both in terms of renewable energy
:17:23. > :17:27.but also a green technologies and green jobs.
:17:27. > :17:32.This company had hoped to expand in the area, but those plans are now
:17:32. > :17:39.on hold. We wanted to have more people here in technical sales and
:17:39. > :17:43.here in VI, outside, and more sales people. But now we have to stop
:17:43. > :17:48.this process. We now have to work with a small team.
:17:48. > :17:56.A few miles along the coast, uncertainty is also impacting on
:17:56. > :18:00.businesses here. The owners of this hotel in Hastings spent a lot of
:18:00. > :18:04.money on instalments of the panels. They face a nervous week to see if
:18:04. > :18:08.they will benefit from the good German subsidy. It will have a
:18:09. > :18:12.massive impact. It will take double the amount of time to pay back 20
:18:12. > :18:17.years, and we do not know whether we are getting it.
:18:17. > :18:22.David Cameron, seen here visiting a Norwegian glazier, pledged this
:18:22. > :18:27.would be the greenest Government ever. But now the Government has
:18:28. > :18:32.been forced to defend its decision. This is not Government acting just
:18:32. > :18:36.too depressed demand in the Solar Event -- industry. We are having to
:18:36. > :18:41.be fair and reasonable with subsidy is that we have paid from that
:18:41. > :18:46.interested bill of everyone at home. A High Court will make his final
:18:46. > :18:50.decision tomorrow. Businesses hope this will put an end to the
:18:50. > :18:56.decision -- uncertainty. Her PIP breast implants have
:18:56. > :19:00.ruptured, making industrial grade silicone into her body. Anntina
:19:00. > :19:03.Maughan from college cannot have them removed because the operation
:19:03. > :19:06.would pose a risk to her unborn baby.
:19:06. > :19:10.She is 5 1/2 months pregnant and angry that the risks were never
:19:10. > :19:16.properly explained to her if what tens of thousands of other women by
:19:16. > :19:20.the surgeons who fitted the controversial French in plans.
:19:20. > :19:25.Anntina Maughan suffered with low self-esteem for years, so much so
:19:25. > :19:32.have family saved of �5,000 to pay for breast enlargement surgery four
:19:32. > :19:37.years ago. But last year she began to have
:19:37. > :19:44.pains in her breasts and found lumps. Dr scanned her to look for
:19:44. > :19:51.cancer, but discovered her in plants, made by PIP, had ruptured.
:19:51. > :19:54.It was a nightmare. It is not a nice feeling, because you go and
:19:54. > :19:59.get these implants with confidence, and to find out that they are
:19:59. > :20:05.ruptured inside you, and to days after, I find I was pregnant.
:20:06. > :20:09.Doctors say the implants are unlikely to cause harm, but her
:20:09. > :20:14.breasts need reconstructing even after the birth. A Harley Medical
:20:14. > :20:21.Group have said they will remove but not replace the implants.
:20:21. > :20:27.not have the resources of the hospital's, or the GPs, we do not
:20:27. > :20:34.have that facility, and the NHS is geared up for that facility. It is
:20:34. > :20:42.essential the vanity. Maybe this is something you should pay for.
:20:42. > :20:49.the medical group should step in. Because their business is vanity,
:20:49. > :20:52.that is what you are saying? Anntina Maughan says she will have
:20:52. > :20:56.to save four years for another operation, and says more women
:20:56. > :21:02.should be more at -- made aware of the risks before they go under the
:21:02. > :21:06.knife. In sport, a Sussex cricketer Monty
:21:06. > :21:12.Panesar has boosted his chances of a Test recall. This Bano was pick
:21:12. > :21:14.of the England bowlers with figures of 5-57 in the final knockout game
:21:14. > :21:18.before the Test series against Pakistan which begins next week in
:21:18. > :21:22.Dubai. Filling your pop video with clips
:21:22. > :21:26.of the mayor of Gravesham during a council meeting might not sound an
:21:26. > :21:30.obvious way to gain a worldwide audience, but for Indian singer
:21:30. > :21:34.Pammi Bai it seems to be working. His later some, Punjabian Di Balle
:21:34. > :21:40.Balle, celebrates people from the Punjab making their mark around the
:21:40. > :21:50.world, including cancer l'art Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi in Gravesend.
:21:50. > :21:54.
:21:54. > :22:00.-- councillor. I think it is our mayor, I do not
:22:00. > :22:07.know. That is the lord mayor of Gravesend.
:22:07. > :22:11.People in Gravesend today is certainly no River mare is. -- no
:22:11. > :22:19.over mayor is. By it they are perhaps less clear
:22:19. > :22:23.on why he is in a pop video in his four ropes. For Gravesham, it is a
:22:23. > :22:28.tremendous opportunity, because the name of the borough council is in
:22:28. > :22:32.those music videos, so I think we have put Gravesham on the map.
