:00:00. > :00:00.changes to grading and assessment. That is all from the BBC news team.
:00:07. > :00:11.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Bryony MacKenzie. Tonight's top
:00:12. > :00:22.stories. Two men are found guilty of murdering a homeless man in an
:00:23. > :00:27.horrific attack in Hove. There were over 20 blows to his head, all his
:00:28. > :00:31.ribs were broken, it was absolutely horrific. A ?40 million regeneration
:00:32. > :00:35.and hundreds of potential jobs for one of the poorest areas of Kent.
:00:36. > :00:38.Also in tonight's programme. Light your bonfires tomorrow ` the advice
:00:39. > :00:44.from unions as firefighters go on strike tonight. We're live at
:00:45. > :00:47.Headcorn fire station tonight. Missing the call of the wild. Sussex
:00:48. > :00:54.researchers discover how the devastation of culling can affect
:00:55. > :00:56.elephants 40 years on. Turner, his contemporaries and the new
:00:57. > :01:14.exhibition depicting Brighton's 19th century boom.
:01:15. > :01:20.Good evening. Two men have been found guilty of brutally killing a
:01:21. > :01:23.homeless man from Hove by striking him up to 30 times around the head
:01:24. > :01:26.with an iron bar. The body of 45`year`old Lea Williams was
:01:27. > :01:29.discovered in February in an alcove where he'd been sleeping rough.
:01:30. > :01:32.Police say Michael Clark and Edward Philips carried out the attack "at
:01:33. > :01:36.the behest or request" of their friend, Lauren Bishop, after the
:01:37. > :01:45.pair had argued. She has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder. Jon
:01:46. > :01:52.Hunt reports. A homeless man brutally murdered
:01:53. > :01:58.after a seemingly trivial row. His family still can't comprehend how it
:01:59. > :02:03.could have happened. It doesn't make sense, no matter how much you are
:02:04. > :02:09.annoyed with someone, but you would go and attack someone so severely
:02:10. > :02:12.that you would cause them death. Michael Clarke and Edward Phillips,
:02:13. > :02:20.both unemployed, carried out the attack on Mr Williams in February
:02:21. > :02:25.this year in an archway with 45`year`old been sleeping rough.
:02:26. > :02:34.Police say Lauren Bishop instigated the attack after the peer argued
:02:35. > :02:40.earlier in the day. Mr Williams died later of severe injuries. It was
:02:41. > :02:47.brutal, it was sustained, it was vicious. They used an IM bar. All
:02:48. > :02:53.his ribs were broken. It was absolutely horrific. After
:02:54. > :02:59.delivering the fatal beating, police say Clark and Phillips celebrated,
:03:00. > :03:05.buying alcohol from a nearby convenience store and drinking it on
:03:06. > :03:09.the seafront. The body was found by volunteers from a local homeless
:03:10. > :03:14.project. During the trial, jurors were taken to the scene and they saw
:03:15. > :03:21.harrowing images of the big's injuries. We saw just how bad the
:03:22. > :03:27.injuries were, Verdi am a very severe. That is quite shocking and
:03:28. > :03:33.you wonder how anybody could do that. We were particularly upset,
:03:34. > :03:39.because his eldest sister was so shocked that she only lasted 19 days
:03:40. > :03:44.after that and we buried them both together. Mr Williams had been
:03:45. > :03:47.sleeping rough for three or four years, but had been
:03:48. > :03:55.was just weeks away from having the security of our home.
