:00:00. > 3:59:596pm. It's goodbye from me and on BBC One, we join our teams where you
:00:00. > :00:08.are. Welcome to South East Today, with
:00:09. > :00:11.Natalie Graham and Rob Smith. Tonight's top stories: Kent braces
:00:12. > :00:21.for flooding, with predictions of the most serious storm surge since
:00:22. > :00:25.1953. Homes are being evacuated. I've lived here for 40 years and
:00:26. > :00:28.it's never been as bad as this, so it really is quite scary.
:00:29. > :00:31.We're live in Sandwich with the latest on the defence preparations.
:00:32. > :00:35.She died of a broken heart ` family of an elderly fraud victim tell of
:00:36. > :00:42.the impact of her care worker stealing ?50,000. She stopped
:00:43. > :00:50.looking after herself and stopped any interest in life. She always had
:00:51. > :00:56.a joie de vivre. Also in tonight's programme: Two
:00:57. > :00:59.Brighton based footballers are charged with match fixing as part of
:01:00. > :01:02.a national criminal investigation. Camilla's Christmas cheer ` the
:01:03. > :01:15.Duchess of Cornwall visits a Sussex charity which helps the homeless.
:01:16. > :01:19.# These are honky`tonk women. And the Rolling Stones as you've
:01:20. > :01:32.never seen them before ` rare photos of their early days go on display.
:01:33. > :01:36.Good evening. People in the South East are being told to prepare for
:01:37. > :01:41.severe flooding. The environment agency has issued its most severe
:01:42. > :01:46.threat level, a danger to life, for four stretches along the Kent coast.
:01:47. > :01:50.In total, 3000 households are deemed to be at risk. Sandwiches believe to
:01:51. > :01:56.be one of the worst affected areas in the country. Simon Joseph is
:01:57. > :02:02.there for us now. There have been a raft of evacuation notices issued by
:02:03. > :02:06.councils in the last hour. Yes and the last few minutes I've
:02:07. > :02:15.learned that parts of sand which will be evacuated. `` Sandwich.
:02:16. > :02:19.People are filling up sandbags now. The first surge is expected to hit
:02:20. > :02:26.here just before 1am, then a second search tomorrow lunchtime. This is
:02:27. > :02:30.being taken very seriously. `` a second storm surge.
:02:31. > :02:34.A warning that lives could be at risk. I'm very worried about it.
:02:35. > :02:39.We've never had a situation like this before. I've been here nearly
:02:40. > :02:45.40 years and it's never been as serious as this. So it really is
:02:46. > :02:50.quite scary. Here, they are working to prepare the gardens of a local
:02:51. > :02:55.guesthouse. If it is as high as they say it is going to be, it will be
:02:56. > :03:01.devastating because the trouble is, the gardens lie actually quite low
:03:02. > :03:06.against the river so if it makes it past this high point, it will just
:03:07. > :03:11.pour into the garden. You can't stop the tide and if it comes, it comes.
:03:12. > :03:15.Many are questioning what to do for the best. My husband is staying here
:03:16. > :03:20.and we'll have to wait and see what happens. We've only got a tiny
:03:21. > :03:28.cottage, so as far as taking any furniture goes, it's a no`no for us.
:03:29. > :03:32.We'll just sit and watch and see how it's going. There four severe flood
:03:33. > :03:36.warnings, which indicate a danger to life, in the South East, with
:03:37. > :03:41.Sandwich expected to be one of the worst affected areas in the country.
:03:42. > :03:45.Five other areas have been issued with flood warnings, including
:03:46. > :03:55.Folkestone and sure harbour. Up to 3000 homes in Kent could be at risk.
