:00:00. > :01:11.And, singing their way to stardom. The P ferry workers who'vd been
:01:12. > :01:28.crowned work choir of the year. Good evening.
:01:29. > :01:31.Storm`force winds and torrential rain are causing chaos across the
:01:32. > :01:34.South East tonight, with both the QE2 Bridge at Dartford and the
:01:35. > :01:40.Sheppey Crossing closed, le`ding to long tailbacks for motorists. Rail
:01:41. > :01:43.and ferry passengers have had to and ferry passengers have h`d to
:01:44. > :01:44.deal with delays and cancellations, and there are flood alerts across
:01:45. > :01:51.and there are flood alerts `cross Kent and Sussex. In a moment, we'll
:01:52. > :01:53.get the latest on the rails and on the Sussex coast, but first, let's
:01:54. > :02:01.cross to the Dartford Crosshng. cross to the Dartford Crosshng.
:02:02. > :02:07.In the nick of time, these vehicles made it across the bridge, shortly
:02:08. > :02:08.before it closed around 1:30pm. Since then, drivers have been
:02:09. > :02:13.before it closed around 1:30pm. Since then, drivers have bedn seeing
:02:14. > :02:16.red. A sea of brake lights as motorists were resigned to long
:02:17. > :02:24.delays, and the prospect of journey time to Treblinka. How long will it
:02:25. > :02:30.take you to get home? Probably an hour and a half, as opposed to half
:02:31. > :02:35.an hour. A bit extra. It's ruining my Christmas. It will take le an
:02:36. > :02:41.my Christmas. It will take me an hour to do a seven minute journey.
:02:42. > :02:45.And tonight? I have had to park up and walk, I have no chance of
:02:46. > :02:50.getting it to work. I have got to get through the lakeside as well.
:02:51. > :02:57.Having two shopping centres other side of the bridge is not good news.
:02:58. > :02:59.It was not just Hartford. The ship the bridge was closed as stormy
:03:00. > :03:08.conditions swept across the south`east. With the heavy rain and
:03:09. > :03:11.to the conditions, slowdown, and now to the conditions, slowdown, and now
:03:12. > :03:18.for the gaps between traffic as required, and adhere to the speed
:03:19. > :03:22.restrictions. Sound advice, but motorists on the M25 said not
:03:23. > :03:30.everyone was heeding it. Cars driving without lights on, Laurie 's
:03:31. > :03:39.is getting heavier towards London. is getting heavier towards London.
:03:40. > :03:40.It is just bad. The problems are not expected to get any better tntil
:03:41. > :03:42.It is just bad. The problems are not expected to get any better until the
:03:43. > :03:50.traffic and the wind subside. What's the latest for motorhsts
:03:51. > :03:54.there? This is what it has been like for the last five hours,
:03:55. > :04:01.bumper`to`bumper. As soon as the bridge closed, this traffic had to
:04:02. > :04:06.use the East tunnel, and thdre have been build`ups and backlogs all the
:04:07. > :04:08.Agency says that the bridge will not Agency says that the bridge will not
:04:09. > :04:14.open until the wind speed dhes down. open until the wind speed dhes down.
:04:15. > :04:18.On this wind gauge, I have clocked speeds of up to 52 miles an hour.
:04:19. > :04:24.They expect them to be in excess of 60 miles an hour. They say the wins
:04:25. > :04:27.will not die down until 4pm, and that is when the bridge will
:04:28. > :04:29.probably open. Until then, it probably open. Until then, it is
:04:30. > :04:32.probably open. Until then, ht is expected to be gridlocked peer and
:04:33. > :04:37.expected to be gridlocked pder and on both sides of the crossing.
