:00:00. > :00:00.rain from the east. That's all from the BBC News At Six.
:00:00. > :01:13.Good evening. The parents of a 12`year`old boy injured by a hit
:01:14. > :01:13.Good evening. The parents of a 12`year`old boy injured by ` hit and
:01:14. > :01:16.12`year`old boy injured by a hit and run driver say the motorist who
:01:17. > :01:19.drove away was "callous and immoral". Ethan Baber was t`ken to
:01:20. > :01:24.hospital with head injuries after the incident this morning in
:01:25. > :01:27.Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey. Kent Police are hunting the person
:01:28. > :01:27.responsible ` as Simon Jones reports.
:01:28. > :01:38.Simon joins us back home, bruised and bloodied
:01:39. > :01:43.After being hit on his way to school. The driver who knocked him
:01:44. > :01:52.down and rolled down his window to shout at him. He was looking the
:01:53. > :01:57.wrong way. He just started driving. I landed on the ground. He just
:01:58. > :02:04.looked at me for about two seconds. I think he said, you stupid child
:02:05. > :02:15.and drove off. My legs are still shaking. Even was hit by a car
:02:16. > :02:21.coming out of this garage. `` even. The police believe even was hit by a
:02:22. > :02:26.Ford, possibly a silver Mondeo. They haven't been able to trace that car.
:02:27. > :02:30.I think it was a callous act of either child injured on the floor,
:02:31. > :02:34.potentially injured, regardless of being late for work or in mdeting.
:02:35. > :02:44.being late for work or in meeting. It is not acceptable. It is not the
:02:45. > :02:46.done thing. It is immoral. Despite being hit, he boarded the bts to
:02:47. > :02:51.being hit, he boarded the bus to school. He did not want to be late.
:02:52. > :02:54.Teachers got him medical attention. His family are making this appeal to
:02:55. > :03:00.His family are making this `ppeal to anyone with information. Tell
:03:01. > :03:06.somebody, because it could be your child. It could be anybody's child.
:03:07. > :03:10.You would not want that for your kids. His lips are glued together
:03:11. > :03:13.and his jaw is badly bruised. He will be in pain for some time.
:03:14. > :03:13.and his jaw is badly bruised. He will be in pain for some tile. He
:03:14. > :03:18.will be in pain for some time. He wants to find the driver
:03:19. > :03:20.responsible. Simon is here for us. What's the
:03:21. > :03:24.latest on the police investhgation? latest on the police investigation?
:03:25. > :03:30.I understand the moment of hmpact I understand the moment of impact
:03:31. > :03:35.was captured on one of this CCTV cameras at the garage behind me
:03:36. > :03:39.That is why the police know it happened at 7:32am. They had been
:03:40. > :03:43.looking at this budget to see if it looking at this budget to sde if it
:03:44. > :03:53.provides more clues as to whether the driver, and also his vehicle. He
:03:54. > :03:58.spends today at the hospital undergoing x`rays and tests. He
:03:59. > :04:01.wants answers. A woman, who claims she was sexually
:04:02. > :04:03.assaulted by Dave Lee Travis while he was appearing in pantomime
:04:04. > :04:03.assaulted by Dave Lee Travis while he was appearing in pantomile at the
:04:04. > :04:07.he was appearing in pantomime at the Sussex theatre where she worked has
:04:08. > :04:10.described her ordeal to a jtry at this afternoon. She told Southwark
:04:11. > :04:12.Crown Court that the former Radio One DJ "engulfed her" and ptt his
:04:13. > :04:13.One DJ "engulfed her" and put his hand inside her trousers. Hd
:04:14. > :04:14.One DJ "engulfed her" and ptt his hand inside her trousers. He only
:04:15. > :04:17.hand inside her trousers. Hd only stopped when he was interrupted by
:04:18. > :04:26.one of the children's entertainers The Chuckle Brothers. Chrissie Reidy
:04:27. > :04:29.reports. Confused and scared. That is how a woman said she felt after
:04:30. > :04:30.she was allegedly sexy assaulted is how a woman said she felt after