:03:56. > :03:58.This horrific attack stemmed from a following out between the victim and
:03:59. > :04:04.Lauren Bishop. That's right, she had confronted Mr
:04:05. > :04:10.Williams after he had sworn at somebody. She then threatened him by
:04:11. > :04:15.saying it was not over yet. And our castle later, he was dead. Michael
:04:16. > :04:21.Clarke on the left and Edward Phillips in the middle were found
:04:22. > :04:26.guilty of murder today. Lauren Bishop on the right, guilty of
:04:27. > :04:37.conspiracy to murder for instigating the attack and then rewarding
:04:38. > :04:41.Phillips with sexual favours. The site of a former colliery in
:04:42. > :04:44.Kent ` and one of the more deprived areas of the county ` faces a
:04:45. > :04:47.brighter future tonight after BBC South East Today learned it's to get
:04:48. > :04:50.a ?40 million face`lift. Betteshanger, the largest of the
:04:51. > :04:53.Kent mines, closed in 1989. Its present owners have today outlined
:04:54. > :04:56.how it will create a business and commerce park and an education
:04:57. > :05:00.centre, creating hundreds of jobs. Work on the project is due to start
:05:01. > :05:05.as early as next year. Our Environment Correspondent Yvette
:05:06. > :05:10.Austin reports. Looking across the Kent called Al,
:05:11. > :05:15.alone minor. A reminder of industrial times past will stop
:05:16. > :05:23.suing the plan is it will take up that role again. This statue
:05:24. > :05:29.represents mining in Kent. When this centre closed, a huge amount of
:05:30. > :05:37.investment went in from government to regenerate and move the centre
:05:38. > :05:45.forward. We wanted to create an alternative environment or park
:05:46. > :05:52.here. You can see where we have been building, taking what is the all
:05:53. > :06:00.energy of the colliery centre and applying new technology, solar rays,
:06:01. > :06:08.biomass, where we will be producing energy for the country park and the
:06:09. > :06:13.business park. This is an ambitious project, which could bring jobs and
:06:14. > :06:17.rejuvenation in a fairly short space of time. Green energy in various
:06:18. > :06:22.forms can bring in government subsidies, which can be ploughed
:06:23. > :06:24.back into more development and enterprise, something this part of
:06:25. > :06:37.Kent needs, because since the call minds closed, alias have struggled
:06:38. > :06:41.to bounce back. At last we are bringing in jobs for our children
:06:42. > :06:46.and grandchildren, something we always wanted. Lifeline is coming
:06:47. > :07:07.from what seems like a man likely source. Work could begin next year.
:07:08. > :07:14.In a moment. An American style process of choosing a new MP comes
:07:15. > :07:16.to Kent for the first time. Postpone your firework displays
:07:17. > :07:19.until tomorrow. That's the message from the union representing
:07:20. > :07:23.firefighters who've gone on strike tonight. It's the first of two
:07:24. > :07:28.planned strikes in a dispute over jobs and pensions. It started just
:07:29. > :07:31.minutes ago at 6.30. They will be on strike until 11 o'clock tonight.
:07:32. > :07:43.Another is scheduled for Monday. Peter Whittlesea reports.
:07:44. > :07:49.The last time firefighters in the south`east went on strike, it was in
:07:50. > :07:54.the middle of the day. This time it is more controversial, with fire
:07:55. > :08:02.chiefs urging bonfire celebrations to be postponed until tomorrow. We
:08:03. > :08:08.have no bonfire, we have no personal fireworks. We also have a counsellor
:08:09. > :08:14.who is a retired fireman. We have done a risk assessment, everyone is
:08:15. > :08:20.happy with it. We take every precaution we can. The public have
:08:21. > :08:24.been asked to be extra vigilant, because the Fire Brigade has warned
:08:25. > :08:32.it will not be business as usual. The dispute is over retirement ages,
:08:33. > :08:40.but the union says it has not called it on purpose to disrupt bonfire
:08:41. > :08:44.activities. We called off strikes two weeks ago on the promise from
:08:45. > :08:49.the minister that he would give us some guarantees and assurances about
:08:50. > :08:52.what will happen to firefighters in their late 50s, when they are no
:08:53. > :09:00.longer fit enough to ride the fire engines. Every show has its risk
:09:01. > :09:04.assessment, the bonfire is the more dangerous thing and the Fire Brigade
:09:05. > :09:10.guidance is to go to a professional display, because it is safer than
:09:11. > :09:13.having one in your back garden. Despite the strike, firefighters
:09:14. > :09:17.will attend serious emergencies, but the public are being warned not put
:09:18. > :09:21.themselves at serious risk will stop Peter joins us live now from outside
:09:22. > :09:24.Headcorn Fire Station ` Peter, is anybody working there?
