:00:05. > :00:09.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Rob Smith. And I'm Polly Evans.
:00:09. > :00:12.Tonight's top stories: Ten arrests after a man is fatally stabbed in a
:00:12. > :00:19.street fight in Sussex. We're live in Hailsham tonight with the latest
:00:19. > :00:21.on the murder investigation. Fighting for the right to die: A
:00:21. > :00:29.severely disabled Kent man with locked-in syndrome takes his battle
:00:29. > :00:35.to the High Court. People don't realise how awful it is to see the
:00:35. > :00:37.person you love and there. You can't relieve their pain. Also in
:00:37. > :00:41.tonight's programme: Why three authorities in the South East are
:00:41. > :00:44.planning council tax rises despite the government calling for a freeze.
:00:44. > :00:46.The hidden history of Kitchener Camp: The safe haven in Kent that
:00:46. > :00:49.rescued thousands of Jews from the Nazis.
:00:49. > :00:59.And after 40 days and 40 nights on the open ocean, a record breaking
:00:59. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:11.rower gets a hero's welcome Good evening. Detectives have
:01:11. > :01:16.launched a murder inquiry after the death of a 25-year-old man in
:01:16. > :01:23.Sussex. First it is believed Darren Croxton was stabbed during a fight
:01:23. > :01:29.in Hailsham yesterday. He died in hospital for today. Alex, they have
:01:29. > :01:34.been a number of arrests? Yes, 10 in total so far. The youngest is
:01:34. > :01:40.just 13, the august 26. Some of those were arrested on suspicion of
:01:40. > :01:43.murder, three on suspicion of violent disorder. Over half of them
:01:43. > :01:47.were caught after a police helicopter took to the skies after
:01:47. > :01:52.the attack. Family members of 25- year-old Darren Croxton laid
:01:52. > :01:55.flowers at the scene where he has discovered yesterday afternoon.
:01:56. > :02:04.Found collapsed in a quiet cul-de- sac, he passed in a way this
:02:04. > :02:09.morning in hospital. One local resident saw events unfold -- she
:02:09. > :02:18.passed away. I knew something wasn't right so I came back into
:02:18. > :02:21.the house. The helicopters will out within 25 minutes -- were out.
:02:21. > :02:26.Forensic teams examined a small wooded area where it is understood
:02:26. > :02:29.to a fight broke out between two groups. Police believe the men were
:02:29. > :02:35.from the Hailsham area. It is alarming to know that this is going
:02:35. > :02:45.on. The message would be that we believe the party's new each other
:02:45. > :02:50.at this moment in time. This is not a random attack. Despite
:02:50. > :02:58.reassurances, those living in the area are shocked by the events.
:02:58. > :03:04.is a quiet cul-de-sac. Nothing like this has happened before. It is a
:03:04. > :03:09.horrible thing to say and I think it will stay with me quite a while.
:03:09. > :03:14.Police teams have been searching locally as to -- as detectives
:03:14. > :03:18.tried to piece together how fight turned into a murder. There are
:03:18. > :03:22.still lots of people arriving at the scene to pay their respects
:03:23. > :03:28.this evening. One person did not want to appear on camera but did
:03:28. > :03:32.say that Darren Croxton was a well- known and well liked individual.
:03:32. > :03:38.The severely disabled man who is paralysed with locked-in syndrome
:03:38. > :03:41.has taken the fight to end his life to the High Court. Former Cranbrook
:03:42. > :03:46.rugby player Tony Nicklinson has lived with the condition since
:03:46. > :03:52.suffering a stroke seven years ago. He says it has left him with an
:03:52. > :03:59.undignified and Intal for life. But a person, if his a sister to die,
:03:59. > :04:04.those who help him could be charged with murder -- if he is assisted by.
:04:04. > :04:09.To squired by his wife and friends as a daredevil, the life and salt
:04:09. > :04:14.off the party, today, he can only communicate through the use of a
:04:14. > :04:20.perspex board or a computer that recognises his eye movements.
:04:20. > :04:30.does this life gets too much for me and I break down and cry. I can't
:04:30. > :04:31.
