:00:00. > :00:00.That is all from the BBC's news at six, so it is goodbye from me, and
:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to South East Today, I'm John Young.
:00:08. > :00:18.And I'm Bryony MacKenzie. Tonight's top stories: Almost killed over a ?6
:00:19. > :00:20.fare ` a taxi driver speaks out after he was attacked by his
:00:21. > :00:28.passengers. We're live in Gravesend with the
:00:29. > :00:32.details. The man taking legal action against the police for the excessive
:00:33. > :00:39.use of force. I didn't hear anyone saying to me that they were going to
:00:40. > :00:43.taser me. I am disgusted. Also in tonight's programme: Student
:00:44. > :00:46.accommodation turned into a brothel ` the gang on trial for trafficking
:00:47. > :00:50.sex workers through Gatwick. Yours for ?2.5 million ` Henry the
:00:51. > :00:58.VIII's former castle is up for sale in Kent. Have you ever thought what
:00:59. > :01:00.it was like to be a wonder in the fourth dimension?
:01:01. > :01:02.And adventures in time and in Herne Bay ` how Doctor Who was born, 50
:01:03. > :01:13.years ago, in the seaside town. Good evening. A shoplifter who was
:01:14. > :01:28.shot with a taser gun by A taxi driver from Gravesend says he
:01:29. > :01:31.thought he was going to be killed when he was attacked by two
:01:32. > :01:34.passengers. Ali Rassouli was threatened with scissors, sprayed in
:01:35. > :01:38.the eye, and then kicked and punched by the men, who refused to pay a ?6
:01:39. > :01:41.fare. Simon Jones is in Gravesend. Simon, I understand he's still very
:01:42. > :01:45.shaken up by what happened? Today, he has been be living his
:01:46. > :01:50.ordeal. He picked up passengers at a petrol station and they asked him to
:01:51. > :01:54.stop short way into the journey. One of them shouted, give us your money,
:01:55. > :02:00.and they started attack him. He was able to escape but the attackers
:02:01. > :02:05.followed him, kicking and punching him until he giveaway is born my
:02:06. > :02:10.report that contain images of violence.
:02:11. > :02:16.Still suffering the effects of being sprayed NEI. Ali was so was left
:02:17. > :02:24.looking like this for the sake of 6p. It was very frightening, and it
:02:25. > :02:30.was in my mind that they might knife me in a minute. I really was
:02:31. > :02:42.thinking that I'm going to be finished. The fear was so strong
:02:43. > :02:46.that it really made me faint. It has left other taxi drivers concerned. I
:02:47. > :02:57.haven't worked at night for ten years. Because of all the drunks.
:02:58. > :03:04.It's just not worth the trouble. If people are high on drugs, you can't
:03:05. > :03:13.tell what they're going to do. In July 2009, I ended up in hospital.
:03:14. > :03:19.The murder of a taxi driver in Gravesend in 2005 prompted CCTV
:03:20. > :03:23.being installed in taxes. That has helped brought about convictions. In
:03:24. > :03:29.2009, an attack was captured on camera. The man who attacked
:03:30. > :03:34.Mohammed Hussein from Mitterrand would be jailed, and the last year a
:03:35. > :03:40.man was sentenced for two and a half years after he kicked and bit a taxi
:03:41. > :03:45.driver in Hastings. The CCTV was not working in this man's car, but he
:03:46. > :03:51.has helped produce an image of one of his attackers. It was a very sad
:03:52. > :03:57.incident, but it is an exception and not a routine occurrence. And the
:03:58. > :04:02.police say they are determined to support taxi drivers to ensure they
:04:03. > :04:12.can feel safe in doing their jobs. Well, all carbs if you in Gravesend
:04:13. > :04:18.have to be fitted with CCTV. `` all taxes in Gravesend have to be fitted
:04:19. > :04:21.with CCTV, but they are not always working. Some taxi drivers are
:04:22. > :04:28.calling for an alarm system, but the question is, who is going to pay for
:04:29. > :04:40.and monitor that? But the incident of this kind of thing are very rare.