:09:25. > :09:27.This is the scene that will be replicated in many fire stations
:09:28. > :09:34.across the south`east. Here, no one has turned out for work stop they
:09:35. > :09:38.say they have robust contingency plans and have strategically placed
:09:39. > :09:46.fire engines manned by non`striking staff in places across the county,
:09:47. > :09:49.so that in an emergency, they can respond quickly. The strike ends at
:09:50. > :09:52.midnight to night, but another one is due on Monday.
:09:53. > :09:55.A 19`year`old motorcyclist has been banned from driving for a year after
:09:56. > :09:59.he was caught on the same speed camera 19 times. Luke Weeks from
:10:00. > :10:03.Dartford was snapped driving at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour in
:10:04. > :10:07.a 30 miles an hour zone. He was also caught with no hands on the
:10:08. > :10:10.handlebar and making rude hand gestures at the camera on Birchwood
:10:11. > :10:14.Road in the town. A Brighton MP has told a judge how
:10:15. > :10:17.he had to "run for his life" after being chased by protesters at Sussex
:10:18. > :10:20.university. Mike Weatherley was due to debate squatting laws, but
:10:21. > :10:37.cancelled after feeling threatened by vocal protesters.
:10:38. > :10:40.25`year`old Alexander Cline is on trial at Brighton Magistrates Court
:10:41. > :10:43.charged with causing alarm, distress and harassment after calling the MP
:10:44. > :10:47.a coward. He denies the charges. A GP has today been cleared of
:10:48. > :10:50.carrying out 15 sex assaults on patients at a surgery in Kent. Dr
:10:51. > :10:53.Babatunde Oshinusi was accused of assaulting six women while carrying
:10:54. > :10:56.out examinations at St Mary's Medical Centre in Strood. He was
:10:57. > :10:59.unanimously acquitted of all charges this afternoon. Our reporter Ellie
:11:00. > :11:03.Price has been following the story and she joins me now in the studio.
:11:04. > :11:13.Ellie ` what happened during the trial?
:11:14. > :11:18.The six women and alleged that Dr Oshinusi had assaulted them. Dr
:11:19. > :11:24.Oshinusi always denied the charges and said he always offered women as
:11:25. > :11:27.chaperone when he was going to conduct intimate medical
:11:28. > :11:33.examination. The court also heard doctors around the county, who
:11:34. > :11:36.described him as honest and reliable. His wife spoke about the
:11:37. > :11:42.impact the case had had on him and the family. Tonight, the doctor
:11:43. > :11:54.remain suspended and his case will now be considered by the GMC. The
:11:55. > :11:57.GMC is different, that is about his competence and his practice as a
:11:58. > :12:00.doctor, as well as his professional integrity, so this is a completely
:12:01. > :12:07.new proceeding. The legal process over for now, but until that
:12:08. > :12:11.happens, Dr Oshinusi will be unable to return to work as a GP.
:12:12. > :12:15.Constituents in Tonbridge and Malling will have the chance to vote
:12:16. > :12:18.tomorrow for who should stand as their next MP. The current MP, Sir
:12:19. > :12:21.John Stanley, a Conservative, has represented the seat since 1974, but
:12:22. > :12:25.is standing down at the next General Election. For the first time in Kent
:12:26. > :12:28.his successor will be chosen in an open primary ` which means all
:12:29. > :12:39.registered voters can have their say. Our political editor Louise
:12:40. > :12:43.Stewart reports. It is a long way from the American
:12:44. > :12:49.presidential elections to Kent, but no photos here in Tonbridge are
:12:50. > :12:57.getting the chance to choose their next Conservative candidate in an
:12:58. > :13:00.American`style contest. I think this can work anywhere. They are
:13:01. > :13:05.courageous to do this, because not every constituency is doing it and
:13:06. > :13:13.the other parties have expressed interest in holding open primary is,
:13:14. > :13:16.but so far they have not done it. She was chosen by constituents in
:13:17. > :13:18.Devon in the country's burst open primary. Here are the candidates who
:13:19. > :13:48.want to follow in her open primary are common in America.
