:00:00. > 3:59:59We will keep you updated on the Typhoon as it heads towards Vietnam
:00:00. > :00:00.this weekend. Welcome to South East Today. I'm
:00:07. > :00:18.Natalie Graham. And I'm Rob Smith. Tonight's top stories. A Kent
:00:19. > :00:22.pensioner can apply for a Visa for her brain`damaged Turkish husband to
:00:23. > :00:26.live in Britain. A life cruelly cut short ` the father of Sussex soldier
:00:27. > :00:29.James Brynin talks of his pride in his son, killed in Afghanistan. Also
:00:30. > :00:34.in tonight's programme: A council tax rise in Kent for the first time
:00:35. > :00:42.in four years and more cuts to jobs and services planned. And England's
:00:43. > :00:46.first crop of outdoor olives is harvested, but has it been a
:00:47. > :01:07.success? Feeling Blue? They are in Brighton, where the band is playing
:01:08. > :01:10.tonight. Good evening. The father of a Sussex soldier killed in action in
:01:11. > :01:13.Afghanistan says he still keeps thinking his son will walk through
:01:14. > :01:16.the door. Lance Corporal James Brynin, from Shoreham, was shot dead
:01:17. > :01:19.during a patrol in Helmand Province last month. In his first television
:01:20. > :01:23.interview, his father said James had found his vocation and loved being a
:01:24. > :01:41.soldier, but his life was cruelly cut short. We feel immensely proud.
:01:42. > :01:50.James died a warrior's death, as a hero. You cannot help to feel the
:01:51. > :02:01.honour of being his parent. It is overwhelming, really. Lance Corporal
:02:02. > :02:05.James Brynin loved being a soldier. Just 22, his family said he found
:02:06. > :02:09.his vocation in life, he just did not have it for long enough. While
:02:10. > :02:19.in Afghanistan, he was shot dead when his patrol was attacked. You
:02:20. > :02:25.always have the worry as a parent, was he bleeding to death for hours?
:02:26. > :02:30.Was he scared? We are comforted by the fact that we know that was not
:02:31. > :02:34.the case. We have the lucky, if that is the right word, because we have
:02:35. > :02:41.had wonderful people, his colleagues, who have given us a
:02:42. > :02:48.port. James is the 445th service personnel to die in as Dennis
:02:49. > :02:53.Thomson 's 2001. His family are overwhelmed by tributes `` to die in
:02:54. > :02:57.Afghanistan. Our thoughts are with his family, his friends and
:02:58. > :03:01.colleagues at this difficult time. He made the ultimate sacrifice and
:03:02. > :03:06.we must not forget it. Not only did he love being a soldier, he was
:03:07. > :03:13.passionate about foot wall and played for the under 16 Sussex
:03:14. > :03:20.squad. `` football. And he was a fan of seagulls. Tomorrow, in honour of
:03:21. > :03:32.his sacrifice, this stadium, 27,500 supporters, will be silent. They are
:03:33. > :03:36.the real heroes. They fight for their country and put their life at
:03:37. > :03:44.risk. It has not hit us, the magnitude of it. We are expecting
:03:45. > :03:55.him to walk through the door. We appreciate that will not happen. A
:03:56. > :03:59.Kent pensioner whose Turkish husband was left with permanent brain damage
:04:00. > :04:02.after an attack that almost killed him has won a battle with the
:04:03. > :04:05.Government over his right to come to England. The Home Office refused
:04:06. > :04:08.Eileen Bora's application to bring him here because she doesn't earn
:04:09. > :04:11.enough money. That decision has been overturned on appeal under Human
:04:12. > :04:27.Rights legislation, meaning Nusret Bora can now apply for a UK visa.
:04:28. > :04:31.This is Nusret Bora, disabled and brain`damaged in Turkey. By
:04:32. > :04:35.Christmas, he could be back in England, to the delight of his
:04:36. > :04:42.Tunbridge Wells fight, who won a fight is with the Home Office over
:04:43. > :04:45.their refusal to grant a Visa. I had two choices, leaving my husband and
:04:46. > :04:53.living with my family, or leaving my family and living with my and in the
:04:54. > :04:56.country I do not want to be in. Every day, he begs to go to England.
