:00:00. > :00:10.Welcome to South East Today. I'm Bryony MacKenzie. And I'm Rob Smith.
:00:11. > :00:14.Tonight's top stories: The safety of mothers and babies put at risk. The
:00:15. > :00:24.damning assessment of Kent's biggest maternity unit. I couldn't even go
:00:25. > :00:28.and see my baby because I had a wheelchair. We'll be reporting live
:00:29. > :00:29.from the Medway Maritime Hospital with the latest details and
:00:30. > :00:31.reaction. Patients as old as 81
:00:32. > :00:34.as old as 81 say I Pat sexually abused by their doctor. He
:00:35. > :00:49.Back on track. Damon Hill relives his Formula One days at a Kent Go
:00:50. > :00:56.Kart track in aid of the stars of the future.
:00:57. > :00:57.And a modern`day Belle of the Ball. The 15`year`old schoolgirl from Kent
:00:58. > :01:13.crowned World Hip Hop Champion. Good evening. A shortage of midwives
:01:14. > :01:19.and a lack of equipment are putting the safety of mothers and babies at
:01:20. > :01:24.risk at Kent's biggest maternity unit, a damning report has found.
:01:25. > :01:28.The latest findings at the Medway Maritime Hospital come after it was
:01:29. > :01:32.put into special measures in July following an investigation into high
:01:33. > :01:35.patient death rates. The Care Quality Commission says the hospital
:01:36. > :01:38.failed to meet any of the six standards it assessed and is calling
:01:39. > :01:51.for managers to take "urgent action".
:01:52. > :01:58.Baby Amber Lee was born at 7:30am. Even when I was in labour, there was
:01:59. > :02:03.no one with us. But inspectors have concerns about the care and
:02:04. > :02:07.treatment women have been receiving. Jennifer says she was failed by the
:02:08. > :02:14.Medway Maritime when her son was born prematurely. I felt shoved
:02:15. > :02:18.aside by the staff. I couldn't even see my baby because I needed a
:02:19. > :02:26.wheelchair. I didn't get a photo of my baby. Inspectors found emergency
:02:27. > :02:30.equipment was not checked appropriately, which potentially put
:02:31. > :02:36.mothers and babies at risk. Planning and delivery of care did not ensure
:02:37. > :02:40.the safety and welfare of women. There were not enough midwives to
:02:41. > :02:47.give effective care. Shelley says it was after she gave birth that
:02:48. > :02:52.problems began. I was put onto a ward where there were people who had
:02:53. > :02:58.not given birth yet, so not a lot of nurses around to help and come and
:02:59. > :03:07.check were OK. The hospital has been told to take urgent action. Midwives
:03:08. > :03:11.on duty are dedicated, hard`working and making sure they are responding
:03:12. > :03:14.to individual needs but there is the risk of harm is to individuals
:03:15. > :03:21.because there are not enough people around to support them. The hospital
:03:22. > :03:30.says it is in the process of appointing 25 new midwives. Is this
:03:31. > :03:40.hospital saved? Personally, it is. Even if... I judge that on the basis
:03:41. > :03:44.of working with our midwives. Generally speaking, it is safe. The
:03:45. > :03:47.hospital were now face further inspections.
