:00:00. > :00:11.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Natalie Graham. And I'm Rob Smith.
:00:12. > :00:14.Tonight's top stories: The man with lung cancer, heart disease and
:00:15. > :00:23.cirrhosis of the liver forced to be assessed for work. His doctor says
:00:24. > :00:27.his treatment is barbaric. The Government is more interested in
:00:28. > :00:29.figures than people. The Sussex care home for dementia
:00:30. > :00:35.patients under investigation after complaints from the residents'
:00:36. > :00:37.relatives. Also in tonight's programme, a
:00:38. > :00:42.government review into so`called legal highs after the death of a man
:00:43. > :00:46.was highlighted on this programme. We meet the Sussex gay couple who
:00:47. > :00:50.will become the first in the country to have a full wedding next spring.
:00:51. > :00:54.We are live in Brighton where that first wedding will take place.
:00:55. > :00:58.And he's in for a long stretch, the prison officer who's lost half his
:00:59. > :01:07.body weight now planning to run a double marathon.
:01:08. > :01:12.Good evening. A Sussex doctor has described as inhumane and barbaric
:01:13. > :01:17.the treatment of a cancer victim who is being forced to undergo a review
:01:18. > :01:20.of his fitness to work. 60`year`old David Cole from Bexhill, who has
:01:21. > :01:23.lung cancer, heart disease and cirrhosis of the liver, has been
:01:24. > :01:26.told his entitlement to benefits will be reviewed. This move comes
:01:27. > :01:33.despite a tribunal ruling earlier this year that he was unfit for work
:01:34. > :01:37.and would never be so. The Citizens Advice Bureau claims his case is
:01:38. > :01:47.just the tip of the iceberg. Colin Campbell has our exclusive report.
:01:48. > :01:52.David Cole has osteoporosis, diabetes, cirrhosis of the liver and
:01:53. > :01:57.heart problems. He has depression and is recovering from cancer after
:01:58. > :02:02.having a third of a lung removed. With help from his wife, he takes 24
:02:03. > :02:06.tablets a day, five injections of insulin, and despite this he was
:02:07. > :02:12.assessed as being fit for work. It has been traumatic. In the respect
:02:13. > :02:26.that... You have to... Keep trying to prove
:02:27. > :02:30.to them that you are ill. Employment and support allowance is a new
:02:31. > :02:34.benefit introduced in 2008 for those who are not able to work due to
:02:35. > :02:39.disability or illness. It replaced incapacity benefit, and from 2011
:02:40. > :02:43.onwards those claiming incapacity benefit have been reassessed and
:02:44. > :02:48.moved on to ESA. Under the new system, claimants have to undergo a
:02:49. > :02:53.work capability assessment, which for many has involved a face`to`face
:02:54. > :02:57.assessment, worked contract it to a French company. But a tribunal
:02:58. > :03:02.review told David he should not be reassessed ever again. But then he
:03:03. > :03:09.received another letter from the DWP, saying he needed to attend a
:03:10. > :03:14.medical assessment. It has been a pain in the neck, it has caused me
:03:15. > :03:20.quite a lot of anger at times. In a letter listing David's conditions
:03:21. > :03:23.and numerous medications, is GP describes the treatment as
:03:24. > :03:29.inhumane. The ads, it is not the first example, even in our own
:03:30. > :03:32.practice, this barbaric activity. This has been an unnecessary process
:03:33. > :03:38.which has been quite distressing for him. It is somewhat inhumane. Dozens
:03:39. > :03:45.advice bureau say they have helped over 100 people in East Sussex who
:03:46. > :03:52.have been wrongly assessed as fit for work. `` Citizens Advice Bureau.
:03:53. > :03:55.It is very clear that these people have long`term conditions, and it
:03:56. > :03:58.does not seem possible that they should be expected to be looking for
:03:59. > :04:08.work or even be expected to go back into paid work. It has left me
:04:09. > :04:15.feeling like the Government is more interested in figures than people.
