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District Welcome to South E`st Today, I'm Rob Smith.

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And I'm Natalie Graham. Tonhght s top stories:

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Would you vote for a tax increase? People in Brighton are to be the

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People in Brighton are to bd the first to have a referendum on

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council tax, as the Greens look to raise it by almost 5%. We'll have

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the details live from the chty. "Cart blanche for state torture"

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the details live from the city. "Cart blanche for state torture ` a

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Sussex man beaten in Saudi Arabia Sussex man beaten in Saudi @rabia

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tells of his anger as courts block his appeal.

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Also in tonight's programme: Here's the catch ` why the recent

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rough weather has led to a shortage of local fish.

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Never approach a man and his wife or girlfriend. You will only get

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Never approach a man and his wife or girlfriend. You will only gdt a

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dirty look from the woman and the man will be led off.

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Welcome to Brighton. How thd Promettes, the 1950s seafront

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meeters and greeters, are making Promettes, the 1950s seafront

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meeters and greeters, are m`king a meeters and greeters, are making a

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comeback. And in the running ` the films which

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could bring oscar glory to the south`east. `` Oscar.

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Good evening. Brighton and Hove is set to become the first council in

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the country to hold a referdndum on the country to hold a referendum on

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whether they can put up council tax by nearly 5%. The Green`led

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authority says the rise is the only way they can maintain their current

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level of services for vulnerable people.

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Critics have branded the tax`rise proposals "outrageous". The council

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have defended the move, sayhng local councils are faced with "huge and

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relentless" cuts while demand for their services continued to grow.

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Our Home Affairs reporter Rdbecca Our Home Affairs reporter Rebecca

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Williams reports. Brighton and Hove residents saw

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their council tax code by almost 2% less year. And this year ag`in, they

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less year. And this year again, they could see another hike of ndarly 5%

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if the council leader gets his way. He insists the extra money would

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support social services and local charities. We think it is right

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support social services and local charities. We think it is rhght that

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charities. We think it is right that elderly people get care and they

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deserve that, so the choice before us is to protect that care `s best

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as we can, or to reduce it, because the Government isn't giving us

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enough money to do the job. Under the proposed four points 5%

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increase, if you live in a band C property, you will pay an extra ?5

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30 per month. Band he is ?5 97. Those in band H will pay ?11.93.

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Those in band H will pay ?10.93 They cannot keep squeezing money

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Those in band H will pay ?11.93. They cannot keep squeezing loney out

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of people all of the time. We all pay taxes, NHS, everything dlse If

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I know it is going to somewhere socially, or to people who require

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looking after, the elderly and people like that, then I don't mind.

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It is ridiculous. ?183 is what we pay and it is more than we paid in

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London. Since the Green party took over, they have faced fury from

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residents over a number of hssues. A recent ComRes poll suggested their

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popularity has dwindled to third behind Labour and the Liber`l

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behind Labour and the Liberal Democrats. There was controversy

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over 20 mph zones in the city centre. A backlog of rubbish built

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up over the summer as refusd collectors went on strike. And

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up over the summer as refuse collectors went on strike. @nd in

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collectors went on strike. And in August, it was revealed Brighton and

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Hove was among the top five local authorities in England to profit

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from off`street parking charges As from off`street parking charges As

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proposals to increase council from off`street parking charges. As

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proposals to increase counchl tax were being discussed today, the

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opposition made their feelings clear. I think it is bonkers, the

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council should be saving money. People are struggling to pay

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council should be saving money. People are struggling to pax the

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People are struggling to pay the council tax in these diffictlt times

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and the council should not be wasting money on high salarhes

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and the council should not be wasting money on high salaries for

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wasting money on high salarhes for its senior management. It should be

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looking up to the people who live in Brighton and Hove in these difficult

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times. If successful, Brighton and Hove Council would be the fhrst

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times. If successful, Brighton and Hove Council would be the first in

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the country to hold a referdndum on the country to hold a referendum on

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an increase in council tax. They say the extra money would help social

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services and local charities but it seems residents may need sole

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seems residents may need some convincing.

