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Welcome to South East Today, I'm Rob Smith. Tonight's top stories:

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Hundreds of schools face disruption and closure tomorrow as teachers

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take strike action over pay and pensions. We'll be reporting live

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from Sussex and Kent. A teenager is arrested after an

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attack on a couple in their 80s leaves them in hospital. There's no

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way you can call them "animal" because animals don't do that. They

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are evil. Also: Green MP Caroline Lucas

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pleads not guilty to wilfully obstructing the highway during the

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Balcombe fracking protests. Brainchild of the boffins ` the

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first gin micro`distillery in 200 years opens in Kent.

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And, a Commonwealth champion ` but we chat with Kent athlete Lisa

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Dobriskey on the shock of her losing her lottery funding.

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Good evening. Strike action by teachers means thousands of pupils

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across the south east will be forced to miss school tomorrow. The

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government is condemning the action, saying it will affect pupils'

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education and have a massive impact on parents who have to take the day

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off work to care for their children. But union leaders say they're

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trying to protect their pay and pensions. As Sara Smith reports,

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the disruption is most severe in Brighton and Hove, where 80% of

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schools will close tomorrow. Last week it was the Midlands and

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the North and tomorrow this strike reaches the south`east. Teachers

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say they are fighting to protect their profession and the future of

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the nation's schoolchildren. Ministers say they are disrupting

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children's education and inconveniencing parents. The strike

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is about headteachers having the power to pay good teachers more. Th

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is going on strike will disrupt the lives of parents and it will hold

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up the children's education and damage the reputation of the

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profession. 72 schools in Brighton and Hove and 57 say they will close

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tomorrow. We regret the deception it causes. We are parents ourselves

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and we understand the issue, but the responsibilities of the dispute

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lie squarely with the government because it keeps on going after

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different aspects of our terms and conditions. The net result will be

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bad for teachers and children in the long run. Striking teachers say

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they are worried about retirement ages getting later was

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contributions to pensions rise and they say performance`related pay is

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not the way to improve standards. Parents at its Brighton Prime re

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seemed torn between wanting to support the teachers are having to

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support with an extra day off. It is it inconvenient but they need to

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stand up for their rights, I suppose. I have sympathy but

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everyone is feeling the pinch. I work from home but I know a lot of

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parents are affected by childcare issues. It is inconvenient for

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working parents but there isn't that much we can do about it. These

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things shouldn't interfere with every child's life. Tomorrow,

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teachers will take to the streets to make their voices heard.

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Sara Smith is at St Paul's School in Brighton which is set to close

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tomorrow. Are the two sides any closer to an agreement tonight? The

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language doesn't seem to suggest that. The Education Secretary says

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he unhesitatingly condemns the action and describes the teaching

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unions as being militant and putting ideology in front of

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children's interests. Teaching unions say they don't remember him

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making a fuss about a couple of days off for the royal wedding or

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the diamond jubilee and they were either in the run`up or during

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exams season. They say the government is trying to undermine

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their profession but the government says the unions are getting in the

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way of necessary change. The strike will cause disruption

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for thousands of parents and pupils elsewhere in the south east

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tomorrow. In East Sussex, 87 schools will be partly or fully

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closed, along with 32 in Medway. And 103 schools will shut in Kent.

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It is regrettable many children will have their education disrupted.

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We make a point that a day's disruption is damaging and from the

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point of view of families, it is disruptive so we regret what is

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happening in that sense. Ian Palmer is in Chatham. What were the

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picture before Medway tomorrow? A mixed bag. There are 52 schools

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open tomorrow in Medway. A further 27 will be partially open and five

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will be fully closed. With the Academy's, schools which control

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their own budgets, there will be nine academies that are fully open,

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13 partially open and four fully closed. A very mixed and patchy

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fixture `` picture and it will need careful handling for parents,

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particularly if they have children in different schools.

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After tomorrow's strike action, there could be further disruption

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to come. The two teaching unions involved, the NUT and NASUWT, are

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planning a one`day national walkout before Christmas.