:04:16. > :04:18.The Department for Work and Pensions say they are committed to helping
:04:19. > :04:22.people move from benefits into work if they are capable, while giving
:04:23. > :04:28.unconditional support to those who need it. David feels he has received
:04:29. > :04:30.no support and feels the Government not listening.
:04:31. > :04:33.Well, we asked the Department for Work and Pensions if we could speak
:04:34. > :04:37.to a minister about David Cole's case, they told us no`one was
:04:38. > :04:42.available. But Colin joins us in the studio. What have they told you?
:04:43. > :04:46.Yes, they say that the letter that was sent to David Cole, they admit
:04:47. > :04:50.that the letter requesting him to undergo a further medical assessment
:04:51. > :04:54.was a mistake. David Cole has received an apology for that
:04:55. > :05:00.letter, which the DWP ad mitts must have caused in distress.
:05:01. > :05:04.Interestingly, David Cole, described by his GP as someone who is unfit
:05:05. > :05:10.for work, must still undergo a further assessment in three years.
:05:11. > :05:14.Mr Kohl has already been given the date for that assessment. The DW PE
:05:15. > :05:19.has already also told me that the tribunal service do not have the
:05:20. > :05:26.power to say someone should not be reassessed, as was the case in this
:05:27. > :05:31.case. How is the Government defending this? The Government say
:05:32. > :05:37.this is about getting people into the workplace if possible, they say
:05:38. > :05:43.that the policy involves regular reassessment as health issues and
:05:44. > :05:45.conditions change over time. The Government say only a small
:05:46. > :05:53.proportion of the decisions are overturned on appeal. Citizens
:05:54. > :05:56.Advice Bureau say 80% of the people they have seen are having appeals
:05:57. > :05:59.overturned. A Sussex care home for dementia
:06:00. > :06:03.patients is under investigation after complaints from the relatives
:06:04. > :06:07.of its residents. Conditions at the Bramber care home in Peacehaven are
:06:08. > :06:11.being looked at by both the Care Quality Commission and East Sussex
:06:12. > :06:19.County Council. Mark Sanders is in Peacehaven for us now. Mark, what
:06:20. > :06:23.has triggered this inquiry? Well, we can reveal tonight that two
:06:24. > :06:27.separate complaints were made about this care home, a care home which
:06:28. > :06:31.caters for about 20 people with dementia type illnesses, and that
:06:32. > :06:35.was the trigger for what the county council calls a safeguarding
:06:36. > :06:41.investigation which it expects to conclude in the New Year. All this
:06:42. > :06:45.follows a recent report by the care watchdog, the seat you see, into the
:06:46. > :06:47.home, which said a number of improvements have to be made. `` the
:06:48. > :07:03.CQC. It is also worth stressing that the
:07:04. > :07:08.CQC found that the staffing levels here were adequate. Has there been a
:07:09. > :07:12.response from the care home today? We did approach the care home for a
:07:13. > :07:15.comment, and someone who would not give their name but said they were
:07:16. > :07:19.the manager, not the owner, said they had nothing to add to what the
:07:20. > :07:22.county council has been saying today. The county council stresses
:07:23. > :07:26.there has been a recent change in ownership here and stresses that
:07:27. > :07:30.some of the issues raised may predate the current management.
:07:31. > :07:34.In a moment, the way is cleared for a ?2 billion theme park in Kent as
:07:35. > :07:38.the Government rules out one option for a lower Thames crossing. The
:07:39. > :07:41.Government says it is going to get tough on legal highs, the substances
:07:42. > :07:50.which mimic the effects of illegal drugs, and have led to at least 52
:07:51. > :07:53.deaths in the UK. Lewes MP and Home Office minister Norman baker has
:07:54. > :07:56.announced a review of the issue, a move he promised in October on this
:07:57. > :08:00.programme following our report about a man from Gravesend who died, his
:08:01. > :08:12.family believe, after taking a legal high. Mr Baker hopes the law can be
:08:13. > :08:28.toughened to make it easier to outlaw such substances.