:04:31. > :04:39.cope with this for another 25 year of -- 25 years. Tony's family want
:04:39. > :04:48.to be able to end his life without facing murder charge fors. It is
:04:48. > :04:52.what he wants. -- murder charges. What more can I do? There is
:04:52. > :04:58.nothing I can do. People don't realise what an awful thing it is
:04:58. > :05:02.to see the person you love in their. Those who oppose voluntary
:05:02. > :05:12.euthanasia so they can be no justification for taking a life. --
:05:12. > :05:13.
:05:13. > :05:18.say they can be. Hard cases make bad law and we think the law in
:05:19. > :05:28.this area would have massive implications for the weakest and
:05:28. > :05:35.most vulnerable in society. This man has a team -- this man was a
:05:35. > :05:43.team-mate of Tony's. He is the sort of fellow, when you're getting
:05:43. > :05:46.ready to go out, he comes into the pub and he leads the room up.
:05:46. > :05:52.it will be up to a High Court judge to decide whether he can ask
:05:52. > :06:01.someone to help him and the life he says he can no longer bear. -- end
:06:01. > :06:04.the life. Sarah, what exactly happened in court today? Tony
:06:04. > :06:14.Nicklinson's team is waiting to argue that anyone who does happen
:06:14. > :06:15.
:06:15. > :06:22.to die should be able to seek a defence against murder. But that is
:06:22. > :06:26.not generally accepted as, so they are applying for the whole case to
:06:26. > :06:35.be struck out before it is heard in full. Next month, a judge will
:06:36. > :06:40.decide whether or not it can go ahead.
:06:40. > :06:44.In a moment: The busiest speed camera in Kent, that trapped 1,500
:06:44. > :06:49.people last year, but did it save any lives?
:06:49. > :06:53.A single camera in Maidstone has quarter over 1,500 motorists
:06:53. > :06:56.speeding in just one year. Figures released for the first time today
:06:56. > :07:01.showing total almost 24,000 motorists were caught across Kent
:07:01. > :07:09.in 2010. Campaigners say the cameras are helping to save lives.
:07:09. > :07:16.But critics say they are really about raising revenue. Kent's top
:07:16. > :07:22.camera for catching speeding most lists. 1564 in one year. --
:07:22. > :07:28.motorists. We asked drivers what they made of it. That is a lot. A
:07:28. > :07:33.lot of revenue, that is what I think they are there for. I don't
:07:33. > :07:38.think anyone likes them there. shouldn't be speeding. If they went
:07:38. > :07:43.speeding, they wouldn't be caught. I think they're good. Far too many
:07:43. > :07:47.people drive too fast. From today, you can go online and a cup how
:07:47. > :07:52.many motorists each camera in Kent has caught. Those behind them say
:07:52. > :07:58.they have helped prevent 400 deaths or serious injuries on the roads in
:07:58. > :08:01.the past decade. Critics say they are simply cash cow. They may have
:08:01. > :08:06.saved a few lives but you have to remember they have prosecuted an
:08:06. > :08:10.awful lot of people over a long period of time. The effect of
:08:10. > :08:16.getting a driving ban all losing one's job is never taken into
:08:16. > :08:19.consideration. The family it off this girl have campaigned for road
:08:19. > :08:24.safety after she stepped out in front of a speeding car. I don't
:08:24. > :08:27.think they do much good at all. People know where they are so they
:08:28. > :08:33.slowdown at that precise moment, and when they have passed them, off
:08:33. > :08:40.they go again. Over 23,000 people were caught on Kent's speed cameras
:08:40. > :08:49.in 2010. A fixed camera can be put up where three or more people are
:08:49. > :08:52.killed over the periods of three years. We get a proportion of the
:08:52. > :08:58.money from private diversion courses which goes into assisting
:08:58. > :09:03.the running of the cameras. But it does not pay for the running of the
:09:03. > :09:08.whole partnership. It is not about money, it is about saving lives.
:09:08. > :09:13.Last week, drivers caught speeding outside schools were offered the
:09:13. > :09:20.chance to explain themselves to children rather than paying a fine.