:04:41. > :04:44.A shoplifter who was shot with a taser gun by a Sussex Police officer
:04:45. > :04:47.and then apparently kicked as he fell to the ground is taking legal
:04:48. > :04:50.action against the force. Paul McClelland confronted the police on
:04:51. > :04:53.Brighton seafront and his arrest was captured on video. He claims
:04:54. > :04:55.officers used "excessive and disproportionate" force, but an
:04:56. > :04:58.internal police investigation found they'd done everything correctly.
:04:59. > :05:01.You may find some of the pictures in Ian Palmer's report distressing.
:05:02. > :05:06.He stole from a shop and run we've done police. In a car park, Paul
:05:07. > :05:12.McClelland was tasered and kicked. He says the police used excessive
:05:13. > :05:17.force and has lodged a complaint. I put my arms down, to let the police
:05:18. > :05:23.handcuffed me, and the tasered me instead. He kicked me to the floor.
:05:24. > :05:28.The incident happened in July this year. Mr McClelland was found guilty
:05:29. > :05:38.of theft and adjusting arrest, and was given a community servants. How
:05:39. > :05:44.far are the police allowed to go before it the aggression and force
:05:45. > :05:49.the use, before hurting someone? Hurting someone else? But if you
:05:50. > :05:52.look at it from their point of view, you were resisting arrest. You
:05:53. > :06:01.looked as if you were aggressive towards them. We were trying to
:06:02. > :06:07.protect the public. Yes, I agree... At this point Mr McClelland disputed
:06:08. > :06:13.that Howard client was being aggressive. The investigation was
:06:14. > :06:16.being carried out, so we are now making a complaint after the case
:06:17. > :06:24.has come to an end, and the full facts have now come about, and there
:06:25. > :06:34.are some admissions, but there are also some areas which are still open
:06:35. > :06:39.to question. Police officers are trained to use only such force as is
:06:40. > :06:43.suitable. This case has managed to be satisfied that no force over and
:06:44. > :06:48.above was used. The fact that a complaint has now made does not
:06:49. > :06:55.materially change what happened on that day. Sussex Police force says
:06:56. > :06:58.it has 232 taser gun is, and 192 are in operational use.
:06:59. > :07:03.Ian joins us live in Brighton. Ian, what happens next, regarding this
:07:04. > :07:07.legal action? The complaint was received on
:07:08. > :07:12.Monday, and Mr McClelland, the complaint will now be dealt with by
:07:13. > :07:16.the professional standards department, the same department that
:07:17. > :07:20.was treating the issue stomach instead of the officer in question.
:07:21. > :07:25.If he is not happy with the outcome of that, he can take his complaint
:07:26. > :07:29.to the police complaints commission, and that process if it got that far,
:07:30. > :07:49.we take anything from three months to one year.
:07:50. > :07:52.A jury has heard how a people trafficking gang who smuggled
:07:53. > :07:55.Eastern Europeans through Gatwick to work as prostitutes set one of the
:07:56. > :07:58.women up in student accommodation at Sussex University. Mate Puskas,
:07:59. > :08:01.Victoria Brown, Zoltan Mohacsi ` alongside Istvan and Peter Toth, who
:08:02. > :08:03.are brothers ` are alleged to have smuggled more than 50 women into the
:08:04. > :08:08.UK. Rebecca Williams joins Hove Crown Court, and Rebecca, the
:08:09. > :08:13.court's been given an idea of how this alleged trafficking gang
:08:14. > :08:17.operated?. That's right. We heard that these
:08:18. > :08:21.defendants recruited young women in Hungary, and paid for them to come
:08:22. > :08:27.to the UK and once they were here, it is alleged they chaperoned them
:08:28. > :08:33.in small groups. Two of the defendants in this case, Peter and
:08:34. > :08:39.Istvan Toth, were living in Eastbourne time of their address,
:08:40. > :08:44.but will be tried in their absence. It is alleged these defendants
:08:45. > :08:49.engaged in international prostitution ring. They are said to
:08:50. > :08:55.have exploited more than 50 young handily in women. The jury was told
:08:56. > :09:00.that these women would be picked up in hotels and brothels throughout