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A 16`year`old boy has been arrested in connection with an attack on an

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elderly couple during a burglary at their home in Hextable, near

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Dartford. John McDougall, who's 84, and his wife Jean, who's 89,

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suffered head injuries and are recovering in hospital. Simon Jones

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is at the scene. What's the latest on the police investigation?

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The police are hunting for a second man tonight who was seen in this

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area shortly after the attack. This is accommodation exclusively for

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people over 55 who want to maintain their independence but you are

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offered a degree of support. But nothing could prepare them for what

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happened K yesterday. It was a burglary in broad daylight.

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Residents are moved he to feel safe but they say that has now been

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shattered with two of their neighbours in hospital. Heartbroken.

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I would be heartbroken if it was someone our age, but to be that age

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and for the toe racks to do what they have done, it is absolutely

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not on. It is devastating. What sort of people do that? There is no

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way you can call them animals because animals do not do that.

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They are evil. Evil, evil people. A 16`year`old has been arrested on

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suspicion of burglary and tonight the police have released this image

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of a man they want to talk to. The couple were only discovered when a

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neighbour heard a commotion. If we hadn't heard it they could have

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late there all day because no one knocks on your door every day to

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see if you are OK. It makes you a bit nervous. It is terrible. They

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are such nice people. There is nothing you can do about it, is

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there? Residents are being urged not to panic. It is about trying to

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reassure residents about what happened, it is unusual and also

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about what we can all do together to make sure this horrible incident

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does not happen again. The tonight `` the police are tonight appealing

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for witnesses. The couple remain at King's College

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Hospital in London. The injuries are not life`threatening. Today, an

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emergency meeting was held here for the residents and the messages

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there incident like this is extremely rare.

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Coming up: Remembering Sefton ` the sculptor who created a life`size

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sculpture of a horse who survived the deadly IRA attack.

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A Sussex MP arrested during anti` fracking protests in Balcombe has

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appeared before magistrates in Crawley today. The Green MP for

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Brighton Pavilion, Caroline Lucas, pleaded not guilty to a public

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order offence and wilfully obstructing the highway ` during

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the protest in August. Our political reporter, Ellie Price,

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has the details. Caroline Lucas, in what protesters

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called a day of direct action. She had joined protesters who are

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concerned about exploratory drilling which could lead to

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fracking. 30 people were arrested, including her son and moments later

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the MP herself was arrested. She admits to taking part in the

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protest but denies breaking any laws. Tonight, she spoke to confirm

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her name, date of birth and address. She was released on unconditional

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bail. She spoke to the assembled media afterwards. By joining the

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peaceful protest, I wanted to join others in the exportation of yet

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more fossil fuels. The trial will take place early next Dee and my

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constituents can contact me as usual. I will continue my weekly

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surgeries and represent Brighton Pavilion and parliamentary debates.

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In an open letter, she said that by joining the protest she wanted to

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send a message to the government. She will now be tried with four

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other defendants in a trial that will take place next February or

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March. A soldier from Sussex has been

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killed in action in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal James Brynin, from

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Shoreham, was shot dead yesterday when his

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Tonight, nearly 5,500 pupils will find out if they have passed but

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there is a shortfall of nearly a 1000 places. Of course, not

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everyone who passes the exam takes a grammar school place and Kent

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County cancel is trying to solve the problem by building a satellite

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grammar school in Sevenoaks but the plans awaiting government approval

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and, in any case, it would not be built or open till 2015. There has

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been criticism about where there the Kent test is a fair way of

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allocating places. Yes, there is concern that the current system

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favours the children from wealthier backgrounds because children who

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can afford to pay for it to To can catch their children. One in eight

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children who pass the test went to a private fee`paying school. Last

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month, the Schools Minister was intent and he called on grammar

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schools to do more to offer places to children from poorer families. A

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thank you. A life`size bronze statue of a

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horse that became the symbol of the struggle against IRA terrorism has

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been unveiled this afternoon. Sefton survive did deadly bomb

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attack in Hyde Park. Soldiers and horses were killed in the atrocity

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in 1982 per Sefton recovered from his horrific injuries and returned

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to duty with the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.