:22:32. > :22:38.The counsellor was contacted following publicity in India, as
:22:38. > :22:43.their youngest PUP Panjabi mayor to be elected outside of the country.
:22:43. > :22:48.Now he is known for his willingness to promote politics and successful
:22:48. > :22:51.Punjabis in the UK. It is a great weight of bringing a complicated
:22:51. > :22:59.issue to a mass audience in a very simple way, and connecting with
:22:59. > :23:04.young people. For some, -- the Song by an Pammi
:23:04. > :23:08.Bai will air across Asia and can be seen on various channels in the UK.
:23:08. > :23:12.Banger music is often used in weddings, so this video is a great
:23:12. > :23:19.way of using that music to promote positive role models.
:23:19. > :23:29.Unorthodox - yes. But a way to show of success and Gravesham, most
:23:29. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:36.If you were up an earlier this morning you may have witnessed a
:23:36. > :23:40.stunning sunrise. Phil took this shot of the sunrise over Hastings.
:23:40. > :23:46.Roger sent in this beautiful picture of the sunrise over Eccles
:23:46. > :23:53.near Aylesford. This sums that shot was taken by
:23:53. > :24:01.Jim in Groombridge. This was the scene in Larkfield.
:24:01. > :24:11.An issue sent a beautiful shot of the sky all the Bexhill. -- the sky
:24:11. > :24:13.
:24:13. > :24:16.It is increasingly clear through tonight. Tomorrow has a frosty and
:24:16. > :24:20.for the start. Plenty of sunshine into the afternoon, temperatures
:24:20. > :24:25.once again in single figures. Early this week temperatures have been
:24:25. > :24:33.above average for the time of year, much cooler over the weekend, five
:24:33. > :24:38.or six degrees. Today, we have seen increasing clout as this weather
:24:38. > :24:42.Front has sunk south-east. A good deal of cloud cover. Westerly winds
:24:42. > :24:48.picking up, around 15 miles an hour. Temperatures are around double
:24:48. > :24:52.figures, and highs of 12 degrees. Tonight, but cloud cover is
:24:52. > :24:59.clearing, we are left with cleaver skies. Temperatures dropping to one
:24:59. > :25:03.or two degrees. The chance of dropping to freezing. A widespread
:25:03. > :25:07.ground frost to start the day. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow, high
:25:07. > :25:12.pressure in control of things. Those winds staying light and
:25:12. > :25:16.variable. Certainly a coolish feel to the day tomorrow. What is going
:25:16. > :25:21.to be noticeable is those temperatures, once again in single
:25:21. > :25:27.figures. Highs of around six degrees. Average for the time of
:25:27. > :25:33.year is around eight degrees. As we move through tomorrow night we will
:25:33. > :25:37.see those clearer skies, temperatures even:, we have got
:25:37. > :25:42.loads of minus two degrees, so a sharp frost to start the day on
:25:42. > :25:47.Saturday. Tomorrow, plenty of sunshine, highs of five or six
:25:48. > :25:52.degrees. Sunday, almost a repeat of Saturday. Around five or six
:25:52. > :25:57.degrees. High pressure stays in control, into the new week as well.
:25:57. > :26:07.So a change into the weather over the next couple of days, the winds
:26:07. > :26:10.still might, but plenty of wintry sunshine over the weekend.
:26:10. > :26:14.Our top stories, but councils should be able to block money-
:26:14. > :26:19.lending shops from opening on the High Street in the same way they
:26:19. > :26:22.can veto sex shops. That is the view of the Citizens' Advice Bureau
:26:22. > :26:28.in Medway. We ask what you thought, should
:26:28. > :26:32.there be tougher regulation? Thank you for all your comments.
:26:32. > :26:37.Michael says, the Government must cap interest rates from
:26:37. > :26:41.moneylenders to a maximum of 40%. He says he works out his finances
:26:41. > :26:45.so he has no need of loans, but those who take them out are usually
:26:45. > :26:52.those who cannot manage their finances, and the loan sharks are
:26:52. > :26:55.making their positions worse. Jim says, it is legalised loan
:26:55. > :27:00.sharking, exploiting those who cannot borrow from conventional
:27:00. > :27:06.sources. We have leaflets offering loans against child benefit and tax
:27:06. > :27:10.credits. They emit -- they mention cash for Christmas, it is a cynical
:27:10. > :27:14.at exploitation of poor people's. Simon says, it is no business of
:27:14. > :27:18.the council to decide what businesses can set up shops. People
:27:18. > :27:23.have a choice of using lenders, and they have to take responsibility
:27:24. > :27:27.for their actions. A councillor has e-mailed, I hope
:27:27. > :27:31.that Medway council is successful in their attempts to restrict the