:00:00. > 3:59:59George. Thank you. That's all so it's goodbye from me and on BBC One
:00:00. > :01:16.we join Good evening. Police investhgating
:01:17. > :01:19.the attempted murder of a Kdnt pensioner during a savage beating at
:01:20. > :01:24.his home have released a new image of a man they want to trace. The man
:01:25. > :01:28.travelled on a bus with 76`year`old Ken Seymour and may have bedn the
:01:29. > :01:31.last person to see him before the he was attacked. The incident happened
:01:32. > :01:33.on Saturday December the 14th, but Mr Seymour, who's from
:01:34. > :01:37.Clifftonville, is still so seriously ill in a London hospital th`t
:01:38. > :01:45.detectives have only today been able to speak to him about what happened.
:01:46. > :01:51.Simon Jones has our report. Left four dead in his own home. With
:01:52. > :01:57.a fractured skull and back. Needing 40 stitches to his face. Police want
:01:58. > :02:01.to speak to a man seen talking to Ken Seymour as he took the bus home.
:02:02. > :02:06.They believe he may have vital information. It was a cowardly
:02:07. > :02:13.attack on a vulnerable elderly gentleman. I find that type of
:02:14. > :02:15.offence absolutely appalling. We are very keen to trace of the m`n seen
:02:16. > :02:20.very keen to trace of the man seen on the bus. He is likely to be the
:02:21. > :02:27.last person to see Ken Seymour. Ken last person to see Ken Seymour. Ken
:02:28. > :02:32.Seymour had been at the pub in Margate on Saturday the 14th of
:02:33. > :02:36.December. He got on the bus at about 330 in the afternoon travelling
:02:37. > :02:40.towards North Down Road in Cliftonville. He is seen getting off
:02:41. > :02:42.the bus with the man he had been talking to as they both head in the
:02:43. > :02:46.direction of his home. He w`s direction of his home. He was
:02:47. > :02:52.discovered crying for help that evening. Absolutely horrendous. He
:02:53. > :02:56.was one of the nicest guys `nd was one of the nicest guys `nd
:02:57. > :02:59.always kept himself to himself. I hope weather did this get c`ught.
:03:00. > :03:06.hope weather did this get caught. People in the area are concdrned. I
:03:07. > :03:14.have got no time for people who think they can push people `round
:03:15. > :03:17.and do all sorts of things. It is worrying to think people can come
:03:18. > :03:21.into your home and do whatever they please. It is disgusting. Why did
:03:22. > :03:27.people do it? Police say they don't people do it? Police say they don't
:03:28. > :03:30.know what the motive for thd attack know what the motive for the attack
:03:31. > :03:34.is but stress such incidents are rare.
:03:35. > :03:44.Simon is in Cliftonville now. How is Mr Seymour's recovery going? He is
:03:45. > :03:48.still in hospital and until today he has not been well enough to speak to
:03:49. > :03:53.officers that this morning he was able to speak to the police for the
:03:54. > :03:54.first time. The bad news for the investigation is that he does not
:03:55. > :03:59.investigation is that he dods not remember anything that happened. His
:04:00. > :04:05.neighbours are worried and H spoke neighbours are worried and H spoke
:04:06. > :04:08.to the woman earlier who faxed `` who actually found him. The police
:04:09. > :04:14.are stressing they don't believe this was a random attack. There was
:04:15. > :04:15.no sign of forced entry so they believe Mr Seymour must have known
:04:16. > :04:22.believe Mr Seymour must havd known the person or let them
:04:23. > :04:25.involuntarily. That is why the police are unclear about thd motive.
:04:26. > :04:31.Tonight they are desperate for help from the public. Anybody who might
:04:32. > :04:34.be able to identify that man on the bus.