:13:49. > :13:53.It means voters do not have to be a member of a political party in order
:13:54. > :13:58.to choose a candidate, but there have been a handful in the UK and
:13:59. > :14:03.this is the first in Kent so do all voters think they will be better for
:14:04. > :14:06.democracy? I think it is a very good idea. Otherwise he's a faceless
:14:07. > :14:15.person, we don't know what he stands for. I think it could mean we get a
:14:16. > :14:24.local MP instead of somebody from up north. I think it is a good idea to
:14:25. > :14:28.have a say. But critics say open primaries are not much more
:14:29. > :14:32.democratic. It'll be interesting to see how many members of the public
:14:33. > :14:38.take part in this boat. I think it will be relatively small numbers.
:14:39. > :14:42.Because they will be choosing between a group of selected
:14:43. > :14:47.conservatives. Whether winners will be well on their way to replacing
:14:48. > :14:53.Sir John Stanley on the Conservative benches, his is one of the safest
:14:54. > :14:57.seats in the Commons. This is our top story tonight. Two
:14:58. > :15:01.men have been found guilty of brutally killing a homeless man from
:15:02. > :15:04.Hove by beating him with an iron bar. Michael Clark and Edward
:15:05. > :15:07.Philips attacked 45`year`old Lea Williams in February "at the behest
:15:08. > :15:17.or request" of their friend, Lauren Bishop. Also in tonight's programme.
:15:18. > :15:21.Brighton's Royal Pavillion in lights as a new Turner exhibition opens
:15:22. > :15:23.celebrating the city. A blustery weekend with heavy rain
:15:24. > :15:35.never too far away. Animal behavioural experts at the
:15:36. > :15:38.University of Sussex have discovered that the poaching and culling of
:15:39. > :15:49.elephants have a long term psychological impact on the
:15:50. > :15:51.elephants left behind. They found that elephant populations are
:15:52. > :15:55.affected by the trauma of witnessing the killing of those around them
:15:56. > :15:58.and, as a result lack role models or elders to interact with. The
:15:59. > :16:00.research team says that's important because younger elephants learn from
:16:01. > :16:03.experienced herd members. The findings by the so`called animal
:16:04. > :16:06.mind detectives have led to calls for tougher laws on conservation.
:16:07. > :16:13.Piers Hopkirk has tonight's special report.
:16:14. > :16:18.They are the largest animals walking the earth, but they are also among
:16:19. > :16:23.the most vulnerable. Today, the long`term consequences of man's
:16:24. > :16:28.impact on Africa's elephant population has been laid bare.
:16:29. > :16:30.Researchers from the University of Sussex have discovered that more
:16:31. > :16:36.than four decades after elephants were called, surviving herds
:16:37. > :16:41.continued to suffer serious psychological and behavioural effect
:16:42. > :16:51.is, a kind of animal post`traumatic stress disorder. Those elephants are
:16:52. > :16:56.carrying the psychological scars and impairment decades later. They may
:16:57. > :17:00.look OK on the surface, but we have messed up their social understanding
:17:01. > :17:07.and social skills. The study looked at two elephant populations, one in
:17:08. > :17:12.South Africa, comprising orphans of animals culled in the 70s and
:17:13. > :17:19.another in Kenya with a natural structure. The research involved
:17:20. > :17:23.playing elephant calls to the animals and comparing their
:17:24. > :17:30.reactions. While the Kenyan animals responded normally, for instance,
:17:31. > :17:35.heralding in the face of danger, the orphans reactors completely
:17:36. > :17:48.differently. This is the first study to get out and see how the elephants
:17:49. > :17:54.make decisions. Calls today for tougher conservation laws. We all
:17:55. > :18:00.these animals in time. We will only get one chance with elephants. If we
:18:01. > :18:05.mess it up Tom our children might not have these animals in the wild.