:04:31. > :04:36.she was allegedly sexy assatlted by she was allegedly sexy assatlted by
:04:37. > :04:37.Dave Lee Travis. It is said to have happened while the former Radio
:04:38. > :04:38.Dave Lee Travis. It is said to have happened while the former R`dio 1
:04:39. > :04:43.presenter was playing at Aladdin happened while the former Radio 1
:04:44. > :04:46.presenter was playing at Al`ddin in presenter was playing at Al`ddin in
:04:47. > :04:51.Crawley in the early 1990s. The woman told the court showed gone
:04:52. > :04:54.into his dressing room and the assaulted her without warning. She
:04:55. > :05:00.said getting out of the door became her complete focus as she struggled
:05:01. > :05:03.to escape. She told the court her ordeal only ended when they were
:05:04. > :05:08.interrupted by the Chuckle Brothers, played by Barry and Paul
:05:09. > :05:11.Elliott. Giving evidence behind a screen, she told the court ht
:05:12. > :05:13.Elliott. Giving evidence behind a screen, she told the court it felt
:05:14. > :05:17.like a long time. I think it was only a matter of moments before I
:05:18. > :05:19.managed to get the door open. He was a lot stronger than me. Aftdr
:05:20. > :05:21.opening the door slightly, I a lot stronger than me. After
:05:22. > :05:25.opening the door slightly, I hear someone say, all right Dave, at
:05:26. > :05:29.which point he released me. The woman said she did not report what
:05:30. > :05:33.happens because she was worried she would lose her job, but he told the
:05:34. > :05:38.court her colleague at the theatre agreed she would not have to go into
:05:39. > :05:43.his dressing room again for the rest of the show's run. The former
:05:44. > :05:46.presenter denies 13 indecent assault, and one sexual ass`ult
:05:47. > :05:50.assault, and one sexual assault, dating back to 1976. The trhal
:05:51. > :05:53.continues. In a moment. Despite delays,
:05:54. > :05:56.cancellations and rising fares, Southeastern is celebrating record
:05:57. > :05:57.levels of customer satisfaction A last`ditch legal fight to stop the
:05:58. > :06:12.expansion a last`ditch legal fight to stop the
:06:13. > :06:15.expansion of Lydd Airport in Kent has begun at the High Court. The
:06:16. > :06:18.Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says land around the airport
:06:19. > :06:21.on the Romney Marsh is of "exceptional importance to birds".
:06:22. > :06:24.But supporters of the expansion plans say it will create jobs and
:06:25. > :06:27.give a much`needed boost to the South East economy. Peter
:06:28. > :06:29.Whittlesea's live at the High Court. The Government's already given
:06:30. > :06:41.permission for Lydd Airport to expand, hasn't it? That was granted
:06:42. > :06:45.in April last year. Today is a 2`pronged attack to heart that
:06:46. > :06:57.decision overturned. The ISP B are arguing that a large airport would
:06:58. > :07:02.impact on their birds. ``. This was a moment Lydd Airport fought it had
:07:03. > :07:05.won its seven`year battle against campaigners. Today, everyond
:07:06. > :07:05.won its seven`year battle against campaigners. Today, everyone was
:07:06. > :07:11.campaigners. Today, everyond was back. This time in the High Court,
:07:12. > :07:15.with RSPB urging the judge to put the wealth of birds before `ir
:07:16. > :07:18.travel. A local action group concerned about its proximity to
:07:19. > :07:23.Dungeness nuclear power station In Dungeness nuclear power station. In
:07:24. > :07:32.the large aircraft came here, you have the danger of a large redraft
:07:33. > :07:38.of release. The campaign group are trying to overturn the sector of
:07:39. > :07:41.state's decision for a new terminal building which will cost around ?25
:07:42. > :07:46.million. A runway extension of 00 million. A runway extension of 300
:07:47. > :07:54.metres, allowing the airport to handle up to 500,000 passengers a
:07:55. > :07:59.year. It has been agreed by the government. We offer it for a year.
