:00:02. > :00:05.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Rob Smith. And I'm Polly Evans.
:00:05. > :00:09.Tonight's top stories. Ban spitting from Medway's streets,
:00:09. > :00:16.a lawmaker's bid to fine people for what he says is an anti-social and
:00:16. > :00:24.A warning we'll all pay more for water in future, as Southern Water
:00:24. > :00:27.applies for a drought permit to help refill our largest reservoir.
:00:27. > :00:30.Also in tonight's programme. After the collapse of Seafrance, a new
:00:30. > :00:37.ferry service launches between Dover and Calais, the DFDS LDLines
:00:37. > :00:41.Norman Spirit. The magic of the cup, and a huge
:00:41. > :00:44.payday as Brighton and Crawley prepare to meet Liverpool and Stoke.
:00:44. > :00:54.And he's the man who helped Jim Henson's imagination become reality,
:00:54. > :01:06.
:01:06. > :01:09.we meet Sussex puppeteer Steve Good evening. Spitting in the
:01:09. > :01:12.street in Medway could be made illegal, with fines of up to �80. A
:01:12. > :01:16.local councillor Chris Irvine says the habit is disgusting and anti-
:01:16. > :01:18.social and should be banned. Spitting in public was an offence
:01:18. > :01:21.for many years to combat tuberculosis in the 1940s, when it
:01:21. > :01:31.was believed that spittle could spread the disease, but the ban was
:01:31. > :01:31.
:01:32. > :01:36.lifted in the 1990s. Bryony Mackenzie reports.
:01:36. > :01:42.This is what the council wants. But as well as the letter, the chewing
:01:42. > :01:48.gum and cigarettes, spitting could now be added to the hit-list.
:01:48. > :01:54.think it is a disgusting habit. A lot of it happens down here. It is
:01:54. > :01:57.just washing things down. Keeping on top of it, really. It is
:01:57. > :02:01.Philip's job to clean it up. One councillor says it is not the
:02:01. > :02:07.visual impact but the anti-social attitude that spitting the nodes
:02:07. > :02:10.that needs tackling. It is a vile and disgusting habit. It is
:02:10. > :02:16.something we need to be looking at discouraging, in the same way that
:02:16. > :02:21.we discourage people from dropping litter or cigarette butts, or even
:02:21. > :02:26.dog owners who do not clean up after their pets. We take action
:02:26. > :02:30.against those sort of anti-social issues, so why not actually look at
:02:30. > :02:35.discouraging people who spit on the street? It was the spread of
:02:35. > :02:39.disease that spot -- prompted a spitting than following the First
:02:39. > :02:44.World War put up in 1990, it was -- before 1990, it was an offence.
:02:44. > :02:48.Under a new band, council enforcement officers would have the
:02:48. > :02:54.power to hand out fixed penalty notices, expected to be around �80.
:02:54. > :02:57.Those refusing to pay could face prosecution and a potential fine of
:02:57. > :03:03.up to �5,000. Although common on a football pitch, where the ban would
:03:03. > :03:11.not apply, it is often seen as a sign of disrespect. It is repulsive,
:03:11. > :03:16.really. Spit on the ground. I did it is it a bit much, because it is
:03:16. > :03:20.just spitting on the street. -- I think it is a bit much. It is
:03:20. > :03:23.disgusting to see people spit on the street, but there are certain
:03:23. > :03:29.people who can't help it, if they've got problems with their
:03:29. > :03:35.lungs. If you saw somebody doing it, and said, -- she saw someone doing
:03:35. > :03:42.it and said, that is not right. think it is good. It is
:03:42. > :03:51.disrespectful. It annoys them, whether they are parking badly, and
:03:51. > :03:56.they spit at them, my view is, no, it is really awful.
:03:56. > :04:01.Bryony is in Chatham, how likely is it that spitting will be banned on
:04:01. > :04:06.the street of Medway? It is down to the public, if you look at Enfield
:04:06. > :04:10.they had a petition there, 4000 signatures and they turned that
:04:10. > :04:14.into the local government minister Eric Pickles. He will decide
:04:14. > :04:18.whether a bylaw will be triggered, that could happen within a month.