:04:35. > :04:36.Residents in Brighton and Hove are furious that bins in some p`rts
:04:37. > :04:36.Residents in Brighton and Hove are furious that bins in some parts of
:04:37. > :04:38.furious that bins in some p`rts of the city haven't been emptied since
:04:39. > :04:41.the city haven't been emptidd since before Christmas. As the rubbish
:04:42. > :04:42.piles up, some streets are beginning to look as they did last sulmer
:04:43. > :04:43.piles up, some streets are beginning to look as they did last summer when
:04:44. > :04:46.to look as they did last sulmer when a six week dispute made national
:04:47. > :04:48.headlines. Unions are blaming today's situation on cutbacks
:04:49. > :04:51.introduced as part of the ddal agreed when that strike ended. Our
:04:52. > :05:02.agreed when that strike enddd. Our reporter Piers Hopkirk is in Hove
:05:03. > :05:03.now. How bad is the situation? If you lived here you would see it is
:05:04. > :05:05.you lived here you would sed it is pretty terrible. The rubbish has not
:05:06. > :05:10.been collected for three weeks and been collected for three weeks and
:05:11. > :05:13.there it is piled high and festering. No collection since
:05:14. > :05:16.Christmas and there are those who say this collection service in
:05:17. > :05:21.Brighton and Hove simply isn't delivering.
:05:22. > :05:28.The holiday season might be over but some people they are still facing
:05:29. > :05:36.this unwelcome reminder of Christmas past. You can see what it's like.
:05:37. > :05:37.It's not fair. I have been out and picked up dirty sanitary towels and
:05:38. > :05:42.nappies. It is not their fault but nappies. It is not their fault
:05:43. > :05:45.nappies. It is not their fatlt but we have all got our jobs we have to
:05:46. > :05:52.do. How does it make you feel seeing do. How does it make you feel seeing
:05:53. > :05:57.that? Embarrassed. We should not have to put up with that. This man
:05:58. > :05:58.faces a similar problem. This was faces a similar problem. This was
:05:59. > :06:01.the growing pile of refugees he s the growing pile of refugees he s
:06:02. > :06:08.had to contend with. `` rubbish. the growing pile of refugees he's
:06:09. > :06:14.had to contend with. `` rubbish. We have had so much rubbish, it has
:06:15. > :06:15.covered the whole of this area and we've had nothing but foxes and
:06:16. > :06:30.squirrels coming in. It is an squirrels coming in. It is `n
:06:31. > :06:35.environmental health issue. Here in hold the council said its trying to
:06:36. > :06:38.create a more efficient service but admits the transition has not been
:06:39. > :06:40.smooth. It also says sickness absence over the holiday period and
:06:41. > :06:42.an ability to recruit agencx absence over the holiday period and
:06:43. > :06:47.an ability to recruit agency staff added to the problem. Back hn
:06:48. > :06:47.an ability to recruit agencx staff added to the problem. Back in June
:06:48. > :06:48.added to the problem. Back hn June refuge collectors in Brighton and
:06:49. > :06:51.Hove went on strike over pay. refuge collectors in Brighton and
:06:52. > :06:52.Hove went on strike over pax. The Hove went on strike over pay. The
:06:53. > :06:56.union says the decision by the council to take five lorries off the
:06:57. > :07:04.streets has made roots and manageable. `` and manageable. Even
:07:05. > :07:07.if they get that to an even keel on Monday, the backlog will be created
:07:08. > :07:10.again because the rounds ard too big again because the rounds are too big
:07:11. > :07:16.and the workforce cannot get work done. For a green lead counsel sites
:07:17. > :07:24.like this are becoming an embarrassing eyesore.
:07:25. > :07:32.When it gets as bad as this and wildlife get involved, foxes break
:07:33. > :07:37.open the bags and seagulls spread it around. Then potentially come the
:07:38. > :07:39.rats. It's no wonder that the people want this problem disposed of.
:07:40. > :07:44.In a moment: Pipped to the post The In a moment: Pipped to the post The
:07:45. > :07:50.gay couple angry that they won't become the first to get married in
:07:51. > :07:52.Brighton. A woman from Kent who until recently
:07:53. > :07:53.was a Merseyside police officer A woman from Kent who until recently
:07:54. > :07:56.was a Merseyside police offhcer has appeared in court charged with
:07:57. > :07:59.misconduct in public office after an alleged fight involving the
:08:00. > :08:03.Liverpool and England captahn Steven Gerrard last year. Helen Jones,
:08:04. > :08:05.who's from Chatham, is accused of taking CCTV footage of the incident
:08:06. > :08:09.taking CCTV footage of the hncident whilst off`duty. Well, let's cross
:08:10. > :08:17.to Chatham and speak to our reporter Ellie Price. Ellie, what more do we
:08:18. > :08:21.know? We understand the dispute happened last August when the
:08:22. > :08:24.football got out of his range Rover outside a shop near his home
:08:25. > :08:26.football got out of his range Rover outside a shop near his homd in
:08:27. > :08:32.Merseyside. It is alleged that Helen Jones went into that shop to recover
:08:33. > :08:33.the CCTV of what happened and that she misled staff into thinking she
:08:34. > :08:36.was an on duty police officdr. she misled staff into thinkhng she
:08:37. > :08:39.was an on duty police officdr. In fact she was on a career break at
:08:40. > :08:46.the time. The full details of the nature of the crime were not gone
:08:47. > :08:49.into during the hearing and she spoke only to confirm the n`me and
:08:50. > :08:56.address and she did not enter a address and she did not enter a
:08:57. > :08:57.plea. What happens next? Helen Jones was granted bail on the condition
:08:58. > :09:04.she stays at home in Chatham and she stays at home in Chatham and
:09:05. > :09:09.will appear at Preston Crown Court on January 23.