:03:48. > :03:50.This is just the latest in a series of damning reports into failures at
:03:51. > :03:52.the Medway Maritime Hospital over the last few months. In May,
:03:53. > :03:55.managers launched an investigation after a senior consultant claimed
:03:56. > :03:59.Accident and Emergency services were "dangerously unsafe". In July, the
:04:00. > :04:01.Trust that runs the hospital was put into special measures by the
:04:02. > :04:04.Government after an investigation into higher than average death rates
:04:05. > :04:09.identified concerns over standards of care. And in August, the
:04:10. > :04:12.hospital's mental health crisis unit was condemned as a "poor quality
:04:13. > :04:15.environment" by NHS managers who said patients needed to be moved to
:04:16. > :04:21.better facilities elsewhere as soon as possible. But the MP for
:04:22. > :04:34.Gillingham says he believes the situation will improve. The hospital
:04:35. > :04:37.has to improve its services. It has got a new senior management team and
:04:38. > :04:39.I know they are working exceptionally hard to turn things
:04:40. > :04:42.around. Simon Jones is at the Medway
:04:43. > :04:51.Maritime Hospital now. Simon, what further checks will there now be at
:04:52. > :04:55.the hospital? There will be another unannounced inspection. If things
:04:56. > :04:59.don't improve, the inspectors have the power to close down maternity
:05:00. > :05:04.services here, although no one is talking about that happening at this
:05:05. > :05:12.stage. But the report paints a picture of a do what `` of a divide
:05:13. > :05:15.between midwives and management. One midwives said there is a concern
:05:16. > :05:21.that if they do raise problems with management, they might be shouted
:05:22. > :05:23.and treated like idiots. The inspectors find this cannot
:05:24. > :05:25.continue. Hospital managers now have until
:05:26. > :05:29.November second to tell inspectors exactly what they plan to do to make
:05:30. > :05:34.the improvements the Care Quality Commission has demanded to turn the
:05:35. > :05:37.situation around. Women who claim they were sexually
:05:38. > :05:43.assaulted by their GP have told a jury his examinations left them in
:05:44. > :05:46.pain, bleeding and feeling violated. Six patients say Dr Babatunde
:05:47. > :05:52.Oshunisi assaulted them at a medical centre in Strood, near Rochester.
:05:53. > :06:03.The oldest was 81. He denies the charges and says he acted properly
:06:04. > :06:07.at all times. Women had come to this clinic
:06:08. > :06:11.trusting a doctor would help them. Instead it has been said one of the
:06:12. > :06:21.GPs carried out a series of assaults. One patient said he
:06:22. > :06:32.examined her breast when she complained of bowel problems.
:06:33. > :06:50.He had carried out a series of gratuitous intimate examinations.
:06:51. > :06:56.Both of the women giving evidence said that although they felt deeply
:06:57. > :07:01.unhappy with what had happened, they felt that as a doctor, they must
:07:02. > :07:04.trust him. It was only one further allegations of assault against other
:07:05. > :07:09.women were made public that they felt they must come forward. An
:07:10. > :07:14.81`year`old woman who said you was also assorted will give her evidence
:07:15. > :07:20.tomorrow. The doctor denies all charges.
:07:21. > :07:22.In a moment: The alarming rise in wild bird trapping in the South
:07:23. > :07:35.East. A woman from Sussex who's suffered
:07:36. > :07:38.anonymous abuse via the internet for the past two years says she feels
:07:39. > :07:41.cheated after the Crown Prosecution Service recommended that no charges
:07:42. > :07:47.should be brought against two men arrested on suspicion of computer
:07:48. > :07:51.misuse. Nicola Brookes from Brighton likened the ordeal to being "chased
:07:52. > :07:53.by a pack of wolves". She made international headlines after
:07:54. > :08:03.so`called internet trolls falsely accused her of being a paedophile
:08:04. > :08:07.and drug dealer. She has been hounded by Internet
:08:08. > :08:11.trolls for the last two years but today, Nicola was told that because
:08:12. > :08:17.she interacted or engaged with trolls online, no one will face
:08:18. > :08:23.prosecution. They are adding insult to injury by blaming the victim! It
:08:24. > :08:31.is far too easy to say to me and many other victims, you started it.