:09:20. > :09:24.This shows it is about education. A man has been jailed for murdering
:09:24. > :09:28.a vulnerable disabled man that he befriended in Sussex. Jon Ellison
:09:28. > :09:33.was found dead at his Brighton flat last April. David Sole, of no fixed
:09:33. > :09:39.address, has been given a life sentence at Lewes Crown Court.
:09:39. > :09:43.Denise Antonia has been jailed for five years for assisting.
:09:43. > :09:47.3 Canterbury based soldiers who cut off the fingers of dead Taliban
:09:47. > :09:50.fighters in Afghanistan will not face prosecution. Military police
:09:50. > :09:56.investigated claims that the fingers had been taken as trophies
:09:56. > :10:02.of war by soldiers from the Argyll and Sutherland heart -- Sutherland
:10:02. > :10:09.Highlanders, but found they had been used for forensic testing.
:10:09. > :10:16.This woman has been come the first woman to cross Antarctica alone --
:10:16. > :10:20.become. She skied from the Leverett Glacier in just 59 days.
:10:20. > :10:24.Council tax is set to rise in part of Kent, Sussex and Surrey,
:10:24. > :10:27.sparking a furious political row. It is a controversial move because
:10:27. > :10:33.the local authorities involved are actually turning down a government
:10:33. > :10:35.grant on offer to councils that implement a tax freeze. Rises are
:10:35. > :10:37.planned in Gravesham, which is run by Labour, Conservative-controlled
:10:37. > :10:46.Surrey County Council, and Britain's only Green administration,
:10:46. > :10:50.Brighton and Hove. Gravesham is the only Labour-controlled council --
:10:50. > :10:54.council in Kent, and the first in the county to announce the council
:10:54. > :11:00.tax rise. But this man believes others will follow a sort -- follow
:11:00. > :11:07.suit. We are being very clear and open with the resident at this
:11:07. > :11:14.early stage, so it it is something they will hopefully appreciate.
:11:14. > :11:19.Other councils may end up doing the same thing. The increase means p --
:11:19. > :11:25.people living in band the property in Gravesham will pay �5 more, or
:11:25. > :11:29.11p per week. The council could have frozen bills, but they said it
:11:29. > :11:33.would have meant a cut in services and bigger tax rises in years to
:11:33. > :11:43.come. So what would the people of grave cent prefer? If it is going
:11:43. > :11:44.
:11:44. > :11:52.to go up, it has got to go up. should all be like and not raise
:11:52. > :11:59.the council tax. It should be kept the same as it is. There are so
:11:59. > :12:08.many cuts being made, it is a struggle. The public may have mixed
:12:08. > :12:12.views on the council's decision, but the cap -- government is clear.
:12:12. > :12:17.Other councils face exactly the same challenges but are taking up
:12:17. > :12:20.the freeze. They recognise that at times like this, the first duty of
:12:20. > :12:25.the council should be making sure that they are keeping down the
:12:25. > :12:28.levels of tax for hard-working families. One expert believes that
:12:28. > :12:33.councils who reject the government grant may be better off in the long
:12:33. > :12:36.run. Councils know that it if they accept the grant this year to keep
:12:36. > :12:40.their council tax down to a zero increase, that ground will not be
:12:40. > :12:44.available to the next year, so by the time they get to next year,
:12:44. > :12:48.they will either have to put the council tax by up more than the
:12:48. > :12:54.average all, more likely, prettied up by the average and cut a bit of
:12:54. > :13:01.spending. Various councils have stated they raised -- they plan to
:13:01. > :13:06.raise council tax, and in the coming weeks, other councils may
:13:06. > :13:10.follow suit. Detectives have launched a murder inquiry following
:13:10. > :13:13.the death of a 25-year-old man in Sussex. It's believed Darren
:13:13. > :13:18.Croxton was stabbed during a fight in Hailsham yesterday. He died in
:13:18. > :13:22.hospital today. Ten people have been arrested.