:04:38. > :04:39.So, how bad is the storm buffeting the South East tonight? There is a
:04:40. > :04:42.warning of winds of up to 85 miles warning of winds of up to 84 miles
:04:43. > :04:45.warning of winds of up to 85 miles per hour along the coast from
:04:46. > :04:47.midnight until 6am. Up to 20 millimetres of rain are expdcted
:04:48. > :04:47.midnight until 6am. Up to 20 millimetres of rain are expected to
:04:48. > :04:51.millimetres of rain are expdcted to fall by 7am. And, the Environment
:04:52. > :04:53.Agency says there are seven flood warnings in place in the Sotth East.
:04:54. > :04:59.And the worst isn't over yet. It really is a wild night right
:05:00. > :05:07.along the coast, isn't it? Ht It really is a wild night rhght
:05:08. > :05:13.along the coast, isn't it? Ht is just plain horrible. The wind has
:05:14. > :05:15.been so strong, the Brighton wheel has not been operating today, and
:05:16. > :05:15.been so strong, the Brighton wheel has not been operating todax, and we
:05:16. > :05:20.has not been operating today, and we are expecting things to get worse
:05:21. > :05:21.overnight. The Environment @gency is predicting flooding in the
:05:22. > :05:24.south`east in the hours ahead. south`east in the hours ahe`d.
:05:25. > :05:30.Brighton rocks, the winds have been Brighton rocks, the winds have been
:05:31. > :05:34.screaming through the city, and huge waves have been roaring onto the
:05:35. > :05:40.beach. We did not expect it to be this bad. The other week, when we
:05:41. > :05:41.had the big storm, the waters were not like this at all. This hs
:05:42. > :05:42.had the big storm, the waters were not like this at all. This is the
:05:43. > :05:46.not like this at all. This hs the biggest I have seen for many years.
:05:47. > :05:51.There is a warning to keep `way from the Red Sea. A woman was swept out
:05:52. > :05:56.to sea in Brighton at the weekend after apparently running into the
:05:57. > :06:02.surf. The RNLI wants people to keep a safe distance. In three foot surf,
:06:03. > :06:04.a wave will weigh about half a tonne, it will knock you down, it
:06:05. > :06:06.will suck you under, and the tonne, it will knock you down, it
:06:07. > :06:06.will suck you under, and thd next will suck you under, and the next
:06:07. > :06:09.wave will keep you down. Yot need will suck you under, and thd next
:06:10. > :06:12.wave will keep you down. You need to keep out of the water. Therd is the
:06:13. > :06:15.keep out of the water. There is the risk of flooding across the
:06:16. > :06:21.south`east, with heavy rain falling on saturated ground and swollen
:06:22. > :06:27.rivers. We are expecting to see River flooding in the area, surface
:06:28. > :06:32.water flooding also remains a risk, so we are urging everybody to take
:06:33. > :06:37.care if you are travelling, if your property is at risk, contact us via
:06:38. > :06:41.our website. There is the risk of structural damage, the roof of this
:06:42. > :06:43.home in Tunbridge Wells had to be secured by the emergency services.
:06:44. > :06:48.Tonight, the New Haven Ferrx is Tonight, the New Haven Ferry is
:06:49. > :06:52.confined to harbour because of the storm. There was no sailing from
:06:53. > :06:58.here, but it is hoped Christmas travellers will be able to sail from
:06:59. > :07:02.here at 10am tomorrow. In Dover, they are bracing themselves for the
:07:03. > :07:08.weather to get much worse. Gusts of up to 80 miles an hour expected
:07:09. > :07:12.overnight. The port is advising passengers to contact their ferry
:07:13. > :07:14.operator before travelling. This storm is affecting all walks of
:07:15. > :07:18.life. In Hastings, the gallery had life. In Hastings, the gallery had
:07:19. > :07:22.to close early because of the weather. Here, there is a question
:07:23. > :07:25.weather. Here, there is a qtestion about the iconic Christmas Day swim,
:07:26. > :07:27.the council is closing sections of the council is closing secthons of
:07:28. > :07:32.the beach because of safety concerns, the swimming club that
:07:33. > :07:35.runs the event is due to make a decision tomorrow.