:09:01. > :09:04.the country, and with advertise the women's details online and would be
:09:05. > :09:09.dumb convenes for them to meet up with paying customers. They were
:09:10. > :09:14.expected to perform any kind of sexual activity. The defendants, it
:09:15. > :09:21.is alleged, with Ben walk off with the profits. Some prostitutes were
:09:22. > :09:25.operating out of Sussex University. Others were put up on previous
:09:26. > :09:26.hotels in Gatwick. Today, prosecuting Alistair David World
:09:27. > :09:45.Bank said: the court was told how photographs
:09:46. > :09:49.of prostitutes were found on some of the defendant's computers, but all
:09:50. > :09:54.five denied the charges against them. The prosecution will continue
:09:55. > :09:57.outlining its case tomorrow. In court, we heard that although
:09:58. > :10:02.there are only 50 prostitutes that have been named, the actual figure
:10:03. > :10:05.is expected to be a lot higher. The only British defendant, Victoria
:10:06. > :10:11.Brown, had been living in Crawley and Brighton at the time of these
:10:12. > :10:15.offences. She is said to have booked hotel rooms. This is a trial that is
:10:16. > :10:23.suspected to last two months, and all the defenders denied the charges
:10:24. > :10:26.against them. The parents of the teenage boy who's
:10:27. > :10:30.believed to have died after he was swept into the sea in East Sussex
:10:31. > :10:33.have paid tribute to their "amazing, cheeky and loveable" son. Dylan
:10:34. > :10:37.Alkins, who was 14, has been missing since Sunday, when a wave appears to
:10:38. > :10:40.have knocked him over as he played on the beach in Newhaven. Sussex
:10:41. > :10:43.Police have searched the coastline from Beachy Head to Peacehaven
:10:44. > :10:45.today, but his body has not been found.
:10:46. > :10:49.A GP accused of sexually assaulting six female patients has told a jury
:10:50. > :10:51.he always offered them a chaperone before carrying out intimate medical
:10:52. > :10:54.examinations. Giving evidence at Maidstone Crown Court, Dr Babatunde
:10:55. > :10:58.Oshinusi denied examining patients for his own sexual gratification.
:10:59. > :11:02.He's accused of committing the offences at St Mary's Medical Centre
:11:03. > :11:05.in Strood. A marathon runner from Ramsgate has
:11:06. > :11:09.died in hospital, after collapsing at the end of a race in Ireland.
:11:10. > :11:12.Ricki Savage, who was 27, was taken to hospital after suffering a
:11:13. > :11:19.suspected heart attack in Dublin on Monday. Our reporter Shane Harrison
:11:20. > :11:28.is in Dublin. This was Ricki Savage's first ever marathon...
:11:29. > :11:32.Yes, Ricki Savage was one of over 14,000 runners taking part in the
:11:33. > :11:37.Dublin city Marathon on Monday. It was his first, but he was an
:11:38. > :11:44.experience on, having completed several half marathons. That
:11:45. > :11:48.experience is reflected in his time of three hours and ten minutes,
:11:49. > :11:54.which is really excellent. The first 27`year`old from Ramsgate had
:11:55. > :11:58.crossed the line when he had suspected heart attack. He was
:11:59. > :12:02.treated at the scene, but then transferred to the nearby course.
:12:03. > :12:06.His family, who flew out to join him on Monday, were at his bedside,
:12:07. > :12:14.maintaining a vigil until he passed away at around 1030 this morning. He
:12:15. > :12:18.was raising money for the British Heart Foundation, wasn't he? Yes, he
:12:19. > :12:22.was raising money for the British Heart Foundation, who have been
:12:23. > :12:28.paying tribute to him today. He ran the race with work college and
:12:29. > :12:43.friends, and they have been paying tribute to him.
:12:44. > :12:47.Our top story tonight: A taxi driver told how he thought he was going to
:12:48. > :12:56.die after being attacked by passengers who refused to pay a ?6
:12:57. > :13:00.fine. Also in tonight's programme: The
:13:01. > :13:07.King that always got his way ` and now you can buy Henry VIII's Kent
:13:08. > :13:10.castle for ?2.5 million. And it is turning wet and windy
:13:11. > :13:16.tonight. Will it be dry or Halloween? Join me later in the
:13:17. > :13:24.programme for the force gas `` forecast.