:09:10. > :09:11.About 24,000 UK homeowners, many of them in the south`east, are
:09:12. > :09:13.receiving letters this week, explaining how they can clahm
:09:14. > :09:15.explaining how they can claim compensation after the recent floods
:09:16. > :09:21.knocked out their power over Christmas. Affected residents will
:09:22. > :09:24.be given anything from ?75 to ?432. The Consumer Action Group s`ys flood
:09:25. > :09:29.victims should also consider going through the county court to get what
:09:30. > :09:32.they're owed. Mobile phone services are to be
:09:33. > :09:35.improved for people travellhng through the Channel Tunnel. 2G and
:09:36. > :09:39.3G services will be available to passengers in the north tunnel
:09:40. > :09:44.heading towards France from March. And by the summer, the whold Channel
:09:45. > :09:46.Tunnel is due to be covered by G. More than 3,000 people have called
:09:47. > :09:48.for the leader of Canterbury More than 3,000 people have called
:09:49. > :09:52.for the leader of Canterbury City Council and his cabinet to resign.
:09:53. > :09:53.It's in protest over a rangd of issues including the proposed
:09:54. > :09:54.issues including the proposdd increased beach hut rents, the
:09:55. > :09:56.development of Kingsmead Field and development of Kingsmead Fidld and
:09:57. > :10:01.reorganisation of traffic at Westgate Towers. The campaigners are
:10:02. > :10:04.due to present the petition this evening.
:10:05. > :10:08.A gay couple who claim they were told they'd be the first to marry in
:10:09. > :10:09.Brighton when the law allowhng same sex marriage comes into effect
:10:10. > :10:10.Brighton when the law allowing same sex marriage comes into effdct say
:10:11. > :10:13.sex marriage comes into effect say the council's gone back on hts
:10:14. > :10:15.pledge after it opened it up to competition. James Preston `nd
:10:16. > :10:17.pledge after it opened it up to competition. James Preston and Phil
:10:18. > :10:20.Robathan, who are from Portslade, believe the paperwork the council
:10:21. > :10:21.sent them is evidence that the first available slot would be theirs
:10:22. > :10:21.sent them is evidence that the first available slot would be thehrs on
:10:22. > :10:30.available slot would be theirs on the 29th of March. Juliette Parkin
:10:31. > :10:34.spoke to them. The paperwork they felt spelt it all
:10:35. > :10:36.out. The earliest possible slot for their marriage which James and Phil
:10:37. > :10:43.interpreted to mean they wotld be interpreted to mean they wotld be
:10:44. > :10:45.making history. Having a special inscription on it would be lore
:10:46. > :10:47.inscription on it would be more special. This was the coupld
:10:48. > :10:49.inscription on it would be lore special. This was the couple making
:10:50. > :10:52.plans in December after being the first in the city to registdr.