:04:57. > :05:06.Let's go, we will never come back stock that is how much it means to
:05:07. > :05:10.him `` never come back. The couple married in 2003. On a visit by the
:05:11. > :05:16.couple to Turkey in 2011, the 53`year`old was attacked. His wife
:05:17. > :05:21.wanted to bring him back but Home Office rules came into effect in
:05:22. > :05:27.2012, meaning he was not eligible. Friends of the couple said that he
:05:28. > :05:33.earned his right to live here. He has been in England before and he
:05:34. > :05:38.has worked in England before. He has paid his dues and National
:05:39. > :05:46.Insurance. He was working towards citizenship. That is what he wanted
:05:47. > :05:52.after he married. The couple won the case on human rights grounds. The
:05:53. > :05:55.appeal tribunal found the Home Office had acted disproportionately
:05:56. > :06:01.and affected their right to a private and family life. I would
:06:02. > :06:03.like to congratulate Eileen on the success of the appeal and welcome
:06:04. > :06:09.her Turkish husband to become free and he should be here in time for
:06:10. > :06:14.Christmas. But it is important we control the numbers of people coming
:06:15. > :06:17.into the country and it is quite right that we ask someone marrying
:06:18. > :06:22.someone from overseas to make sure they have the
:06:23. > :06:28.support. He was horrifically injured in the attack. His wife said he will
:06:29. > :06:37.not be a drain on the NHS, but they will be better able to care for him
:06:38. > :06:45.in the UK. How soon will the couple be able to come here from Turkey?
:06:46. > :06:49.They hope to have him back by mid`December, when his Visa should
:06:50. > :06:57.come through. That is not the end of the story. They applied for a
:06:58. > :07:00.multi`entry fees and in order to remain in the country he will have
:07:01. > :07:06.to be granted indefinite leave to remain, which they will have two
:07:07. > :07:10.apply for. The Home Office issued a statement saying that applications
:07:11. > :07:14.are considered on individual merits and in line with immigration rules.
:07:15. > :07:23.They said they would not appeal the decision. In a moment, suspended by
:07:24. > :07:33.the British Legion, a war veteran and his daughter investigated for
:07:34. > :07:35.alleged financial irregularities. Hundreds of job losses, cuts to
:07:36. > :07:39.essential services and the first council tax increase for four years.
:07:40. > :07:41.These are the headlines from Kent County Council's latest budget
:07:42. > :07:46.plans, as the authority looks to plug a ?273 million hole in its
:07:47. > :07:49.finances over the next three years. It's proposing to increase council
:07:50. > :07:54.tax by just under 2%, which would lead to an extra 18 pounds a year on
:07:55. > :08:04.the bill for band B and C households. They should improve
:08:05. > :08:09.efficiency. In a lot of councils, that is where the scope is, stop
:08:10. > :08:14.cutting and look at the way you do things and improve that within the
:08:15. > :08:17.existing budget. I blame the government for reducing the money
:08:18. > :08:23.they provide to councils and lumbering them with more services to
:08:24. > :08:27.provide. It is fair enough. I kept it low the last years and eventually
:08:28. > :08:30.they will have to increase it. The proposals would have a significant
:08:31. > :08:39.impact on council staff and services. Over the next three years
:08:40. > :08:42.they are looking to save ?127 million by changing the way the
:08:43. > :08:46.authority is run. 27 million through cuts to how adults and elderly
:08:47. > :08:50.people are looked after. And nearly ?25 million from staffing costs.
:08:51. > :08:56.That could lead to the loss of hundreds of posts, and union leaders
:08:57. > :09:01.are concerned. I think we are in a difficult as it should, where,
:09:02. > :09:11.perhaps, the people of Kent say look, Kent cannot do any more, come
:09:12. > :09:14.on, government, you need to help us. Kent County Council has now launched
:09:15. > :09:18.a consultation into its plans, which will last about five weeks. It will
:09:19. > :09:25.then publish its draft budget early next year. The leader of the council
:09:26. > :09:28.is with us in the studio. You will Westminster colleagues want you to
:09:29. > :09:36.freeze council tax, are you picking a fight with? We have been saving
:09:37. > :09:41.?90 million for the past two years and it will go on for another three
:09:42. > :09:47.years. They put money on the table to freeze the council tax to help
:09:48. > :09:53.hard`working strep should people. We froze council tax in the last three
:09:54. > :09:56.years. The money from government is one of money representing 4.5
:09:57. > :10:03.million. Where we have a ?90 million a year problem to stand still. We
:10:04. > :10:06.have to pay for increased energy costs to run streetlights and the
:10:07. > :10:11.organisation and have the same inflation dresses as any business.
