30/10/2013 South East Today

That is all from the BBC's news at six, so it is goodbye from me, and

Welcome to South East Today, I'm John Young.

And I'm Bryony MacKenzie. Tonight's top stories: Almost killed over a ?6

fare ` a taxi driver speaks out after he was attacked by his

passengers. We're live in Gravesend with the

details. The man taking legal action against the police for the excessive

use of force. I didn't hear anyone saying to me that they were going to

taser me. I am disgusted. Also in tonight's programme: Student

accommodation turned into a brothel ` the gang on trial for trafficking

sex workers through Gatwick. Yours for ?2.5 million ` Henry the

VIII's former castle is up for sale in Kent. Have you ever thought what

it was like to be a wonder in the fourth dimension?

And adventures in time and in Herne Bay ` how Doctor Who was born, 50

years ago, in the seaside town. Good evening. A shoplifter who was

shot with a taser gun by A taxi driver from Gravesend says he

thought he was going to be killed when he was attacked by two

passengers. Ali Rassouli was threatened with scissors, sprayed in

the eye, and then kicked and punched by the men, who refused to pay a ?6

fare. Simon Jones is in Gravesend. Simon, I understand he's still very

shaken up by what happened? Today, he has been be living his

ordeal. He picked up passengers at a petrol station and they asked him to

stop short way into the journey. One of them shouted, give us your money,

and they started attack him. He was able to escape but the attackers

followed him, kicking and punching him until he giveaway is born my

report that contain images of violence.

Still suffering the effects of being sprayed NEI. Ali was so was left

looking like this for the sake of 6p. It was very frightening, and it

was in my mind that they might knife me in a minute. I really was

thinking that I'm going to be finished. The fear was so strong

that it really made me faint. It has left other taxi drivers concerned. I

haven't worked at night for ten years. Because of all the drunks.

It's just not worth the trouble. If people are high on drugs, you can't

tell what they're going to do. In July 2009, I ended up in hospital.

The murder of a taxi driver in Gravesend in 2005 prompted CCTV

being installed in taxes. That has helped brought about convictions. In

2009, an attack was captured on camera. The man who attacked

Mohammed Hussein from Mitterrand would be jailed, and the last year a

man was sentenced for two and a half years after he kicked and bit a taxi

driver in Hastings. The CCTV was not working in this man's car, but he

has helped produce an image of one of his attackers. It was a very sad

incident, but it is an exception and not a routine occurrence. And the

police say they are determined to support taxi drivers to ensure they

can feel safe in doing their jobs. Well, all carbs if you in Gravesend

have to be fitted with CCTV. `` all taxes in Gravesend have to be fitted

with CCTV, but they are not always working. Some taxi drivers are

calling for an alarm system, but the question is, who is going to pay for

and monitor that? But the incident of this kind of thing are very rare.

A shoplifter who was shot with a taser gun by a Sussex Police officer

and then apparently kicked as he fell to the ground is taking legal

action against the force. Paul McClelland confronted the police on

Brighton seafront and his arrest was captured on video. He claims

officers used "excessive and disproportionate" force, but an

internal police investigation found they'd done everything correctly.

You may find some of the pictures in Ian Palmer's report distressing.

He stole from a shop and run we've done police. In a car park, Paul

McClelland was tasered and kicked. He says the police used excessive

force and has lodged a complaint. I put my arms down, to let the police

handcuffed me, and the tasered me instead. He kicked me to the floor.

The incident happened in July this year. Mr McClelland was found guilty

of theft and adjusting arrest, and was given a community servants. How

far are the police allowed to go before it the aggression and force

the use, before hurting someone? Hurting someone else? But if you

look at it from their point of view, you were resisting arrest. You

looked as if you were aggressive towards them. We were trying to

protect the public. Yes, I agree... At this point Mr McClelland disputed

that Howard client was being aggressive. The investigation was

being carried out, so we are now making a complaint after the case

has come to an end, and the full facts have now come about, and there

are some admissions, but there are also some areas which are still open

to question. Police officers are trained to use only such force as is

suitable. This case has managed to be satisfied that no force over and

above was used. The fact that a complaint has now made does not

materially change what happened on that day. Sussex Police force says

it has 232 taser gun is, and 192 are in operational use.