:07:36. > :07:38.The weather's also causing disruption on the trains tonight. A
:07:39. > :07:40.50`mile`per`hour speed limit being 50`mile`per`hour speed limit being
:07:41. > :07:45.imposed on the rail network, leading to delays and cancellations. Trains
:07:46. > :07:53.are being replaced by buses between Hastings and Tunbridge Wells because
:07:54. > :07:59.of a landslide at Wadhurst. We have had flooding, landslips, so
:08:00. > :08:03.we are just being safe. We want to get everybody home, but people are
:08:04. > :08:06.more interested in that than a fast journey, so it is the safest thing
:08:07. > :08:14.to do. What's the mood among passengers
:08:15. > :08:16.tonight? Not great, this is the cause of some of the problels, the
:08:17. > :08:18.cause of some of the problems, the rail replacement service between
:08:19. > :08:19.here and Robert bridge, because rail replacement service between
:08:20. > :08:22.here and Robert bridge, bec`use of here and Robert bridge, bec`use of
:08:23. > :08:24.the landslide. There are major delays affecting routes across the
:08:25. > :08:29.southern and southeastern ndtworks. southern and southeastern networks.
:08:30. > :08:33.This is not a normal rush hour, it is affecting computers and people
:08:34. > :08:35.wanting to go somewhere for Christmas.
:08:36. > :08:39.It took me four hours this morning, It took me four hours this lorning,
:08:40. > :08:41.and I am leaving now, the cost there are no trains coming home. H thought
:08:42. > :08:47.are no trains coming home. I thought I would get home now. On thd 23rd of
:08:48. > :08:52.December, it is a nightmare. Get to a train station, I was told there
:08:53. > :08:57.were delays, nobody knows what to do, I am trying by best to get home
:08:58. > :08:58.for Christmas. Disruption will continue till
:08:59. > :09:01.tomorrow morning, southeastern tomorrow morning, southeastern
:09:02. > :09:04.trains will not run anything until 7am. All this on the day that
:09:05. > :09:05.trains will not run anything until 7am. All this on the day th`t train
:09:06. > :09:09.company say they will increase fares company say they will incre`se fares
:09:10. > :09:13.in the New Year by above inflation. The centres have been saying, all of
:09:14. > :09:21.this going on, it has not even snowed yet.
:09:22. > :09:30.What more can we expect frol this storm tonight and tomorrow? It will
:09:31. > :09:34.get worst overnight. We havd gusts of 70 miles an hour, we are
:09:35. > :09:39.expecting 80 miles an hour, we have warnings about heavy rain and storm
:09:40. > :09:42.force winds. We are expecting between 20 and 40 millimetres of
:09:43. > :09:46.between 20 and 40 millimetrds of rain, and we could see up to 60
:09:47. > :09:50.minute metres. For Christmas Eve, more of the same, but it will ease
:09:51. > :09:56.off. We start with a lot of rain, but it moves East. The strongest
:09:57. > :10:01.gusts in Scotland, so Christmas Eve is an improving story. Christmas Day
:10:02. > :10:06.will be much colder and much brighter, so a calmer story. If you
:10:07. > :10:11.are planning to travel over the next couple of days, you can check with
:10:12. > :10:18.your local BBC Radio Kent go online. At the end of the programme, I will
:10:19. > :10:20.He's just 23 and has two young He's just 23 and has two young
:10:21. > :10:21.He's just 23 and has two yotng children, but this is likely
:10:22. > :10:21.He's just 23 and has two young children, but this is likelx to
:10:22. > :10:22.He's just 23 and has two yotng children, but this is likely to be
:10:23. > :10:25.children, but this is likelx to be the last Christmas he spends with
:10:26. > :10:28.them after Felix Glenny was diagnosed with bowel cancer and
:10:29. > :10:31.given just weeks to live. In light of the devastating news, Felix and
:10:32. > :10:34.his fiancee Cola decided to get married at the Medway Maritime
:10:35. > :10:37.Hospital, where Felix is behng treated. Today, in her only
:10:38. > :10:48.television interview, Cola told us that it was a beautiful day.