:13:25. > :13:27.The biggest investment in volunteer police officers by any Police and
:13:28. > :13:30.Crime Commissioner in the country has been announced in Kent this
:13:31. > :13:32.afternoon. Ann Barnes is spending ?250,000 to recruit and train
:13:33. > :13:36.Special Constables in the county. They have full police powers, just
:13:37. > :13:46.like regular officers, but they work part`time, as volunteers, for up to
:13:47. > :13:50.16 hours a month. When you look at the number of hours the Specials
:13:51. > :13:58.give us, which I'm hoping is going to be near 100,000 hours, that is
:13:59. > :14:03.not policing on the cheap. That is properly warranted officers giving
:14:04. > :14:05.of themselves. The investment in Special Constables comes against a
:14:06. > :14:09.backdrop of cuts to full`time officers. As part of a four`year
:14:10. > :14:12.programme, the force is looking to make savings of ?53.2 million, which
:14:13. > :14:22.includes the loss of 1000 police officers. The drawbacks to involving
:14:23. > :14:27.Specials are that volunteers take time to manage, and it can be
:14:28. > :14:31.expensive. They come needing to be administered and looked after,
:14:32. > :14:34.deployed, and that can take time. Of course, there is always the danger
:14:35. > :14:38.that sometimes people will see this as policing on the cheap. Sara Smith
:14:39. > :14:42.is at Tunbridge Wells Police Station for us. Sara, how many new Specials
:14:43. > :14:48.is the money likely to pay for? They say it should pay for around
:14:49. > :14:52.100 new special officers, who would work around 500 hours on average
:14:53. > :15:01.every year. The money would go to training them, its costs ?8,000 per
:15:02. > :15:07.recruited train, and ?2000 to kept them out. It is increasingly seen as
:15:08. > :15:21.a bit of a head start into getting to regular policing. Thank you.
:15:22. > :15:24.Tonight, 30 police officers will qualify as Special Constables in a
:15:25. > :15:30.special attestation ceremony after months of training. It's hoped many
:15:31. > :15:34.more will follow. Exactly 50 years ago today, the very
:15:35. > :15:37.first episode of the world's longest running science fiction TV series
:15:38. > :15:40.was being recorded. We're talking about Doctor Who, of course, which
:15:41. > :15:47.was born in Kent, written by a man from Herne Bay. Anthony Coburn
:15:48. > :15:51.introduced us to time travel, alien galaxies and a mysterious police box
:15:52. > :15:55.that's bigger on the inside than the outside. In a moment, we'll tell you
:15:56. > :15:58.how you can apply for tickets to our Doctor Who 50th anniversary
:15:59. > :16:09.celebrations in Herne Bay next month. But first, Robin Gibson looks
:16:10. > :16:14.back at 50 years of the Doctor. For half a century, he has been
:16:15. > :16:17.leaping from one civilisation threatening crisis to another.
:16:18. > :16:24.Doctor Who is amongst the classic furniture of TV history. In the name
:16:25. > :16:33.of peace and sanity, but not in the name of the Doctor! Children really
:16:34. > :16:39.don't hide behind the sofa. `` beleaguered hide behind the sofa.