:10:53. > :10:52.plans in December after being the first in the city to register. Today
:10:53. > :10:55.first in the city to registdr. Today the mood was very different after
:10:56. > :10:59.the council announced a competition for the earliest ceremony. Ht was
:11:00. > :11:06.going to be special because it was going to go down in history and it
:11:07. > :11:10.will be our day that makes history in Brighton. The coalition
:11:11. > :11:15.government published its bill in January last year and in July the
:11:16. > :11:16.legislation was approved to allow same`sex couples to officially marry
:11:17. > :11:20.in England and Wales. The first in England and Wales. The first
:11:21. > :11:25.same`sex weddings will be hdld from same`sex weddings will be hdld from
:11:26. > :11:28.the end of March. No less than three moment in history will be celebrated
:11:29. > :11:33.here just after midnight on the 29th of March. The city 's first same`sex
:11:34. > :11:38.marriage, the first late`night wedding and the first to take place
:11:39. > :11:43.in the Royal Pavilion 's music room. But this couple feels the sdlection
:11:44. > :11:46.process is inappropriate. Something that took so many years and after a
:11:47. > :11:50.lot of campaigning and suffdring in lot of campaigning and suffdring in
:11:51. > :11:59.the community is now being turned into a lottery or a raffle. It is
:12:00. > :12:02.turning into a circus. The number of civil partnerships in Brighton has X
:12:03. > :12:05.`` exceeded expectations. But civil partnerships in Brighton has X
:12:06. > :12:08.`` exceeded expectations. But the council says such was the interest
:12:09. > :12:10.in marriage they could be no guarantee of the first slot. I
:12:11. > :12:16.understand their position but would understand their position but would
:12:17. > :12:20.it be fair on all those couples we `` all have been contacting us for
:12:21. > :12:24.over a year to say a first people through the door. Phil and James say
:12:25. > :12:26.they have entered the competition in the hope they still might be in with
:12:27. > :12:33.the hope they still might bd in with a chance of making a piece of the
:12:34. > :12:36.city's history. Our top story tonight: Police
:12:37. > :12:40.investigating the attempted murder of a pensioner from Kent, bdaten at
:12:41. > :12:42.his home in Thanet, have today released a new image of a m`n they
:12:43. > :12:46.released a new image of a man they want to trace. The man left a bus
:12:47. > :12:47.just before the attack happdned at Cliftonville on Saturday the
:12:48. > :12:47.just before the attack happened at Cliftonville on Saturday thd 14th
:12:48. > :12:47.just before the attack happdned at Cliftonville on Saturday the 14th of
:12:48. > :12:51.Cliftonville on Saturday thd 14th of December.
:12:52. > :12:55.Also in tonight's programme: We talk to Les Dennis about his latest stage
:12:56. > :13:04.role based on the work of a Sussex crime writer.
:13:05. > :13:08.And from Uckfield to Nashville, the Sussex teenager who's making her
:13:09. > :13:12.name in country music. If you have a story you think we
:13:13. > :13:16.should be covering on South East Today, we'd like to hear from you.
:13:17. > :13:19.You can call us on 0845 300 37 7. Or send us an e`mail to
:13:20. > :13:21.southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk. We are also on Facebook or you can tweet us
:13:22. > :13:45.` '@bbc south east'. Until seven months ago, it lay at
:13:46. > :13:48.the bottom of the sea, having rested virtually intact for nearly 75
:13:49. > :13:49.years. But last June, the one remaining Dornier bomber was
:13:50. > :13:51.recovered off the coast of Kent. The recovered off the coast of Kent. The
:13:52. > :13:52.recovered off the coast of Kent The bomber was shot down in August
:13:53. > :13:53.recovered off the coast of Kent. The bomber was shot down in Augtst 940
:13:54. > :13:56.bomber was shot down in August 1940 over the Kent coast during the
:13:57. > :13:59.Battle of Britain. In 2008, the plane was located off the Goodwin
:14:00. > :14:02.Sands. And in May last year, the salvage operation finally began.
:14:03. > :14:04.Now, a huge restoration project is underway at the RAF museum `t
:14:05. > :14:07.underway at the RAF museum at Cosford in Shropshire, from where
:14:08. > :14:09.Sian Lloyd sent us this story update.
:14:10. > :14:12.It looks like a crumpled wreck update.
:14:13. > :14:17.It looks like a crumpled wrdck but gradually every part of the last
:14:18. > :14:24.remaining thorniest, is being brought back to life. `` Dornier
:14:25. > :14:28.bomber. The engine is beginning to look recognisable again. Thd
:14:29. > :14:35.barnacles and seaweed washed away by citric acid. Simple lemon jtice
:14:36. > :14:38.citric acid. Simple lemon juice. Cleaning the aircraft is a
:14:39. > :14:45.labour`intensive job. The wreck had been Kevin in 3500 tonnes of sand
:14:46. > :14:51.and the breach and it will be at least two years before they can
:14:52. > :14:58.rebuild it. We are trying to get the citric acid onto the metal that
:14:59. > :15:08.there is a cement left by the sea life so we're trying to remove it.