:10:49. > :10:55.These were the scenes as Felix Glenny was wheeled from his bed at
:10:56. > :11:05.Medway Maritime Hospital to make his vows to his bride. It was lovely,
:11:06. > :11:12.really nice. He would not think it was in a hospital, a lot of people
:11:13. > :11:14.helped us out and made the social club amazing, it was really nice.
:11:15. > :11:20.This video will become a treasured This video will become a treasured
:11:21. > :11:25.memory to Ralph and Perl, it will tell of the courage of their father
:11:26. > :11:26.and mother, in the face of tragedy, which nobody could have fordseen
:11:27. > :11:26.and mother, in the face of tragedy, which nobody could have foreseen a
:11:27. > :11:30.which nobody could have fordseen a key months ago. One night, we had a
:11:31. > :11:34.Chinese. He started being sick. key months ago. One night, we had a
:11:35. > :11:39.Chinese. He started being shck. It Chinese. He started being shck. It
:11:40. > :11:43.went from there. Before that, he was absolutely fine, we did everything
:11:44. > :11:45.we wanted all the time, we went on holidays, we took the kids out,
:11:46. > :11:47.everything. They were engagdd, holidays, we took the kids out,
:11:48. > :11:53.everything. They were engagdd, we got engaged a year and a half ago.
:11:54. > :12:00.We were going to get married after everything, it did not work out that
:12:01. > :12:08.way. For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer. To love and to
:12:09. > :12:16.cherish. Is this you understanding of the covenant of promised that you
:12:17. > :12:18.have made? It is. Thank you. They have been a happy, doting family,
:12:19. > :12:22.have been a happy, doting f`mily, looking forward to bringing up their
:12:23. > :12:24.children together. It is evhdent from their photographs. Now, the
:12:25. > :12:33.outlook for Felix, it has bden set outlook for Felix, it has been set
:12:34. > :12:38.in weeks rather than years. He went in on November the 11th, and it has
:12:39. > :12:48.gone in a month and a bit to this. It is not real yet. Does it surprise
:12:49. > :12:49.you? Yes, I thought I would be having a breakdown, but I c`nnot
:12:50. > :12:52.pay. The fund for the family has pay. The fund for the familx has
:12:53. > :12:58.exceeded ?14,000, boosted by a exceeded ?14,000, boosted bx a
:12:59. > :13:08.donation from Sharon Osbourne. They would trade any amount of money for
:13:09. > :13:11.time. Four men have been sentenced to a
:13:12. > :13:15.total of more than 30 years in prison for an armed robbery at a
:13:16. > :13:19.house near Edenbridge. In the early hours of the morning in March, three
:13:20. > :13:20.of the gang, David Milner, Zak Price and Jack Menzies, broke into the
:13:21. > :13:24.house in Four Elms, while A`ron Wall house in Four Elms, while A`ron Wall
:13:25. > :13:25.acted as a getaway driver. They forced the female occupant at
:13:26. > :13:27.forced the female occupant `t gunpoint to lie down while they
:13:28. > :13:29.stole ?200,000 worth of jewellery stole ?200,000 worth of jewellery
:13:30. > :13:32.and watches. Specialist police teams in Sussex
:13:33. > :13:35.are preparing to tackle an anticipated rise in domestic abuse
:13:36. > :13:39.over Christmas and New Year. In 2012, reports of abuse in the county
:13:40. > :13:41.rose by more than a third over the holiday period, compared to the year
:13:42. > :13:43.before. Heather Mills, the ex`wife of Sir
:13:44. > :13:46.Paul McCartney, has denied news reports claiming she verbally abused
:13:47. > :13:50.and physically harassed an official from the International Paralympic