:13:22. > :13:29.And coming up: Celebrating the work of the world's most prolific living
:13:29. > :13:39.etcher, Kent artist Graham Clarke. And the Surrey man who rowed the
:13:39. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:54.Atlantic solo in just 40 days These days it's an industrial park
:13:54. > :13:57.on the outskirts of Sandwich, which probably doesn't strike the casual
:13:57. > :14:00.observer as an historic site. But almost 70 years ago, the Kitchener
:14:00. > :14:03.Camp was a safe haven for 4,000 German and Austrian Jews who fled
:14:03. > :14:13.to Kent to escape the Nazi regime. For the refugees who are still
:14:13. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:17.alive today, it's a poignant symbol of freedom.
:14:17. > :14:20.It's hard to believe this industrial park was once a haven
:14:20. > :14:29.for German and Austrian refugees all desperate to escape
:14:29. > :14:34.concentration camps of lust in Germany. -- Nazi Germany.
:14:34. > :14:43.Harry was just 19 when he arrived at the Kitchener Camp, and had
:14:43. > :14:53.spent his entire teenage years in fear of the Nazi regime. 6 1/2
:14:53. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:04.years under Hitler,... Monica's father Ernest would never
:15:04. > :15:09.have got out 70 years ago, if it had not been for the warm welcome
:15:09. > :15:13.he got from the people of Sandwich. When you have been ostracised and
:15:14. > :15:20.made to feel as if you are dirt, not even human, to come to a
:15:20. > :15:25.country where people don't know you, just people living in the local
:15:25. > :15:29.area welcoming you, I think that restores some faith in humanity.
:15:29. > :15:33.For the thousands who fled persecution and came to Sandwich,
:15:33. > :15:41.they hoped their families would follow them behind, and they would
:15:41. > :15:49.be reunited. Sadly it was never the case. Shi'a misfortune, who got out
:15:49. > :15:54.and who did not. My father was taken to the concentration camp.
:15:54. > :16:04.It is thought the Kitchener Camp came about thanks to the architect
:16:04. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:07.Ernest Joseph. He had designed the the dining and cooking facilities,
:16:07. > :16:11.these days there is little sign it ever existed.
:16:11. > :16:15.Few people know the extraordinary stories of those who survived or
:16:15. > :16:21.can appreciate the pivotal role it played in saving the lives of so
:16:22. > :16:25.many men. Tonight's Inside Out will give a
:16:25. > :16:35.flavour of life inside the Kitchener Camp, and what the local
:16:35. > :16:40.
:16:40. > :16:44.community did to make the Refugees Graham Clarke is the most prolific
:16:44. > :16:48.living etcher in the world. He has produced hundreds of quirky
:16:48. > :16:51.pictures from his studio near Maidstone, using an old-fashioned
:16:51. > :16:56.process that was in danger of dying out.
:16:56. > :17:00.A fellow of the Royal Academy, the largest exhibition of his works in
:17:00. > :17:10.many years has just gone does it -- on display in the National Theatre
:17:10. > :17:15.in London. Look closely in Graham Clarke's
:17:15. > :17:23.work and you will often find a fish, or some wine, or a saucy lady. His
:17:23. > :17:28.work has a number of the recurring themes. This is Shakespeare. This
:17:28. > :17:34.is when he was a little boy, not bothering to go to school but
:17:34. > :17:39.sitting there watching a play. That is him proposing to his wife. That
:17:39. > :17:45.is him going off down to London. As Shakespeare always been an
:17:45. > :17:51.obsession of years? Yes, I suppose it is envy.
:17:51. > :17:56.He is putting the finishing touches to an exhibition, and Rob Graham
:17:56. > :18:01.Clarke has travelled the world but his art, Homer is definitely
:18:01. > :18:06.whether heart to his. I am founder of the Kent Nationalist Party. It
:18:06. > :18:10.is sort of a job, but it is to do with the the history of the
:18:10. > :18:15.wonderful corner of England we are all proud of but the rest of the
:18:15. > :18:22.world is not quite so knowledgeable about, so I am spreading there were.