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So how does the referendum work Well, it's triggered if a council

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plans to increase its council Well, it's triggered if a council

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plans to increase its counchl tax above 2%. It will cost the Brighton

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and Hove City council ?230,000 to hold. They say they will save money

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because it will be held on the same day as the European Elections on the

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22nd of May. Let's go to Rebecca Williams, who is outside Hove Town

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Hall. If the Greens get their way and there is a referendum, what if

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people say no? It is likely it will only go by the recommended 2%. The

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main government is wanting to keep costs down. The lights have only

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gone out just now at Hove town hall and councillors have been discussing

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and councillors have been dhscussing these proposals for several hours.

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To get the go`ahead, they need the To get the go`ahead, they need the

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backing of other parties and today, the Labour and cooperative leader

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took to Twitter saying a referendum would be lost and would cost the

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Government a lot of money which could be spent on other services. He

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went on to say that the Greens need a realistic budget proposal or they

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should quit. There will be `nother meeting at the end of February, only

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then will we get an idea if there is significant backing these proposals.

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`` for these proposals. A Sussex man who claims he was

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tortured by police in Saudi Arabia says he is angry after the European

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says he is angry after the Duropean Court blocked his claim for damages.

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Ron Jones, who lives in Crawley, says the decision gives "carte

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blanche" for state torture. Mr Jones says he was subjected to be`tings,

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sleep deprivation and death threats following his wrongful arrest in

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2001. The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights means

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officials from other countrhes are entitled to state immunity. Mark

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Sanders has more. Ron Jones's case has now bedn

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Ron Jones's case has now been blocked after he has tried for more

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than a decade to sue Saudi @rabia, than a decade to sue Saudi @rabia,

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claiming he was tortured. Medical claiming he was tortured. Mddical

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evidence was gathered for his case evidence was gathered for his case

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and he even helped create this artist's impression of the lan he

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says led the torture. Beating of the hands, the feet, buttocks. Hanging

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me for hours on end, depriving me of sleep, giving me drugs. And then

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there was the psychological abuse, they would tell me they knew where

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my wife lived, where my son went to school, and if I didn't comply with

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what they were doing, then they would attack them, not just me. Ron

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Jones had been working in Saudi Arabia when he was detained after an

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explosion. He, along with three other Westerners, were accused of

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orchestrating a series of attacks. Ron Jones claims he was tortured in

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Riyadh in 2001, something independently verified by experts

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when he got back to the UK. He started legal proceedings in the

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High Court here in May 2002, but the case was halted a year later on the

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grounds that Saudi Arabia and its officials were entitled to state

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immunity. Mr Jones's lawyers referred the case to the European

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Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in July 2006, but this week,

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Strasbourg backed the UK court's decision and Mr Jones cannot sue

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Saudi Arabia for alleged torture. That makes me feel very angry. What

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is the point of the Human Rights That makes me feel very angry. What

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is the point of the Human Rights Act or the Convention Against Torture

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when the courts give out a signal that victims of torture have

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when the courts give out a signal that victims of torture havd got

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when the courts give out a signal that victims of torture have got no

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that victims of torture havd got no redress in the domestic courts? It

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could be interpreted as a signal by torturers throughout the world that

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they have impunity if and when they torture UK nationals. It me`ns

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they have impunity if and when they torture UK nationals. It means that

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torture UK nationals. It me`ns that when men like this come back to the

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UK and want some sort of justice, they are not going to be able to get

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it through the British courts. Ron Jones has been rebuilding his life

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in Crawley and he says it is difficult now to see how his case

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can go any further. We attempted to can go any further. We attempted to

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contact the Saudi embassy hdre for contact the Saudi embassy hdre for

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comment, but so far, there has been no contact.

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In a moment: Business is on the slide. How a

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Folkestone office is looking to put some fun into the daily grind.

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An inquest has heard how it took more than four hours to transfer a

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seriously ill baby from the Darenth Valley hospital in Dartford to a

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specialist unit in London bdcause an ambulance was not available.