:03:56. > :03:58.`` Shoreham harbour. We have issued a number of warnings which indicates
:03:59. > :04:04.how worried we are for the public and their possessions. Experts
:04:05. > :04:08.stress that back in 1953, when there was a great surge, there was very
:04:09. > :04:12.little public given to the `` warning given to the public and
:04:13. > :04:14.defences are much better now. We've got the normal high tides which
:04:15. > :04:14.occur multiple times got the normal high tides which
:04:15. > :04:15.occur ur %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%ur %%%%%%% got the normal high tides which
:04:16. > :04:20.occur multiple times during a 24 hour period. On top of that, we've
:04:21. > :04:24.got strong winds pushing that water, so it is mounted water funnelling
:04:25. > :04:30.down to the bottom portion of the North Sea. On top of that, we have
:04:31. > :04:35.the waves. Three factors, added to a very high sea level. This hotel has
:04:36. > :04:42.just been relegated and now they fear it will be undone. ``
:04:43. > :04:45.renovated. The renovations are just finished and now we have to prepare
:04:46. > :04:52.for the flood and take all the proportions we can. `` precautions.
:04:53. > :04:58.For the people of, Chris and which, it is a waiting game. The question
:04:59. > :05:03.is, how much protection will be sandbags provide? Tell us the latest
:05:04. > :05:10.on the evacuation situation. We gather that Dover district Council
:05:11. > :05:16.has decided to evacuate parts of sandwich. We have been monitoring
:05:17. > :05:19.the tide as it has been coming down the North of England and we have
:05:20. > :05:23.seen that the tide is coming in at least at the same level and a bit
:05:24. > :05:26.higher than we predicted so we do anticipate that defences here will
:05:27. > :05:30.be over the top of that will be significant flooding the night.
:05:31. > :05:36.You've put that warning out. Should people stay in their homes or go. We
:05:37. > :05:42.are advising people to look at their safety as the prime thing and also
:05:43. > :05:46.protect their property so people are using sandbags, which will give some
:05:47. > :05:50.protection but not perfect protection. We advise people to move
:05:51. > :05:54.valuables upstairs and if they have the opportunity to stay elsewhere,
:05:55. > :05:57.that is their decision but we do advise that you stay out of flood
:05:58. > :06:00.water and away from where the tide will be coming in because there is
:06:01. > :06:06.fast flowing water becoming very dangerous. Parts of Seasalter are
:06:07. > :06:11.also being evacuated. It is the countdown now. The flood is expected
:06:12. > :06:14.to hit here in the early hours. We'll have a full weather forecast
:06:15. > :06:18.for you later in the programme. And if you're in one of the affected
:06:19. > :06:21.areas, let us know how you're preparing for the predicted
:06:22. > :06:29.flooding. You can email us, tweet us or find us on facebook.
:06:30. > :06:33.And, of course, you can keep up to date with the latest information on
:06:34. > :06:38.the flood on your local BBC radio stations.
:06:39. > :06:42.The family of an elderly woman from Bexhill who had ?50,000 stolen by
:06:43. > :06:45.her home help say the stress of the theft contributed to her death. The
:06:46. > :06:48.daughter of Barbara Clarke from Bexhill said her 89`year`old mother
:06:49. > :06:50.died penniless after Elizabeth Wonnacott systematically stole tens
:06:51. > :06:55.of thousands of pounds over five years. Wonnacott was jailed at Lewes
:06:56. > :07:05.Crown Court this week after pleading guilty to 18 counts of fraud.