:04:18. > :04:22.People are clear that they think spitting is disgusting, they do not
:04:22. > :04:28.wanted on their streets. Less clear is how you would enforce the ban if
:04:28. > :04:31.it were to come in. Who would pay for it, that is the question.
:04:31. > :04:34.want to know what you think. Should spitting be banned like littering
:04:34. > :04:38.or graffiti? Or would it be too difficult to police? You can email
:04:38. > :04:45.us or join in the debate on our Facebook page and we'll read out
:04:45. > :04:48.some of your comments later in the In future we'll have to pay more
:04:48. > :04:51.for our water if we're to avoid drought restrictions every year.
:04:51. > :04:54.That's the view of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, which says
:04:54. > :04:58.houses should only be built where there's a ready supply of water,
:04:58. > :05:01.and more investment should be put into reservoirs to avert a disaster.
:05:01. > :05:04.The call for action comes a day after Southern Water applied for a
:05:04. > :05:07.drought permit, which will enable it to take more water from the
:05:07. > :05:16.River Medway to fill up Bewl Water reservoir. Our news correspondent
:05:16. > :05:20.Mark Norman reports. The summer -- does the slogan save
:05:21. > :05:26.water, paved with a friend, ring any bells? It was the message of
:05:26. > :05:31.the summer of 1976 as a judge took hold. Water companies controlled
:05:31. > :05:34.standpipes to control how much we used, grass fires were commonplace.
:05:34. > :05:37.The latest application for a drought order might not lead to
:05:37. > :05:40.such extremes, but environmental campaigners say the lack of
:05:40. > :05:46.rainfall, lack of investment by water companies and potential drain
:05:46. > :05:49.on our rivers could prove disastrous. Drought orders are
:05:49. > :05:52.supposed to be for real emergencies, they are supposed to be very
:05:52. > :05:56.occasionally used for those exceptional circumstances. We can
:05:56. > :05:59.probably keep the taps running for a while longer. If we are careful
:05:59. > :06:02.about how we use water. It is rivers like this, the wider
:06:02. > :06:06.environment where the real pressures will be felt. Southern
:06:06. > :06:10.Water argues strongly that their 25 year plan was to give the water
:06:10. > :06:14.supply and considered the impact on the environment. But the Campaign
:06:14. > :06:17.to Protect Rural England state new relaxed planning laws by the
:06:17. > :06:20.coalition will increase the demand on our water supplies. With
:06:20. > :06:26.increasing demands from homes and businesses, they say one solution
:06:26. > :06:29.is for us, the consumer, to pay more on our bills so the water
:06:29. > :06:33.companies can pay for that investment. But are we prepared to
:06:33. > :06:37.pay his bills? I think we have been to -- cutting corners for too long.
:06:37. > :06:40.It is a harsh reality that we probably will need to see increased
:06:40. > :06:45.water bills to make sure we can actually carry on continuing to
:06:45. > :06:48.supply the water that we need. way, it is the wrong question. I am
:06:48. > :06:52.happy to invest in the infrastructure, but at the moment,
:06:52. > :06:56.and only wants to pay for the water are used. I think I wouldn't mind
:06:56. > :07:01.paying more if it was rail up -- readily available, definitely.
:07:01. > :07:06.Rather than wait until it has all gone wrong, I think that they do
:07:06. > :07:10.not seem to have invested their money wisely. We have had the
:07:10. > :07:14.driest 10 months for more than 100 years, and Southern Water say they
:07:14. > :07:19.need to plan now to try and prevent water restrictions later this
:07:19. > :07:23.summer. Our reporter Katherine Downes is in
:07:23. > :07:28.Westminster for us tonight, this is subject which is going straight to
:07:28. > :07:32.the heart of government as well, isn't it? Yes, some parts of the
:07:32. > :07:37.country have already experienced many parts of -- times of drought,
:07:37. > :07:42.and Defra predict that will continue into the summer. They say
:07:42. > :07:44.it is already an issue of future national importance. On Monday, the
:07:44. > :07:49.Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman will chair a summit
:07:49. > :07:54.attended by environmental groups, the water groups and the Met Office
:07:54. > :07:57.to discuss the future and see what's messages -- what can be done
:07:57. > :08:00.to prevent drought. The message is that everyone needs to use less
:08:00. > :08:02.water, starting now. In a moment:
:08:02. > :08:05.The rabbits found mutilated and abandoned as the RSPCA warns they
:08:05. > :08:11.are struggling to cope with the number of pets being left by
:08:11. > :08:14.families unable to afford them any more.