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One of the worst days of Terrorism London has seen...

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July 20th, 1982. As the Household Cavalry make their way to changing

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the guard a nail bomb went off causing carnage in London. Four

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soldiers and seven horses were killed and many injured. The

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cavalry course Sefton included. But he survived. Today, at a safe ``

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statue of him was and Ellen `` unveiled at the Royal Veterinary

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College. I rented a big shed which was

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absolutely bitterly freezing in the winter. I got up on a ladder and

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insulated it and wrapped the play up because it would freeze. That

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was like his story in the way. Creating the sculpture has been one

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trial after another. The injuries were serious. He had 36 shrapnel

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wounds including a severed jugular. He had eight hours of surgery and

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was given a 58% chance of survival. It require different skills to pat

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him up. Most importantly, some tender loving care to make sure he

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felt he could survive. I don't think it would have happened and

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less Sefton himself had had the with ` my will to survive. His

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recovery captured there hearts of the nation. People were inspired by

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the story of a horse battling the odds and who would not give up.

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Nearing his 20th birthday and with a clean bill of health, he

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rehearsed for his first ceremonial event.

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He returned to duties with his regiment, often passing the exact

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spot where the bomb went off. His statute is a symbol of that

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resilience. A top story: Strike action by

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teachers means thousands of pupils will be forced to miss school

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tomorrow. The government has condemned the industrial action.

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A also, how Andy and Norman put their heads together to create

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tense First Minister distillery in two centuries.

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After a wet day, rain is easing eastwards and behind it a dry night

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and a dry day tomorrow. Will it stay that way? Join me later for

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the week's forecast. Next year marks the centenary of

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the outbreak of the first world war and today, the BBC has announced

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plans for a partnership with the Imperial War Museum in an actor of

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commemoration. At south`east today, we will focus on the impairs ``

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impact of the war in Kent and Sussex and how it changed all of

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our lives forever. We have been finding out what life was like here

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as war approached. A distant conflict but even after

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100 years, not too distant to touch. Its victims lived on in pictures,

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in war memorials and its characters that it inspires. Coming down is a

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kind of pilgrimage. This man has made sure that his grandfather's

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World War One story Never dies. He was a decorated machine gunner

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before he transferred out of the army to learn to fly. Here was the

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very first port of call. His military training and discipline,

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drilling and marching up and down in front of visitors and

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holidaymakers. Fitness up on the downs. `` Downs. He came here to

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Hastings. Who knew this was the barracks for the Royal Flying

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Corps? Hastings was a world of suits, hats and boots, posing

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fishermen, and Empire Day parade but it was not the whole story. You

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have the seafront, the fashionable areas and appears all bringing in

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hundreds of thousands of visitors a year at `` the Peers. In the

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backstreets, you find unbelievable poverty and depression. Clean,

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shiny and smart, military service was a step out of poverty. Here is

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one Regiment who were seasoned soldiers of the British Empire and

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they would be amongst the first into battle of World War One.

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Between the ball or and the First World War we had a depression equal

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to that preceding the Second World War. Especially in the town's of

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Kent, the work was not there. The war would herald changes for women

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and families. These photos show them bravely kissing husbands and

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members of their family goodbye. What happened here is a mirror to

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the rest of Britain and Europe. What happened a hundred years ago

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is part of our world and we are still fascinated and horrified by

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the everyday experiences of ordinary people who lived here

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before us. Throughout 2014, we will tell the

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extraordinary stories and legacy of the first world war and if you know

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of the story we should cover as part of the commemorations, please

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tell us. Not many men can spend their

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redundancy and life`savings on gin and still smile at the end of it,

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but two former research scientists say they are living the dream

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because they have set`up the first gin distillery in the county for

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almost 200 years. They are now applying the skills they learnt in

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the pharmaceutical industry to the science of creating the perfect

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tipple. We went to see them in action.