:07:06. > :07:10.Barbara Clarke died of a broken heart, defrauded of ?50,000 of her
:07:11. > :07:20.life savings by a woman she considered a friend. Very cold, very
:07:21. > :07:26.systematic and manipulative. Elizabeth Wonnacott was Barbara's
:07:27. > :07:30.home help but she began systematically raiding the
:07:31. > :07:33.89`year`old's savings. The court heard that Elizabeth Wonnacott wrote
:07:34. > :07:40.herself checks from Barbara Clarke's cheque`book. Between 2007
:07:41. > :07:51.and 2011, she helped herself to more than ?50,000. The fraud remained
:07:52. > :07:59.undiscovered for so long because Barbara Clarke was so independent
:08:00. > :08:02.about her finances. Her daughter says the crime had a massive effect
:08:03. > :08:07.on Barbara and she died not long after. She started to shrink and
:08:08. > :08:11.stopped looking after herself and lost any interest in life. She
:08:12. > :08:16.always had a joie de vivre but I'm afraid it was destroyed. Those who
:08:17. > :08:21.work with the elderly sale only mess can make them vulnerable. People are
:08:22. > :08:26.often isolated and don't have regular company so when somebody
:08:27. > :08:32.does show some interest, they come across as being friendly in the
:08:33. > :08:36.older person and that is something they warm to. Sarah welcomed the
:08:37. > :08:41.two`year prison term handed to Elizabeth Wonnacott but says more
:08:42. > :08:44.needs to be done to protect the elderly from the kind of crime she
:08:45. > :08:51.believes not only robbed the mother of her savings but also of her
:08:52. > :08:55.life. In a moment: Turning the green
:08:56. > :09:09.fields blue ` how plans for a large solar farm have angered residents in
:09:10. > :09:14.Two Sussex footballers have been charged over match fixing
:09:15. > :09:19.allegations, the National Crime Agency has revealed. Michael Boateng
:09:20. > :09:22.and Hakeem Adelakun, both 22 and from the Croydon area of south
:09:23. > :09:27.London, were charged with conspiracy to defraud contrary to common law.
:09:28. > :09:37.Well, let's cross live to Brighton and speak to our reporter Mark
:09:38. > :09:40.Sanders. `` John Young. This is breaking news and the
:09:41. > :09:43.details are few and far between but we know that the organised crime
:09:44. > :09:48.division have found that there is sufficient evidence, their phrase,
:09:49. > :09:51.and they are satisfied that it is the public interest these charges to
:09:52. > :09:57.go ahead. Let's remind ourselves about these two men. Hakeem Adelakun
:09:58. > :10:06.is here scoring a friendly for Scunthorpe in July. And here is
:10:07. > :10:15.Michael Boateng. The club is Whitehawk FC from conference South.
:10:16. > :10:19.We know they have been bailed to appear at Birmingham magistrates
:10:20. > :10:22.Court on Wednesday next week. If this rings bells with you, it's
:10:23. > :10:29.because these are the third and fourth meant to be charged with
:10:30. > :10:33.allegations of match fixing. It follows two other footballers who
:10:34. > :10:38.were charged on November 28, following reports in the Daily
:10:39. > :10:45.Telegraph about this alleged match fixing last month.
:10:46. > :10:46.The Royal Marine convicted of murdering an injured Afghanistan was
:10:47. > :10:52.living in Brighton when to serve in the Marines. ``
:10:53. > :10:56.Afghanistan insurgent. Sergeant Alexander Blackman, who is 39, shot
:10:57. > :11:06.the man at close range with a pistol in September 2011. He was convicted
:11:07. > :11:08.at a court martial board hearing following a two week trial and will
:11:09. > :11:11.be sentenced tomorrow. Long`term plans for the future of
:11:12. > :11:14.maternity services in East Sussex will not include having full
:11:15. > :11:17.consultant`led departments in both Eastbourne and St Leonards. Options
:11:18. > :11:20.published today look at how services will be provided. The consultant`led
:11:21. > :11:25.department at Eastbourne was changed to a midwife`led one.