:18:06. > :18:07.The study is a sobering reminder of the fragility of nature, even among
:18:08. > :18:24.its giants. He has a gallery named after him in
:18:25. > :18:27.Margate, and now he's making waves on the Sussex coast. A new
:18:28. > :18:30.exhibition by works of Turner and his contemporaries, showing
:18:31. > :18:33.Brighton's development as a resort through their eyes, opens this
:18:34. > :18:42.weekend at the Royal Pavilion. And our reporter Caroline Feraday joins
:18:43. > :18:49.us from outside the Pavilion now. There is a little party going on at
:18:50. > :18:53.the moment to celebrate the exhibition. There is a crowd
:18:54. > :18:58.gathering. I am hoping you can see the digital art installation
:18:59. > :19:04.projected onto the front of the gallery. The images have mostly been
:19:05. > :19:21.designed by local schoolchildren ahead of the exhibition, which opens
:19:22. > :19:26.tomorrow. This has been in private ownership
:19:27. > :19:33.for over a century. Riches with lottery arts funding, it now forms
:19:34. > :19:36.the centrepiece for the exhibition. Turner came to brighten when he was
:19:37. > :19:43.working on a series of views of the South Coast and he used the
:19:44. > :19:48.sketchbook here and filled it with tiny sketches, almost like snapshots
:19:49. > :19:54.taken on your mobile phone today, to get an idea of how how different
:19:55. > :19:57.parts of the city come together. When he paints and watercolour, it
:19:58. > :20:02.brings those things today in a dramatic way. You can imagine the
:20:03. > :20:10.man himself walking around the town, with the pressures tools of his
:20:11. > :20:15.trade. Although it is billed as Turner brighten, there is another
:20:16. > :20:24.minor player, John Constable, who spent a lot of time in Brighton.
:20:25. > :20:36.They were born within a year of each other. Turner and Constable's
:20:37. > :20:39.contemporaries are also part of the exhibition, serving up stunning
:20:40. > :20:54.Sussex seascapes and landscapes. After nearly 200 years, Turner is
:20:55. > :21:14.being welcomed back to Brighton. That particular Turner what colour
:21:15. > :21:19.is the only known Turner that actually features that the bill
:21:20. > :21:23.units sell, so it is very fitting that it should go on display here,
:21:24. > :21:27.starting tomorrow. For the first time for several weeks
:21:28. > :21:30.all four of the south east's leading football teams are in action
:21:31. > :21:33.tomorrow, and there's been some excellent news for Sussex shooter
:21:34. > :21:36.Charlotte Kerwood ` our sports reporter Neil Bell joins me, another
:21:37. > :21:39.gold medal for Charlotte.... To add to the Commonwealth Games
:21:40. > :21:43.Golds the first of which she won aged just 15 ` her latest and she
:21:44. > :21:47.says best gold medal came at the recent World Cup finals in Abu
:21:48. > :21:51.Dhabi, and she hopes it will help her gain funding in the build up to
:21:52. > :22:02.the Olympics in Rio The 27`year`old from Fletching had to pay her own
:22:03. > :22:08.air fare to travel to the finals. It has been a really hard year. I
:22:09. > :22:11.couldn't compete at the world Championships, because I couldn't
:22:12. > :22:15.afford it, but I'm hoping with this medal when that I will get myself a
:22:16. > :22:25.bit more funding for next year and hopefully change even harder.