:08:32. > :08:36.It all began two years ago when she posted messages of support for an X
:08:37. > :08:38.factor contestant who was thrown off the show. Within minutes, she became
:08:39. > :09:02.a target of hate mail. If somebody is calling you a
:09:03. > :09:07.paedophile or prostitute or drug dealer and there are 15 trolls on
:09:08. > :09:14.you all at once like a pack of animals, you do answer back. I don't
:09:15. > :09:18.regret doing it. Cases of Internet abuse have risen dramatically but
:09:19. > :09:23.legal experts say they are still covering new ground. When you're
:09:24. > :09:28.dealing with new law, you want a very clear`cut case to bring to
:09:29. > :09:31.court because it would damaging if people are found not guilty in
:09:32. > :09:37.court. Other people would think it was a green light for them to harass
:09:38. > :09:42.people on the Internet. Sussex Police say what they appreciate this
:09:43. > :09:47.has been a difficult time, they consider the case closed. What
:09:48. > :09:53.message does this send out now to victims? What message does this send
:09:54. > :09:57.out to the abuser? Nicola says she feels cheated and is taking legal
:09:58. > :09:59.advice on whether she can challenge the decision. Chrissie Reidy
:10:00. > :10:02.reporting and she joins us from Brighton Police Station. Chrissie,
:10:03. > :10:09.what have Sussex Police said about the investigation? Sussex Police
:10:10. > :10:14.tell us they are satisfied they conducted a detailed and thorough
:10:15. > :10:20.investigation. The CPS tell us there was insufficient evidence to support
:10:21. > :10:24.a realistic conviction. Nicola told me she is angry and disappointed.
:10:25. > :10:28.She says it feels as though the authorities have sided with the
:10:29. > :10:33.Internet trolls so she is seeking legal advice to see how or if she
:10:34. > :10:35.can take this forward. Tributes have been paid in
:10:36. > :10:39.Parliament this afternoon to a soldier from West Sussex who was
:10:40. > :10:42.killed in Afghanistan. The body of Lance Corporal James Brynin from
:10:43. > :10:45.Shoreham was repatriated yesterday. Both the Prime Minister David
:10:46. > :10:48.Cameron and the leader of the opposition Ed Miliband commended him
:10:49. > :10:51.for the service he'd given to his country Detectives investigating the
:10:52. > :10:53.death of an Italian teenager in Kent have charged four men with his
:10:54. > :10:56.murder. 19`year`old Joele Leotta died in
:10:57. > :10:59.hospital after he was attacked in Maidstone on Sunday night. It is
:11:00. > :11:01.clear from the tributes he was a highly talented and professional
:11:02. > :11:05.soldier. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at
:11:06. > :11:10.this difficult time. He has made the ultimate sacrifice and we must never
:11:11. > :11:13.forget him. Four Lithuanian men have been remanded in custody and will
:11:14. > :11:22.appear before Medway magistrates tomorrow. Six other people have been
:11:23. > :11:26.arrested in connection with the incident.
:11:27. > :11:28.The quality of work and training available to prisoners has
:11:29. > :11:32."plummeted", a new report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons has
:11:33. > :11:35.found. It also highlights failings at the Tinsley House detention
:11:36. > :11:37.centre near Gatwick where a doctor documented injuries to one prisoner
:11:38. > :11:41.that were consistent with torture, only for a caseworker to write later
:11:42. > :11:52.that allegations of torture were not credible. It is a very good
:11:53. > :11:59.detention centre that humanely treats those who are awaiting
:12:00. > :12:03.deportation, but any concerns raised in a particular case by
:12:04. > :12:06.professionals, it is important that is followed up by the Home Office.
:12:07. > :12:09.Our political editor Louise Stewart joins us from Westminster. Louise,
:12:10. > :12:19.there's damning criticism for some of our other prisons, too.
:12:20. > :12:23.Absolutely. In Sheppey, the inspector found staff were not
:12:24. > :12:28.confident in dealing with emergency situations and would never enter a
:12:29. > :12:32.cell alone, even if the prisoner's life was at risk. In Dover, they
:12:33. > :12:37.found they were carrying out too many strip searches and said the use
:12:38. > :12:40.of razor wire around the site was not proportionate to the level of
:12:41. > :12:45.security needed there. They also found problems in a lack of
:12:46. > :12:51.monitoring of prisoners in several other prisons. The findings of this
:12:52. > :12:56.report show politicians have to be aware that cuts to funding to
:12:57. > :12:59.prisons are impacting on inmates, staff and their ability to try and
:13:00. > :13:02.prevent reoffending. The RSPCA says they're increasingly
:13:03. > :13:07.concerned about illegal wild bird trapping in the South East. It's
:13:08. > :13:10.believed that tens of thousands of birds are taken each year across the
:13:11. > :13:16.UK, with individual birds selling for as much as ?50 to collectors and
:13:17. > :13:19.breeders online. It's believed as many as 500 illegal trappers are
:13:20. > :13:22.working in the country, and already this year, three Kent trapping sites
:13:23. > :13:38.have been identified ` in Ebbsfleet, Faversham and Ashford.