:11:26. > :11:27.Tax breaks to encourage the controversial procedure of fracking,
:11:28. > :11:29.announced by Chancellor George Osborne, could be illegal,
:11:30. > :11:34.environmental campaigners have claimed. Mr Osborne said in his
:11:35. > :11:37.Autumn Statement that he would introduce a new tax allowance to
:11:38. > :11:43.encourage investment in shale gas that halves tax rates on early
:11:44. > :11:46.profits. George Osborne also announced that train ticket price
:11:47. > :11:55.rises will be capped at the rate of inflation. And there will be help
:11:56. > :12:02.aimed at boosting the high street ` with tax relief for small
:12:03. > :12:08.businesses. Our business correspondent, Mark Norman, has
:12:09. > :12:13.more. Today we go further with a commitment to invest... After a
:12:14. > :12:16.summer of demonstrations against the shale oil industry, this was perhaps
:12:17. > :12:21.one of the most significant moment in the Chancellor's speech today.
:12:22. > :12:24.The country that was the first to extract oil and gas from deep under
:12:25. > :12:29.the sea should not turn its back on new sources of energy like shale gas
:12:30. > :12:34.because it is too difficult. Today we go further. A new tax allowance
:12:35. > :12:38.to encourage investment in shale gas that halves taxes on early profits.
:12:39. > :12:43.We are sitting on top of a lot of shale gas, services to encourage
:12:44. > :12:49.companies to explore now, to drill and see if they can get it out. The
:12:50. > :13:00.Govan giving its backing to the shale gas and oil industry. It has
:13:01. > :13:06.its opponents. `` the fore. This is such a short`sighted policy. Is it
:13:07. > :13:09.wise to invest so much hope on this one area of possible energy
:13:10. > :13:12.development at this early stage? It is almost as though the Chancellor
:13:13. > :13:18.is putting all his eggs in this basket. The Chancellor also had
:13:19. > :13:25.these for commuters, announcing that train ticket prices will be capped
:13:26. > :13:28.at the level of inflation. And there will be tax relief measures for
:13:29. > :13:34.small businesses. These are just part of a wider attempt to grow the
:13:35. > :13:41.UK economy, get rid of the deficit and put an end to one of the longest
:13:42. > :13:44.period of austerity on record. Louisa Stuart is at Westminster. How
:13:45. > :13:55.significant are the announcement the Chancellor has made stay? `` made
:13:56. > :13:58.today? George Osborne was clear today with the announcement of tax
:13:59. > :14:04.breaks for companies that extract shale gas. There was good news for
:14:05. > :14:08.commuters. The planned fuel duty rise has been cancelled next year,
:14:09. > :14:14.and also for those who use the railways. Their season tickets from
:14:15. > :14:19.January will go up is 3.1% instead of a planned 4.1%. But anyone
:14:20. > :14:24.thinking there was light at the end of this austerity tunnel may be
:14:25. > :14:27.disappointed. The Chancellor also announced that anyone in their 40s
:14:28. > :14:37.will now have to carry on working until they asked 68 before they can
:14:38. > :14:40.claim their state pension. Residents in a Kent village have
:14:41. > :14:44.reacted angrily to plans for a solar farm on 45 acres of farmland ` they
:14:45. > :14:48.say it would ruin the rural environment. The site at Sellindge,
:14:49. > :14:51.near Ashford, is one of 50 solar farm projects which are planned for
:14:52. > :14:54.Kent and Sussex over the next five years. For the latest in our
:14:55. > :14:55.Switched On series, our environment correspondent, Yvette Austin,
:14:56. > :15:03.reports. From green fields to green energy. A
:15:04. > :15:09.company wants to plant solar panels here on 36 acres, to generate enough
:15:10. > :15:13.electricity for 2500 homes. The panels would all face this way, so
:15:14. > :15:18.we would have a complete their off them all the time. Norma has lived
:15:19. > :15:23.here for 20 years and fears her rural spot will soon be ruined. We
:15:24. > :15:30.bought a house out in the country somewhere lovely, away from other
:15:31. > :15:34.people, so we've got our dogs and... Sorry, it really upsets me.
:15:35. > :15:40.It really does. It's absolutely devastating. And she's not alone.