:15:09. > :15:13.It was lifted out of the English channel six months ago, virtually
:15:14. > :15:18.intact. The wings were later removed for the journey by road to the RAF
:15:19. > :15:23.Museum 's conservation centre at Cosford. It is thought the plane was
:15:24. > :15:29.shot down on the 26th of August 1940 when it's wing tip it the w`ter the
:15:30. > :15:35.bomber spun and tipped onto its back before sinking of the Kent coast.
:15:36. > :15:42.Two of the crew survived. Two others died. It was a mainstay of the
:15:43. > :15:47.German fleet, attacking British cities in the Battle of Britain
:15:48. > :15:48.They went out of service in the mid`1940s and it was thought that
:15:49. > :15:57.none had survived. It was nhcknamed none had survived. It was nicknamed
:15:58. > :16:01.the flying pencil big cause of its narrow views are large and when you
:16:02. > :16:05.up crouching inside it you can see why. They would have been four crew
:16:06. > :16:11.members cramped inside this narrow space. Eventually it will be rebuilt
:16:12. > :16:17.here inside the museum 's workshop. But for the moment, only a few
:16:18. > :16:22.pieces are ready to be workdd on. This woman is one of six apprentices
:16:23. > :16:29.involved in the task of restoring each item. This small strip of
:16:30. > :16:36.aluminium was found near the release system. The German instructhons can
:16:37. > :16:41.still be seen. The idea would be to take and flick the corrosion rather
:16:42. > :16:44.than indenting the artefact underneath. This oxygen cylhnder is
:16:45. > :16:49.underneath. This oxygen cylinder is one of nine recovered from the plane
:16:50. > :16:54.and looks as good as new. This has had eight or 12 hours work on it.
:16:55. > :16:58.But there is plenty of work ahead and funding to be found unthl the
:16:59. > :17:09.plane goes on show at the R@F Museum in London.
:17:10. > :17:14.Now, you could say he's had mixed fortunes of late. Famous in the
:17:15. > :17:15.eighties and nineties for hosting Family Fortunes before a very public
:17:16. > :17:17.marriage breakdown to Amand` Family Fortunes before a very public
:17:18. > :17:20.marriage breakdown to Amanda Holden stole the headlines. But Les Dennis
:17:21. > :17:21.tells us he's now back up and running, starring in a murder
:17:22. > :17:23.running, starring in a murddr mystery written by the crime writer,
:17:24. > :17:26.mystery written by the crimd writer, Peter James, who's from Sussex. Jane
:17:27. > :17:38.Witherspoon met them both this afternoon.
:17:39. > :17:44.We are standard people to n`me a slang term for a man. He made a name
:17:45. > :17:46.for himself as a game show host. But Les Dennis worked hard for his
:17:47. > :17:47.success having started out as Les Dennis worked hard for his
:17:48. > :17:47.success having started out `s a success having started out as a
:17:48. > :17:50.comedian in working men's clubs Now comedian in working men's clubs. Now
:17:51. > :17:53.he's back entertaining audidnces in he's back entertaining audidnces in
:17:54. > :17:58.Dartford in the stage adaptation, Dartford in the stage adaptation,
:17:59. > :18:00.the perfect murder. This is a different world. In a club you
:18:01. > :18:02.the perfect murder. This is a different world. In a club xou are
:18:03. > :18:04.competing with bingo and people getting together socially. Hn
:18:05. > :18:04.competing with bingo and people getting together socially. In a
:18:05. > :18:13.getting together socially. Hn a theatre, they have come specifically
:18:14. > :18:17.for that entertainment. The play is based on the book by novelist Peter
:18:18. > :18:22.James. He is looking forward to taking the show home to the Theatre
:18:23. > :18:24.Royal where he spent most of his childhood. I would sit therd
:18:25. > :18:24.Royal where he spent most of his childhood. I would sit there and
:18:25. > :18:28.dream of one day something H childhood. I would sit therd and
:18:29. > :18:33.dream of one day something H had written being on. When the curtain
:18:34. > :18:44.went up last night it was a special moment. What is the point? They
:18:45. > :18:48.don't care. As well as the Corio highs they have been a few lows. It
:18:49. > :18:51.was during a stint on celebrity Big Brother in 2002 that he had a
:18:52. > :18:55.publicised breakdown. I havd Brother in 2002 that he had a
:18:56. > :18:58.publicised breakdown. I havd come through all of that and I am living
:18:59. > :19:01.through all of that and I al living proof that even when you go through
:19:02. > :19:17.things in your life you can come through the other side. If we asked
:19:18. > :19:25.a hundred people which lead they would like to see, that is the one
:19:26. > :19:27.they would like to come out tops. The former Chatham schoolbox and
:19:28. > :19:29.The former Chatham schoolboy and Maidstone United footballer, Chris
:19:30. > :19:32.Smalling, has apologised for wearing a suicide bomber fancy dress
:19:33. > :19:36.costume. Smalling, who began his career in Kent but now plays for
:19:37. > :19:41.Manchester United, was attending a private party. The 24`year`old says
:19:42. > :20:03.it was "an ill`thought`out and insensitive decision".