Ian joins us live in Brighton. Ian, what happens next, regarding this

legal action? The complaint was received on

Monday, and Mr McClelland, the complaint will now be dealt with by

the professional standards department, the same department that

was treating the issue stomach instead of the officer in question.

If he is not happy with the outcome of that, he can take his complaint

to the police complaints commission, and that process if it got that far,

we take anything from three months to one year.

A jury has heard how a people trafficking gang who smuggled

Eastern Europeans through Gatwick to work as prostitutes set one of the

women up in student accommodation at Sussex University. Mate Puskas,

Victoria Brown, Zoltan Mohacsi ` alongside Istvan and Peter Toth, who

are brothers ` are alleged to have smuggled more than 50 women into the

UK. Rebecca Williams joins Hove Crown Court, and Rebecca, the

court's been given an idea of how this alleged trafficking gang

operated?. That's right. We heard that these

defendants recruited young women in Hungary, and paid for them to come

to the UK and once they were here, it is alleged they chaperoned them

in small groups. Two of the defendants in this case, Peter and

Istvan Toth, were living in Eastbourne time of their address,

but will be tried in their absence. It is alleged these defendants

engaged in international prostitution ring. They are said to

have exploited more than 50 young handily in women. The jury was told

that these women would be picked up in hotels and brothels throughout

the country, and with advertise the women's details online and would be

dumb convenes for them to meet up with paying customers. They were

expected to perform any kind of sexual activity. The defendants, it

is alleged, with Ben walk off with the profits. Some prostitutes were

operating out of Sussex University. Others were put up on previous

hotels in Gatwick. Today, prosecuting Alistair David World

Bank said: the court was told how photographs

of prostitutes were found on some of the defendant's computers, but all

five denied the charges against them. The prosecution will continue

outlining its case tomorrow. In court, we heard that although

there are only 50 prostitutes that have been named, the actual figure

is expected to be a lot higher. The only British defendant, Victoria

Brown, had been living in Crawley and Brighton at the time of these

offences. She is said to have booked hotel rooms. This is a trial that is

suspected to last two months, and all the defenders denied the charges

against them. The parents of the teenage boy who's

believed to have died after he was swept into the sea in East Sussex

have paid tribute to their "amazing, cheeky and loveable" son. Dylan

Alkins, who was 14, has been missing since Sunday, when a wave appears to

have knocked him over as he played on the beach in Newhaven. Sussex

Police have searched the coastline from Beachy Head to Peacehaven

today, but his body has not been found.

A GP accused of sexually assaulting six female patients has told a jury

he always offered them a chaperone before carrying out intimate medical

examinations. Giving evidence at Maidstone Crown Court, Dr Babatunde

Oshinusi denied examining patients for his own sexual gratification.

He's accused of committing the offences at St Mary's Medical Centre

in Strood. A marathon runner from Ramsgate has

died in hospital, after collapsing at the end of a race in Ireland.

Ricki Savage, who was 27, was taken to hospital after suffering a

suspected heart attack in Dublin on Monday. Our reporter Shane Harrison

is in Dublin. This was Ricki Savage's first ever marathon...

Yes, Ricki Savage was one of over 14,000 runners taking part in the

Dublin city Marathon on Monday. It was his first, but he was an

experience on, having completed several half marathons. That

experience is reflected in his time of three hours and ten minutes,

which is really excellent. The first 27`year`old from Ramsgate had

crossed the line when he had suspected heart attack. He was

treated at the scene, but then transferred to the nearby course.

His family, who flew out to join him on Monday, were at his bedside,

maintaining a vigil until he passed away at around 1030 this morning. He

was raising money for the British Heart Foundation, wasn't he? Yes, he

was raising money for the British Heart Foundation, who have been

paying tribute to him today. He ran the race with work college and

friends, and they have been paying tribute to him.

Our top story tonight: A taxi driver told how he thought he was going to

die after being attacked by passengers who refused to pay a ?6

fine. Also in tonight's programme: The

King that always got his way ` and now you can buy Henry VIII's Kent

castle for ?2.5 million. And it is turning wet and windy

tonight. Will it be dry or Halloween? Join me later in the

programme for the force gas `` forecast.