:08:29. > :08:31.This is Exodus Damnation, it nearly killed Matt in October. Now the
:08:32. > :08:36.Government says it wants to crack down on the trade of these so`called
:08:37. > :08:40.legal highs. We want to look at the whole concept, to examine practice
:08:41. > :08:42.elsewhere in the world to see what works and what does not. Most
:08:43. > :08:46.importantly, we want to make sure importantly, we want to make sure
:08:47. > :08:49.that our young people in particular are protected from dangerous drugs
:08:50. > :08:54.which they think may be legal and may be safe when they are not. 52
:08:55. > :09:03.people died last after taking synthetic drugs. In October, Jimmy
:09:04. > :09:05.Guichard from Gravesend died of a massive heart attack and severe
:09:06. > :09:08.brain damage. His family say the toxicology report from the coroner
:09:09. > :09:12.has come back clean. No alcohol or illegal substances were in his
:09:13. > :09:17.blood. They believe he died from a legal high. Today's review was
:09:18. > :09:20.welcomed by his family and by the mother of Brighton student Hester
:09:21. > :09:25.Stewart, who has been leading a campaign against legal highs after
:09:26. > :09:28.her daughter died in 2009. It is something we have been waiting for
:09:29. > :09:34.for an awfully long time, and it makes a change from feeling as if we
:09:35. > :09:36.are a voice in the wind. The Government have not to date, as far
:09:37. > :09:41.as we are concerned, taken the as we are concerned, taken the
:09:42. > :09:46.responsibility they should have. It is difficult to legislate against
:09:47. > :09:50.legal highs, when the chemical compounds keep changing, and there
:09:51. > :09:56.is clearly a demand. The company who sells them have just opened a new
:09:57. > :10:00.shop here in Ashford. I do not think it gives the right impression to the
:10:01. > :10:04.younger generation, the kids, if they see a shop promoting it, they
:10:05. > :10:11.will think it is OK. If you try it, you are more likely to get on worse
:10:12. > :10:15.stuff. If that is the way you want to live, the Government are not
:10:16. > :10:19.going to change it. Happy days, I think! The review, which may lead to
:10:20. > :10:25.weaving changes in legislation, will report in the spring of next year.
:10:26. > :10:28.`` sweeping changes. Kent Police is under investigation
:10:29. > :10:31.following the death of a woman who they had been in contact with over
:10:32. > :10:34.domestic`related issues. Anne`Marie Birch's body was found in
:10:35. > :10:36.Broadstairs in November. Four people will be interviewed by the
:10:37. > :10:40.Independent Police Complaints Commission, who are looking at
:10:41. > :10:46.potential gross misconduct. The IPCC will also look at Kent Police's
:10:47. > :10:49.contact with Mrs Birch's husband. Gatwick Airport says it's unlikely
:10:50. > :10:55.to build a second runway if Heathrow expands. The Davies Commission is
:10:56. > :10:59.due to reveal the potential sites to meet more airport capacity in the
:11:00. > :11:02.South East next week. New figures released today showing a 4% rise in
:11:03. > :11:08.Gatwick passengers on last year, strengthening their bid for a
:11:09. > :11:11.runway. The owner of a Sussex bridal shop
:11:12. > :11:14.has written to customers apologising for leaving them without their
:11:15. > :11:18.wedding dresses and refunds after she disappeared with no explanation.
:11:19. > :11:21.This week, one of her customers, Claire Lloyde, told the programme
:11:22. > :11:24.she was devastated when there was no trace of the wedding dress she had
:11:25. > :11:27.paid for. Natalie Wileman now admits that her customers were not treated
:11:28. > :11:32.properly when she suffered cash`flow problems.
