:00:21. > :00:28.Welcome to South East Today. Tonight's top stories: the Russian
:00:28. > :00:35.sailors on and impounded ship not paid for six months are lying on
:00:35. > :00:42.food parcels. The fashion designer accused of
:00:42. > :00:48.criticising Folestone on Twitter. Give me a job. The unemployed
:00:48. > :00:51.university graduate using a London black cab to get work.
:00:51. > :01:01.The teenage pilot hoping to be the youngest person to fly solo around
:01:01. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:14.the world. Good evening.
:01:15. > :01:18.Now some breaking news. Quadrille has told the BBC that it's
:01:18. > :01:26.exploration site in West Sussex is unlikely to become a full production
:01:26. > :01:29.site in future. The company says the site is ideal for exploration but
:01:29. > :01:35.believes there will be other sites better suited because of transport
:01:35. > :01:39.and infrastructure requirements. The company will only say the site is
:01:39. > :01:49.unlikely to become a production site and is not giving away any
:01:49. > :01:56.guarantee. It is not ruling out hydraulic fracturing in the future.
:01:56. > :02:00.We are joined by our business correspondent. What more can you
:02:00. > :02:04.tell us? The company has told us that the
:02:04. > :02:14.site is excellent for exploration because it has been previously
:02:14. > :02:21.
:02:21. > :02:28.drilled. It is right in the centre of their licensed area. What they
:02:28. > :02:31.are making clear is that if they go ahead with production, and that
:02:31. > :02:41.decision will not be taken for many years, it is very unlikely that
:02:41. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:44.would happen in this location itself. They say it is likely that
:02:44. > :02:48.if they moved to production will be other locations which will be better
:02:48. > :02:57.suited in terms of transport and getting and equipment in to the
:02:57. > :03:02.site. Also in terms of getting oil out of the site and interview
:03:02. > :03:11.national network. What have the parish council had to
:03:11. > :03:21.say this evening? Nothing as such. Quadrille has
:03:21. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:31.informed the council. The timing of all of this looks to be key. This
:03:31. > :03:34.weekend, it looks like the campaign will be stepped up and there will be
:03:34. > :03:44.police concerns about direct action. I think the timing of this is
:03:44. > :03:49.interesting. This message that is going out is likely to be seen as
:03:49. > :03:52.trying to contain the anger which has been growing on the ground. The
:03:53. > :03:56.Russian crew of a ship impounded at Shoreham Harbour say they haven't
:03:56. > :03:59.been paid for six months and are relying on charity food parcels to
:03:59. > :04:02.survive. The ship has been impounded for
:04:02. > :04:12.nonpayment of harbour fees. The owners of the ship are based in the
:04:12. > :04:16.UK. It is not clear what their financial status is. The captain of
:04:16. > :04:20.the Independent believes he can't afford to leave the vessel or he
:04:20. > :04:28.will never be paid. The remaining Russian workers have
:04:28. > :04:33.been stranded since January. The owners failed to pay bills. Some
:04:33. > :04:43.employees say they are due �18,000. It is difficult for us because we
:04:43. > :04:50.
:04:50. > :04:52.are in a foreign country. We are not in our own country. Not only from
:04:52. > :04:56.the, for all crew members because all crew members have families and
:04:56. > :05:00.children. It is very simple to understand. Most of the crew have
:05:00. > :05:07.now returned home on unpaid. Those who remain are being looked after by
:05:07. > :05:12.a charity. If we were to have no money for one month or one week,
:05:12. > :05:19.life would become very difficult. You still have to pay for bills.
:05:19. > :05:22.Families back home have no money coming in. It is very difficult.
:05:22. > :05:28.company has said that salaries are in arrears but they are trying to
:05:28. > :05:31.resolve the problem. They have said they are not sure if any employees
:05:31. > :05:41.who have returned home will actually be paid. The director of the company
:05:41. > :05:42.
:05:42. > :05:49.also runs another group which owns a cement company in Administration.
:05:49. > :05:52.They are currently applying for staff. Six Mariners have also been
:05:52. > :06:02.stranded when another bought was impounded in January. We are
:06:02. > :06:02.
:06:02. > :06:12.awaiting our salary for the last three months. How can we feed our
:06:12. > :06:13.
:06:13. > :06:17.families? This man says he will remain on board until he and his
:06:17. > :06:22.crew have been paid. It could be a long wait.
:06:22. > :06:31.Our reporter joins us now. What is the morale like?
