:00:00. > :00:11.Welcome to South East Today, I'm John Young.
:00:12. > :00:14.And I'm Chrissie Reidy. Tonight's top stories: A 17`year`old is
:00:15. > :00:17.crushed to death and the search continues for another teenager
:00:18. > :00:26.feared dead as the South East was battered by hurricane force winds.
:00:27. > :00:30.She was a super girl, I cannot believe it. Just not fair. Tragic.
:00:31. > :00:33.Trees and overhead power cables were brought down with more than 40,000
:00:34. > :00:36.homes left without power. Our reporters have been across the
:00:37. > :00:39.South East all day. We'll have the latest from them in a moment.
:00:40. > :00:43.Also in tonight's programme: The mother who gave part of her liver to
:00:44. > :00:47.save her son, at the hospital she asked to be a living donor.
:00:48. > :00:57.Not such a crushing task after all, the machine that helps take the
:00:58. > :01:01.strain out of wine`making. Heavy rain and intense winds are how and
:01:02. > :01:13.why we saw one of the worst storms in years here in the South last
:01:14. > :01:14.night. Good evening. One person has
:01:15. > :01:16.on has been I One another is feared dead after the
:01:17. > :06:48.Brighton through Sussex into Kent have been left without power when
:06:49. > :06:50.tree branches damaged overhead cables. And Southern and
:06:51. > :06:55.Southeastern Trains were cancelled during rush hour because of trees
:06:56. > :06:58.falling on most of the lines. Rebecca Williams reports on the
:06:59. > :07:10.impact the storm had` on those living and working in the south
:07:11. > :07:13.east. Gale force winds ripped through the south`east, causing
:07:14. > :07:18.devastation as they pass. Across Kent and Sussex, deep dash`macro
:07:19. > :07:24.trees toppled and power lines came down. There was a bit of a bang and
:07:25. > :07:30.some flashing and some electrical flashing and we realise that the
:07:31. > :07:33.cables had come down. The power has been out since 5am and we have been
:07:34. > :07:39.cooking on a camping stove which has made things difficult but it is OK.
:07:40. > :07:44.Electricity was not just affected in bulk. 40,000 homes across Kent and
:07:45. > :07:49.Sussex were without power. It was worse because here in Dungeness they
:07:50. > :07:53.had to close down both reactors because debris fell onto some
:07:54. > :07:57.cables. It was an incredibly rare occurrence and the last time they
:07:58. > :08:03.had to shut down here was during the great storm 26 years ago. We need
:08:04. > :08:07.the wind to subside a bit but we are working on that and hopefully we
:08:08. > :08:13.will have a grid supply in the next 24 hours and then we will return our
:08:14. > :08:17.units back to service. In Dover winds reached 65 miles an hour.
:08:18. > :08:23.Hundreds of parked cars were smashed by waves and the port was forced to
:08:24. > :08:27.close for two hours. Trees were uprooted across the south`east,
:08:28. > :08:31.causing delays on the road and damaging houses and cars. The
:08:32. > :08:45.problem with this time of year is there are still leaves on the trees
:08:46. > :08:47.so there is more risk they will fall down and, coupled with the heavy and
:08:48. > :08:50.persistent rain last night which softens the earth beneath it, it
:08:51. > :08:52.means there is more risk of trees falling. The big clear up is now
:08:53. > :08:55.underway and the police are warning goes travelling home tonight to be
:08:56. > :08:58.extra careful on the roads. The rail network has been getting
:08:59. > :09:01.back to some sort of normality this evening, but at its worst the storm
:09:02. > :09:04.caused travel chaos to tens of thousands of road, rail, and air
:09:05. > :09:06.travellers as flights were cancelled, roads shut, and rail
:09:07. > :09:09.services suspended. Let's cross live to our Environment
:09:10. > :09:13.Correspondent Yvette Austin who's at Tunbridge Wells Train Station.
:09:14. > :09:20.Yvette, are things now back to normal?
:09:21. > :09:25.I am afraid not entirely. Disruption continues on the trains this
:09:26. > :09:28.evening. Services are few and far between. I have been speaking to
:09:29. > :09:34.some people who have been caught up in all sorts of problems, waiting
:09:35. > :09:38.one or two hours and it is not only commuters that have been affected.