:15:41. > :15:45.Solar companies have earmarked some 50 sites across the South East. The
:15:46. > :15:48.farms ` some bigger than others, some more rural than others but most
:15:49. > :15:52.are on farmland and environmentalists are worried. The
:15:53. > :15:59.problem is the proliferation of these on what is good agricultural
:16:00. > :16:05.land. We have no problems with solo panels in industrial areas. At a
:16:06. > :16:10.public consultation in Sellindge today, the company was reassuring
:16:11. > :16:15.the public that the National Grid as it is doesn't have the capacity for
:16:16. > :16:19.a large number of new solar farms. There will be deployment but if it
:16:20. > :16:24.is well built and well screened, you can't hear it or see it. Providing
:16:25. > :16:28.it's not built in an area of outstanding natural beauty, I don't
:16:29. > :16:31.think people need to be concerned. We don't have a food crisis in this
:16:32. > :16:35.country but we have a looming imminent energy crisis and it is
:16:36. > :16:48.really important to get behind low carbon renewables, particularly
:16:49. > :16:54.solar. The government wants 25% of our energy to come from renewables
:16:55. > :17:00.eventually. It is hoped that this will help reach that target.
:17:01. > :17:03.Our top story: People along the Kent coast are being told to prepare for
:17:04. > :17:09.severe flooding, with the most severe threat warning, a danger to
:17:10. > :17:14.life, being issued by the environment agency. Upto 3000 homes
:17:15. > :17:25.in Kent are being identified as at risk, with sand `` Sandwich being
:17:26. > :17:30.identified as one. Also: Rolling on ` 50 years after
:17:31. > :17:35.the Stones took the world by storm, unseen photos of their early days go
:17:36. > :17:39.on display. And after a day of strong winds and high tides,
:17:40. > :17:42.warnings of a storm surge as we go through the night.
:17:43. > :17:53.We have warnings from the environment agency and I'll have the
:17:54. > :17:56.latest later. The Duchess of Cornwall has paid a
:17:57. > :18:02.pre`Christmas visit to a Sussex homeless charity. Camilla met the
:18:03. > :18:05.residents of Emmaus Hastings Rother, who live on site and sell
:18:06. > :18:08.second`hand furniture and other donated items. Claudia Sermbezis
:18:09. > :18:11.joins us live from Hastings. Claudia, it's not the first time
:18:12. > :18:17.that the Duchess has met some of the Hastings residents. PK yellow no,
:18:18. > :18:21.she went to Paris in May to visit centres there and she went with Mary
:18:22. > :18:27.Rose, a resident at the centre here in Hastings. Mary said they talked a
:18:28. > :18:30.lot about Sussex because the Duchess was brought up in Lewes. The visit
:18:31. > :18:34.was partly to open a new accommodation block that it is also
:18:35. > :18:39.the first time she has visited the centre here so she wanted to meet
:18:40. > :18:47.residents and find out about the work they do.
:18:48. > :18:53.All the residents the Duchess met today also work here. This is the
:18:54. > :18:58.newly opened cafe, run by Mary Baker who accompanied the Duchess to
:18:59. > :19:08.France in the summer and showed her around. She is really lovely. It
:19:09. > :19:11.helps to raise the profile of the charity in general and especially
:19:12. > :19:21.today in Hastings has we're a small community. It is marvellous. So he
:19:22. > :19:24.colourwhite the Duchess of Cornwall is behind me talking to three of the
:19:25. > :19:28.people who currently live here. She's been a patron of the charity
:19:29. > :19:36.since 2006. She also opened a new accommodation block. Every time I
:19:37. > :19:41.come to one, you get the same positive feeling about life and I
:19:42. > :19:45.think that is the point. The charity provides a home and employment for
:19:46. > :19:57.15 people who have experienced homelessness. They work on site
:19:58. > :20:00.selling second`hand furniture. After getting ill, Andrew lost his job and
:20:01. > :20:08.ended up on the streets. He has lived here for three months. I got
:20:09. > :20:11.to a stage, because of my illnesses, but I didn't see any purpose. I
:20:12. > :20:16.couldn't work or do anything and I came here and they let me work. It
:20:17. > :20:22.makes me feel useful again. That is the best way to say it. If you are
:20:23. > :20:25.on the streets, sleeping rough, you are going from day`to`day, whereas
:20:26. > :20:31.here you've got the chance to settle down, get on your feet again and
:20:32. > :20:34.plan for the future. These communities are not hostile for the
:20:35. > :20:41.homeless. They provide a home as long as someone needs it. ``
:20:42. > :20:44.hostels. The residents call themselves companions and on
:20:45. > :20:47.Christmas Day, they will go down to the kitchen, make themselves a
:20:48. > :20:50.traditional Christmas lunch, and in the New Year they get ready to
:20:51. > :21:04.welcome more residents as more rooms open.