:06:31. > :06:33.Tensions are running high. You can see the vessel behind me in the same
:06:33. > :06:39.spot it was six months ago. They have been transporting cement and
:06:39. > :06:46.stone around many European cities. It is now under maritime arrest. Any
:06:46. > :06:50.crew members have returned to Russia and Ukraine. The captain is staying
:06:50. > :06:54.put. He says if he steps foot of the vessel he will lose everything. It
:06:54. > :06:58.has been a stressful time for him and his crew members. You feel like
:06:58. > :07:02.they have been treated like slaves. A man accused of murdering a father
:07:02. > :07:05.of five after a night out told police he was disgusted with what he
:07:06. > :07:15.did that night, but said he had no idea how serious the incident had
:07:16. > :07:16.
:07:16. > :07:19.been. 22-year-old Robert Alderman punched Paul Scott after an argument
:07:19. > :07:23.about a broken car wing mirror. Mr Scott, who had also been drinking,
:07:23. > :07:26.suffered a broken leg in the incident, and died from a blood clot
:07:26. > :07:30.four days after the attack in Gillingham in February. Our reporter
:07:30. > :07:36.has this from Maidstone Crown Court. Paul Scott died four days after he
:07:36. > :07:42.was attacked in the street. A broken leg he sustained in the assault led
:07:42. > :07:52.to a fatal blood clot on the long. It happened here shortly after
:07:52. > :07:58.midnight on the 10th of February. Today, Robert Alderman took to the
:07:58. > :08:04.witness stand to give his account of what happened. The jury was shown
:08:04. > :08:08.CCTV footage of the attack. Pictures revealed how Robert Alderman punched
:08:09. > :08:15.Paul Scott to the ground. The footage was replayed frame by frame
:08:15. > :08:25.as the defence sought to prove that Robert Alderman did not kick or
:08:25. > :08:55.
:08:55. > :09:03.stamp on hemp. The Council for the an alternative charge of
:09:03. > :09:05.manslaughter. The case continues. -- denies.
:09:05. > :09:12.In a moment: Protests as commuters brace
:09:12. > :09:14.themselves for further hikes in rail fares.
:09:14. > :09:18.Fashion designer Karen Millen has been accused of damaging the
:09:18. > :09:20.reputation of Folkestone after criticising the town on Twitter.
:09:20. > :09:26.Millen from Wateringbury said she thought the regeneration of
:09:26. > :09:29.Folkestone was not likely to happen in her lifetime. It prompted a storm
:09:30. > :09:34.of protest on the social networking site and tonight she has apologised.
:09:34. > :09:44.Our reporter is in Folkestone. She is insisting she never intended to
:09:44. > :09:47.
:09:47. > :09:51.upset people? She says this was not an attack on
:09:51. > :09:56.the town but was simply an observation. She is the latest high
:09:56. > :10:02.profile figure to tweet and then apologise. Some say she has a point.
:10:02. > :10:10.The town has not been the same since the ferries moved out of the pot.
:10:10. > :10:13.Others say there are new businesses and things are on the up.
:10:14. > :10:23.A day trip to the seaside. But Karen Millen did not seem impressed with
:10:24. > :10:27.
:10:27. > :10:33.who replied, rating her for her negative comment. She's in the
:10:33. > :10:38.public eye. What she says reflects on the town. That is what I had an
:10:38. > :10:44.issue with. Don't judge a place without knowing the facts.
:10:44. > :10:47.heyday of the bucket and spade holiday is long gone. Some long for
:10:47. > :10:53.the return of the ferries. Empty shops sit alongside new buildings.
:10:53. > :10:59.Plans by architect to redevelop the seafront have just been approved.
:10:59. > :11:05.Many insist that regeneration is happening. New people are coming
:11:05. > :11:14.here and along with current residents there is an energy.
