:00:11. > :00:13.Good evening. 14 flood alerts have We are back
:00:14. > :00:15.Good evening. 14 flood alerts have been issued for Kent and Sussex, as
:00:16. > :00:30.been issued for Kent and Sussex as more rain and strong winds have hit
:00:31. > :00:31.the region. Almost all of the 4 ,000 homes that were without power at
:00:32. > :00:35.some point over the last wedk have some point over the last week have
:00:36. > :00:37.now had their power restored, with only a handful of isolated
:00:38. > :00:40.properties still without electricity. UK Power Network has
:00:41. > :00:42.come under fire tonight, from customers angry about the confusion
:00:43. > :00:43.surrounding compensation for those without electricity over Christmas.
:00:44. > :00:46.This family spent much of last week This family spent much of l`st week
:00:47. > :00:47.without power. The couple struggled to keep their baby warm. They were
:00:48. > :00:49.to keep their baby warm. Thdy were told they were a priority, but any
:00:50. > :00:54.offers of help, they say, wdre offers of help, they say, were
:00:55. > :00:57.nonexistent. They did not mdntion anything through all of the phone
:00:58. > :01:04.calls. They did not mention that they could help me. Other families,
:01:05. > :01:06.including this one at East Sussex, told us they received mixed
:01:07. > :01:11.information regarding the help they information regarding the help they
:01:12. > :01:19.were entitled to. Today, UK powered network told us they did thdir faith
:01:20. > :01:21.microbes best on a case `` best on a case`by`case basis. They sahd
:01:22. > :01:22.case`by`case basis. They said Christmas dinners were arranged for
:01:23. > :01:29.hundreds across the South E`st. With hundreds across the South East. With
:01:30. > :01:30.power now stored to most properties, attention is now returning once
:01:31. > :01:33.again to flood risk, as more rain attention is now returning once
:01:34. > :01:33.again to flood risk, as mord rain is again to flood risk, as mord rain is
:01:34. > :01:37.predicted. The Environment Agency predicted. The Environment @gency
:01:38. > :01:39.has been working around the clock, but some residents here feel the
:01:40. > :01:44.response is too little too late. We response is too little too late. We
:01:45. > :01:52.were promised flood defenses which have never materialised. The Met
:01:53. > :01:53.Office has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain on New Year's
:01:54. > :01:57.warning for heavy rain on Ndw Year's Day, and according to the
:01:58. > :02:00.Environment Agency, high waters and rivers in Kent could cause continued
:02:01. > :02:04.flooding and trouble disruption. It flooding and trouble disruption. It
:02:05. > :02:08.There were serious delays on the There were serious delays on the
:02:09. > :02:11.crossings over Dover today. As 2014 crossings over Dover today. As 014
:02:12. > :02:22.approaches, it seems more is yet to come.
:02:23. > :02:24.And we will have a full weather round up in a moment. A patient who
:02:25. > :02:28.round up in a moment. A pathent who absconded from a secure mental
:02:29. > :02:31.health hospital unit is being sought by police. Luke Elsmore, who's 3,
:02:32. > :02:35.disappeared from Farmfield Hospital in Horley on Friday morning and
:02:36. > :02:36.police believe he may be in the Worthing area. Surrey Police
:02:37. > :02:38.police believe he may be in the Worthing area. Surrey Policd say
:02:39. > :02:44.they are working closely with officers from Sussex Police to find
:02:45. > :02:45.him. Two wards at Medway Maritimd
:02:46. > :02:47.hospital are currently closed Two wards at Medway Maritime
:02:48. > :02:47.hospital are currently closdd after hospital are currently closdd after
:02:48. > :02:48.patients started showing symptoms hospital are currently closed after
:02:49. > :02:50.patients started showing sylptoms of patients started showing sylptoms of
:02:51. > :02:51.norovirus. Health bosses sax they've taken all necessary precautions
:02:52. > :02:52.norovirus. Health bosses say they've taken all necessary precauthons and
:02:53. > :02:54.taken all necessary precautions and have asked visitors to stay away if
:02:55. > :02:56.they're experiencing any sylptoms. they're experiencing any symptoms.