:21:05. > :21:09.50 years ago, two young men from Dartford changed the face of rock
:21:10. > :21:12.music with their rebellious take on the blues. They became pin`ups on
:21:13. > :21:16.both sides of the Atlantic, and created a brand that is still going
:21:17. > :21:19.strong today. In their early years the Rolling Stones ` formed, of
:21:20. > :21:22.course, by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, were photographed by Gerry
:21:23. > :21:26.Mankovitz. And to mark the 50th anniversary of the band, 800 of his
:21:27. > :21:38.pictures ` some of which have never been seen before ` have gone on
:21:39. > :21:45.display. The song defined an era, as did the
:21:46. > :21:48.band, but rewind a few years and it's the Rolling Stones as you've
:21:49. > :21:51.never seen them before. 50 years later, there is a really interesting
:21:52. > :21:59.sequence of images. It has become quite interesting. It has captured
:22:00. > :22:03.the moment. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met a primary school in
:22:04. > :22:09.Dartford. By 1965, they were preparing to conquer the US with
:22:10. > :22:13.their band. This photo was taken at London city airport just before
:22:14. > :22:18.their tour. They treated me like one of the band and when I went on the
:22:19. > :22:22.road with them in America in 1965, it was as if I was part of the band.
:22:23. > :22:28.That's how it felt and that's how I was treated. The photos were all
:22:29. > :22:36.taken between 1965 and 1967 but most weren't printed onto the mid`1970s.
:22:37. > :22:40.This is the one. One in particular offers a real insight into what
:22:41. > :22:46.Keith Richards, who now lives in Sussex, chose to do to relax after a
:22:47. > :22:52.busy to schedule. `` tour schedule. He took me and the tour manager off
:22:53. > :22:56.to go camping, dressed as cowboys, chasing cattle and sleeping under
:22:57. > :23:02.the stars. It was absolutely fantastic. It's a long way from
:23:03. > :23:07.Dartford and a long way from Sussex. The collection of rents, as well as
:23:08. > :23:19.individual duplicate, are all up for sale. `` print this. `` prints.
:23:20. > :23:23.A former windmill in East Sussex that's fallen into decay will
:23:24. > :23:25.hopefully be restored as part of a Lottery funding project. The
:23:26. > :23:29.historic Post Windmill just outside the village of Mayfield ` thought to
:23:30. > :23:33.be just one of 40 left in the country ` hasn't been used since the
:23:34. > :23:36.1920s. It's one of a number of magnificent buildings in the South
:23:37. > :23:39.East that's battling for survival. You can see more on that story
:23:40. > :23:47.tonight in a special Inside Out programme called Restoring England's
:23:48. > :23:51.Heritage on BBC One at 7.30pm. Let's return to our top story.