:09:39. > :09:42.Taking a battering, the full force of the storm hit the south`east
:09:43. > :09:49.coast early this morning, with the biggest gust of wind 82 mph,
:09:50. > :09:54.recorded at Langdon Bay. Next door, the Port of Dover was closed for two
:09:55. > :09:59.hours. There is had to take shelter of the deal and the passengers on
:10:00. > :10:04.board could only wait for, conditions. We had vessels waiting
:10:05. > :10:09.for the port to reopen and they were able to come in after two and a half
:10:10. > :10:13.hours or so and we could reopen the port. Meanwhile commuters were left
:10:14. > :10:17.waiting as well. The high winds meant the lines were littered with
:10:18. > :10:24.fallen trees and today brief. This hoarding stopped a high Street train
:10:25. > :10:29.at Faversham from going anywhere. At midday this car park was virtually
:10:30. > :10:32.empty. The trains are only going to Blackfriars and not Victoria and a
:10:33. > :10:37.couple of trains have been cancelled in the last few minutes but there is
:10:38. > :10:41.no news. It is a bit of a joke, isn't it quiz`macro I can understand
:10:42. > :10:45.it, they have to clear the tracks but it is not too bad, is it?
:10:46. > :10:49.Everybody has been very patient and the lady in the ticket office is
:10:50. > :10:55.doing the best she can to let us know what is going on but it seems a
:10:56. > :11:00.bit mad to not be able to get to work. Clearing the tracks is the job
:11:01. > :11:06.of network rail staff. Around 100 trees fell on the lines across the
:11:07. > :11:10.region. Until the storm passed through and we assessed the damage
:11:11. > :11:14.that had taken place and cleared the roots in a safe and controlled
:11:15. > :11:19.manner it was the most appropriate way to restore train services today
:11:20. > :11:24.given the severity of the storm. The QE2 bridge was closed and the
:11:25. > :11:28.Sheppey crossing close as well. Hundreds of trees came down,
:11:29. > :11:33.blocking routes and tree surgeons were in high demand. Many falling
:11:34. > :11:37.branches led to power cuts and thousands of homes are left without
:11:38. > :11:42.electricity this evening. Normality is resuming elsewhere and the road
:11:43. > :11:47.bridges are open and the Port of Dover is open. Gatwick is returning
:11:48. > :11:51.to normal. They have had six delays, 20 cancellations and, of course, on
:11:52. > :11:57.the trains there is a limited service. They say that when they
:11:58. > :12:00.next start again they hope the rolling stock will be back in place
:12:01. > :12:02.and everything will be back to normal.
:12:03. > :12:05.And you can follow all of the developments on the severe storm by
:12:06. > :12:17.tuning into your BBC local radio stations or log onto our websites.
:12:18. > :12:21.And email us with your pictures of the storm, or you can tweet us or
:12:22. > :12:24.find us on Facebook. A five`year`old boy from Kent whose
:12:25. > :12:30.liver suddenly failed has been saved after his mother donated part of her
:12:31. > :12:34.liver to her son. Bertie Yelf was born with a rare liver condition and
:12:35. > :12:38.his parents knew that one day he would need a transplant.
:12:39. > :12:41.But that day came sooner than expected when Bertie took a turn for
:12:42. > :12:45.the worse. After rushing to hosptial with her son, Alice Yelf asked to be
:12:46. > :12:49.a living donor for her son. She proved to be a match and the pair
:12:50. > :12:57.were taken into theatre to perform the life saving operation. Claudia
:12:58. > :13:02.Sermbezis met them. Playing is easy for Bertie now, but
:13:03. > :13:08.before the transplant he was often too tired and unable to keep up with
:13:09. > :13:12.his younger brother. His liver condition was thought to be stable,
:13:13. > :13:15.and one night this summer he had a severe stomach pain and started
:13:16. > :13:25.vomiting blood. When the liver failed, he didn't have time to wait
:13:26. > :13:29.for a Domi organ because he did not really have days to wait, let alone
:13:30. > :13:34.weeks or months, and we would actually have lost it. Alice was
:13:35. > :13:39.tested and found to be a match. Two days later they were both operated
:13:40. > :13:45.on. During a living donor transplant one portion of the donor organ is
:13:46. > :13:49.removed and transplanted into the recipientpos`macro body. The liver
:13:50. > :13:54.is an unusual organ because both livers will start to regenerate