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Vincent Rewers died three d`ys later. Today, a coroner recorded a

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verdict of misadventure. Simon Jones verdict of misadventure. Silon Jones

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is outside the hospital now. Simon, why did it take so long to find an

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ambulance? Well, baby Vincent had a difficult start to life. He was born

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using a vacuum type device. The next day, his condition deterior`ted

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using a vacuum type device. The next day, his condition deteriorated and

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a scan revealed he had a massive lead to his brain. It was decided

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a scan revealed he had a massive lead to his brain. It was ddcided he

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needed immediate transfer to Kings College Hospital in London hn case

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College Hospital in London in case he needed surgery. The family in

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court heard today that the hospital here requested a specialist

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ambulance at 6:23pm but there wasn't one available, they were all busy

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and it wasn't until 8:15pm that evening until a new ambulance crew

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came on. It took them time to get to London, he finally arrived at

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London, he finally arrived `t 10:40pm and he died, aged just

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London, he finally arrived at 10:40pm and he died, aged jtst four

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10:40pm and he died, aged just four days old. What did the coroner have

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to say about the case? Speaking at the coroner accepted the hospital

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had done all it could do to try and find an ambulance quicker. But he

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accepted that the baby's condition was so bad that ultimately, the

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delay wouldn't have made any delay wouldn't have made any

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difference. The hospital here sent its condolences to the family but

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pointed out that the inquests found that the care offered here was

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appropriate. A document leaked to BBC Sotth East

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A document leaked to BBC South East Today shows that Thanet District

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Council has been told it has "no realistic prospect" of recovering

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any of the 3?.4 `` of the three million owed from

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the collapse of trans`Europ` ferries. The company, which ran

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three ships out of Ramsgate, went bust in April last year. It has

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since emerged the ships are registered with different owners,

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and the parent company has overall debts of more than 12 million euros.

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The council has already written off the debt.

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The Princess Royal visited Sussex this morning. Princess Anne began

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with a tour of the offices of Kineo in Brighton, an organisation which

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helps businesses with skills and training. She then went on to The

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Carers Centre in Hove. People living on the Isle of Grain

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will find out this autumn if plans for a new international hub airport

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in north Kent have made it onto the Government's short list of options

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for new runway capacity in the south`east. Sir Howard Davies, who

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south`east. Sir Howard Davids, who chairs the commission looking into

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airport capacity, told a meeting airport capacity, told a meeting

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today that a new runway is needed in the south`east.

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While the floodwaters have gone down inland, businesses and fishermen

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While the floodwaters have gone down inland, businesses and fishdrmen in

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Hastings say they're still feeling the brunt of the winter storms, with

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the strong winds making it `lmost the strong winds making it `lmost

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impossible for the Sussex fleet to put to sea.

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But no catch means no fish, a financial blow to the fishermen and

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to local restaurants ` some of which have had to reduce their menu, or

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source fish from as far away have had to reduce their menu, or

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source fish from as far away as Scotland. Chrissie Reidy reports.

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They pride themselves on serving locally sourced fish, but the storms

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have left fishermen unable to launch their boats, so restaurants like

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this one are left with no choice but to reduce their menu. If thd

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to reduce their menu. If the fishermen are not catching fish on a

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day`to`day basis, then we cannot have that locally sourced produce on

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our menu to serve to our customers. Therefore, we either have to reduce

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our menu in size and have a limited choice or we have to go further

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afield to source the products. And less fish means less choice for

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customers. Well, I think it is a great shame that we can't actually

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fish locally. You know, the fish was good today, but I would much prefer

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it if we thought we were getting something that was locally sourced,

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you know? It makes such a difference. I think it is the

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question of being creative with the menu. When I have a fish, I am not

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with interested in having salmon, with interested in having salmon,

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mussels, prawns, whatever, that you can buy off`the`shelf and hasn't

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come from the water out there. Shops too have taken a direct hit. To keep

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business afloat has meant sourcing produce from as far away as

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Scotland. No business can afford to close nowadays, so we have to take a

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bit of a whack with the profit but it is the way it has to be to keep

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fish on the plate. Ferocious storms battered the Sussex coast over

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Christmas. Part of this cliff in Hastings buckled under the pressure.

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Weather permitting, fishermen here would catch daily, but conthnuous

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would catch daily, but continuous strong gusts means trying to launch

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a boat is risky, as this fisherman found out. As we have come out on

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the low shore side, it bent the tips of the bow, as you can see, took

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chunks out. `` of the propeller. And with little or no income for weeks,

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desperate times mean desper`te measures. If you can't go to sea,

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you don't earn any money, it's as simple as that. So if you haven't

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simple as that. So if you h`ven t got the ability to go to sea

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simple as that. So if you haven't got the ability to go to se` through

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got the ability to go to sea through bad weather, then you draw on the

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savings you've made, if you've made any savings. With no signs of the

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strong winds dying down, these boats could be sitting idle for some time.