:08:14. > :08:18.Large crowds turned out today to pay their respects to a young
:08:18. > :08:22.father who was stabbed to death on a street in Hailsham last month.
:08:22. > :08:25.Darren Croxton was 25, and had a young daughter. A 16-year-old boy
:08:25. > :08:32.has been charged with his murder. From Hellingly where the funeral
:08:32. > :08:35.took place, John Young has our report.
:08:36. > :08:42.The police had warned the public that the crowds might be large, and
:08:42. > :08:45.they were right. Darren Croxton's family said we were welcome to film
:08:45. > :08:51.the hearse and riding, they wanted his funeral to be a celebration of
:08:51. > :08:56.his life. He was a man who played hard and worked hard, the vicar
:08:56. > :09:01.told the mourners, a good man. loved challenges, any challenge he
:09:01. > :09:06.was up to it. He loved his family, very loyal to family and friends,
:09:06. > :09:11.and loved his daughter dearly. must have been a difficult service.
:09:11. > :09:14.Very difficult, yes. But it was the, the church was packed and there
:09:14. > :09:18.were lots of it all outside, everyone came to give him a good
:09:18. > :09:22.send-off which we certainly did. Darren Croxton had been found
:09:22. > :09:26.stabbed on a part in Hailsham a month ago. He died the following
:09:26. > :09:30.day. A spate of arrests and radiantly followed leading to some
:09:30. > :09:35.unrest in the town, crowds gathering outside Hailsham police
:09:35. > :09:40.station within days. In the dash of the 13 men and use arrested, eight
:09:40. > :09:46.were eliminated from inquiries. That leaves 116 year-old boy
:09:46. > :09:50.charged with his murder, and four other young men on police bail.
:09:50. > :09:53.Earlier this week, police divers searched a nearby lake. Today,
:09:53. > :09:58.thoughts turned to a young daughter who had lost her father and a
:09:58. > :10:01.community seeming at times build up an angry.
:10:01. > :10:04.-- bewildered and angry. A British Airways steward from
:10:04. > :10:07.Crawley has been charged with making a bomb threat in mid-air.
:10:07. > :10:10.The scare was caused by a message which was written on a toilet door
:10:10. > :10:13.on the Tokyo to Heathrow flight, which had 150 people on board. 22-
:10:13. > :10:17.year-old Matthew Davis was arrested on landing and will appear in court
:10:17. > :10:20.later this month. Children are being trafficked into
:10:20. > :10:23.Britain via Eurostar, according to a member of the House of Lords.
:10:23. > :10:26.Baroness Doocey says children as young as 12 can travel
:10:26. > :10:30.unaccompanied on a train from France or Belgium simply with a
:10:30. > :10:34.piece of paper signed by an adult. The UK Border Agency says it's
:10:34. > :10:36.working to get the loophole closed as quickly as possible.
:10:36. > :10:42.Parking charges for Brighton and Hove's Traders are being revised
:10:42. > :10:45.following concerns expressed by the business community. Last month
:10:45. > :10:48.scores of vans brought the centre of Hove to a standstill in protest
:10:48. > :10:52.against increases in charges. It had been suggested that annual
:10:52. > :10:58.permits would go up to �750 but the council has decided that the new
:10:58. > :11:02.rate will be �600 instead. Three pet rabbits have been found
:11:02. > :11:05.abandoned in Kent, mutilated, with their ears cut off. The find comes
:11:05. > :11:08.as the RSPCA warns they are struggling to cope with the numbers
:11:08. > :11:11.of animals being left by families unable to afford their pets any
:11:11. > :11:15.more. Last year the organisation rescued far more animals than it
:11:15. > :11:23.managed to rehome and it says that trend is set to worsen this year.