:13:55. > :14:00.cells immediately. It was very fast when it happened but seeing Bertie
:14:01. > :14:03.get well so quickly was marvellous. It was just fantastic from being
:14:04. > :14:10.slumped in a bed and not moving and not really responding. Every day to
:14:11. > :14:15.children are diagnosed with liver disease. When he was born he
:14:16. > :14:18.developed a condition that inflamed the bile ducts and scarred the
:14:19. > :14:27.liver. He was diagnosed at eight weeks old. I have got my son. I did
:14:28. > :14:33.not answer that question. Bright sparkly eyes, his skin complexion,
:14:34. > :14:39.he was not jaundiced any more. He has so much energy and his scooter
:14:40. > :14:45.is everywhere and he runs around and he shows me how he can pick up
:14:46. > :14:49.really heavy things. Alice has made a full recovery and her liver now
:14:50. > :14:54.should have completely regenerated and a bit of liver in her son should
:14:55. > :14:58.grow normally as Bertie grows. An MP from Kent has today called for
:14:59. > :15:02.a change in the law to prevent the sale of so`called legal highs after
:15:03. > :15:04.the death of a 20`year`old man from the county. Jimmy Guichard, who's
:15:05. > :15:08.from Gravesend, died earlier this month after suffering a heart attack
:15:09. > :15:17.and severe brain damage within hours of taking a herbal substances bought
:15:18. > :15:18.from a so`called head shop. The Conservative MP for Chatham and
:15:19. > :15:21.Aylesford, Tracey Crouch, told the Commons that tougher legislation was
:15:22. > :15:24.needed. Plans have been revealed that will
:15:25. > :15:28.see the number of firefighters in Kent reduced. The Fire Service has
:15:29. > :15:33.outlined proposals to cut nearly 100 posts, making savings of ?10million.
:15:34. > :15:37.Watches would be reduced from seven to six crew members, with fire
:15:38. > :15:42.engines able to go out with only three firefighters on board. The
:15:43. > :15:51.Fire Brigades Union have called the cuts alarming.
:15:52. > :15:55.Sussex Police say they are worried about the welfare of a student from
:15:56. > :16:00.Kenyan who has not been seen for more than a month. The student who
:16:01. > :16:03.studies at the University of Brighton has not been seen since
:16:04. > :16:06.September. They are following up reports that she may have been seen
:16:07. > :16:09.in the city on Saturday. For generations, picking grapes to
:16:10. > :16:12.make wine in the South East's vineyards involved hours of
:16:13. > :16:16.painstaking work by human hands. Now a machine that's the first of its
:16:17. > :16:19.kind in the UK has arrived in Kent to help out a bit. The machine
:16:20. > :16:27.harvests the grapes automatically, faster than traditional pickers
:16:28. > :16:30.could. It's been imported by a Lamberhurst company and was tested
:16:31. > :16:34.in a vineyard in Appledore this afternoon. Ellie Price has the
:16:35. > :16:41.It is the way grapes have been harvested for centuries, by Howard
:16:42. > :16:47.Ashraf by and. For a growing number of vineyards in the south`east
:16:48. > :16:51.things have been very similar but now it could change. It may look and
:16:52. > :16:57.sound like a beast but the importers of this machine say it has a
:16:58. > :17:01.gentle, human touch. It shakes them off. If you see the way it shakes
:17:02. > :17:05.them, it does not harm them at all and it is just the berries back of
:17:06. > :17:13.and very little leaf. It is purely ripe fruit. The machine is
:17:14. > :17:20.intelligent. It does not harvest berries that are not ripe. In France
:17:21. > :17:27.we can say that 80% of the general vineyards are harvesting with
:17:28. > :17:31.mechanical harvesting machinery. This field would ordinarily have
:17:32. > :17:37.taken 60 pickers around two hours to harvest. It has taken that machine
:17:38. > :17:44.two minutes. Now every grape has gone. Importers say it is
:17:45. > :17:48.cost`effective but is that a cost to jobs? It will actually reduce the
:17:49. > :17:53.need for pickers but not the need for manpower. If we can reduce the
:17:54. > :17:58.cost of producing grapes the vineyards will expand and it will be
:17:59. > :18:01.a movement from seasonal jobs to more permanent jobs. This
:18:02. > :18:05.award`winning estate says it is still very much a trial. The proof
:18:06. > :18:14.of how well it works will come out of a bottle.