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That report by Chrissie Reidy and she joins us live now from Hastings.

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Clearly it is still bad weather very windy, and a lot of people are

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suffering this winter. It is a dire situation for fisherman

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in Hastings. One told me th`t It is a dire situation for fisherman

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in Hastings. One told me that since in Hastings. One told me th`t since

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the 12th of December, he has only been at four times on the w`ter and

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been at four times on the water, and he had his first pay packet today

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since the 12th of December. He said there wasn't much in it and he has a

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family of five defeat. As you can see, it is still very windy. The

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winds have dislodged a lot of the rocks off the shore, making it

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impossible for fishermen to launch their boats. The knock`on effect of

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that is no local catch, no fish with the local restaurants, so they are

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having to reduce their menus and in turn, that has an impact on the

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visitors coming here to expdrience and taste that local fish.

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Thank you very much. The top story tonight: Brighton and

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Hove is set to become the fhrst Hove is set to become the fhrst

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council in the country to hold a referendum on whether they can put

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up council tax by nearly5%. The Green`led authority says it is

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the only way they can maintain services for vulnerable people.

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Opposition party critics have dubbed the plans "outrageous".

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Also in tonight's programme: It is an ideal for which I am prepared to

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die. Going for gold ` the films which

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could bring back an Oscar to Kent, Sussex and Surrey.

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And after a blustery day showers, we have got much more to a tomorrow.

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Join me later that the full forecast.

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In the 1950s, visitors to Brighton and Hove were greeted by thd

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and Hove were greeted by the Promettes, young women in sharply

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cut uniforms with white gloves and catwalk model poise. They wdre

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cut uniforms with white gloves and catwalk model poise. They were there

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to give directions, offer medical advice and to smile. Now thdre

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to give directions, offer mddical advice and to smile. Now there are

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advice and to smile. Now thdre are plans afoot to bring the promettes

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back `but with a much more 21st century feel. Claudia Sermbezis has

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tonight's special report. For those men among you who like

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girls with brains, there is no place like Brighton from holiday. Apart

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from the sweet young things on holiday, you can meet six who are

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literally walking minds of information. They were employed to

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help lost day`trippers. Thex were told to smile, be pleasant and

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told to smile, be pleasant `nd accurate and they were told to look

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their best, but not so dazzling that they scared people. This is me on

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the end, this is Audrey. Veronica. Hazel was a Promette in 1956. She

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was asked to join after doing a modelling course. It was good fun

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and interesting, because so many different things happened and I met

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so many different people. It was fabulous, really, because we

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so many different people. It was fabulous, really, because wd had so

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fabulous, really, because we had so many different things, apart from

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walking along the seafront dvery walking along the seafront dvery

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weekend. Now the city wants them back, well, a version of them. The

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1950s was a time well beford back, well, a version of thdm. The

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1950s was a time well before the 1950s was a time well beford the

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sexual revolution, when sexism 1950s was a time well before the

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sexual revolution, when sexism was not only tolerated, it was `lmost

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expected. Never approach a lan and his wife or girlfriend. You will

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only get a dirty look from the woman and the man will be led off.

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Inspired by the volunteers that help so successfully at the Olympics in

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2012, the new version will be very different. They will be dressed in

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branded polo shirts and the ghouls. They were great for their thme and

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They were great for their time and we are always reinventing otrselves

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we are always reinventing ourselves in Brighton and Hove and thhs is a

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in Brighton and Hove and this is a modern version of the Promettes so

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we are looking for volunteers, they will get training, they will have

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to commit for up to four hotrs a to commit for up to four hours a

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to commit for up to four hotrs a week. It is a brilliant idea

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to commit for up to four hours a week. It is a brilliant ide` to

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bring Promettes back, but I don t like the idea of them wearing

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T`shirts. I think if they could only have a set of people in a uniform,

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visitors know where to go to and where to look. At the city hs hoping

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50 men and women of all ages will volunteer and whilst expected to

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50 men and women of all ages will volunteer and whilst expectdd to be

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friendly and helpful, they probably won't post your postcards.

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Claudia Sermbezis reporting and she is in Brighton and she joins us

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now. Apart from the bracing sea air, what is in it for the volunteers?