:11:23. > :11:28.Lucinda Adam reports. In just a fortnight, these five
:11:28. > :11:32.rabbits have been found dumped in Thanet and Maidstone. One emaciated
:11:32. > :11:36.and close to death, another attacked by dogs. And three who
:11:36. > :11:41.have had their ears deliberately cut off. When we picked them up, we
:11:41. > :11:45.were quite aghast, quite shocked. I think the recession has played a
:11:45. > :11:49.part. People are losing their homes which is sad, they do not always
:11:49. > :11:54.have some way to give their pet into. I think there are many
:11:54. > :11:57.reasons. I think some people just get tired of them. This new centre
:11:57. > :12:02.for small animals does not even open until June, but these rabbits
:12:02. > :12:08.are already being cared for here in makeshift runs because the RSPCA's
:12:08. > :12:13.rescue centre in May born and its 18 branches in Kent and Sussex are
:12:13. > :12:18.overflowing. Last year, the RSPCA took in more than 5300 rabbits.
:12:18. > :12:22.They managed to rehome more than 3800 of them, but that left more
:12:22. > :12:27.than 1500 with nowhere to go. Around two-thirds are still in
:12:27. > :12:31.risky branches, while a third were put down for medical reasons. --
:12:31. > :12:35.rescue branches. Even the most caring pet owners have been feeling
:12:35. > :12:38.the pinch on their purses. People have been unable to do certain
:12:38. > :12:43.procedures and tests that they would have perhaps been able to do
:12:43. > :12:46.in the past. More people are unable to do that. A classic example would
:12:46. > :12:50.be an animal with rotten teeth, a cat with rotten teeth which is
:12:50. > :12:56.really causing pain, it need to have them out and they are simply
:12:56. > :12:59.unable to afford the cost of the procedure. That financial pressure
:12:59. > :13:05.means this rescue centre can expect a full house from the moment it
:13:05. > :13:09.opens its doors. It's 6:45pm, this is our top story
:13:09. > :13:11.tonight. A campaign to have spitting in
:13:11. > :13:15.public outlawed in Medway has been proposed by a conservative
:13:15. > :13:19.councillor. Chris Irvine is backing a scheme for on the spot fines of
:13:20. > :13:24.up to �80 for spitting. If the new by-law for a ban goes ahead it will
:13:24. > :13:26.be the first in Britain in 22 years. Also in tonight's programme,
:13:26. > :13:36.creating Jim Henson's animal magic, we meet Sussex puppeteer Steve
:13:36. > :13:40.Allen. It is a weekend of two hearts, it
:13:40. > :13:50.rained for Saturday, a call the picture behind it for Sunday. --
:13:50. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:08.two halves. And are called the A new ferry service launched in
:14:08. > :14:11.Dover today, sailing on the route to Calais. There was a little help
:14:11. > :14:14.from model and presenter Kelly Brook. Operators DFDS and LD Lines
:14:14. > :14:17.have joined together to run the route, which until recently was
:14:17. > :14:20.served by SeaFrance. More than 1,800 jobs were lost when SeaFrance
:14:20. > :14:23.collapsed earlier this year, some 200 of them in the UK. Now the
:14:23. > :14:33.operators of the new route say 300 jobs will be created when their
:14:33. > :14:39.second ship enters service. Launched under a celebratory spray
:14:39. > :14:45.of sea water, and the more traditional champagne in the hands
:14:45. > :14:50.of model Kelly Brook, DFDS and LD Lines's new ferry carries hopes of
:14:50. > :14:57.new jobs and more competition on the Channel. But can the companies
:14:57. > :15:02.avoid the problems that sank SeaFrance? We have seen a massive
:15:02. > :15:06.availability of capacity being created by the exit of SeaFrance,
:15:06. > :15:11.and putting in this vessel by no means take up all that slack. We
:15:11. > :15:15.are part of the biggest ferry operation in it and York --
:15:15. > :15:19.northern Europe. This very business has been running for 130 years, and
:15:19. > :15:24.now we have formed a collaboration with LD Lines, that furthers --
:15:24. > :15:27.offers us further strength on the French side. It might be one of the
:15:27. > :15:32.busiest ferry routes on the four world, but it is also one of the
:15:32. > :15:39.most competitive. The past of years saw the retirement of the
:15:39. > :15:44.hovercraft and its operator. Speed ferries saw it only ferry impounded
:15:44. > :15:49.in Calais in 2008, and the last of the railway owned companies,
:15:49. > :15:53.SeaFrance, went under in January. The Dover-Calais route, although
:15:53. > :15:59.extremely busy, cannot always be very profitable. The reason being,
:15:59. > :16:03.you have got too much competition and a downturn in trade. The fixed
:16:03. > :16:07.costs it takes to run the ships and the other competition from the
:16:07. > :16:11.Eurotunnel means margins gets squeezed a lot. The companies have
:16:11. > :16:16.said that when their second ship launches on the rich, 300 jobs will
:16:16. > :16:21.have been created. There is doubt as to how many will be in the UK.