:11:33. > :11:35.Primary schools in the South East are falling below the national
:11:36. > :11:39.average for the percentage of pupils achieving the expected level in
:11:40. > :11:42.reading, writing and maths. It followed the news yesterday that the
:11:43. > :11:47.education watchdog Ofsted puts Medway schools second to bottom in
:11:48. > :11:50.the whole country. Although some areas have done well, most of our
:11:51. > :11:54.local authorities fell below national levels. Across England, 75%
:11:55. > :11:58.of pupils achieve level four in all three subjects. Brighton and Hove
:11:59. > :12:03.outperformed this with 79% of pupils reaching that standard. And Medway,
:12:04. > :12:06.which last year came bottom in the country, has seen an improvement,
:12:07. > :12:12.with 71% of pupils getting level four. But that still makes it the
:12:13. > :12:23.seventh worst performing area in the country. Out of 152 authorities, it
:12:24. > :12:28.is dreadful and shameful that this situation should be allowed to
:12:29. > :12:32.continue. Something has to be done. Well, our reporter Chrissie Reidy is
:12:33. > :12:35.in Chatham for us now. Chrissie, so there's been some improvement, but
:12:36. > :12:42.still results in that area fall below the national standard? Some
:12:43. > :12:46.improvement, Rob, as you said, they were rock bottom last year, so it
:12:47. > :12:50.would be difficult not to improve on that, unless they were going to stay
:12:51. > :12:54.at the bottom of the league table. Medway Council say there is still
:12:55. > :12:58.work to do, but there is slight improvement, illustrating that the
:12:59. > :13:04.gap is now closing when it comes to the national average Key stage two.
:13:05. > :13:08.So a slight improvement, yes, but the bigger question is whether it is
:13:09. > :13:12.enough of an improvement. OK, thank you.
:13:13. > :13:15.A huge ?2 billion resort and theme park in North Kent can now go ahead
:13:16. > :13:18.as planned following today's announcement by the Government that
:13:19. > :13:22.a new Thames crossing at Swanscombe has been ruled out.
:13:23. > :13:25.However, ministers are still yet to decide between the two remaining
:13:26. > :13:31.options, a second crossing at Dartford or one east of Gravesend.
:13:32. > :13:36.Simon Jones reports. It is one of the worst areas for
:13:37. > :13:40.delays in the country. The Government is convinced of the need
:13:41. > :13:44.for a new crossing, but not at Swanscombe, where plans to create a
:13:45. > :13:49.giant new theme park can now proceed. We felt it was important to
:13:50. > :13:53.allay any uncertainty about that as soon as possible, because there is
:13:54. > :13:56.exciting development potential projects down that particular
:13:57. > :14:00.peninsula. The theme park would be around the same size as Disneyland
:14:01. > :14:14.Paris, made up of indoor attractions, theatres and hotels. It
:14:15. > :14:17.could create 27,000 jobs and open in 2019, but it had been in doubt
:14:18. > :14:19.before the announcement. Would you like to go on holiday to a
:14:20. > :14:22.world`class resort with a motorway flyover across the side of its? The
:14:23. > :14:26.answer is no, so that is a concern to us. In Swanscombe, many are
:14:27. > :14:30.relieved. If it means more investment and less traffic, I
:14:31. > :14:36.cannot see how that is a bad thing. If it brings people to this corner
:14:37. > :14:43.of the UK, it needs some kind of boost, I think, in Kent. So option B
:14:44. > :14:48.at Swanscombe has been rejected, but still on the table is option A, a
:14:49. > :14:54.crossing alongside the existing one, and option C, east of Gravesend, in
:14:55. > :14:59.a highly sensitive area environmentally. John Dick, who
:15:00. > :15:03.lives there, says this just means more uncertainty. Property prices
:15:04. > :15:06.have been badly affected in this area, because people are choosing
:15:07. > :15:12.a decision has been made. But at a decision has been made. But at
:15:13. > :15:17.this haulage firm near Dartford, they say east of Gravesend is the
:15:18. > :15:21.way forward. If it were at Dartford, all you are doing is slightly
:15:22. > :15:26.alleviating the problem, not taking traffic away from the M25 and the
:15:27. > :15:30.A13. That is the problem every night and every morning. Now that
:15:31. > :15:34.Swanscombe has been ruled out for the site of the new crossing, the
:15:35. > :15:36.Government says it hopes to decide as soon as possible between the
:15:37. > :15:39.remaining two micro sites, although remaining two micro sites, although
:15:40. > :15:45.that is unlikely before May next year.