:10:12. > :10:14.We have been able to make savings and freeze council tax, but
:10:15. > :10:20.something has to give and we will have to put it up by 2%, currently
:10:21. > :10:24.out to the resident of Kent through the consultation launched this
:10:25. > :10:31.morning. You are cutting services and jobs, affecting but rubble
:10:32. > :10:35.people. We make further savings in expenditure. It does not mean we are
:10:36. > :10:39.cutting front line services. We aren't going through a massive
:10:40. > :10:43.change in the council. It is vulnerable people who will be
:10:44. > :10:48.affected. We will support the most vulnerable people in the community.
:10:49. > :10:52.The shape of services delivered might change, but they will
:10:53. > :10:59.hopefully be more effective and some cases more so in supporting
:11:00. > :11:03.honourable people. A company that wants to drill for oil and gas in
:11:04. > :11:06.East Kent has withdrawn its planning applications for the time being.
:11:07. > :11:09.Coastal Oil and Gas had applied to carry out exploratory drilling in
:11:10. > :11:13.three areas in a process campaigners feared would lead to fracking. But
:11:14. > :11:14.now the company's told Kent County Council it will
:11:15. > :11:20.applications at a later date. A woman who stabbed a grandmother to
:11:21. > :11:22.death in broad daylight has lost her attempt to appeal against her
:11:23. > :11:26.conviction and sentence. Nicola Edgington was jailed for 37 years in
:11:27. > :11:30.March for the murder of 58`year old Sally Hodkin in Bexleyheath. She'd
:11:31. > :11:33.stabbed her own mother to death in Forest Row in Sussex six years
:11:34. > :11:43.earlier, but was then released to live in the community. An elderly
:11:44. > :11:46.war veteran and his daughter have been suspended by their local branch
:11:47. > :11:49.of the Royal British Legion. John Froud and his daughter Shirley are
:11:50. > :11:56.under investigation in Edenbridge for alleged financial
:11:57. > :12:01.irregularities. Robin, you have spoken to surely, what did she have
:12:02. > :12:05.to say? She was distressed and said the family were distraught. They
:12:06. > :12:09.were advised not to speak which she wanted to make a couple of things
:12:10. > :12:15.clear, the first that no poppy day funds were involved. The second that
:12:16. > :12:20.her father, a war veteran, who has been at the heart of the British
:12:21. > :12:24.Legion for 40 years in Edenbridge, had no responsibility. She said she
:12:25. > :12:29.was responsible for the branch funds in the past year but because of
:12:30. > :12:34.illness she allowed her duties to slide. She said no money had been
:12:35. > :12:39.stolen and hopes the investigation would prove that. For its part, the
:12:40. > :12:41.British Legion says the investigation continues and two
:12:42. > :12:52.members of the branch had been suspended. The top story. The father
:12:53. > :12:55.of a Sussex soldier killed in action in Afghanistan says he still keeps
:12:56. > :12:58.thinking his son will walk through the door. Lance Corporal James
:12:59. > :13:08.Brynin, from Shoreham, was shot dead during a patrol in Helmand Province
:13:09. > :13:21.last month. Also in tonight's programme: It's sad, but don't be
:13:22. > :13:24.blue! We're talking to the boy band who are playing in Brighton tonight.