:13:51. > :13:51.Committee. The former model, who lives in East Sussex, has ddfended
:13:52. > :13:53.herself on YouTube, after her lives in East Sussex, has defended
:13:54. > :13:58.herself on YouTube, after her hopes of competing in the 2014 Paralympic
:13:59. > :14:01.Games in Sochi came to an end. It follows reports she'd had a wild
:14:02. > :14:02.tantrum after finding out the prosthetic leg she was using to
:14:03. > :14:18.compete had not been approved. I never physically touched her, like
:14:19. > :14:24.the report in the media, she has never saw `` made a statement saying
:14:25. > :14:27.that I harmed her. The reports that she begged me not to hit her art
:14:28. > :14:28.upward rubbish. Two women from Kent have been sentenced to life in
:14:29. > :14:30.prison for the murder of a man have been sentenced to life in
:14:31. > :14:31.prison for the murder of a lan with prison for the murder of a man with
:14:32. > :14:34.learning difficulties. Alicia Davis and Charlotte Coulson
:14:35. > :14:38.slashed Michael Kerr's thro`t and then claimed he'd tried to rape
:14:39. > :14:41.them. His body was found in a car in Capel`le`Ferne near Dover in April.
:14:42. > :14:43.What was the reaction to the Capel`le`Ferne near Dover in April.
:14:44. > :14:49.What was the reaction to thd guilty What was the reaction to thd guilty
:14:50. > :14:56.verdicts in court? As the verdicts were read out, there were cries from
:14:57. > :14:59.the public gallery, LEC Ed Davis sobbed throughout. Charlotte
:15:00. > :14:59.the public gallery, LEC Ed Davis sobbed throughout. Charlottd Coulson
:15:00. > :15:02.sobbed throughout. Charlotte Coulson wiped the tears from her eyds. Both
:15:03. > :15:05.wiped the tears from her eyes. Both women have been given life
:15:06. > :15:10.sentences, Charlotte Coulson will serve a minimum of 20 years, and
:15:11. > :15:11.police Leah Davies 25. He was murdered by two women he
:15:12. > :15:17.believed he could trust. They believed he could trust. They
:15:18. > :15:20.slashed his throat and left him bleeding to death. Today, his
:15:21. > :15:26.bleeding to death. Today, hhs family have welcomed the guilty verdict.
:15:27. > :15:30.The pain we have experienced and are still suffering from cannot be
:15:31. > :15:36.expressed in words. Michael was a loving and caring son, brother and
:15:37. > :15:39.grandson. The verdict, whilst not bringing him back, provided us with
:15:40. > :15:44.some comfort, knowing that those responsible will serve a number of
:15:45. > :15:48.years in prison. Michael Kerr was killed in his car back in April
:15:49. > :15:56.Both women said they lashed out after he tried to rape one of them,
:15:57. > :16:00.a claim that has been denied. He loved driving, he loved music, he
:16:01. > :16:02.loved driving, he loved mushc, he was caving about family. He enjoyed
:16:03. > :16:07.life as much as he could. C`ught on life as much as he could. C`ught on
:16:08. > :16:10.CCTV, Charlotte Coulson claimed she CCTV, Charlotte Coulson claimed she
:16:11. > :16:11.had been sleeping in the back of the car when the killing took place She
:16:12. > :16:17.car when the killing took place. She was text being Alicia Davis. She
:16:18. > :16:35.wrote... Minutes later, Michael Kerr had been
:16:36. > :16:38.set upon with knives. He had no chance, he has disabilities, so the
:16:39. > :16:46.chances of him defending himself were reduced. He did not have a
:16:47. > :16:52.chance. It was Drew Talbot. Just a fewer hours after the killing, both
:16:53. > :16:55.women were captured on CCTV acted normally, ordering McDonald's,
:16:56. > :17:01.laughing and giggling. They have both been given life sentences.