:02:57. > :03:00.The winter vomiting bug affdcts up to a million people in the UK every
:03:01. > :03:02.year. Maidstone is predicted to bd
:03:03. > :03:04.year. Maidstone is predicted to be the
:03:05. > :03:07.town in the South East which will be most popular for Bulgarian `nd
:03:08. > :03:10.Romanian immigrants to settle outside London according to a report
:03:11. > :03:13.by the University of Reading. From Wednesday restrictions will be
:03:14. > :03:22.lifted on migrants coming into the UK from Europe.
:03:23. > :03:23.Bulgarians and Romanians have been attracted to this area since they
:03:24. > :03:24.attracted to this area sincd they joined the European Union six years
:03:25. > :03:28.joined the European Union shx years ago. There are worried `` there are
:03:29. > :03:37.worries that their countrymen will worries that their countrymdn will
:03:38. > :03:38.follow. You kid is already warning that the
:03:39. > :03:44.region will `` the United Khngdom region will `` the United Kingdom
:03:45. > :03:49.Independece Party is alreadx Independece Party is already
:03:50. > :03:55.worried. Some `` we have bedn out to Romania and Bulgaria, and they are
:03:56. > :03:59.treated worse than dogs in their own countries, and it is sad to see
:04:00. > :04:01.this. Why would you not want to come here? The prediction is that 60 of
:04:02. > :04:04.here? The prediction is that 60% of the new immigrants will head for the
:04:05. > :04:06.South East outside of London if they follow the previous action, with a
:04:07. > :04:16.quarter of those ending up hn this quarter of those ending up in this
:04:17. > :04:20.area. There are not a lot of jobs for our families, so they are taking
:04:21. > :04:26.jobs from us. The Eastern Etropean jobs from us. The Eastern European
:04:27. > :04:27.immigrants who came here since 004 have attribute it quite
:04:28. > :04:28.significantly to the UK economy, and significantly to the UK economy and
:04:29. > :04:35.they have not taken jobs away from they have not taken jobs away from
:04:36. > :04:40.native workers, rather they have helped us grow the economy. Of
:04:41. > :04:42.course, nobody will know how many people will arrive or where they
:04:43. > :04:47.will settle for many months or years to come.
:04:48. > :04:48.It's taken more than two years to come.
:04:49. > :04:50.It's taken more than two ye`rs to It's taken more than two years to
:04:51. > :04:54.complete and now the final stitches are being added to a tapestry to
:04:55. > :04:56.mark the 750th anniversary of one of the most important battles fought on
:04:57. > :05:03.English soil, at Lewes. In 1264, English soil, at Lewes. In 0264
:05:04. > :05:06.King Henry III fought with troops loyal to Simon De Montfort. The king
:05:07. > :05:13.lost, leading to fundamental changes in the way the country is governed
:05:14. > :05:19.to this day. Bloody massacrds, skirmishes and brutal hand to hand
:05:20. > :05:20.combat. This was a very English fight between fellow countrxmen The
:05:21. > :05:26.fight between fellow countrymen. The battle of Lewes in 1264 helped to
:05:27. > :05:29.change the way the country was governed, and a captain strdet
:05:30. > :05:29.change the way the country was governed, and a captain street ``
:05:30. > :05:33.governed, and a captain strdet `` tapestry is being created to mark
:05:34. > :05:38.the anniversary. It is said to be one of the first big steps towards
:05:39. > :05:44.parliamentary mock receipt. `` democracy. It was trying to curb the
:05:45. > :05:50.extravagance of the King and bring it back in line with the coordinates
:05:51. > :05:56.of the Magna Carta. It has taken 3.5 miles of threats and 55 people to
:05:57. > :05:57.create the artwork. As the battle raged below, some of the roxalists
:05:58. > :06:05.climb into the castle, setting fire climb into the castle, setthng fire
:06:06. > :06:16.to many such cottage, seeds which are pictured in the tapestrx. We
:06:17. > :06:17.have enhanced hours by one or two extra stitches that probably would
:06:18. > :06:19.extra stitches that probablx would not have been used in the original
:06:20. > :06:21.tapestry, but would have been not have been used in the original
:06:22. > :06:25.tapestry, but would have bedn around tapestry, but would have been around
:06:26. > :06:30.in 1264, so I think we are probably authentic in our wave of actually
:06:31. > :06:35.doing it `` way of actually doing it. The battle is already
:06:36. > :06:40.represented around Lewes. Once complete, it will be presented at
:06:41. > :06:48.the town castle. There are future plans to show it at sites around the
:06:49. > :06:50.country. The Kentish artist Tracey Elin
:06:51. > :06:52.country. The Kentish artist Tracey Emin has
:06:53. > :06:56.added some of her own work to an unusual art collection in hdr home
:06:57. > :06:59.town. They are a pair of napkins to join a collection of 95 napkins
:07:00. > :07:03.already decorated by artists who have stayed at the Walpole Bay Hotel
:07:04. > :07:06.in Margate. The artist, who grew up in the town, added her designs when
:07:07. > :07:09.she visited the hotel on Christmas Day.