:13:25. > :13:33.And I will have the weather details later. Less than two years after
:13:34. > :13:38.being planted, the first olives from Britain's first outdoor olive grove,
:13:39. > :13:39.in Kent, have been harvested. It's not an unqualified success ` the
:13:40. > :13:44.crop is not good enough to Mediterranean alternatives. And at
:13:45. > :13:47.Huggits Farm in Tenterden, they admit they've taken a big risk by
:13:48. > :13:50.doing it at all. But as our environment correspondent Yvette
:13:51. > :13:55.Austin reports for out Food Chain series, they are far from
:13:56. > :14:01.discouraged. Autumnal fruit, Mediterranean style. But this is
:14:02. > :14:08.East Kent and it is the country's first`out door olive grove harvest.
:14:09. > :14:12.It is satisfying. I stood out in the first week of June after a horrible
:14:13. > :14:17.summer last year, a long winter and late spring, and I was looking
:14:18. > :14:23.affectively at an live graveyard and thought it was the worst idea. But
:14:24. > :14:28.then the new shoots appeared and we had flowers in the grove. I was
:14:29. > :14:34.still not optimistic but where we are now, we are producing probably
:14:35. > :14:41.20 kilograms, fivefold increase on last year. We are delighted. It is a
:14:42. > :14:46.project he knew would be risky. Most trees were planted 18 months ago and
:14:47. > :14:49.have had snow, some of the wettest weather on record and the late
:14:50. > :14:55.spring this year. Some trees did that than others. Last year, we were
:14:56. > :15:00.surprised we got some. This year, with the late spring and summer
:15:01. > :15:05.armour some people thinking with a good summer we would have a lot of
:15:06. > :15:12.lives, but because it was late, we had a lot, but not big enough ``
:15:13. > :15:16.olives. Not big enough for olive oil, but a local restaurant
:15:17. > :15:22.specialising in local produce had a look and is to Mystic they can be
:15:23. > :15:26.used. It would be a shame to have them go to waste, the first harvest
:15:27. > :15:33.of English lives. We will definitely do something will stop we might cure
:15:34. > :15:40.them for table olives. Maybe pressing them into dressings. Maybe
:15:41. > :15:47.as varnish is for light fish dishes. It is getting the initial bitterness
:15:48. > :15:53.out of them. The climate has not quite changed enough to produce the
:15:54. > :15:57.perfect olive for olive oil. But this news will delight growers and
:15:58. > :16:12.give them hope that Kentish olive oil might be just a few years are
:16:13. > :16:15.going `` a few years away. They have been described as the forgotten
:16:16. > :16:19.heroes of World War II. 48,000 Bevin Boys, who were sent down the mines,
:16:20. > :16:22.tasked with solving Britain's coal supply crisis. Among them was George
:16:23. > :16:25.Locke from Tonbridge, who was killed during an enemy bombardment while
:16:26. > :16:27.making his way home from Betteshanger Colliery in Dover in
:16:28. > :16:37.1944. Now campaigners are fighting to get George's name added to
:16:38. > :16:41.Tonbridge War Memorial. What is life like that those young men we have
:16:42. > :16:46.heard so much about? The Bevin Boys. Winston Churchill had no intention
:16:47. > :16:51.finding out what would happen if Britain ran out of coal so 48 hours
:16:52. > :16:56.and beverage boys, named after the Labour investor Ernest Bevin, were
:16:57. > :17:00.conscripted to work as minors. George Locke was one of them and
:17:01. > :17:09.there are calls his name to be added the war memorial. He was coming home
:17:10. > :17:14.on leave. You propose his name should sit alongside those who lost
:17:15. > :17:19.their lives. The government reckons nice to them as war heroes and so
:17:20. > :17:24.his name should go on their stop the memorial to the Bevin Boys was of
:17:25. > :17:30.issue lead unveiled this year following years of campaigning. We
:17:31. > :17:34.were more valuable than those in battle, because if they lost the
:17:35. > :17:41.battle, they have not lost the war, but if we lost the battle for coal,
:17:42. > :17:45.we would have lost the war, because coal powered everything in those
:17:46. > :17:55.days. George Locke is varied somewhere here in the cemetery in an
:17:56. > :17:59.unmarked grave. `` is varied. Could his name be immortalised? The
:18:00. > :18:04.council said it would be pleased to discuss adding the name. But some
:18:05. > :18:08.want to keep certain memorials for those who died fighting, that
:18:09. > :18:19.supporters say the Bevin boys were fighting, down below, for coal. Do
:18:20. > :18:22.join us for our Remembrance Sunday bulletin. We're on air at 6:10pm on
:18:23. > :18:24.Sunday evening. And we'll be covering Armistice Day
:18:25. > :18:32.commemorations across the South East on Monday.That's here on BBC One at
:18:33. > :18:36.1.30 and 6.30pm. And now it is that time of year when four callers from
:18:37. > :18:42.the less heralded teams start to dream of Wembley. The FA Cup first
:18:43. > :18:46.round matches are taking place this weekend and Neil Bell joins us live
:18:47. > :18:50.from Chatham. Some of our teams want a giant`killing, but Gillingham want
:18:51. > :18:58.to avoid one Neil. Absolutely. It is the big banana skin. And people love
:18:59. > :19:03.it when teams, Cropper. Gilligan have been knocked out twice in the
:19:04. > :19:07.last eight years, most notably by Dover. Peter Taylor has plenty of
:19:08. > :19:15.incentive to do well against the Conference North side up the road.