:11:14. > :11:18.Festivals are taking place. I happen to agree with her. All my life, the
:11:18. > :11:27.talks about regenerating Folkestone and it has not happened. I love this
:11:27. > :11:37.town. Fish and chips down by the seaside! Today, another comment on
:11:37. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:51.think she was surprised at the reaction to her comments. She said
:11:51. > :11:55.she was simply trying to make the point that regeneration does not
:11:55. > :11:59.happen overnight. The people of Folkestone have welcomed the apology
:12:00. > :12:06.and would like to invite her back to the town to show her the real gems
:12:06. > :12:09.here. A 27-year-old Kent woman has been
:12:09. > :12:12.charged with grievous bodily harm after allegedly biting off another
:12:12. > :12:16.woman's nose at a holiday camp. The incident is alleged to have taken
:12:16. > :12:19.place at Butlins in Bognor Regis on 11 April. Tina Love, of Acacia Road
:12:19. > :12:24.in Dartford Kent, has been released on bail before appearing at Worthing
:12:24. > :12:27.Magistrates' Court on 27 August. A family had to be rescued from the
:12:27. > :12:30.sea off Tankerton yesterday afternoon after their boat capsized.
:12:30. > :12:33.Susan Scales from Doddington was trapped under the inflatable boat
:12:33. > :12:36.and was pulled out by her 18-year-old son Liam. The Whitstable
:12:36. > :12:46.lifeboat arrived on the scene within two minutes and returned the family
:12:46. > :12:46.
:12:46. > :12:49.to the harbour. South east passenger groups have
:12:49. > :12:52.reacted with anger at the prospect of another above inflation rail fare
:12:52. > :13:01.rises. Rail commuters in Kent and Sussex staged protests this morning
:13:01. > :13:04.as details about the latest round of increases became clear. Today's
:13:04. > :13:08.inflation figures will mean that season tickets will go up by 4.1% in
:13:08. > :13:12.January. The TUC says that is a 40% rise since 2008. But the Association
:13:12. > :13:17.of Train Operating Companies says that only 3p of every pound spent on
:13:17. > :13:22.train tickets is profit for the train companies.
:13:22. > :13:26.I would like to see an end to the above inflation figures. The Office
:13:26. > :13:30.for Budget Responsibility say that could happen from 2015. But we do
:13:30. > :13:32.need to get the investment in our Railways.
:13:33. > :13:35.According to the watchdog group Passenger Focus, the increase means
:13:35. > :13:42.a season ticket from Canterbury to London, currently just over �4,800,
:13:42. > :13:51.will go above �5,000 come January. Hastings to London is currently just
:13:51. > :13:56.over �4,300. It will rise to nearly �4,500. And Brighton to London
:13:56. > :13:59.commuters, who currently pay �3,860, will have to pay �4,000. Let's cross
:13:59. > :14:03.live to our reporter at Tunbridge Wells railway station. Those figures
:14:03. > :14:10.assume a rise of 4.1%, but some commuters may actually have to pay
:14:10. > :14:16.more than that? They could, because train companies
:14:16. > :14:23.in England have some flexibility over how much they can increase
:14:23. > :14:29.fears by. They have up to 5% on top of the 4.1%. As long as it averages
:14:29. > :14:33.out across the country, that is fine. Some people could see and 9%
:14:33. > :14:38.rise. In 2007 his commute to London from
:14:38. > :14:44.Rochester cost him �263.50 a month. Two years later that had risen to
:14:44. > :14:52.almost �300. And this year the same route costs him a further �76. He
:14:52. > :14:59.says his commute continues to rise but his pay stays the same.
:14:59. > :15:08.Season-ticket prices are �5,000 now. That will be a huge chunk out of
:15:08. > :15:18.anyone's salary. Particularly if you are on 15,000 two 20,000. He's not
:15:18. > :15:19.
:15:19. > :15:25.alone in his concerns. Commuters don't have many options. The service
:15:26. > :15:30.and the price does not correlate. don't think the service is good
:15:30. > :15:33.enough for such an increase. Fare rises aren't yet putting people off
:15:33. > :15:36.as record numbers of passengers are taking the train and that number is
:15:36. > :15:39.still growing. Commuters may be weary of the annual
:15:39. > :15:43.rise but the government only wants to pay for 25% of railway running
:15:43. > :15:50.costs. It currently pays for about 32%, so tickets will keep going up
:15:50. > :15:53.until they hit that target. The increases will be brought in
:15:53. > :16:03.from January 2014, meaning that, nationally since 2008, fares have
:16:03. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:13.risen three times faster than average earnings.
:16:13. > :16:20.Our top story: Fracking company have told us that its exploration site in
:16:20. > :16:27.West Sussex is likely to become a full production site in future. They
:16:27. > :16:30.say there are other sites which would be better suited.