The biggest investment in volunteer police officers by any Police and

Crime Commissioner in the country has been announced in Kent this

afternoon. Ann Barnes is spending ?250,000 to recruit and train

Special Constables in the county. They have full police powers, just

like regular officers, but they work part`time, as volunteers, for up to

16 hours a month. When you look at the number of hours the Specials

give us, which I'm hoping is going to be near 100,000 hours, that is

not policing on the cheap. That is properly warranted officers giving

of themselves. The investment in Special Constables comes against a

backdrop of cuts to full`time officers. As part of a four`year

programme, the force is looking to make savings of ?53.2 million, which

includes the loss of 1000 police officers. The drawbacks to involving

Specials are that volunteers take time to manage, and it can be

expensive. They come needing to be administered and looked after,

deployed, and that can take time. Of course, there is always the danger

that sometimes people will see this as policing on the cheap. Sara Smith

is at Tunbridge Wells Police Station for us. Sara, how many new Specials

is the money likely to pay for? They say it should pay for around

100 new special officers, who would work around 500 hours on average

every year. The money would go to training them, its costs ?8,000 per

recruited train, and ?2000 to kept them out. It is increasingly seen as

a bit of a head start into getting to regular policing. Thank you.

Tonight, 30 police officers will qualify as Special Constables in a

special attestation ceremony after months of training. It's hoped many

more will follow. Exactly 50 years ago today, the very

first episode of the world's longest running science fiction TV series

was being recorded. We're talking about Doctor Who, of course, which

was born in Kent, written by a man from Herne Bay. Anthony Coburn

introduced us to time travel, alien galaxies and a mysterious police box

that's bigger on the inside than the outside. In a moment, we'll tell you

how you can apply for tickets to our Doctor Who 50th anniversary

celebrations in Herne Bay next month. But first, Robin Gibson looks

back at 50 years of the Doctor. For half a century, he has been

leaping from one civilisation threatening crisis to another.

Doctor Who is amongst the classic furniture of TV history. In the name

of peace and sanity, but not in the name of the Doctor! Children really

don't hide behind the sofa. `` beleaguered hide behind the sofa.

He was the first actor to take the role, and Tom Baker is one of our

own as well. Particularly as you get near to death, it is quite

marvellous to have someone stop you in the street when your creaky and

being blown about, and CTU, you know, I just think you were one of

the most wonderful experiences of my childhood. That is irresistible. But

what of Herne Bay? We do live in an age where celebrities named their

children after the place where they were conceived, so welcome to Herne

Bay, where 50 years ago, Doctor Who and the TARDIS were twinkle in the

iron script writer. The man was Anthony Coburn, and as Julian living

in Herne Bay, who wrote the first episodes. It just somehow, in that

one episode, captured the imagination of an audience of

children, although it was never children programme, of the nation,

really, and became iconic almost immediately. They needed him to

travel in something that could change it sheep and appeared

appropriate in whatever environment it appeared in, and in London in the

1960s, that was those blue police buildings. Doctor Who, are part in

the story. Well, we're joined here in the

studio by a very special guest... , Ned! Welcome! Yes, it's the

actress Louise Jameson, from Tunbridge Wells, played Dr Who's

companion Leela in the 1970s. Thanks very much for joining me. It's such

a pleasure. And you survive the transition! What memories does this

ring back? Well, beggar on the inside, what can I say? The very

first day it was launched, when I was about to be Leela, they had me

do that on a very similar programmes will I haven't done it since then. A

trip down memory lane! You are with Tom Baker. Let's have a look at you

in action with him. Did I startle you? The evil one! Now, I'm the

Doctor. What bee your name? Leela. I've never met anyone called Leela

before. The July can generally be be?

You were one of the assistants were one of the most famous doctors. What

was he like? He was extraordinary. He wasn't that easy to work with

back in the day, but I have such expert Dominic respect for his

talent, and he is The doctor, isn't he? And I adore him. He has turned

on to this great, big, will wonderful extraordinary man. I love

working with him. I didn't think that sentence would come out!