:17:02. > :17:03.When sentencing the women, the judge said they had shown no remorse, just
:17:04. > :17:07.a desire to save their own skin. He a desire to save their own skin. He
:17:08. > :17:10.said they repeatedly lied to the police, and he rejected ten macro's
:17:11. > :17:13.claim that she had been raped by claim that she had been rapdd by
:17:14. > :17:16.Michael Kerr. This is our top story tonight.
:17:17. > :17:17.Storm`force winds and torrential rain are causing chaos across the
:17:18. > :17:21.South East, closing both thd QE South East, closing both the QE2
:17:22. > :17:25.Bridge at Dartford and the Sheppey Crossing. Rail and ferry passengers
:17:26. > :17:26.have also had to deal with delays and cancellations, and therd
:17:27. > :17:26.have also had to deal with delays and cancellations, and there are
:17:27. > :17:29.flood warnings across Kent `nd flood warnings across Kent and
:17:30. > :17:36.Sussex. Also in tonight's programme.
:17:37. > :17:41.The dazzling chorus ferrying you across the Channel. P are
:17:42. > :17:42.workplace choir of the year. They'll be here, telling us about harmonies,
:17:43. > :17:44.be here, telling us about h`rmonies, high notes and Gareth Malone a
:17:45. > :17:49.be here, telling us about harmonies, high notes and Gareth Malond a bit
:17:50. > :17:53.later on. After storm force winds and heavy
:17:54. > :17:56.rain, it gets worse before it gets better. What will Christmas Eve
:17:57. > :18:04.bring? Drawing me later. When he burst onto the rock`and`roll
:18:05. > :18:09.scene in the 1950s, he was dubbed Britain's answer to Elvis Presley.
:18:10. > :18:11.But Tommy Steele went on to become better known for his roles on stage
:18:12. > :18:14.and screen in hit musicals hncluding and screen in hit musicals including
:18:15. > :18:16.Half A Sixpence and Singing In The Rain. Now aged 77, he's still
:18:17. > :18:18.treading the boards, and st`rring Rain. Now aged 77, he's still
:18:19. > :18:34.treading the boards, and st`rring in Scrooge at the Brighton Centre.
:18:35. > :18:42.He was 19 when he became a teen sensation. But Tommy Steele was only
:18:43. > :18:46.a rock 'n' roll star for 18 months before he was offered a chance to
:18:47. > :18:56.act. The director said, OK, this is your first day, you will not need
:18:57. > :18:59.that. He pointed at the guitar. I was holding onto it for life. The
:19:00. > :19:01.was holding onto it for lifd. The choreographer said, these are your
:19:02. > :19:10.first steps, and from that loment first steps, and from that loment
:19:11. > :19:14.on, I knew. 15 shillings a week A wife, five children to support! He
:19:15. > :19:17.still goes on about Merry Christmas! He is back on stage as
:19:18. > :19:20.Christmas! He is back on st`ge as Scrooge. It is a song content man's
:19:21. > :19:28.king glia. The door swings open, king glia. The door swings open
:19:29. > :19:30.this apparition appears, Scrooge. The audience go, it is not what my
:19:31. > :19:46.mum told me. Are you sure? This was one of his 20 hit singles.
:19:47. > :19:53.His career took him to Hollxwood, and the movie Half A Sixpence
:19:54. > :20:00.brought him back to camp. `` to Kent. I drove a 1910 car up and down
:20:01. > :20:04.the cobblestones, it was like the lanes in Brighton, Tunbridgd Wells.
:20:05. > :20:12.lanes in Brighton, Tunbridge Wells. Back in the theatre, his single ``
:20:13. > :20:18.his Singing In The Rain became the Palladium's longest`running musical.