:22:26. > :22:29.Gillingham interim manager Peter Taylor knows a win tomorrow at home
:22:30. > :22:33.to Carlisle will boost his chances of landing the job full time. The
:22:34. > :22:36.Gills have won one and lost two league games since Peter Taylor took
:22:37. > :22:39.over despite Danny Kedwells recent hot streak ` Chairman Paul Scally
:22:40. > :22:42.will meet other candidates for the Gils job this week. In the
:22:43. > :22:45.Championship Brighton will be hoping to end their recent goal drought at
:22:46. > :22:49.Doncaster. Charlton who have also found goals hard to come by travel
:22:50. > :22:52.to Birmingham while in League One Crawley Town will be keen to end
:22:53. > :22:56.their recent slump at home to Brentford. One of the Crawley
:22:57. > :22:59.players hoping to do just that will be Sergio Torres. The phrase
:23:00. > :23:02.journeyman is often used to describe a footballer plying his trade in the
:23:03. > :23:04.lower leagues of English football. But for midfielder Torres it's
:23:05. > :23:08.especially appropriate. He started life working in a brick factory in
:23:09. > :23:11.Argentina, but spent his savings on a one`way ticket to England to chase
:23:12. > :23:14.his dream of being a professional footballer. Now he's written a book
:23:15. > :23:20.about his experience. He is one of college town's most
:23:21. > :23:28.respected leaders. His performances and crucial goals have propelled the
:23:29. > :23:31.club upwards. Sergio Torres's book tells a story about a young man
:23:32. > :23:35.driven by hippies love of football to leave home and embark on a
:23:36. > :23:42.sporting adventure. I never thought I would write a book, and when I
:23:43. > :23:46.first got it, it was weird. This guy from Argentina who just came to try
:23:47. > :23:50.and play football. I never played in the Premier league, I am not a big
:23:51. > :23:57.name, but I take my dream, which was living from food all going every day
:23:58. > :24:02.to train, that feeling. Having played for the number of teams, it
:24:03. > :24:10.was his move to Crawley which was to transform his career. The first two
:24:11. > :24:14.years, it was just a dream, everything was perfect, that season
:24:15. > :24:20.we got motors we went to Old Trafford, I scored a goal against
:24:21. > :24:27.Derby, the best feeling I have had on a foot will pitch. It was just
:24:28. > :24:33.the best decision I ever made. The undisputed highlight for his family
:24:34. > :24:38.was the FA Cup trip to face Manchester United at Old Trafford.
:24:39. > :24:43.When you walk out, the music and it is such a massive ground. It was
:24:44. > :24:49.just everything coming into your head, my dad came to from Argentina
:24:50. > :24:53.just for a week to watch that game. I family and friends watched it live
:24:54. > :24:59.back home, so it was really nice ball is top that was the shirt I
:25:00. > :25:05.were that day and I got Wayne Rooney to sign it afterwards. I kept it and
:25:06. > :25:10.didn't wash it, as you can see. Whatever else is life may have in
:25:11. > :25:14.store, Sergio Torres will never regret his decision to come to
:25:15. > :25:20.England. My story, and whatever club he has been at, he has always been
:25:21. > :25:27.one of them was popular players. Time for the weather forecast.
:25:28. > :25:34.October this year was milder than average, but it was dull and waiter
:25:35. > :25:43.stop we will hold onto that unsettled weather this weekend. It
:25:44. > :25:49.will be feeling quite cool. We will hold onto the warning for rain,
:25:50. > :25:59.possibly 15 to two millimetres of rain. Going through this evening, we
:26:00. > :26:03.will see much more rain. Top temperatures 14 degrees, the sort of
:26:04. > :26:10.values we expect for this time of year. All was pretty breezy.
:26:11. > :26:17.Tonight, that rain will be intensifying for a time, all others
:26:18. > :26:22.seeing it for a time. Temperatures dropping to nine or 10 degrees, so
:26:23. > :26:33.not a particularly cold nights, but it will be a weights picture. We
:26:34. > :26:44.could see 30 millimetres of rainfall in just a couple of hours. On
:26:45. > :26:51.Saturday afternoon, hefty and blustery showers. If you're planning
:26:52. > :26:58.a bonfire, bear that in mind. Fingers crossed, you could stay dry
:26:59. > :27:04.and always feeling cool. On Saturday night, the first part, blustery
:27:05. > :27:14.showers and feeling colder than it has done recently. Single figures in
:27:15. > :27:18.many places. You can tell it will be staying pretty windy. During the
:27:19. > :27:23.morning, blustery showers, heavier and more persistent real fall as we
:27:24. > :27:29.get towards the end of the afternoon. It is feeling pretty
:27:30. > :27:37.cool. A wet start to the working week.
:27:38. > :27:42.That's all from me, enjoy your weekend whatever you are doing.
:27:43. > :27:49.Goodbye.