:19:16. > :19:21.He knows a victory could be he gets the job full`time. Taylor looks
:19:22. > :19:25.likely play his strongest side and give give a debut to midfield loan
:19:26. > :19:27.signing John Mousinho. They are in good form and will be looking
:19:28. > :19:31.forward to the match because it is the FA Cup and they would fancy
:19:32. > :19:39.their chances that they can create a shock and we have make sure we do
:19:40. > :19:47.everything right. Dover go to Corby Town. Crawley town have a tough
:19:48. > :19:53.looking game. Dartford already on the road, travelling to Salisbury.
:19:54. > :19:57.In the Championship, Charlton will be hoping to stretch their unbeaten
:19:58. > :20:00.run to six games at home to Leeds United. And Will Buckley is Brighton
:20:01. > :20:03.and Hove Albion's latest high profile casualty after tweaking his
:20:04. > :20:05.hamstring. The winger is added to an injury list which includes Albion
:20:06. > :20:12.stars Leo Ulloa, Craig Mackail`Smith, Kazenga LuaLua and
:20:13. > :20:17.Liam Bridcutt. It has not read a good week in terms of recovering
:20:18. > :20:26.from injuries. We go into it tomorrow in no greater shape than we
:20:27. > :20:28.entered this week. It may be November, but preparations for the
:20:29. > :20:31.2014 cricket season are already under way. Sussex have signed up
:20:32. > :20:34.outstanding Aussie pace bowler Steve McGoffin for a third season. And
:20:35. > :20:39.all`rounder Michael Yardy has been awarded a well deserved benefit for
:20:40. > :20:42.next summer. The 32`year`old former Sussex skipper, who comes from
:20:43. > :20:49.Hastings, was an integral part of the side which won three County
:20:50. > :20:54.Championships. It is lovely to think about summer, but this is November,
:20:55. > :21:06.typical F8 cup weather, let's hope the teams do not have a slip. `` FA
:21:07. > :21:09.Cup. Before we go, the BBC's Children in Need 2013 appeal takes
:21:10. > :21:19.place a week tomorrow ` and we've got something rather special
:21:20. > :21:24.planned. Join us on Friday, November 15, at the Bluebell Railway for
:21:25. > :21:36.children in need, when you could get the chance to ride the Pudsey
:21:37. > :21:38.express. `` Children In Need Appeal. If you would like to join us, send
:21:39. > :21:43.an e`mail. express. `` Children In Need Appeal.
:21:44. > :21:54.If you would like to join Children In Need Appeal is the subject. And
:21:55. > :22:00.there is a chance of getting on the Pudsey express. Let us know what you
:22:01. > :22:09.are planning to do. You will be on the Pudsey express. I certainly am.
:22:10. > :22:15.And now, the weather. It is wet Saturday, but good news Sunday when
:22:16. > :22:21.it will be crisp cold. Saturday, it will be wet and windy. Some sunshine
:22:22. > :22:27.around, particularly on Sunday, but it will always feel chilly and on
:22:28. > :22:35.Sunday morning, the chance of Frost. We started the day mostly dry, but
:22:36. > :22:42.at the moment heavy rain around and blustery wind. Feeling chilly.