:13:39. > :13:43.Trapped. Wild goldfinches being held at an aviary in Northfleet. 15
:13:44. > :13:52.goldfinches were discovered by the RSPCA here at the home of this man,
:13:53. > :13:58.caught red`handed. It's the job of the specialist operations unit to
:13:59. > :14:03.try to catch the trappers. Officers need to protect their identity. I
:14:04. > :14:08.have been involved in hundreds of operations to deal with the
:14:09. > :14:13.possession of these birds, the taking of them and the unlawful
:14:14. > :14:20.selling of them. It is massively widespread and tens of thousands of
:14:21. > :14:24.birds, I think, each a year are caused to suffer through these
:14:25. > :14:29.activities. No one knows the true scale of the crime because birds can
:14:30. > :14:33.be caught in people 's back gardens. There was evidence of such of the
:14:34. > :14:39.garden in the man of Northfleet. We are on a public foot path. You have
:14:40. > :14:47.got people downhill on a daily basis. Here is whether site was set
:14:48. > :14:54.up. The gentleman had set up a camouflage area where he could and
:14:55. > :14:58.watch the birds. He had it set to a net, which he would pull a string
:14:59. > :15:05.and the net would catch anywhere up to five or ten birds at a time. This
:15:06. > :15:13.trap was found there, too. This is eight typical cage trap. Probably
:15:14. > :15:20.sings its heart out all day. They will come down. There will be food
:15:21. > :15:28.in this section. This is a collapsible perch. You got yourself
:15:29. > :15:35.a ?50 worth of bird. Others can be caught on sticks covered in blue.
:15:36. > :15:41.The RSPCA is hoping that by showing bird traps, members of the public
:15:42. > :15:45.might report sightings. This is our top story tonight: A
:15:46. > :15:48.shortage of midwives and a lack of equipment are putting the safety of
:15:49. > :15:52.mothers and babies at risk at Kent's biggest maternity unit, a damning
:15:53. > :15:56.report has found. The latest findings at the Medway Maritime
:15:57. > :15:58.Hospital come after it was put into special measures in July following
:15:59. > :16:01.an investigation into high patient death rates.
:16:02. > :16:10.Also in tonight's programme: She's the Belle of the Ball, but hold the
:16:11. > :16:19.gown! We speak to the 15`year`old Kent schoolgirl wowing and winning
:16:20. > :16:23.at the World Hip Hop Championships. Our mild and changeable weather
:16:24. > :16:30.continues for tomorrow. It will be settled, wet and windy, though, as
:16:31. > :16:34.we go into Friday. Damon Hill was the son of a Formula
:16:35. > :16:39.One star who went on to fulfill his potential by winning the world
:16:40. > :16:42.title. Henry Surtees was the son of another Grand Prix legend, John
:16:43. > :16:45.Surtees, but he tragically never had the chance to prove himself on the
:16:46. > :16:50.biggest stage, killed in a freak accident at Brands Hatch when he was
:16:51. > :16:54.just 18. Today, both Damon Hill and John Surtees were at Buckmore Park
:16:55. > :17:06.Go Kart track in Chatham to fundraise for an education centre
:17:07. > :17:11.there in Henry's memory. You would normally find Damon Hill
:17:12. > :17:20.driving something more powerful than a go cart but that did not stop him
:17:21. > :17:31.getting up to speed. It's a very exciting sport. A lot of young
:17:32. > :17:35.people want to have a go karting. There is a huge grass`roots sport
:17:36. > :17:41.there and it is a lot of fun. Fun but not without risks. Today's event
:17:42. > :17:46.remembers Henry Surtees who died of heart `` who died at brands hash.
:17:47. > :17:52.Now his father was to raise money for an education centre here. He
:17:53. > :17:56.says this is where Henry learned computing skills through racing.