Playing that role, what effect did that have on your career? Well, it

just lifted it, really. I did yours with the RMC, and the public didn't

know me at all. Suddenly, there it was. I'm so grateful to it, and

noticed my pension! And we're so grateful that you came here. We're

sorry, we're out of time. Thanks very much indeed. My pleasure.

Now to a spot that Dr Who could well have dropped in on in his time

machine ` a property that's quite literally fit for a king.

Westenhanger Castle near Folkestone dates from the 11th Century, and was

once owned by Henry VIII himself. It's been transformed from a ruin

into a wedding venue, and now it could be yours ` if you've got ?2.5

million to spare, of course. Charlie Rose was given a tour.

Henry VIII's connection with Kent castles are strong. Tucked away near

Hyde is the somewhat less conspicuous by all, once owned by

the Tudor king, Westenhanger Castle is up for sale, complete with a

newly built medieval kitchen. You would have been kicking regularly

for two or 300 people. , they would have had charcoal burners, and

heating water, vegetables, meat, everything you can think of would be

lined up in the back of a fireplace, with a fire underneath it. Using

Hampton Court Palace as a guide, and overseen by English Heritage, this

part of the castle took seven years to rebuild, using 70,000 bricks and

costing half ?1 million. Whoever buys this place will be getting much

more than agreed on listed castle. There is supposedly an escape

tunnel, that has been recorded, but no one seems to know where it is. We

know there is a Saxon church on this site. There is so much more hidden

loader surfaced that needs eventually for archaeology to find.

You are not beholden to Rome, Almighty God, and me. Henry VIII was

renowned for getting what he wants, and a look through the record books

will show him and Elizabeth I listed as previous owners. Sir Thomas

Keeley all who owned the castle in the mid`15th century, one of the

last soldiers who died in fought `` fought in this 100 years war. With

the help of grants, including ?2 million from English Heritage, the

project has been a labour of love the current owners, but the search

is now for buyers who are equally as passionate about the current Dominic

Castle, `` Castle's history. Do join us for a special programme

tomorrow. We'll be live in Sussex, covering the Royal Visit, as the

Queen comes to Newhaven, Lewes and Brighton. That's BBC South East

Today, here on BBC One, at 1.30pm and 6.30pm tomorrow ` hope you can

join us. Let's take a look at the weather.

Today, here on BBC One, at 1.30pm and 6.30pm The next couple of days

will be unsettled, and it will this afternoon, as we go into tonight.

Temperatures a bit cooler than they have felt of late, with highs of

around 14 degrees. The winds are like today, but it will be picking

up tomorrow. Rather chilly start on the day, by contrast, as we go

through tonight, it will be relatively mild, because the cloud

cover and unsettled weather will be there. Initially dry as we go into

tonight, with cloud thickening, and increasingly unsettled as you go

towards dawn. Temperatures only dropping to around 1213 degrees, so

actually, those are the sorts of values values will see during the

day today. Ability mild does he start of the mildest assertively

tomorrow. But cloudy and might, `` rather cloudy and wet, with hefty

showers and some dire weather is as well. Around ten to 15 males per

hour, with temperatures barely rising after the overnight low. As

we go through tomorrow night, if you're late for Halloween, it will

be blustery with hefty showers, but fingers crossed, you could stay dry,

and it will be similar tomorrow night. Some fairly hefty showers,

but from mostly placed `` for most places, it will hold up and offer

will figures. `` hold`up in double factors. We have an early warning

from The Met office for brain, and you can tell from the ice to buyers,

it will be a friendly solution, extruded, with gale force winds.

Temperatures will reach highs of around 13 or 14 degrees, but with

heavy rain and strong winds, it is going to feel significantly cooler.

As you get to watch the weekend, it will be pretty blustery and wet, but

some sunshine on Saturday, so if you have plans, Saturday afternoon is

the best him to be out and about. A bit of next big. That's from all of

us. I'm back on the latest news. Goodbye.

Everyday normal things that everybody does is where I use my energy.

I haven't got an extravagant lifestyle,

I've not got a hot tub outside or something like that.

In essence, it is a choice between heating or eating.

We will still eat and we will still have heating

It's just maybe the quality of the food that we eat

may not be as good as what we're eating at the moment.