:20:04. > :20:06.Crawley town 's hope of a good FA Cup run are over after surprising
:20:07. > :20:13.defeat to Bristol Rovers. They were ahead thanks to Jamie Proctor's
:20:14. > :20:21.first half header but Rovers scored twice.
:20:22. > :20:25.The Winter Paralympics in Rtssia are The Winter Paralympics in Russia are
:20:26. > :20:29.now less than two months aw`y and as part of the countdown a skier from
:20:30. > :20:32.Kent has a particularly unusual role to play. Charlotte Evans, who comes
:20:33. > :20:33.from Chatham, will be guiding a partially sighted Paralympi`n,
:20:34. > :20:34.from Chatham, will be guiding a partially sighted Paralympian, Kelly
:20:35. > :20:45.Gallagher, down the slopes tomorrow in their first World Cup race of the
:20:46. > :20:51.season. Neil Bell reports. Negotiating an icy slope with up to
:20:52. > :20:54.60 miles an hour is daunting but having to help it partially sighted
:20:55. > :20:56.skier at the same time is a real skill. 22`year`old Charlotte Evans
:20:57. > :20:58.skill. 22`year`old Charlottd Evans has been working with Kelly
:20:59. > :21:06.Gallagher for three years. I am no Gallagher for three years. I am no
:21:07. > :21:08.longer thinking about myself, it is thinking about what commands I am
:21:09. > :21:10.going to get and making surd going to get and making sure
:21:11. > :21:16.everything I feedback to Kelly is correct. There is no room for error.
:21:17. > :21:28.Charlotte commutes between Kent and Belfast to train with Kelly. We have
:21:29. > :21:37.helmets with two tooth attachments. Charlotte can tell me what's coming
:21:38. > :21:40.up. I can tell her what's going on. We always think we are quiet and
:21:41. > :21:47.when we look at the video analysis we are yelling at each other. During
:21:48. > :21:49.the last three years that they have enjoyed plenty of success winning
:21:50. > :21:53.enjoyed plenty of success whnning six world championship medals and
:21:54. > :21:58.World Cup gold on the panel at the course last year. The World
:21:59. > :22:03.Championships was probably our best result and receive the World Cup at
:22:04. > :22:09.the end of the season. We h`d never won a World Cup so it was big and
:22:10. > :22:14.exciting. Kelly and her previous guide finished fourth in the last
:22:15. > :22:14.Winter Paralympics but with Charlotte's help and encour`gement
:22:15. > :22:19.Charlotte's help and encouragement and medal in March would be a real
:22:20. > :22:23.achievement. She's more used to singing for her
:22:24. > :22:26.supper on the streets of Sussex, but now a former student and busker has
:22:27. > :22:29.fulfilled her dream of recording a country music album in Nashville.
:22:30. > :22:31.Katherine Anderson is now twenty three, and her song "Write `
:22:32. > :22:33.Katherine Anderson is now twenty three, and her song "Write a letter'
:22:34. > :22:37.made it to number two in European Hot Disc chart. Her album, The Road
:22:38. > :22:41.Less Travelled has now made it onto the ITunes chart. Who better to send
:22:42. > :23:02.along to meet her than our very own country music fan, Chrissie Reidy.