:15:46. > :15:49.This is our top story tonight. A Sussex doctor has described as
:15:50. > :15:53.inhumane and barbaric the treatment of a cancer patient who is being
:15:54. > :16:01.forced to undergo a review of his fitness to work. David Cole, who has
:16:02. > :16:04.lung cancer, heart disease and cirrhosis of the liver, has been
:16:05. > :16:09.told his entitlement to benefits will be reviewed. Earlier this year
:16:10. > :16:17.a tribunal ruled that he was unfit for work.
:16:18. > :16:21.Also in tonight's programme, the prison officer who has shed half his
:16:22. > :16:25.body weight in two years and is now looking to tackle a double marathon.
:16:26. > :16:29.And the labrador with a taste for golf ` we meet Wilson, who was left
:16:30. > :16:34.feeling under par when he ate seven golf balls.
:16:35. > :16:37.When Phil and James get married in Brighton next spring, they will be
:16:38. > :16:40.making history. The couple from Portslade say they're overwhelmed
:16:41. > :16:45.after registering for the first same`sex wedding in the country. It
:16:46. > :16:48.will be at 9am on the 29th of March, the day when gay couples will be
:16:49. > :16:51.given the same rights as heterosexual ones. For tonight's
:16:52. > :16:56.special report, Juliette Parkin has been to meet the two men as they
:16:57. > :17:02.prepare for their big day. Having a special inscription made
:17:03. > :17:05.would be even more special. Planning for the most important day of their
:17:06. > :17:14.lives, one which will surely go down in history. It was a rush down to
:17:15. > :17:17.the Town Hall for Phil Mackie `` Phil and James as soon as it was
:17:18. > :17:22.announced that same`sex couples could marry from March next year,
:17:23. > :17:29.and they bagged the first slot. We should be able to do, no matter
:17:30. > :17:34.whether you are male, female, the right should be there for anyone and
:17:35. > :17:41.everyone to be able to be there sells and be with who they want to
:17:42. > :17:46.be with. `` to be their cells. Brighton's annual Pride festival has
:17:47. > :17:49.long celebrated diversity in the city. Communities here have embraced
:17:50. > :17:55.the legislation, which campaigners say the result of over 20 years of
:17:56. > :17:58.struggle for equality. The fact that, from March, same`sex couples
:17:59. > :18:02.will be given the same legal rights as their brothers and sisters and
:18:03. > :18:07.parents and grandparents who are married is phenomenal, and it is a
:18:08. > :18:11.real sign of how far Britain has come in terms of equality. I would
:18:12. > :18:15.like to formally recognise that Stephen and Dennis are now
:18:16. > :18:19.married... But celebrations in Australia last weekend were short
:18:20. > :18:24.lived. There, the High Court has overturned legislation allowing gay
:18:25. > :18:30.marriage in the Australian Capital Territory, declaring the unions of
:18:31. > :18:36.around 27 couples in valid. And some in the UK are still fiercely
:18:37. > :18:40.opposed. It is natural for a man and a woman together in a way that it is
:18:41. > :18:44.not natural for a man and a man or a woman and a woman to come together.
:18:45. > :18:49.Nothing could dampen the spirits of this couple. Everything is a blow,
:18:50. > :18:51.just jumping around like an idiot because it is so exciting. `` a
:18:52. > :19:01.blur. In March, they will make history in
:19:02. > :19:08.starting their married future together.