:16:30. > :16:34.Also in tonight's programme: The 19-year-old pilot hoping to be
:16:34. > :16:39.the youngest person to fly solo around the world makes his one and
:16:39. > :16:46.only stop at Lydd Airport. Joined me later for the weather
:16:46. > :16:49.forecast. Kent Police are about to introduce
:16:49. > :16:52.an approach called predictive policing across the county, a system
:16:52. > :16:55.which was first implemented by the Los Angeles Police Department when
:16:55. > :17:05.they faced budget and staffing cuts. Invented by an academic, it works by
:17:05. > :17:12.
:17:12. > :17:15.analysing data of where and when past crimes have happened. Then a
:17:15. > :17:18.computer system predicts where officers should patrol at a certain
:17:18. > :17:22.time on a given day. And it has been credited with reducing property
:17:22. > :17:25.crimes in one area of LA by 12% in six months. For tonight's special
:17:25. > :17:32.report, our reporter has been out with the LAPD to see how predictive
:17:32. > :17:35.policing works. OJ Simpson. The Rodney King riots.
:17:36. > :17:40.They are the iconic images of late -- of LA. When it comes to policing
:17:40. > :17:50.the streets and stopping every day crying, LAPD is beginning to win the
:17:50. > :17:57.battle. Officers are using a new system based on an algorithm.
:17:57. > :18:01.are the hotspots. These are active prediction areas for 12 hours. Then
:18:01. > :18:08.a new one will appear. It could be in a similar location or a different
:18:08. > :18:13.one, depending on what is going on with crying patterns. Based on past
:18:13. > :18:19.trends and current information, it identifies areas there is likely to
:18:19. > :18:24.be trouble. Within six months of introducing this technique, property
:18:24. > :18:31.crime fell by 12% compared with the previous year. The numbers are
:18:31. > :18:36.continuing to improve. The best case scenario is that officers are in the
:18:36. > :18:39.right place at the right time and they deny the criminal the
:18:39. > :18:45.opportunity to commit the crime in the first place. One time there was
:18:45. > :18:48.a gang member of the pit will who saw the police car, they turned
:18:48. > :18:55.around and went home. That is what we want. It is the equivalent of a
:18:55. > :19:00.crime-fighting crystal ball. computer has identified this
:19:00. > :19:05.neighbourhood in Los Angeles. It is one of the areas they think I'm as
:19:05. > :19:11.more likely to be happening right now. Police have responded by
:19:11. > :19:20.increasing the number of patrols in the area. This is one of the
:19:20. > :19:29.hotspots. We want to be very visual. Were not trying to sneak up on
:19:29. > :19:34.anybody. We want them to know we are here. On this day, the shopping
:19:34. > :19:37.centre was quiet. But police say that illustrates that the system is
:19:37. > :19:42.working. Predicting criminal activity does not solve the root
:19:42. > :19:48.causes of crime, but if it eaters the bad guys and make the community
:19:48. > :19:56.safer, the police here say they will continue to crunch the numbers.
:19:56. > :19:59.Has the reaction to the system been generally positive?
:19:59. > :20:04.It has been extremely positive, largely because it has been
:20:04. > :20:08.extremely successful. If you look at areas where there has been
:20:09. > :20:12.predictive policing around greater Los Angeles, the CD crime figures
:20:12. > :20:20.dropping quite significantly. Officers from Kent who are about to
:20:20. > :20:24.roll out the system themselves were here in Los Angeles to look at the
:20:24. > :20:34.various parts of the city and saw how effective the system can be. The
:20:34. > :20:37.
:20:37. > :20:40.system board very well. And on tomorrow's programme we will
:20:40. > :20:43.be reporting on how Kent Police is rolling out predictive policing
:20:43. > :20:48.across the county. An unemployed university graduate
:20:48. > :20:54.has posted her CV in the back of a black cab in a bid to find work
:20:54. > :20:57.after being turned down for dozens of jobs. Emma Clifford has been
:20:57. > :21:00.looking for work in publishing and marketing since graduating from
:21:00. > :21:04.Canterbury Christ Church University in June. The 21-year-old has now
:21:04. > :21:13.resorted to taking out an advert in the back of he dad's black cab to
:21:13. > :21:18.grab the attention of prospective employers.
:21:18. > :21:23.It is a taxi journey she hopes will open doors for her. This woman has
:21:23. > :21:28.been searching for a job for three months. So far, no one has hired
:21:28. > :21:38.her. She decided to market her skills by placing an advert in her
:21:38. > :21:40.
:21:40. > :21:50.father's black taxi. I saw the blank space and thought I should make the
:21:50. > :21:51.