:18:15. > :18:18.This is our top story tonight: a 17`year`old is killed as a tree
:18:19. > :18:22.lands on her mobile home caravan. A search continues for a 14`year`old
:18:23. > :18:24.boy feared Also in tonight's programme: dead off the Sussex
:18:25. > :18:28.coast. The storm, as you saw it, the video
:18:29. > :18:37.and photos you've sent us of a night that'll long be hard to forget.
:18:38. > :18:39.And it's only 18 days away. We've taken to the streets to tell you
:18:40. > :18:48.about Children In Need this year. If you think you have a story we
:18:49. > :19:04.should be covering, we would like to hear from you.
:19:05. > :19:10.Football now and it wasn't a great weekend for our teams, not one of
:19:11. > :19:13.them managed a win. Here's Paul Siegert with our round`up of how
:19:14. > :19:22.Charlton, Gillingham and Crawley all got on.
:19:23. > :19:29.The goalkeeper was besidepos`macro here as they kept Charlton at bay.
:19:30. > :19:37.There was one chance saved and then a decent opportunity was missed to
:19:38. > :19:41.put the team ahead. The keeper made a spectacular stop. The draw leaves
:19:42. > :19:52.Charlton unbeaten in four, still languishing in 19th place. Jailing
:19:53. > :19:56.looked on course to get their second win but two minutes after the
:19:57. > :20:00.half`time break there was an equaliser. Any hopes they had of
:20:01. > :20:05.owning a point disappeared when the substitute snatched a winner in
:20:06. > :20:09.second half. In league one it was a bad day for Crawley as they were
:20:10. > :20:21.beaten away to Stevenage. The home side went in front early on. Crawley
:20:22. > :20:26.had their fair share of chances. The result went beyond doubt when
:20:27. > :20:31.Stevenage added a second in injury time. The defeat means Crawley will
:20:32. > :20:36.drop a place to 12th. We have not forgotten Brighton. They
:20:37. > :20:50.will face Watford tonight. Their injury list was growing by the week.
:20:51. > :20:54.The visitors will provide a stern challenge. It will be a good test
:20:55. > :20:58.for us but we want to be up there so we have to challenge ourselves
:20:59. > :21:01.against the best of the league. Watford are the best of the league
:21:02. > :21:03.but it is a good challenge and hopefully we will get three points
:21:04. > :21:07.away. We asked you to send us in video and
:21:08. > :21:11.pictures of how the storm affected you, and as always, you've not let
:21:12. > :21:14.us down. You've sent in a whole range of images, from horizontal
:21:15. > :21:20.trees to people almost swept off their feet, Sara Smith has been
:21:21. > :21:24.taking a look at your images. The worst of the wind may have
:21:25. > :21:30.headed across the North Sea but this video in Hove illustrates that the
:21:31. > :21:33.work begins now assessing the damage. Kevin Sharp in Saint
:21:34. > :21:38.Leonards caught the aftermath of a tree torn down in the street. At
:21:39. > :21:48.least two cars Baron dash`macro damaged, possibly beyond repair.
:21:49. > :21:52.Trees have trapped cars and blocked roads. For those questioning the
:21:53. > :21:56.numbers of cancellations of trains this morning, this scene in Burgess
:21:57. > :22:04.Hill acts as the perfect explanation. On the beach today some
:22:05. > :22:07.dogfish had been washed ashore. Steve Williams posted this video of
:22:08. > :22:13.their attempts to return them to the water. The blustery weather which
:22:14. > :22:19.followed the storm provided perfect sporting conditions for some. If the
:22:20. > :22:25.trains are not warning and the roads are blocked, you might need to find
:22:26. > :22:29.other ways to get around. Roger Hogg sent this picture of scaffolding in
:22:30. > :22:34.Eastbourne and the breakages closer to home it means there will be
:22:35. > :22:39.plenty of DIY called for this half term. As the waves crashed and the
:22:40. > :22:42.seas boiled, many found themselves unable to resist witnessing the
:22:43. > :22:54.elements first`hand and capturing the beauty of the power of nature,
:22:55. > :22:57.even if it meant risking a soaking. Rachel has been forecast now. There
:22:58. > :23:00.are pictures that explain how this happened.
:23:01. > :23:07.Yes, thank you for all of the pictures that you sent in. As you
:23:08. > :23:13.can tell, the strength of the wind, just look at the clear blue skies.
:23:14. > :23:17.The storm moved quickly and it brightened up quickly behind it.