:19:09. > :19:11.Juliette is in Brighton now. How is this going to differ from civil
:19:12. > :19:15.partnerships, which have been around since 2004? Well, legally, the
:19:16. > :19:18.rights are essentially the same, but it is the word and the meaning of
:19:19. > :19:23.the word that counts. Phil and James will walk out of those doors as a
:19:24. > :19:28.married couple, something they never dreams could happen. The ceremony
:19:29. > :19:31.involves spoken words and signing a register, whereas civil partnerships
:19:32. > :19:36.can be as basic as two names on a piece of paper. There can be
:19:37. > :19:37.religious elements, too, but it seems the majority of faith groups
:19:38. > :19:50.remain opposed to gay marriage. When he weighed in at 24 stone two
:19:51. > :19:53.years ago, Kent prison officer Matthew Jane struggled with climbing
:19:54. > :19:57.a flight of stairs, and the idea of going for a run was absolutely out
:19:58. > :20:00.of the question. But after losing nearly half his body weight,
:20:01. > :20:08.Matthew's taken on a unique fundraising challenge, running
:20:09. > :20:11.back`to`back marathons. Between the prisons in Dover and Maidstone.
:20:12. > :20:16.Peter Whittlesea caught up with him at home in Harrietsham.
:20:17. > :20:20.These are my work trousers from two years ago, this was me at my
:20:21. > :20:26.biggest, a size 44 waist. Matthew has shed ten stone and ten inches
:20:27. > :20:30.from his waist in just two years, and this is the picture to prove it.
:20:31. > :20:36.The prison officer from Harrietsham gave up smoking and went to the
:20:37. > :20:42.gym. Now he is about to do a double marathon for charity. Basically, I
:20:43. > :20:47.have probably taken 20 years back on my lifestyle, given up smoking, feel
:20:48. > :20:50.a lot more energetic, a lot more time with my family. The challenge
:20:51. > :20:55.of running two marathons back`to`back, how tough is that?
:20:56. > :21:00.Very, very hard. I did a marathon this year, hit the wall at 21
:21:01. > :21:06.miles, so I am under no illusion how hard this is going to be. Matthew
:21:07. > :21:09.will be running from Dover to Maidstone prison and is putting up
:21:10. > :21:14.posters along the route. His workmates say he is an inspiration.
:21:15. > :21:18.The change in him is incredible, to lose the amount of weight he has in
:21:19. > :21:22.the time he has is absolutely superb, you know, such a vast
:21:23. > :21:28.amount. He has about half his size as to what he was before. So it is
:21:29. > :21:31.very difficult to put into words what he has achieved. It is the
:21:32. > :21:36.longest run Matthew has ever undertaken, and he hopes to complete
:21:37. > :21:44.the distance in eight hours, with well`wishers bearing him on in towns
:21:45. > :21:50.and villages along the route. Wow! That is impressive. Some of us
:21:51. > :21:54.say that golf is a good walk ruined. And for Wilson the chocolate
:21:55. > :22:01.labrador, golf ruined him ` after he swallowed seven golf balls. He had
:22:02. > :22:07.to undergo major surgery to remove the balls when he was out for a walk
:22:08. > :22:12.at Forest Row golf club. at Forest Row golf club.
:22:13. > :22:16.We know dogs can have big appetites, but Wilson here is in a league of
:22:17. > :22:21.his own. Out for a walk the other day at the local golf club, his
:22:22. > :22:27.tummy started rumbling, so he went hunting for a snack. I let him off,
:22:28. > :22:37.I did not realise that he was near the practice balls. And I thought he
:22:38. > :22:46.only 81. In fact, he ate many more. As you can see, he ate seven golf
:22:47. > :22:54.balls, so we had to operate. That was half of the golf course, a lot
:22:55. > :22:58.of grass in there. Wilson is not the only dog who has swallowed something
:22:59. > :23:01.unusual, but Marvin seems to be making a rattling sound and his
:23:02. > :23:07.owners discovered he had eaten stones whilst on a trip to the
:23:08. > :23:13.beach. Betty from Swanley swallowed an entire toy arrow, which was so
:23:14. > :23:17.long she could not lie down. And in Sussex, this cocker spaniel's owner
:23:18. > :23:22.said she was mortified after a trip to the vets revealed he had eaten
:23:23. > :23:27.her knickers from her bedroom floor. Now, Wilson wears a muzzle when he
:23:28. > :23:35.goes for a walk. He does not like it very much, but at least he won't be
:23:36. > :23:43.who bring up any more golf balls. `` manoeuvring.