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They will get some training, a certificate and a free pass to some

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of the tourist attractions hn the city. This is all part of the revamp

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of the tourist information service here. They closed their centre back

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in September and this summer, they hope the city is going to be full

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in September and this summer, they hope the city is going to bd full of

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hope the city is going to be full of the city champions and ten pop`up

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tourist information shops, which the city champions, will lead people

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tourist information shops, which the city champions, will lead pdople to.

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city champions, will lead people to. If you fancy becoming a chalpion and

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volunteering, you will have to visit the website and download a form.

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Claudia, well done, thank you. The traditional way to move between

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the fifth floor and the fourth floor of an office building is to use the

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stairs. Or perhaps the lift. But there is an office in Folkestone

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where they don't want to do things the traditional way. They use a

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slide. It's the kind of thing you might

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find in the LA offices of Google or Pixar, but bosses at the Workshop

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building in the Creative Quarter building in the Creative Quarter

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don't see why the Americans should have all the fun and they bdlieve

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have all the fun and they believe the slide is actually helping grow

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their business. Victoria Holland reports.

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Mixing work with play. For these employees in Folkestone, thd office

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employees in Folkestone, the office life has its ups as well as its

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downs. It is good to go homd and downs. It is good to go homd and

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say, "I work in an office with a say, "I work in an office with a

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slide". Lots of smiling people all day. What is quite interesting now,

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day. What is quite interesthng now, though, when we first moved in,

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people used to look up from their desks, when people down the slide, a

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bit of a cheer, but now it is desks, when people down the slide, a

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bit of a cheer, but now it is the norm. It was a complete novdlty when

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we first came in and everyone obviously laughed and chattdd quite

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a lot when you came through at the bottom. People didn't realise how

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quick it was going to be, so there were quite a lot of people flying

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across the floor. The slide is around 20 feet long and bec`use it

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is made of stainless steel, it is a pretty speedy way to travel between

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floors. It is not the first office in the UK using original designs to

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try and win over their employees. In Google's office in Zurich, xou will

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Google's office in Zurich, you will find firemen's poles, table`tennis

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and even an aquarium. Pixar's US headquarters have a seesaw `nd

:19:53.:19:55.

Innocent Smoothies in London have artificial grass and picnic benches

:19:56.:19:57.

inside the office. Things lhke a creative culture, things like a fun

:19:58.:20:00.

environment, can contribute to employee engagement, so doesn't mean

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that people come to work just for the slide, but it means that people

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will see the slide as an example of will see the slide as an example of

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how the company is trying to engage with the people. The slide has only

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been in place less than a wdek, with the people. The slide has only

:20:12.:20:13.

been in place less than a week, but been in place less than a week, but

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so far, it seems employees `re jumping in feet first.

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We have at it, but they said no. `` We have at it, but they said no ``

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we have asked. The Winter Olympics and Par`lympics

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The Winter Olympics and Paralympics are just a few weeks away and this

:20:31.:20:34.

morning, Sport UK predicted Team GB should at least equal their

:20:35.:20:37.

best`ever haul of five medals. Two of the most likely medal

:20:38.:20:40.

contenders, Lizzy Yarnold and Charlotte Moore, come from the

:20:41.:20:43.

south`east and, as Neil Bell report, their preparations for Sochi could

:20:44.:20:45.

hardly be going better. No`one is quite sure why, btt

:20:46.:20:47.

No`one is quite sure why, but British competitors have a proud and

:20:48.:20:50.

successful Olympic record in the skeleton and many believe they are

:20:51.:21:02.

set to continue in Sochi. Lizzie Yarnold from West Kingsdown is the

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current world number one and appears certain to be selected for the Games

:21:06.:21:09.

next week. If I could qualify for the Olympics and be there and

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represent Great Britain, it would mean everything to me. I would be so

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proud to fly the flag, go to the Opening Ceremony and be part of the

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event. It is only my first Olympics, so I am just taking it one step at a

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time and I hope to perform at so I am just taking it one step at a

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time and I hope to perform `t my time and I hope to perform at my

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best and I am unbelievably motivated. So fingers crossdd I can

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motivated. So fingers crossed I can get there. Team GB could be in line

:21:29.:21:32.

for more than just one medal. Lizzie's team`mate and formdr

:21:33.:21:33.

for more than just one medal. Lizzie's team`mate and former mentor

:21:34.:21:34.