:16:21. > :16:26.We have at the moment one extra ship, there will be at second want
:16:26. > :16:32.coming over in the next few weeks. We are talking at about 20 to 30
:16:32. > :16:35.jobs. So will the launch of theHerald a renaissance in cross-
:16:35. > :16:45.Channel business, or just another chapter in its ever-changing
:16:45. > :16:46.
:16:46. > :16:50.A huge financial windfall is coming to two Sussex football clubs this
:16:50. > :16:53.weekend, as the world's most famous cup competition takes centre stage.
:16:53. > :16:56.Both Brighton and Hove Albion and Crawley Town take on Premier League
:16:56. > :17:03.opposition in the 5th round of the FA Cup, and our sports reporter
:17:03. > :17:06.Neil Bell is live at the Broadfield Stadium. Neil, both clubs are set
:17:06. > :17:12.to get an injection of hundreds of thousands of pounds from two mouth-
:17:13. > :17:17.watering ties. It is a massively exciting weekend.
:17:17. > :17:21.Imagine if you will, nine months ago, Stoke City ran out at Wembley
:17:21. > :17:25.to take on Manchester City in the FA Cup final in front of 100,000.
:17:26. > :17:28.On Sunday, they will come out for a very different but challenging
:17:28. > :17:32.experience. The FA Cup has been here at the Broadfield Stadium
:17:32. > :17:38.today, and it has lost none of its allure or fascination for football
:17:38. > :17:41.fans. It is an historic sporting trophy,
:17:41. > :17:44.but for clubs like Brighton and Crawley, it also represents a
:17:44. > :17:49.chance to cash in. The lucky horseshoe brigade will need no
:17:49. > :17:53.reminding that Britain's only trip to the final 30 years ago saw them
:17:53. > :17:58.eliminate Liverpool on the way, it is the stuff dreams are made of.
:17:58. > :18:02.is going to be a great experience. It is going to be, for a few
:18:02. > :18:08.players, unique, because they don't know if they will be able to play
:18:08. > :18:12.at Anfield again. It is a chance for them to go on to something
:18:12. > :18:16.special. While a Cup run is exciting for both fans and players,
:18:16. > :18:22.the business boost for the clubs cannot be underestimated. They will
:18:22. > :18:27.each receive �212,000, as the games are live on TV. They get 45% of the
:18:27. > :18:33.gate receipts, which, at a sell-out Anfield, could be worth half a
:18:33. > :18:36.million pounds. And if they were to win, there is a further �180,000 in
:18:36. > :18:42.prize money. Liverpool legend and pundit Mark Rorison still has a
:18:42. > :18:45.soft spot for Britain. He began his career at Sussex. Brighton are
:18:45. > :18:50.looking good, they started extremely well but tailed off a
:18:50. > :18:54.little bit. Playing good football under Gus Poyet, he has done a good
:18:54. > :18:59.job. It is a difficult tie for them, because Liverpool's form recently
:18:59. > :19:02.has picked up. This time last year, thousands of Crawley fans were on
:19:02. > :19:06.their way to Old Trafford, and enjoying every minute. Manager
:19:06. > :19:11.Steve Evans is well aware this weekend represents another on
:19:11. > :19:16.almost opportunity. The money coming in will be very useful, we
:19:16. > :19:21.could put in a new 3000 seat stand on the far side, which is due to be
:19:21. > :19:23.starting in the next few weeks. That is things that the board
:19:23. > :19:28.wanted but within the infrastructure. If the money East
:19:28. > :19:32.comes in, it will stay within the club and be spent to develop the
:19:32. > :19:37.club in the future. Just two years ago, we were non-League, going into
:19:37. > :19:44.extinction, not just administration, going out of business. This board
:19:44. > :19:47.has got us to lead to, we could go further. Even the most optimistic
:19:47. > :19:52.supporter probably think that the Cup final is a long shot, but
:19:52. > :19:55.despite the odds, a further progress is not out of the question.