:23:03. > :23:04.They are stories about her journey as she follows her country music
:23:05. > :23:12.dream. Now thanks to some h`rd dream. Now thanks to some h`rd
:23:13. > :23:13.earned cash, Catherine has recorded an album in the country music
:23:14. > :23:25.an album in the country mushc capital, Nashville. Nashville has
:23:26. > :23:28.definitely been more the type of definitely been more the type of
:23:29. > :23:43.sound I wanted. They know country music better than we do in the UK.
:23:44. > :24:11.It started when I listened to Taylor Swift. Then I would dig deeper into
:24:12. > :24:16.it and I really like the classics. It is pretty excited. It is good to
:24:17. > :24:21.have a talented daughter. She can write on songs and travel to
:24:22. > :24:26.Nashville on her own and be successful. During her last visit to
:24:27. > :24:31.Tennessee she was asked to sing harmonies at a benefit gig with the
:24:32. > :24:38.cast and crew of the TV show Nashville. It was really surreal. I
:24:39. > :24:40.am huge fan of the show so it Nashville. It was really surreal. I
:24:41. > :24:42.am huge fan of the show so ht was am huge fan of the show so it was
:24:43. > :24:46.great to get to meet some of the cast members. They invited me to be
:24:47. > :24:47.cast members. They invited le to be an extra on the show so it was
:24:48. > :24:52.exciting. Catherine says she hopes exciting. Catherine says shd hopes
:24:53. > :24:57.to sing in Nashville again one day as long as she keeps her feet
:24:58. > :25:02.to sing in Nashville again one day as long as she keeps her fedt on the
:25:03. > :25:09.ground, the sky is the limit. Let's move on to the weather.
:25:10. > :25:15.Today is the first day sincd the 1st of December that somewhere has not
:25:16. > :25:20.had a weather warning. What a welcome change. We have had a few
:25:21. > :25:24.showers first thing and a bht more cloud cover but thanks to a ridge of
:25:25. > :25:27.high pressure it brightened up by the afternoon. Let of sunshine for
:25:28. > :25:33.the afternoon. Let of sunshhne for us all. Still a bit breezy. Those
:25:34. > :25:37.wins still around the `` 20 miles an hour. Temperatures around nine
:25:38. > :25:38.wins still around the `` 20 miles an hour. Temperatures around nhne or
:25:39. > :25:38.wins still around the `` 20 miles an hour. Temperatures around nine or 10
:25:39. > :25:45.hour. Temperatures around nhne or 10 degrees. Tonight is the night for
:25:46. > :25:53.star gazing because we have cold and clear skies. One or two isolated
:25:54. > :25:56.showers but for the most part it will stay dry with clear skhes.
:25:57. > :25:56.showers but for the most part it will stay dry with clear skies. The
:25:57. > :25:57.will stay dry with clear skhes. The wind is still there but easing of
:25:58. > :26:06.wind is still there but eashng of little bit. A lovely bright start to
:26:07. > :26:11.the day tomorrow. But it won't stay dry. But the rain a lot lighter than
:26:12. > :26:15.what we have seen recently. The wind will be easing of as they go through
:26:16. > :26:18.tomorrow. Plenty of sunshine during tomorrow. Plenty of sunshine during
:26:19. > :26:24.the morning but more cloud cover by the afternoon. Some light r`in but
:26:25. > :26:28.the afternoon. Some light rain but mostly dry during daylight hours.
:26:29. > :26:35.Top temperatures tomorrow around 10 degrees. As we go through tomorrow
:26:36. > :26:37.night they will be rain for a time but it's fairly light and patchy and
:26:38. > :26:42.but it's fairly light and p`tchy and it moves through relatively quickly.
:26:43. > :26:49.Temperatures dropping to around five or six degrees. For the weekend
:26:50. > :26:55.some high pressure around so dry weather and we will season decent
:26:56. > :27:00.spells of sunshine. The wind will be staying light and that band of rain
:27:01. > :27:10.clears out of the way and it will be sunny on Saturday. As we head toward
:27:11. > :27:11.Sunday, eventually we will see some rain but mostly during daylhght
:27:12. > :27:22.rain but mostly during daylight hours it will stay dry. Eventually
:27:23. > :27:24.on Monday the rain will fall and Mendes looks to be mostly dry by the
:27:25. > :27:26.afternoon. Tuesday and Wedndsday, afternoon. Tuesday and Wednesday,
:27:27. > :27:42.further up the sovereign. We will be back with our late
:27:43. > :27:47.balloons `` bulletins later. Goodbye for now.