:21:51. > :21:56.most of it. You need to use your initiative. Employers look for that.
:21:56. > :22:01.Her father has been a Taxi Driver for 12 years. With Emma looking for
:22:01. > :22:07.a job in marketing or publishing, this could be her best chance of
:22:07. > :22:12.getting in front of a marketing executive. I cover a lot of miles
:22:12. > :22:17.and meet lots of different people. I thought it was a good idea. Do you
:22:18. > :22:25.think people in the taxi will be able to help her? There are a lot of
:22:25. > :22:30.people who have given me good advice and good feedback. I think there
:22:30. > :22:35.will be some people out there who will help her out very well. There
:22:35. > :22:40.are currently more than 500,000 unemployed people in London and the
:22:40. > :22:45.South East. For a new graduate with little experience, it is difficult
:22:45. > :22:50.job market. I think young people is to be more proactive to get out
:22:50. > :22:54.there and sell themselves. They are the ones who are likely to gain
:22:54. > :23:00.employment. I feel frustrated because there is nothing more I can
:23:00. > :23:07.do. I have gone down every avenue I can think of. I am willing to work
:23:07. > :23:17.at the very bottom and work my way up and progress. Emma is hoping that
:23:17. > :23:20.
:23:20. > :23:23.her father's next passenger will be the key to her success.
:23:23. > :23:26.A teenage Australian pilot who's attempting to break the record as
:23:26. > :23:30.the youngest person to fly solo around the world landed today at
:23:30. > :23:34.Lydd Airport on the Romney Marsh. Ryan Campbell, who is 19, set off on
:23:34. > :23:37.his journey at the end of June and is due to arrive back in Australia
:23:37. > :23:41.in September. He will spend two nights at Lydd and has asked for
:23:41. > :23:43.special permission from air traffic control to fly over the white cliffs
:23:43. > :23:53.of Dover. It was a smooth approach. This is
:23:53. > :24:04.
:24:04. > :24:12.the only stop on English soil. went over the white cliffs of Dover
:24:12. > :24:17.and that was awesome. I have seen all the World War II films about
:24:17. > :24:27.aviation. To fly over that, it was worth the effort. That was very
:24:27. > :24:27.
:24:27. > :24:30.cool. Ryan started his journey from Sydney on 30 June. From there, he
:24:30. > :24:33.set off North East across the Pacific, passing through North
:24:33. > :24:38.America. He then flew north again, along the tip of greenland, Iceland,
:24:38. > :24:42.finally making his stop at Lydd Airport on day 45 of his trip. His
:24:42. > :24:49.parents had a sense of pride and a lump in their throat when they came
:24:49. > :24:59.to meet him. It is very hard to describe. We are very proud of him.
:24:59. > :25:06.Exceptionally proud. Will you follow him on every leg? Now, this is it.
:25:06. > :25:13.We will take on his excess baggage. We will see him to France and then
:25:13. > :25:20.wait for him to come home. We are not doing his washing. He is
:25:20. > :25:28.well-trained! Ryan is quite a normal teenager who has hit the headlines
:25:28. > :25:33.in Australia. Now he has the record books firmly in his sights.
:25:33. > :25:37.As most of you probably know, Polly is off on maternity leave. We are
:25:37. > :25:44.pleased to let you know that she gave birth to a baby girl on
:25:44. > :25:49.gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday. Seren Rose weighed eight
:25:49. > :25:59.pounds, 12 ounces. Both mother and baby are doing well. Seren means
:25:59. > :25:59.
:25:59. > :26:09.baby are doing well. Seren means star in Welsh.
:26:09. > :26:14.
:26:14. > :26:19.There was a major shower last night. Thank you for your photographs. This
:26:19. > :26:29.is an annual event. At this point every year, we passed through the
:26:29. > :26:37.
:26:37. > :26:45.debris left by, it. -- by a comet. Tonight from midnight, the cloud
:26:45. > :26:50.cover will melt away. Earlier, we had a fear amount of cloud cover
:26:50. > :27:00.around. By the afternoon, still some sunny spells. Temperature is quite
:27:00. > :27:02.
:27:02. > :27:12.cool for the time of year. The westerly breeze is fairly light.
:27:12. > :27:18.
:27:18. > :27:25.Increasingly misty and foggy. Rather chilly as you start the day. A
:27:25. > :27:31.fairly settled on Friday. By the afternoon, more cloud cover around.