:16:40. > :16:46.He was the first actor to take the role, and Tom Baker is one of our
:16:47. > :16:50.own as well. Particularly as you get near to death, it is quite
:16:51. > :16:54.marvellous to have someone stop you in the street when your creaky and
:16:55. > :17:01.being blown about, and CTU, you know, I just think you were one of
:17:02. > :17:09.the most wonderful experiences of my childhood. That is irresistible. But
:17:10. > :17:11.what of Herne Bay? We do live in an age where celebrities named their
:17:12. > :17:15.children after the place where they were conceived, so welcome to Herne
:17:16. > :17:22.Bay, where 50 years ago, Doctor Who and the TARDIS were twinkle in the
:17:23. > :17:25.iron script writer. The man was Anthony Coburn, and as Julian living
:17:26. > :17:31.in Herne Bay, who wrote the first episodes. It just somehow, in that
:17:32. > :17:35.one episode, captured the imagination of an audience of
:17:36. > :17:40.children, although it was never children programme, of the nation,
:17:41. > :17:43.really, and became iconic almost immediately. They needed him to
:17:44. > :17:49.travel in something that could change it sheep and appeared
:17:50. > :17:55.appropriate in whatever environment it appeared in, and in London in the
:17:56. > :18:01.1960s, that was those blue police buildings. Doctor Who, are part in
:18:02. > :18:02.the story. Well, we're joined here in the
:18:03. > :18:22.studio by a very special guest... , Ned! Welcome! Yes, it's the
:18:23. > :18:28.actress Louise Jameson, from Tunbridge Wells, played Dr Who's
:18:29. > :18:36.companion Leela in the 1970s. Thanks very much for joining me. It's such
:18:37. > :18:42.a pleasure. And you survive the transition! What memories does this
:18:43. > :18:48.ring back? Well, beggar on the inside, what can I say? The very
:18:49. > :18:52.first day it was launched, when I was about to be Leela, they had me
:18:53. > :19:01.do that on a very similar programmes will I haven't done it since then. A
:19:02. > :19:09.trip down memory lane! You are with Tom Baker. Let's have a look at you
:19:10. > :19:22.in action with him. Did I startle you? The evil one! Now, I'm the
:19:23. > :19:27.Doctor. What bee your name? Leela. I've never met anyone called Leela
:19:28. > :19:34.before. The July can generally be be?
:19:35. > :19:40.You were one of the assistants were one of the most famous doctors. What
:19:41. > :19:44.was he like? He was extraordinary. He wasn't that easy to work with
:19:45. > :19:50.back in the day, but I have such expert Dominic respect for his
:19:51. > :19:58.talent, and he is The doctor, isn't he? And I adore him. He has turned
:19:59. > :20:03.on to this great, big, will wonderful extraordinary man. I love
:20:04. > :20:08.working with him. I didn't think that sentence would come out!
:20:09. > :20:16.Playing that role, what effect did that have on your career? Well, it
:20:17. > :20:22.just lifted it, really. I did yours with the RMC, and the public didn't
:20:23. > :20:28.know me at all. Suddenly, there it was. I'm so grateful to it, and
:20:29. > :20:32.noticed my pension! And we're so grateful that you came here. We're
:20:33. > :21:05.sorry, we're out of time. Thanks very much indeed. My pleasure.
:21:06. > :21:11.Now to a spot that Dr Who could well have dropped in on in his time
:21:12. > :21:13.machine ` a property that's quite literally fit for a king.
:21:14. > :21:17.Westenhanger Castle near Folkestone dates from the 11th Century, and was
:21:18. > :21:20.once owned by Henry VIII himself. It's been transformed from a ruin
:21:21. > :21:24.into a wedding venue, and now it could be yours ` if you've got ?2.5
:21:25. > :21:31.million to spare, of course. Charlie Rose was given a tour.
:21:32. > :21:40.Henry VIII's connection with Kent castles are strong. Tucked away near
:21:41. > :21:44.Hyde is the somewhat less conspicuous by all, once owned by
:21:45. > :21:49.the Tudor king, Westenhanger Castle is up for sale, complete with a
:21:50. > :21:55.newly built medieval kitchen. You would have been kicking regularly
:21:56. > :22:00.for two or 300 people. , they would have had charcoal burners, and
:22:01. > :22:04.heating water, vegetables, meat, everything you can think of would be
:22:05. > :22:11.lined up in the back of a fireplace, with a fire underneath it. Using
:22:12. > :22:15.Hampton Court Palace as a guide, and overseen by English Heritage, this
:22:16. > :22:22.part of the castle took seven years to rebuild, using 70,000 bricks and
:22:23. > :22:29.costing half ?1 million. Whoever buys this place will be getting much
:22:30. > :22:35.more than agreed on listed castle. There is supposedly an escape
:22:36. > :22:39.tunnel, that has been recorded, but no one seems to know where it is. We
:22:40. > :22:44.know there is a Saxon church on this site. There is so much more hidden
:22:45. > :22:50.loader surfaced that needs eventually for archaeology to find.