:23:18. > :23:22.There was a lot of sunshine from about 10am. This picture here in
:23:23. > :23:28.Dover. We have got huge waves crashing over the pier. We saw gusts
:23:29. > :23:33.of 70 or 80 miles per hour. There were some really dramatic scenes
:23:34. > :23:37.across the south`east. The reason was this area of low pressure. We
:23:38. > :23:42.can go to the weather chart here. It was deepening out to the west of us
:23:43. > :23:48.and we widely sought 40 or 50 millimetres of rainfall. As we
:23:49. > :23:52.started the day that storm hit around two or three in the morning.
:23:53. > :24:02.The winds were really picking up. The strongest guts were six or seven
:24:03. > :24:07.in the morning. In Kent we had 82 mph recorded in Langdon Bay. This
:24:08. > :24:12.puts it in context with the wind speeds across the UK. Really windy
:24:13. > :24:16.but from about 10am it cleared to the east and behind it a lot of
:24:17. > :24:22.sunshine. Heavy and squally showers but because of the wind they moved
:24:23. > :24:27.through very quickly. Temperatures were always quite mild. The
:24:28. > :24:32.overnight lows only dropped to 15 or 16 degrees. Even though the winds
:24:33. > :24:36.have eased off they have still been Gayle force. They are going to
:24:37. > :24:40.continue to ease off in the next few days but it will always be quite
:24:41. > :24:47.blustery. It will feel a lot cooler as well. As we go through tonight
:24:48. > :24:51.there are still some showers around but they are moving through very
:24:52. > :25:00.quickly. It will be cooler than it has been of late. We have clearer
:25:01. > :25:05.skies. The lows will drop to single figures. Chile starts to tomorrow.
:25:06. > :25:14.Karma picture. It will be bright with a few showers around. They will
:25:15. > :25:18.be lighter than today. These are the sort of values we would expect to
:25:19. > :25:23.see at this time of the year. The wind has really eased off. Tonight
:25:24. > :25:31.we will stay dry and the picture will be cooler than it has been of
:25:32. > :25:36.late. Clearer skies. Chile on Wednesday. We start off bright and
:25:37. > :25:40.we have more clout in the afternoon. The reason is more rain. Nothing
:25:41. > :25:44.like we have seen in the last few days because things are coming down
:25:45. > :25:47.significantly. Thank you very much. That is what we want to hear.
:25:48. > :25:50.Now, before we go, it's that time of year when we start to think about
:25:51. > :25:54.Children In Need. And this year, there's a new way you
:25:55. > :26:04.can raise money. We took to the streets to explain.
:26:05. > :26:13.We are raising money. For Children In Need. November 13. It is a night
:26:14. > :26:20.of comedy. It is for charity. We are waving our feed to avoid bad
:26:21. > :26:31.publicity. We can't charge them? We wouldn't we could. We are not
:26:32. > :26:34.allowed to. Let us explain. Do join Rob Smith at the Trinity
:26:35. > :26:37.Theatre in Tunbridge Wells on Wednesday 13th November for a
:26:38. > :26:41.one`off night of comedy and music in aid of Children In Need. Tickets are
:26:42. > :26:48.?13 with ?10 going straight to the charity. You can get your tickets
:26:49. > :26:52.online or by calling the box office. Let us have a quick recap of the
:26:53. > :26:56.news that is making the headlines. At least four people have died in
:26:57. > :27:02.one of the worst storms to hit the UK in more than 20 years. Among them
:27:03. > :27:07.are 17`year`old Bethany Freeman who was in a mobile home that was
:27:08. > :27:11.crushed by a falling tree and a 14`year`old who is feared dead after
:27:12. > :27:13.being washed out to sea in New Haven yesterday.
:27:14. > :27:19.Homes were left without power cables were brought home and hundreds of
:27:20. > :27:22.cars damaged at Dover by the waves. That is all from us. I will be back
:27:23. > :27:50.at 10pm. Have a lovely evening. Goodbye.
:27:51. > :27:53.This is Malcolm, who owns Iceland. He's the one
:27:54. > :27:55.that's going to present us with the ten grand. When we win it.
:27:56. > :27:58.You've just got to make it as bearable
:27:59. > :28:02.Here we are in the PR nerve centre of Iceland
:28:03. > :28:05.at the end of 96 hours of total hell.
:28:06. > :28:10.But we haven't tested for dog or cat either.
:28:11. > :28:12.Is this the warmest supermarket around?
:28:13. > :28:17.Iceland Foods - Life in the Freezer Cabinet.