Shelley Rudman could match the silver she won in Turin eight years

:21:35.:21:38.

ago. We have got these new girls coming in, we have got Lizzhe

:21:39.:21:40.

ago. We have got these new girls coming in, we have got Lizzie Rose,

:21:41.:21:40.

that are really strong and ht coming in, we have got Lizzhe Rose,

:21:41.:21:42.

that are really strong and it is going to develop the sport `

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that are really strong and ht is going to develop the sport a lot

:21:45.:21:46.

more. I feel very proud, I launched the Girls 4 Gold programme that got

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all of these girls involved, which is really nice. The target `t the

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Paralympics is two medals and Charlotte Evans from Chatham will be

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hoping to guide partially sighted Kelly Gallagher to at least one of

:21:57.:21:59.

those, after the pair won no fewer than three medals at last wdek's

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World Cup meeting in Canada. Football, and Bournemouth striker

:22:07.:22:10.

Lewis Grabban could soon be joining the Albion, while defender Adam El

:22:11.:22:17.

Abd is a target for Bristol City. The 28`year`old recently pl`yed

:22:18.:22:18.

Abd is a target for Bristol City. The 28`year`old recently played his

:22:19.:22:23.

300th game for the club. The Oscars are the most prestigious

:22:24.:22:27.

awards in the world and as many as three of the little golden

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statuettes could soon be making their way to the south`east.

:22:31.:22:33.

Philomena and Captain Philips are going head to head in the Bdst Film

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going head to head in the Best Film category and the key acting

:22:36.:22:38.

directing and screenwriting talent involved are based here.

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Someone who is based in Los Angeles these days is Caroline Feraday.

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Let's go there now. I can't recall such a strong year the contenders

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such a strong year the contdnders from the south`east. There are

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such a strong year the contenders from the south`east. There `re four

:22:50.:22:51.

nominations in total for Philomena, which is an underdog in the best

:22:52.:22:57.

picture category up against Gravity and Captain Phillips. It is just a

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charming story that has won over audiences and the Academy alike

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I know this woman, she had a baby when she was a teenager. Shd has

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when she was a teenager. She has kept it secret for 50 years. For

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Brighton's Steve Coogan, there was trouble joy today. His prescription

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for Philomena, the true story of Philomena Lee's 50 year search for

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her son, one nominations for best adapted screenplay and film. I am

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absolutely dumbfounded, really. I found out by a phone call and we are

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hopeful it happens. We have four nominations and it is extraordinary,

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an article I read in the newspaper four is ago that I found moving and

:23:44.:23:47.

I wanted to turn into a fill. `` four ago. Whether it could be made

:23:48.:23:55.

into a film was answered with an emphatic yes from the o pandls. Not

:23:56.:23:57.

emphatic yes from the o panels. Not bad for a man who failed his English

:23:58.:24:02.

A`level twice. I had a hip replacement last year, Marthn. I

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replacement last year, Martin. I will have two oil you like the tin

:24:10.:24:13.

man. Judi Dench also picked up a nomination for best actress, saying

:24:14.:24:20.

it is the loveliest news. It is an extraordinary story and a true

:24:21.:24:25.

story, and somehow all the lore poignant that she is alive and I was

:24:26.:24:31.

able to meet her. We have been boarded by armed pirates, stay

:24:32.:24:36.

hidden at all costs. Gravesdnd's Paul Green grass was also nominated

:24:37.:24:40.

for Captain Phillips. The hostage drama up for best picture. Where is

:24:41.:24:53.

the crew? I don't know. I will shoot him. Shoot me. Look at me, H am

:24:54.:24:57.

the crew? I don't know. I whll shoot him. Shoot me. Look at me, I am the

:24:58.:24:57.

him. Shoot me. Look at me, H am the captain now. When the pirates

:24:58.:25:04.

attacked the container ship, those characters are brought together and

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the battle of wills is what the film is about. The Oscar ceremonx takes

:25:08.:25:11.

place on the 2nd of March. Ht could be a golden eyed for Hollywood in

:25:12.:25:16.

the south`east. With six weeks to go, the

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campaigning begins in earnest in Hollywood and if you drive around