:17:57. > :18:00.That was largely inspired by what he was doing in connection with his
:18:01. > :18:06.karting. Analysing data and what he had done on the corners and there
:18:07. > :18:12.are lots of opportunities out there, not just as drivers, but actually is
:18:13. > :18:18.engineers and support staff. If we can inspire a fewer youngsters to
:18:19. > :18:22.come along and get on a career path, then we will achieve something.
:18:23. > :18:31.Young racers say they always appreciate a helping hand. I see a
:18:32. > :18:38.lot of my friends not getting the education as other young kids have.
:18:39. > :18:42.You need a fallback plan. It is hoped to Henry 's legacy will see
:18:43. > :18:52.his peers excel on and off the track.
:18:53. > :18:56.There's no pickled sharks or unmade beds, but artist Bryan Senior's
:18:57. > :19:01.is a masterclass of life ` what we see every day, including striking
:19:02. > :19:06.scenes of his home town of Tunbridge Wells. Collectors praise his ability
:19:07. > :19:10.to capture moods and now a new exhibition of his work is on display
:19:11. > :19:14.at London's Court Gallery. Robin Gibson's live in Tunbridge Wells.
:19:15. > :19:17.Robin, he may not grab the headlines as much as other contemporary
:19:18. > :19:29.artists, but Bryan Senior still has quite a following. He is in his 70s
:19:30. > :19:34.and has been selling his work all his life. For his new show, they
:19:35. > :19:39.have been going back to people who bought his work in the 50s and 60s.
:19:40. > :19:43.But I reckon I have had the best viewed today. I have seen him in his
:19:44. > :19:55.element in his own home. It's a colourful odyssey. A journey around
:19:56. > :19:56.his house, its walls lined with his paintings is a journey through his
:19:57. > :20:10.past. Remarkably, he never went to art
:20:11. > :20:28.school, but this has been his life 's work and passion. This is a very
:20:29. > :20:34.frequently seen view. I feel as if I am a stranger somewhere, nothing is
:20:35. > :20:39.quite real, so I painted. I have a real connection with the world once
:20:40. > :20:48.I have painted it. And the world means real places and people? That's
:20:49. > :20:54.right. I admire abstract art. But it doesn't give me much to chew on. A
:20:55. > :20:58.walk around Tunbridge Wells reveals how it is a real world captured in
:20:59. > :21:06.mood and atmosphere, all in graphic detail. The new exhibition focuses
:21:07. > :21:10.on his early years, a time to reflect on what an artist 's life is
:21:11. > :21:14.meant then and might mean to others in the future. If they are
:21:15. > :21:23.determined to do it and don't mind the lean times and don't mind doing
:21:24. > :21:29.without comforts and family, it would be unfair to bring up children
:21:30. > :21:33.on an artist 's salary. It's an artist 's colourful catalogue,
:21:34. > :21:35.telling a story of a life of painting, painting the real world he
:21:36. > :21:55.sees where ever he may be. hear a few cynics cheering those
:21:56. > :22:00.comments on abstract art! He would be in the frame. The exhibition is
:22:01. > :22:04.now open. If you are in the neighbourhood, it is well worth a
:22:05. > :22:07.look. Peter Taylor earned his first win as
:22:08. > :22:10.interim manager as Gillingham defeated struggling Notts County 2`1
:22:11. > :22:13.last night. Chris Whelpdale opened the scoring with a low drive and
:22:14. > :22:24.then turned provider as Danny Kedwell ran on to his flick on to
:22:25. > :22:27.score his sixth goal of the season. Callum McGregor scored a solo effort
:22:28. > :22:30.for the visitors with ten minutes to go but the Gills held on. But
:22:31. > :22:35.Crawley's seven`game unbeaten run came to an abrupt end with a 3`0
:22:36. > :22:39.home defeat by Port Vale. They were getting chances and they score a
:22:40. > :22:44.goal and it's a nervous last few minutes. Fair play to the players.
:22:45. > :22:49.They have worked extremely hard. We can defend a little bit better than
:22:50. > :22:55.that to not give other teams too many chances. Midfielder Louis Dodds
:22:56. > :23:01.put the visitors ahead after a mix`up between Paul Jones and Joe
:23:02. > :23:05.Walsh. Ben Williamson made sure of the points for Vale in the second
:23:06. > :23:16.half, running from the halfway line before beating the keeper.