:19:55. > :20:00.Stoke City boss Tony Guinness will be sitting here, Steve Evans
:20:00. > :20:07.Crawley but Ashtead Evans, corded us, over there. There could be some
:20:07. > :20:12.friction. Crawley beatings they could be the biggest Cup upset for
:20:12. > :20:18.20 years, but many people would not see it as surprise. Stoke have lost
:20:18. > :20:21.their last six, and Crawley have only lost a couple here recently.
:20:21. > :20:24.League One leaders Charlton will be looking to extend their eight point
:20:24. > :20:28.lead when they travel to Tranmere tomorrow afternoon. The Addicks are
:20:28. > :20:31.on a six game unbeaten run in the league but have concerns over in-
:20:31. > :20:37.form captain Johnnie Jackson, who is struggling to make the trip to
:20:37. > :20:40.Merseyside. And after slumping to their fifth consecutive defeat on
:20:40. > :20:46.Monday, Gillingham will hope to put a stop to their poor run away at
:20:46. > :20:54.Port Vale. The Gills are losing touch with the League Two play-off
:20:54. > :20:58.places and go into Saturday's game five points off seventh.
:20:58. > :21:02.Best of luck to all of our side, particularly those in the Cup. It
:21:02. > :21:07.is an adventure, and it can always spring a surprise. I bet there will
:21:07. > :21:14.be one or two people not slipping back well in their beds on Saturday
:21:14. > :21:18.night! -- and not sleeping that well!
:21:18. > :21:23.There are major problems on the main railway line between London
:21:23. > :21:27.and Brighton, Network Rail say and their work -- a section of Rail has
:21:27. > :21:31.been damaged. And passengers have been stranded on a train, power has
:21:31. > :21:35.been cut. All services have either been cancelled or diverted. Network
:21:35. > :21:37.Rail says the repairs will take several hours. We will have more
:21:37. > :21:40.later on. A Kent puppeteer and model maker
:21:40. > :21:43.who has helped to develop some of TV and film's most famous
:21:43. > :21:46.characters is holding an exhibition of his work. Steve Allen from
:21:46. > :21:54.Petham has enjoyed a long career and worked with big names such as
:21:54. > :22:00.Jim Henson and David Bowie on the film Labyrinth. Alex Beard has more.
:22:00. > :22:04.It was his love of The Muppets as an 11 year-old child that led Steve
:22:04. > :22:10.Allen into his but the cheering Korea. His child to dream realised
:22:10. > :22:20.when he landed a job with Jim Henson. -- into his putter Tear
:22:20. > :22:21.
:22:21. > :22:27.I have lost count how many times I haven't made versions of Kermit the
:22:27. > :22:31.Frog. It just got beyond a joke! well as a lot of Kermit the Frogs,
:22:31. > :22:37.Steve has made burgeoned as for Wallace and Gromit and even star
:22:37. > :22:42.wars. He create pretty times for puppets in films such as Labyrinth
:22:42. > :22:51.of. One of them leads to the castle in the centre, and the other one
:22:51. > :22:56.leads to certain death! My job, if you can call it that, pick up --
:22:56. > :22:59.was to go in, and produce prototypes of goblins and Wild
:22:59. > :23:02.Things. They would take these prototypes and they would be shown
:23:02. > :23:06.to Jim Henson and the rest of the thing -- team, then they would be
:23:06. > :23:10.passed on to the animatronics team and the people who would make the
:23:10. > :23:15.ones in the film. Steve is now working on puppets of
:23:15. > :23:21.his own design. Everything has to be made from scratch but kept light
:23:21. > :23:25.weight so the property -- so it can be held four hours. He has eyes
:23:25. > :23:30.made out of prison, and there is a mechanism to make various parts of
:23:30. > :23:40.his face move, which is a secret. Max, the guitar playing dog, will
:23:40. > :23:41.