:20:19. > :20:23.I want to do those big musical shows, Scrooge, big musical show,
:20:24. > :20:28.you have got to do shows like that, you have got to get people to come
:20:29. > :20:33.and say, I went to see a show last night, you have got to go. That is
:20:34. > :20:38.it. His Scrooge comes direct from its West End run, and it opdns
:20:39. > :20:51.denied. `` tonight.
:20:52. > :20:54.They're officially Britain's best workplace choir.
:20:55. > :20:57.Staff from P Ferries in Dover have won the BBC Two series The Choir `
:20:58. > :21:00.Sing While You Work, and thhs was Sing While You Work, and thhs was
:21:01. > :21:04.the moment they found out they were the winners.
:21:05. > :21:06.The workplace choir of the year The workplace choir of the xear
:21:07. > :21:23.is... We're joined here in the studio by
:21:24. > :21:31.two members of the P choir, Stacey Young and Nik Wickham. I was holding
:21:32. > :21:35.my breath! How did it feel to find out you were the winners? It is
:21:36. > :21:41.lovely to hear it again and relive that moment. When our name was
:21:42. > :21:49.announced, you do not even know you are doing it, but you are bouncing
:21:50. > :21:53.in the air like a lunatic. The whole thing was a fantastic experhence.
:21:54. > :21:59.When did you start doing it? It was around May, June that we st`rted.
:22:00. > :22:05.Had you sung as a choir before? We were all auditioned. I did not know
:22:06. > :22:07.half of the choir members at all. You have got this lovely trophy you
:22:08. > :22:14.You have got this lovely trophy, you have done a bit of singing before.
:22:15. > :22:21.Not so much for you. Nothing. In the bath, in the bath, IndyCar, nothing
:22:22. > :22:26.serious at all. I have sung on the P ferries, with a live band,
:22:27. > :22:30.before. It is not new to me, but sinking in a choir is very different
:22:31. > :22:34.from singing with a band. You have to listen to each other, blend, it
:22:35. > :22:35.is all about all parts coming together. It is a different
:22:36. > :22:38.experience. You had never stng in together. It is a different
:22:39. > :22:43.experience. You had never sung in a experience. You had never stng in a
:22:44. > :22:50.choir at all? Nothing at all. What did Gareth do to bring it out of
:22:51. > :22:54.you? So many of our choir wdre inexperienced, they would go line by
:22:55. > :22:58.line and teachers by ear. You learn by repetition. I am sure there are
:22:59. > :23:02.by repetition. I am sure thdre are quiet that can see a piece of music
:23:03. > :23:10.and go away, but we did it the hard way. You must be very proud. What do
:23:11. > :23:16.P think of your success? We are staying together, we are 100% still
:23:17. > :23:19.a choir, we performed today for all of our colleagues, friends and
:23:20. > :23:23.family, to say thank you, because their support has been amazhng, and
:23:24. > :23:30.it has been a brilliant year, at times, really tough as well. Yes, we
:23:31. > :23:33.are really pleased, we are still together. Congratulations, we look
:23:34. > :23:39.forward to hearing more from you in forward to hearing more frol you in
:23:40. > :23:42.the future. Now, not long to go before the big
:23:43. > :23:43.day. Hope you're in festive mood, despite
:23:44. > :23:46.the weather. Here are yuletide the weather. Here are yulethde
:23:47. > :23:49.messages from some of the celebrities we've interviewdd over
:23:50. > :23:54.the past few months, starting with the Doctor Who actor Colin Baker.
:23:55. > :23:59.Happy Christmas, everybody, have a lovely Christmas, and go and see a
:24:00. > :24:05.pantomime somewhere. You never know, I might be in it. Hello, I would
:24:06. > :24:07.like to wish every single pdrson who watches ABC South East a fabulous
:24:08. > :24:13.Christmas and a happy New Year. I Christmas and a happy New Ydar. I
:24:14. > :24:14.want to wish all the viewers of BBC South East Today a very happy
:24:15. > :24:15.Christmas and a wonderful Ndw South East Today a very happy
:24:16. > :24:24.Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Christmas and a wonderful New Year.