:23:17. > :23:19.She's just 15 years old but Kent schoolgirl Belle Fisher is already
:23:20. > :23:21.an international dance champion. Not content with winning the
:23:22. > :23:24.International Dance Organisation's European Hip Hop title, she's now
:23:25. > :23:27.added the World Championship to her collection. It means she's the
:23:28. > :23:38.first`ever dancer to hold both titles simultaneously.
:23:39. > :23:47.This is the moment Belle Fischer won the European hip`hop championship.
:23:48. > :23:53.Now she has added the world title to her collection. Back home in Herne
:23:54. > :24:02.Bay, she is keen to pass her skills onto dancers of all ages. I danced
:24:03. > :24:07.about 20 times to to the final, so to get that far, even the second
:24:08. > :24:11.round, I was so pleased. To get the final is a massive achievement for
:24:12. > :24:17.me. To dance against different people I don't normally dance
:24:18. > :24:29.against as well. But it is more than just an award winning dancer as she
:24:30. > :24:34.choreographed this routine. She's very kind. She's really good at
:24:35. > :24:42.teaching us because she breaks the dance up so we can understand it
:24:43. > :24:47.properly. Very happy that she got all of them awards. I'm really proud
:24:48. > :24:54.of her winning all of them trophies. It's just a really, like, clever how
:24:55. > :25:03.she has been able to get to that stage and dance. Diversity have
:25:04. > :25:17.helped make street dance popular and Bell hopes her success will rub off.
:25:18. > :25:24.Quite a mixed bag over the next couple of days. Tomorrow, mostly
:25:25. > :25:30.settled. But it will not last. Pretty stormy as we get into Friday.
:25:31. > :25:33.We started today with showers but it brightened up nicely by the
:25:34. > :25:41.afternoon and temperatures decent for this time of year. Highs of 17
:25:42. > :25:47.or 18 degrees. Look at those wins, though, they have been really
:25:48. > :25:51.blustery. But they are easing off. With the lighter winds, we will see
:25:52. > :25:55.mist and fog patches forming and temperatures call than they have
:25:56. > :26:00.been recently. Overnight lows of eight or nine degrees. A little bit
:26:01. > :26:05.chilly as we start the day tomorrow. A ridge of high pressure
:26:06. > :26:09.to thank for the several day and decent spells of sunshine throughout
:26:10. > :26:17.the day. Still with those southerly winds. Temperatures again holding up
:26:18. > :26:23.for this time of year: 15 or 16 degrees. A very pleasant feeling
:26:24. > :26:28.afternoon. Again, it will not last. Tomorrow night, the winds will keep
:26:29. > :26:35.up and the cloud will thicken. Dawn, outbreaks of heavy and
:26:36. > :26:39.persistent rain. Lows of 13 or 14 degrees. A mild but wet and windy
:26:40. > :26:45.picture as we start the day on Friday. That rain will move through
:26:46. > :26:51.pretty quickly. The afternoon brightens up nicely. Temperatures 18
:26:52. > :26:56.or 19 degrees. But a very unpleasant start the day. We hold onto those
:26:57. > :27:02.blustery showers we `` as we go into Saturday. By the afternoon,
:27:03. > :27:07.brightening up a little bit. Sunday, it turns really stormy. Changeable
:27:08. > :27:09.weather over the next couple of days. Lots of blue on the map as
:27:10. > :27:12.well. On South East Today tomorrow: We'll
:27:13. > :27:16.be speaking to 15`year`old Bethany Davy from Dartford who's part of a
:27:17. > :27:21.young band aiming to be top of the pops... Well, actually, the poppies.
:27:22. > :27:24.The Poppy Girls, whose fathers all serve with the Armed Forces, will be
:27:25. > :27:27.singing the official 2013 Poppy Appeal single and performing in
:27:28. > :27:35.front of the Queen at the Royal Albert Hall next month.
:27:36. > :27:41.That looks great, doesn't it?