:23:41. > :23:45.feature in the exhibition this weekend in Petham.
:23:45. > :23:51.Plans to make spitting on the street of Medway an offence with
:23:51. > :23:56.fines of up to �80, we asked for your opinions. A lot of you agree.
:23:56. > :24:00.The word coming up and -- again and again is disgusting. Jody says, it
:24:00. > :24:06.should be banned, a disgusting habit that mostly only young men do.
:24:06. > :24:09.He would not spit on the floor at home, so why on the street? This
:24:09. > :24:14.one says, despicable, a filthy habit, it should be unlawful
:24:14. > :24:20.anywhere in the UK. This one, Jo Saunders and, from Allington, is
:24:20. > :24:28.one of the few who goes against the grain. Eight -- he says, I am a
:24:28. > :24:35.keen footballer. I often find myself needing to spit. How would
:24:35. > :24:43.it police? A few people are saying, footballers are setting a bad
:24:43. > :24:47.example and players that spit he It has been a cloudy, mostly dry
:24:47. > :24:51.and mild picture today, it stays that way through tonight. It will
:24:51. > :24:54.be all change to the weekend. Initially drier on Saturday,
:24:54. > :25:01.increasingly wet and windy for us all. That rain clears and leaves
:25:01. > :25:06.behind it a much colder picked up the Sunday. -- picture for Sunday.
:25:06. > :25:09.And a widespread frost. The bulk of the unsettled weather is well to
:25:10. > :25:15.the north of us today, temperatures again in double figures, highs of
:25:15. > :25:21.10 degrees. Despite the cloud, not feeling too bad. As we go through
:25:21. > :25:24.tonight, very little changes. Plenty of cloud around, the odd
:25:24. > :25:30.scattered shower. Temperatures not really dropping much below six or
:25:30. > :25:34.seven degrees, eight degrees along the coast, that is usually daytime
:25:34. > :25:38.temperatures. A very mild, cloudy start, but it does not last. An
:25:38. > :25:44.active cold front is sinking southwards, south-westerly winds
:25:44. > :25:49.picking up. Initially tried but increasingly unsettled. By
:25:49. > :25:56.lunchtime, heavy pulses of ring for us all, wet and windy. Blustery
:25:56. > :25:59.winds, stronger than 25 miles an hour. Similar temperatures to today
:25:59. > :26:04.put up above average, but with the unsettled weather, feeling a little
:26:04. > :26:10.bit cooler than the numbers suggest. The rain it clears through the
:26:10. > :26:15.first part of Saturday night, leaving behind a much cooler story.
:26:15. > :26:20.Clearer skies, the winds from an north-westerly direction. Once
:26:21. > :26:27.again, a frosty start on Sunday. Lots and lots of winter sunshine on
:26:27. > :26:31.Sunday. Temperatures below average again. With high pressure in
:26:31. > :26:35.control, Monday sees lots of cloud but staying dry, this area of high
:26:35. > :26:38.pressure pulls away to the east and once again by Tuesday, some rain
:26:39. > :26:48.moving in from the West. The temperatures will recover by
:26:48. > :26:51.Tuesday again, we have highs of The headlines, Rupert Murdoch has
:26:51. > :26:56.confirmed plans for a new newspaper, saying the sun on Sunday will be
:26:56. > :27:00.launching very soon. Spitting on the street in Medway
:27:00. > :27:04.could be banned with fines of �80 if a new bylaw is past.
:27:04. > :27:09.And a warning we will be paying more for water in future as
:27:09. > :27:11.Southern Water applies for a drought permits to help refill our
:27:12. > :27:14.largest reservoir. And just before we go, quick
:27:14. > :27:16.congratulations to Colin Campbell who won the Journalist of the Year
:27:17. > :27:19.title at the Royal Television Society, Southern Centre awards
:27:19. > :27:29.last night. Our colleague Matt Goddard won the award for Best