:22:43. > :22:48.Temperatures in double figures. A rumble of thunder around, too. This
:22:49. > :22:56.evening, the rain will clear. Behind it, clearer skies and temperatures
:22:57. > :23:04.tumbling. Also, the wind will ease off, so some mist and fog as we
:23:05. > :23:10.start the day tomorrow will stop `` tomorrow. Rain will give us a wet
:23:11. > :23:16.and windy afternoon. First thing, perhaps some dry weather. Perhaps
:23:17. > :23:27.some cloud around. The rain likely to turn heavy at times and hefty
:23:28. > :23:33.showers behind it. The rain will hear eastwards pretty quickly and it
:23:34. > :23:46.will be a crisp and cold night over into Sunday. It will be a bright
:23:47. > :23:51.start from the word go for Remembrance Sunday. Feeling chilly,
:23:52. > :23:58.but we should be staying dry. Plenty of sunshine around. There will be
:23:59. > :24:07.high pressure. It will not stay dry. Turning wet as we go into Monday.
:24:08. > :24:13.This weekend, wet and windy, crisp and cold Sunday. They have performed
:24:14. > :24:16.and recorded with pop legends such as Elton John and Stevie Wonder,
:24:17. > :24:22.becoming one of the most successful UK acts of the last decade. We're
:24:23. > :24:26.talking about the boy band Blue, who released their debut record in 2001,
:24:27. > :24:33.the first of ten Top ten singles. They have sold more than 15 million
:24:34. > :24:36.albums. And they marked their 10th anniversary by representing us in
:24:37. > :24:43.the Eurovision Song Contest. They are performing at the Brighton
:24:44. > :24:47.Centre tonight as part of a UK tour. Caroline Feraday's there for us. It
:24:48. > :24:54.hasn't all been plain sailing for the boys in Blue over the years, has
:24:55. > :24:59.it? It is a comeback tour, they have just arrived on the tour bus. At one
:25:00. > :25:03.point they thought their career might be over and I chatted to them
:25:04. > :25:20.about getting a second chance at pop success. The hits and the looks, the
:25:21. > :25:26.fame and success, Blue had it all when they came onto the pop scene.
:25:27. > :25:30.12 years later, I met an older and wiser Blue, who say they appreciate
:25:31. > :25:38.it more now. Back in the day we had a massive sheen with the record, the
:25:39. > :25:44.behind us. `` massive machine. We did interviews always on the plane,
:25:45. > :25:51.we did not have time to take it in. It was more of a job. It is a job
:25:52. > :25:55.now, but we enjoyed it more. We have taken the scenic route, we have gone
:25:56. > :26:00.to the business School and learned about the business and what goes
:26:01. > :26:04.into it and comes out of it but I think we will reap the rewards in
:26:05. > :26:14.the future. From the height of their careers, they learned the hard way
:26:15. > :26:21.that what goes up must come down. It was like and shade. The link and
:26:22. > :26:28.yang. `` healing. The crash happened. We were smart with money.
:26:29. > :26:33.We invested in property and looked after our family, we did the right
:26:34. > :26:38.thing. It is just that the crash came. Everybody suffered. I know of
:26:39. > :26:42.people who lost 126 million. These are people we rubbed shoulders with
:26:43. > :26:49.will stop to them, they would get it back. You keep going, you do not let
:26:50. > :26:54.it get you down, and luckily for us, society gives you a second chance.
:26:55. > :26:59.They gave the Eurovision Song contest a shot and relaunched on a
:27:00. > :27:04.TV show. They said the journey mature to them. When you are a boy,
:27:05. > :27:11.you do not know what you are talking about. People say you still have it,
:27:12. > :27:16.even more than before. It is nice, when people see the show, they have
:27:17. > :27:24.a really good time. They are proving themselves to be survivors in a
:27:25. > :27:31.fickle industry. I think she enjoyed herself. Boy bands are more
:27:32. > :27:35.interesting ten years on when they become men. They have something to
:27:36. > :27:42.talk about. That is it. We will be back after the weekend. We hope you
:27:43. > :27:44.survive the weather tomorrow. It will be lovely on Sunday. Goodbye.