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Hollywood at all, you will see these big posters at the roadside, and

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they are not aimed at audiences, they are not aimed at audiences

:25:27.:25:29.

they are aimed specifically at Academy members and they have

:25:30.:25:34.

pictures of the film but silply say" for your consideration". All of

:25:35.:25:37.

the stars are on TV, promoting say" for your consideration". All of

:25:38.:25:39.

the stars are on TV, promothng their the stars are on TV, promoting their

:25:40.:25:40.

movies. Philomena is an unddrdog the stars are on TV, promothng their

:25:41.:25:42.

movies. Philomena is an underdog in movies. Philomena is an underdog in

:25:43.:25:42.

its category, which probablx movies. Philomena is an unddrdog in

:25:43.:25:45.

its category, which probably belongs to 12 Years A Slave but could go to

:25:46.:25:50.

Gravity, depending on how the Academy see it. It's best option is

:25:51.:25:54.

probably in best adapted screenplay, but we will have to wait and see.

:25:55.:25:59.

We will, you enjoy the build`up. Doesn't it look good over there?

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Yes, as we saw with Claudia, it is quite windy here.

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There is a lot of wind about. Yes, gusts of 40 mph. Not all of us

:26:09.:26:12.

seeing them but it has been blustery today and we still hang on to those

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showers, just a little more brightness around and temperatures

:26:16.:26:16.

again pretty mild for the time of again pretty mild for the time of

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year. Highs of nine or 10 ddgrees, averaging around 25 and 25 mph in

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the wind. Tonight, more of the same, further showers and again,

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pretty heavy, the area of low pressure staying with us and heavier

:26:31.:26:37.

showers, also perhaps a rumble of thunder and some hail mixed in, but

:26:38.:26:43.

temperatures only dropping to five or six. Temperature is pretty mild

:26:44.:26:47.

for the time of year but it will be unsettled, showers turning hnto

:26:48.:26:48.

for the time of year but it will be unsettled, showers turning into a

:26:49.:26:50.

longer spell of rain by the end of the day. As you can tell from the

:26:51.:26:53.

isobars, the wind is staying with us, picking up again about 15`20

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isobars, the wind is staying with us, picking up again about 05`2 mph

:26:57.:26:57.

us, picking up again about 15`20 mph but gradually easing up as we head

:26:58.:27:00.

with a day. Showers through the morning, perhaps easing through the

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first part of the afternoon and then we have rain that will be ptshing

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we have rain that will be pushing up, particularly for the eastern

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parts of Kent, a wet end to the afternoon. Temperatures perhaps a

:27:14.:27:15.

little bit cooler than they have been of late, highs of around eight

:27:16.:27:18.

or nine degrees. Again, showers as we go through tomorrow night, plenty

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of cloud cover around and temperatures staying relatively

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mild, only dropping to five or six degrees and certainly saying frost

:27:24.:27:26.

free as we start the weekend. There has been a level of uncertainty

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free as we start the weekend. There has been a level of uncertahnty over

:27:29.:27:30.

when we will see the rain at the weekend but the risk of rain stays

:27:31.:27:34.

with us through Saturday and Sunday. This band of heavy rain acttally

:27:35.:27:36.

This band of heavy rain actually should be staying to the west of us

:27:37.:27:38.

now for Saturday, so there hs should be staying to the west of us

:27:39.:27:39.

now for Saturday, so there is the chance we could stay dry. It is

:27:40.:27:43.

still going to be breezy and the risk of rain is throughout the day,

:27:44.:27:46.

temperatures nine at 10 degrees not feeling particularly pleasant.

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Initially, we were hoping it would be dry on Sunday but it is not so,

:27:52.:27:55.

in the afternoon particularly the risk of rain, temperatures nine or

:27:56.:27:57.

ten as we go into the new wdek. ten as we go into the new wdek.

:27:58.:28:00.

Staying unsettled but perhaps we will pick up an easterly breeze,

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will pick up an easterly brdeze which means things getting a lot

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which means things getting ` lot colder.

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Well, that is something to look forward to! Is that good news

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question mark I am not sure. Thank you. That is it from us.

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question mark I am not sure. Thank you. That is it from ts. Ian

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will be here with the late news tonight.

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See you tomorrow, goodbye.

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