:18:22. > :18:26.His method of work, and ageing metal plates, may be laborious, but
:18:26. > :18:31.he says it is ultimately satisfying. I did not want to work for three
:18:31. > :18:35.months on a great big painting and then a rich American buying it up.
:18:35. > :18:38.So the lovely thing about printmaking, you can both keep it
:18:38. > :18:44.and sell it. It can have your cake and eat it?
:18:44. > :18:54.Absolutely. I first met Graham seven years ago,
:18:54. > :19:04.
:19:04. > :19:11.and now in his 70th year, he is His exhibition at the National
:19:11. > :19:18.Theatre in London is on show until the 3rd March.
:19:18. > :19:22.He says he is elated and exhausted, Andrew Brown has just making --
:19:22. > :19:31.made a record-breaking solo crossing of the Atlantic.
:19:31. > :19:35.Team arrived home to a hero's welcome at Limpsfield.
:19:35. > :19:38.Returning home to family and friends, a record breaker. A fresh-
:19:38. > :19:45.faced Andrew Brown tells of a journey that tested his physical
:19:45. > :19:50.and mental strength. I got very wet, and sometimes I opened the hatch...
:19:50. > :19:55.A week ago he stepped on to land in Barbados, almost unable to walk.
:19:55. > :20:01.But he had leapt into the record books. The idea of having 800 miles
:20:01. > :20:06.to go was my worst point. I felt like I was almost there, but then I
:20:06. > :20:10.was thinking, I have still got it the length of Britain to go. To
:20:10. > :20:15.finish was fantastic, and the final role in was quite tough and long,
:20:15. > :20:19.but I think the adrenalin began to work or.
:20:19. > :20:22.Andrew's adventure began in December, as he set out to row
:20:23. > :20:27.across the Atlantic single-handed. He may have had to settle for
:20:27. > :20:31.second place, but he crossed the Atlantic faster than any solo rower
:20:31. > :20:39.had done before. How he coped with the fear and
:20:39. > :20:42.isolation, I cannot imagine. looks so fit and well! You have got
:20:42. > :20:45.to have tremendous courage to be on your own for all that time, and
:20:45. > :20:50.just to keep going. Really difficult.
:20:50. > :20:55.To Day's party a far cry from Andrew's loon trip across the
:20:55. > :20:59.Atlantic. 3,000 miles from the Canary Islands to Barbados, the on
:20:59. > :21:05.the company he had was his alone, and the occasional satellite phone
:21:05. > :21:10.conversation with his girlfriend Lucy. He said, let us wait for four
:21:10. > :21:17.days, but he would ring every day anyway. What a was the 40 days like
:21:17. > :21:23.for you both? Long! You realise that he is
:21:24. > :21:26.unknown and in a tiny boat on the mighty ocean, facing 40 ft waves.
:21:26. > :21:30.will avoid putting my family through something like this for a
:21:30. > :21:34.little while. We shall see what his next.
:21:34. > :21:38.For now, Andrew is happy catching up with family and friends, and
:21:38. > :21:47.talking them through what was undoubtedly the most challenging 40
:21:47. > :21:51.days of his life. It was an eventful weekend for the
:21:51. > :21:55.South East's top football clubs. Some astonishing goals, a thrilling
:21:55. > :22:01.debut and a terrible final 15 minutes for Gillingham.
:22:01. > :22:04.Neil Bell has our round-up. Brighton were keen to put their
:22:04. > :22:09.problems behind them at Peterborough. Will Buckley provided
:22:09. > :22:19.the perfect opening goal. Peterborough hit back in the second
:22:19. > :22:25.half thanks to David Bull. But the Albion picked up all three points,
:22:25. > :22:29.thanks to Buckley's strike. Charlton move clear at the top
:22:29. > :22:33.thanks to Johnnie Jackson. His gold even overshadowed a late
:22:33. > :22:38.disagreement between the teams which led to two red cards.
:22:38. > :22:42.It was won by a set piece, an outstanding free kick by Johnnie
:22:42. > :22:47.Jackson. He did that last week, at Sheffield Wednesday, and again to
:22:47. > :22:57.Dave. Losing at home is always tough,
:22:57. > :22:59.