:23:52. > :23:55.People along the Kent coast have been told there for severe flooding
:23:56. > :24:00.as a number of evacuation notices are issued. Up to 3000 homes in Kent
:24:01. > :24:06.are being highlighted as at risk. Sandwich is potentially one of the
:24:07. > :24:09.worst affected areas of the country. We've been monitoring the tide as it
:24:10. > :24:13.has been coming from the North of England and we are seeing it coming
:24:14. > :24:17.in at least at the same level and a bit higher than we predicted. We do
:24:18. > :24:21.anticipate that the defences will be over the top and there will be
:24:22. > :24:29.significant flooding in Sandwich tonight. Simon Jones is in Sandwich.
:24:30. > :24:34.We're hearing 178 homes in Sandwich are being evacuated. If you're
:24:35. > :24:38.affected, you should get a knock at the door and it's up to you to
:24:39. > :24:45.decide whether to stay or go. Busy activity here with people pulling up
:24:46. > :24:50.sandbags. A pretty worrying time. It is. It is a close`knit community, a
:24:51. > :24:57.small town, and people are very worried. What are you going to be
:24:58. > :25:01.doing, sir, when it hits? Well, hopefully, with what we're doing
:25:02. > :25:04.with the sandbags, we'll keep an eye on the situation and if we need more
:25:05. > :25:10.sandbags, we will to keep it away from the rain. I've been here for
:25:11. > :25:14.over 20 years and it is great to see the town spirit getting involved
:25:15. > :25:20.with the bags. I haven't seen it flowed over the last six years but
:25:21. > :25:26.it is worrying tonight. Fingers crossed it all passes often night.
:25:27. > :25:30.Due to hit at around 12:45am. It is going to be a long night for a
:25:31. > :25:34.lot of people. Let's find out what the forecast has in store exactly.
:25:35. > :25:40.The reason for this is a storm surge. For that, you need a deep
:25:41. > :25:46.area of low pressure, really strong winds and a high tide. Today, we've
:25:47. > :25:51.had these really strong gale force winds, with gusts in Kent up to 50
:25:52. > :25:56.mph. Of course, there has been listed area of low pressure and that
:25:57. > :26:02.is rising air, which gives us the storm clouds. It also rises the sea
:26:03. > :26:07.level and that is being driven south by the really strong winds. Through
:26:08. > :26:10.tonight and tomorrow, the Environment Agency are suggesting
:26:11. > :26:15.that on top of the high tides, we could see a water surge of up to
:26:16. > :26:19.four metres. The sea levels are going to be rising further so
:26:20. > :26:22.through tonight and tomorrow, flood warnings are going to be in force
:26:23. > :26:28.and they are suggesting that if you have any concerns, you give the
:26:29. > :26:35.bloodline number a call. `` flood line. Winds have been gale force
:26:36. > :26:39.today but the rain has not been particularly heavy. Across the south
:26:40. > :26:45.coast, there have been 35 mph wind speeds with gusts up to 50 mph.
:26:46. > :26:51.Temperatures feeling significantly cooler than the figures. Once that
:26:52. > :26:54.is out of the way, clear skies with temperature is close to freezing so
:26:55. > :27:01.where we have lying water, there is a risk of ice. A risk of coastal
:27:02. > :27:06.flooding, which picks up from 2am. Temperatures in rural spots dropping
:27:07. > :27:09.a bit below freezing. Tomorrow, high pressure is going to be building and
:27:10. > :27:14.the warnings are still in force through the day. Winds are
:27:15. > :27:19.continuing to ease off. Mostly it is going to be a dry and settled story.
:27:20. > :27:22.Winds continue to ease throughout the day with top temperatures
:27:23. > :27:27.tomorrow around five degrees might really struggling. High pressure
:27:28. > :27:31.continues to build towards the weekend. Temperatures start to
:27:32. > :27:35.recover. Thank you very much. We will be
:27:36. > :27:40.updating you during the course of the evening in the late bulletin at
:27:41. > :27:44.10:25pm. Meanwhile, you can stay tuned your BBC local radio stations
:27:45. > :27:45.for the latest on the weather and the evacuation is taking place. Good
:27:46. > :27:48.night.