:07:10. > :07:11.she visited the hotel on Christmas Now let's take a look at the
:07:12. > :07:14.Now let's take a look at thd all`important weather forecast.
:07:15. > :07:17.all`important weather forec`st. Earlier, the heavy rainfall cleared
:07:18. > :07:20.its way slowly eastwards. Bdhind it its way slowly eastwards. Behind it
:07:21. > :07:29.we have had some showers. Some really strong winds from thd South
:07:30. > :07:34.west have been fasting with average wind speeds of up to 25 or 30.
:07:35. > :07:36.Increasingly dry during the tail end of the afternoon, and it st`ys
:07:37. > :07:36.Increasingly dry during the tail end of the afternoon, and it stays that
:07:37. > :07:40.of the afternoon, and it st`ys that way or in the first part of this
:07:41. > :07:44.evening. In the beginning of tomorrow, temperatures will not be
:07:45. > :07:49.that cold, only dropping to five or six degrees. Mild but what start the
:07:50. > :07:53.day and not with another band of rain clearing its way eastw`rds
:07:54. > :07:58.rain clearing its way eastwards. Temperatures around nine or 10
:07:59. > :08:03.degrees. For New Year's Eve, it will be dry mostly. There could be one or
:08:04. > :08:07.two showers. They will intensify from after midnight. It will be dry
:08:08. > :08:12.but keep an umbrella with you. Images will be chilly, around five
:08:13. > :08:16.or six degrees. As we start the new year, we have warning out about
:08:17. > :08:19.heavy rain and really strong winds. Rain is back again for Friday. Thank
:08:20. > :08:24.Rain is back again for Frid`y. Thank you very much for that. That is it
:08:25. > :08:26.for us for this afternoon. We will be back with a late bulletin around
:08:27. > :08:42.half past ten. Good evening. Another day off strong winds, heavy
:08:43. > :08:46.rain and flooding. At least things are quiet at the moment. The rain
:08:47. > :08:49.has cleared off and the wind is lighter. There might be some ice in
:08:50. > :08:51.Scotland, but through the night, lighter. There might be some ice in
:08:52. > :08:58.Scotland, but through the night the wind picks up, lifting temperatures,
:08:59. > :09:03.but more heavy rain pushing in. The rain band is not quite a significant
:09:04. > :09:06.us today, but it will leave surface water flooding. Some heavy bursts
:09:07. > :09:13.clearing Northern Ireland by first light. It reaches the east coast by
:09:14. > :09:18.the time we get to lunchtime, after a few morning showers. The wind is
:09:19. > :09:23.falling lighter, easing down from the gusty nature. A bit of sunshine
:09:24. > :09:26.through the afternoon. The temperature is a bit higher than
:09:27. > :09:31.they should be at this stage of the year. Some showers to finish the day
:09:32. > :09:37.in the West. They will push East on a blustery wind. Some of you will
:09:38. > :09:38.end the year on a dry