:22:51. > :22:58.You are not beholden to Rome, Almighty God, and me. Henry VIII was
:22:59. > :23:01.renowned for getting what he wants, and a look through the record books
:23:02. > :23:12.will show him and Elizabeth I listed as previous owners. Sir Thomas
:23:13. > :23:21.Keeley all who owned the castle in the mid`15th century, one of the
:23:22. > :23:27.last soldiers who died in fought `` fought in this 100 years war. With
:23:28. > :23:31.the help of grants, including ?2 million from English Heritage, the
:23:32. > :23:35.project has been a labour of love the current owners, but the search
:23:36. > :23:49.is now for buyers who are equally as passionate about the current Dominic
:23:50. > :23:53.Castle, `` Castle's history. Do join us for a special programme
:23:54. > :23:56.tomorrow. We'll be live in Sussex, covering the Royal Visit, as the
:23:57. > :23:59.Queen comes to Newhaven, Lewes and Brighton. That's BBC South East
:24:00. > :24:02.Today, here on BBC One, at 1.30pm and 6.30pm tomorrow ` hope you can
:24:03. > :24:07.join us. Let's take a look at the weather.
:24:08. > :24:12.Today, here on BBC One, at 1.30pm and 6.30pm The next couple of days
:24:13. > :24:17.will be unsettled, and it will this afternoon, as we go into tonight.
:24:18. > :24:20.Temperatures a bit cooler than they have felt of late, with highs of
:24:21. > :24:25.around 14 degrees. The winds are like today, but it will be picking
:24:26. > :24:29.up tomorrow. Rather chilly start on the day, by contrast, as we go
:24:30. > :24:33.through tonight, it will be relatively mild, because the cloud
:24:34. > :24:38.cover and unsettled weather will be there. Initially dry as we go into
:24:39. > :24:42.tonight, with cloud thickening, and increasingly unsettled as you go
:24:43. > :24:45.towards dawn. Temperatures only dropping to around 1213 degrees, so
:24:46. > :24:49.actually, those are the sorts of values values will see during the
:24:50. > :24:55.day today. Ability mild does he start of the mildest assertively
:24:56. > :25:01.tomorrow. But cloudy and might, `` rather cloudy and wet, with hefty
:25:02. > :25:05.showers and some dire weather is as well. Around ten to 15 males per
:25:06. > :25:13.hour, with temperatures barely rising after the overnight low. As
:25:14. > :25:17.we go through tomorrow night, if you're late for Halloween, it will
:25:18. > :25:21.be blustery with hefty showers, but fingers crossed, you could stay dry,
:25:22. > :25:30.and it will be similar tomorrow night. Some fairly hefty showers,
:25:31. > :25:34.but from mostly placed `` for most places, it will hold up and offer
:25:35. > :25:41.will figures. `` hold`up in double factors. We have an early warning
:25:42. > :25:43.from The Met office for brain, and you can tell from the ice to buyers,
:25:44. > :25:51.it will be a friendly solution, extruded, with gale force winds.
:25:52. > :25:56.Temperatures will reach highs of around 13 or 14 degrees, but with
:25:57. > :25:58.heavy rain and strong winds, it is going to feel significantly cooler.
:25:59. > :26:05.As you get to watch the weekend, it will be pretty blustery and wet, but
:26:06. > :26:09.some sunshine on Saturday, so if you have plans, Saturday afternoon is
:26:10. > :26:17.the best him to be out and about. A bit of next big. That's from all of
:26:18. > :26:39.us. I'm back on the latest news. Goodbye.
:26:40. > :26:43.Everyday normal things that everybody does is where I use my energy.
:26:44. > :26:45.I haven't got an extravagant lifestyle,
:26:46. > :26:47.I've not got a hot tub outside or something like that.
:26:48. > :26:52.In essence, it is a choice between heating or eating.
:26:53. > :26:55.We will still eat and we will still have heating
:26:56. > :26:58.It's just maybe the quality of the food that we eat
:26:59. > :27:02.may not be as good as what we're eating at the moment.