:24:25. > :24:27.Nice, gentle snow falling down, all festive. It is not like that in real
:24:28. > :24:34.life! We have the amber warnings from the
:24:35. > :24:41.Met Office. We have had the storm force winds, they are intensifying,
:24:42. > :24:42.costs of up to 80 miles an hour went hand`in`hand with heavy
:24:43. > :24:47.went hand`in`hand with heavx rainfall, we could see up to 60
:24:48. > :24:49.millimetres. It is falling onto already saturated ground. Heavy
:24:50. > :24:53.rain, storm force winds, brhnging rain, storm force winds, bringing
:24:54. > :24:54.travel disruption, but it whll rain, storm force winds, brhnging
:24:55. > :24:57.travel disruption, but it will turn travel disruption, but it whll turn
:24:58. > :25:00.settled and called by Christmas Day. Not so today, look at the blue on
:25:01. > :25:04.the map. It has been a wet and windy the map. It has been a wet and windy
:25:05. > :25:12.wind. 40 mph on average. Th`t will wind. 40 mph on average. That will
:25:13. > :25:17.intensify as we go through tonight. Gusts of around 80 miles an hour on
:25:18. > :25:22.the coast. From the night, the wind starts to ease off, and slowly, the
:25:23. > :25:29.rain ages eastwards. The temperatures are pretty mild. But of
:25:30. > :25:34.course, it is not especiallx pleasant. We start the day tomorrow
:25:35. > :25:38.with storm force winds, what's of rain, and further travel disruption,
:25:39. > :25:43.but it will be an improving story, the wind will ease off. One or two
:25:44. > :25:48.heavy showers behind the band of rain. Some of them could have a
:25:49. > :25:53.wintry element, some hail lhkely. wintry element, some hail likely.
:25:54. > :25:55.Between them, you might see a bit of rightness, a more pleasant day than
:25:56. > :25:59.today. By the end of the dax, rightness, a more pleasant day than
:26:00. > :26:02.today. By the end of the day, the today. By the end of the dax, the
:26:03. > :26:05.south`westerly winds are easing off. Through tomorrow night, further
:26:06. > :26:11.outbreaks of rain as we head into Christmas Day. It is much colder and
:26:12. > :26:13.brighter. Similar for Boxing Day, but the storm will be back by the
:26:14. > :26:14.end of the week. We're leaving you tonight on a
:26:15. > :26:20.festive note, and what better way to festive note, and what better way to
:26:21. > :26:23.do that than with the help of the P choir. Here they are, singing
:26:24. > :26:27.Deck the Halls at the historic Dover Town Hall, the Maison Dieu. We hope
:26:28. > :26:32.you have a lovely Christmas, and a very happy new year.
:26:33. > :26:36.Goodbye. # Deck the halls with boughs of
:26:37. > :26:38.holly. # Fa la la la la, la la la la.
:26:39. > :26:43.# Tis the season to be jolly. # Tis the season to be jolly.
:26:44. > :26:48.# Fa la la la la, la la la la. # Don we now our gay apparel.
:26:49. > :26:55.# Fa la la, la la la, la la la. # Troll the ancient yuletide carol.
:26:56. > :27:02.# Fa la la la la, la la la la. # See the blazing Yule before us.
:27:03. > :27:04.# Fa la la la la, la la la la. # Strike the harp and join the
:27:05. > :27:08.chorus. # Fa la la la la, la la la la.
:27:09. > :27:14.# Follow me in merry measurd. # Fa la la la la, la la la la.
:27:15. > :27:23.# While I tell of yuletide treasure. # Fa la la la la, la la la la.
:27:24. > :27:45.# All these stars have come out to shine so bright.
:27:46. > :27:47.# All together. Fa la la la la, la la la la.