:23:44. > :23:48.Now, he has had a promising first season on the world's biggest motor
:23:49. > :23:51.racing stage, Formula One. Now former Ardingly College schoolboy
:23:52. > :23:54.Max Chilton is hoping his form will earn him another chance to impress
:23:55. > :23:57.next year. The 22`year`old is back home in Surrey, and he's waiting to
:23:58. > :24:02.hear whether his team, Marussia, will retain him for next season.
:24:03. > :24:03.Neil Bell reports. Chilton in the first of the
:24:04. > :24:10.Marussias`macro... Oh, Maldonado! A Marussias`macro... Oh, Maldonado! A
:24:11. > :24:18.huge crash, this will be a safety car. Not everything went according
:24:19. > :24:22.to plan, but Max Chilton is justifiably proud of his
:24:23. > :24:26.achievements. We managed to secure tenth place and beat Caterham, which
:24:27. > :24:32.was our target at the start of the year, and I have also managed to set
:24:33. > :24:37.a rookie record of finishing all 19 Grands Prix, which broke the record
:24:38. > :24:42.of 16, and it will never be beaten. It is a really good year, I am
:24:43. > :24:49.hoping to be there next year. A few years ago he was at a school in
:24:50. > :24:53.Sussex, where he received plenty of encouragement. I only live half an
:24:54. > :24:58.hour from there now, and a lot of my friends from there still my best
:24:59. > :25:02.mates, it was a great school, I loved it. Max is not the only member
:25:03. > :25:07.of his family involved in motor raising. His older brother has
:25:08. > :25:19.enjoyed a six is full season in the world during a. `` a successful
:25:20. > :25:23.season in the World During Car championship.
:25:24. > :25:28.We have only raised once, that was fantastic. As impressive as Max's
:25:29. > :25:31.first season was, his challenge now is to start moving up the grid to
:25:32. > :25:38.challenge the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.
:25:39. > :25:40.There is an old Chinese curse about living in interesting times, and the
:25:41. > :25:50.weather is getting more interesting! Yes, we have got used to that
:25:51. > :25:54.settled weather, but it is all changed over the next couple of
:25:55. > :26:00.days, a mild but wet picture in the early hours of tomorrow morning, dry
:26:01. > :26:06.on Saturday, but breezy, more rainfall Saturday. Earlier, lots of
:26:07. > :26:10.cloud, but by the afternoon we start to see mist and fog taking a time to
:26:11. > :26:15.clear. Temperature is very similar to what we have been seeing this
:26:16. > :26:17.week, highs of eight or nine degrees, south`westerly winds just
:26:18. > :26:22.starting to pick up, and they will continue to do so through the
:26:23. > :26:27.night. By contrast, staying very mild tonight, eventually some rain.
:26:28. > :26:31.First thing, with clear skies, mist and fog, but through the night we
:26:32. > :26:33.will see the winds pick up, lots of cloud cover, like and patchy rain
:26:34. > :26:53.and drizzle, but look at the week. The rain will be turning quite heavy
:26:54. > :26:57.from the morning, all of us at some point seeing some rain, plenty of
:26:58. > :27:02.cloud cover around, but temperatures still relatively mild, highs just
:27:03. > :27:08.about in double figures, nine or 10 degrees. Again, the south`westerly
:27:09. > :27:12.winds, around 15 or 20 mph, quite a breezy picture. Through the first
:27:13. > :27:17.part of tomorrow night, seeing that rain for a time, clearing out of the
:27:18. > :27:22.way, then clear skies, temperatures tumbling to three or four degrees. A
:27:23. > :27:26.bright start to Saturday, staying dry, more rain on Sunday, and that
:27:27. > :27:29.will be staying with us into the new week. Over the next couple of days,
:27:30. > :27:43.interesting, turbulent weather. Dave. `` for Sunday.
:27:44. > :27:45.I will be back with the late news, Joy me then. `` join me then.