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Converting high grade alcohol to hand made it in combines proven

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scientific procedures with secret ingredients that provide a unique

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flavour. That is why two former research chemists think they have

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the perfect qualification to be artisan Distillers. Here we have a

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neutral grain spirit which is high grade alcohol. We loaded into are

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beautiful copper still and then we add water and botanicals and

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flavouring components for gin. The main component being juniper

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berries. That distinctive flavour was described as hitting the palate

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of the poor by the author Daniel Defoe when the gin craze took over

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hundreds of years ago. But the liquor made in Marden is nothing

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like the mother's ruin of yesteryear. The unique properties

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are that we are taking classical Jane botanicals and blending them

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with big tent range of botanicals. They are forward in hot and

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lavender and we have a unique ingredient that is not found in any

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other gin, samphire. Can drinkers taste the difference? Very crisp

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and light on the palate. I would definitely have one of these on a

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night out. It is very dry, which I liked, and seduce the but a smooth

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finish which is unusual compared to other genes. `` with citrus tones.

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For centuries, gin has been synonymous with London and as a

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middle`aged a drink, but the makers of this gene say it is flavour will

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give it a broader appeal. In football, Brighton and Hove

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Albion have signed Leroy Lita on loan from Premiership side Swansea

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City. The 28`year`old has signed for the Seagulls until January the

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1st and is available to make his debut at Yeovil Town on Saturday.

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The Kent athlete Lisa Dobriskey says she was left close to tears

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after discovering that her National Lottery funding is ending.

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The 29`year`old from Ashford is a former Commonwealth Games champion

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in the 1,500 metres. But after battling with injury and illness,

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her grant has been withdrawn. Chrissie Reidy has more.

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She has enjoyed massive highways, but plagued with injury, she has

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endured a disappointing lows. She finished a distant 10th last year

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and now she has lost her funding. They have made this decision based

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on my injury history and I haven't been involved in that meeting all

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once sat down with the head coach this year are all with the support

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staff and discussed the problem I have had. It has been a judgment

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made completely out of my hands. It is something I feel I could argue

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the case for strongly but I don't think I have been given the

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opportunities. Her career got off to a flying start when she won gold

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in the 2006 Commonwealth Games and three years later she picked up a

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silver medal. But then injuries followed. The most recent was a

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plait clot on her lungs. As much as I appreciate it is a difficult

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situation to support someone who is so injury`prone, it is a bit of a

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vicious circle because I don't know where to go from here in terms of,

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how do I get better and get over my injury? UK Athletics may have

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tightened their criteria or but some think Riise could make a

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comeback still. Other athletes have lost funding and have come back

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better. She has the pedigree to go back where she was ` the best in

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Britain and the world. Lisa says she may have lost the backing from

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UK Athletics, but her career is far from over. I love what I do and the

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sport so I will not stop just because British athletics decide

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not to help me. Now the weather. It has ` might you

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have some good news for tomorrow? Earlier today we saw the rain. 10

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to 15 mm of rain. Behind it, some sunshine and the legacy of milder

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air. The wind was really picking up but from a southerly direction.

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As we go through the night, mostly we will stay dry with a westerly

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wind so temperatures will hold up. Mostly dried but by dawn a

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scattering of hefty share was. Temperatures will John `` drop

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overnight. By 8 o'clock in the morning, the showers should have

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eased away. Quite a breezy picture and the temperatures really decent

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for the time of year. One or two showers for the first part of the

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morning but Brighton in by the afternoon with corresponding

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lifting temperatures. The westerly winds will stay with us though.

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Tomorrow night, staying dry. More cloud feeding in. Initially dry on

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Friday, but look at this. It looks menacing, doesn't it? Wet and windy

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throughout the day. Quite a troubling picture and temperatures

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will correspond, feeling more like 12 or 13. Staying unsettled for the

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weekend. Pretty breezy. Showers lighter on Saturday but they will

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be heavier on Sunday. In between, some sunshine. Temperatures feeling

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cooler under the showers. The low pressure will be with us on Sunday.

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Staying unsettled over the next few days.

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You ask us to get behind you and why should we?

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You're punching above your weight, aren't you?

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He wouldn't do that to me because he wasn't that sort of a man.

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