:22:59. > :23:05.particularly when you... Joe go for made it 2-0, all that AFC Wimbledon
:23:05. > :23:12.pulled back, Tom Leonard Mr at Gillingham. Rather than cruise to
:23:12. > :23:19.victory, Jamaican imploded. Richards went into his own net, and
:23:19. > :23:24.then medicine's its blighted the wilful defence to -- I am
:23:24. > :23:30.disappointed. To be 3-1 up, and lose the game, it
:23:30. > :23:34.is criminal. I will not repeat what I have said in there, but it is
:23:34. > :23:40.unacceptable for. Crawley appeared on course for a
:23:40. > :23:47.happy afternoon. But they were denied victory when an equaliser
:23:47. > :23:52.was scored in the 90th minute. Dan Walker will be here presenting
:23:52. > :24:02.Late Kick Off at 11:05pm. They have been ugly rumours of
:24:02. > :24:06.
:24:06. > :24:11.In the South East this notion be staying to the north of us. But we
:24:11. > :24:20.have forced to start than they -- a day tomorrow. A band of rain moving
:24:20. > :24:26.in, a cold and wet start. Today, by contrast, a settled picture.
:24:26. > :24:29.Lighter winds, from a westerly direction, around ten to 15 mph.
:24:29. > :24:33.The odd scattered showers. Temperatures again in single
:24:33. > :24:38.figures, actually average for the time of year. Highs of seven or
:24:38. > :24:44.eight degrees, 46 Fahrenheit. Initially through tonight we are
:24:44. > :24:49.seeing scattered showers still, and we have clearer skies, lighter
:24:49. > :24:55.winds and temperatures getting sub- zero in rural spots. Other places,
:24:55. > :24:59.two and three degrees. Initially dry, but waiting we have this heavy
:24:59. > :25:04.persistent rain moving in. It will be clearing through the latter part
:25:05. > :25:10.of the afternoon, quite a wet, miserable start to the day. Does
:25:10. > :25:14.winds have eased off around ten to 15 mph, and tomorrow, it will be
:25:14. > :25:21.quite mild air. Temperatures again in double figures, highs of ten
:25:21. > :25:26.degrees, 50 Fahrenheit. Those light to southerly winds, mild
:25:26. > :25:34.temperatures, stay with us tomorrow night. Lows of seven or eight
:25:34. > :25:39.degrees. As we move through the weekend -- the week, Wednesday will
:25:39. > :25:43.be cloudy and mild. The winds staying overnight into Thursday.
:25:43. > :25:47.Behind the rain are cooler and called a picture. Temperatures
:25:47. > :25:52.again in single figures. An unsettled start to tomorrow -
:25:52. > :25:56.frosty temperatures initially, but behind that rain we have warm
:25:56. > :26:02.temperatures. Ten degrees. It will stay that way as we go through
:26:02. > :26:07.tomorrow night as well. Those temperatures moving a round, when
:26:07. > :26:11.stay cloudy and mild, Thursday initially some outbreaks of rain.
:26:11. > :26:15.Plenty of winter sunshine to end the week. Temperatures once again
:26:15. > :26:25.below average for the time of year. Take care during the rush hour
:26:25. > :26:28.
:26:28. > :26:32.7th February is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles
:26:32. > :26:39.Dickens, and this Friday we will be telling the story of one of
:26:39. > :26:48.Britain's gritters novelist. -- greatest novelists.
:26:48. > :26:53.He made this time. Great Expectations, a lot of it
:26:53. > :27:03.would have been written in this room.
:27:03. > :27:06.
:27:06. > :27:10.He is quite contemporary, Dickens. Please, sir, I want some more.
:27:10. > :27:15.Join us on Friday when we do we will give you the chance to join us
:27:15. > :27:18.and the stars of stage and screen for a special screening of David
:27:18. > :27:21.Lean's 1946 classic Great Expectations in the nave of
:27:21. > :27:26.Rochester Cathedral on 10th February.
:27:26. > :27:30.Between now and then we have got loads of stuff coming up.