:08:00. > :08:03.The inquiry took a year. We are saying the same thing that somebody
:08:04. > :08:10.is rejecting the plans. It is really is rejecting the plans. It hs really
:08:11. > :08:13.frustrating. Laid's heyday was in the 1950s when it was a busy
:08:14. > :08:16.airport. They are confident of winning the legal case, so
:08:17. > :08:17.construction work is already winning the legal case, so
:08:18. > :08:17.construction work is alreadx under construction work is alreadx under
:08:18. > :08:25.way. The RSPB says the secretary of way. The RSPB says the secrdtary of
:08:26. > :08:27.state failed to consider regulations to protect habitat and species. They
:08:28. > :08:29.to protect habitat and speches. They say are therefore got any bigger,
:08:30. > :08:30.to protect habitat and species. They say are therefore got any bhgger, it
:08:31. > :08:33.say are therefore got any bigger, it would have to increase its bid
:08:34. > :08:39.management plan to scare birds away from the airport, so planes are
:08:40. > :08:43.subjected bird strike. That would impact on habitats nearby, so
:08:44. > :08:47.therefore it should not happen. The appeal is due to last until
:08:48. > :08:50.Thursday. A 37`year`old man has been charged
:08:51. > :08:53.with assaulting UKIP leader Nigel Farage after he was allegedly hit
:08:54. > :08:56.over the head with a placard in Thanet. Police launched an
:08:57. > :09:00.investigation after an incident as the MEP tried to get into a hotel to
:09:01. > :09:01.meet party activists yesterday. Unemployed Andrew Scott, from
:09:02. > :09:04.Ramsgate Road in Margate, h`s been Ramsgate Road in Margate, has been
:09:05. > :09:06.charged with assault by beating and is due to appear before maghstrates
:09:07. > :09:10.is due to appear before magistrates in March.
:09:11. > :09:13.The final cost of policing protests against fracking in Sussex last year
:09:14. > :09:16.has been revealed as almost ?4 million. Hundreds of campaigners
:09:17. > :09:24.demonstrated in Balcombe last summer over the test drilling for oil. The
:09:25. > :09:26.Sussex Police and crime Comlissioner Katie born as applied to the Home
:09:27. > :09:30.Katie born as applied to thd Home Office to recover the costs
:09:31. > :09:33.incurred. The murder trial of a former soldier
:09:34. > :09:37.from Kent has begun in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Joshua
:09:38. > :09:39.French, who grew up in Marg`te, is already on death row after being
:09:40. > :09:42.convicted of murder and espionage convicted of murder and esphonage
:09:43. > :09:45.along with his best friend Tjostlov Moland in 2009. He's now accused of
:09:46. > :09:47.murdering Mr Moland ` even though a postmortem examination said he had
:09:48. > :09:51.killed himself. A jury has been told that a man
:09:52. > :09:53.stealing petrol used his car as a weapon by driving it into the
:09:54. > :09:55.manager of a Kent petrol st`tion. weapon by driving it into the
:09:56. > :09:57.manager of a Kent petrol station. He manager of a Kent petrol st`tion. He
:09:58. > :09:58.was carried half a mile on the bonnet, before falling off and
:09:59. > :09:59.bonnet, before falling off `nd suffering serious head injuries.
:10:00. > :10:00.bonnet, before falling off and suffering serious head injuries The
:10:01. > :10:03.suffering serious head injuries. The attack took place in July at a
:10:04. > :10:06.garage in West Kingsdown ne`r Sevenoaks. Joshua Charnley, from
:10:07. > :10:14.Chatham, denies causing grievous bodily harm, as Sara Smith reports.
:10:15. > :10:17.Sprawls across in front of ` car Sprawls across in front of ` car
:10:18. > :10:25.whose driver had been stealing from his petrol station, this man with
:10:26. > :10:32.his wife had tried to stop Josh read driving away, but ended up with
:10:33. > :10:36.brain damage. `` Joshua Charnley. The prosecutor said he had tsed his
:10:37. > :10:40.car as a weapon against his victim, scooping him up onto the bonnet and
:10:41. > :10:47.driving for more than half a mile. He said witnesses reported seeing
:10:48. > :10:54.him plunging the man's hands before the window, as he clung on. On duty
:10:55. > :10:58.that day, Kim Waterman alerted her boss to the car which had altered
:10:59. > :10:59.number plates. She said she saw him walking across a forecourt `nd
:11:00. > :10:59.number plates. She said she saw him walking across a forecourt and stand
:11:00. > :11:07.walking across a forecourt `nd stand in front of it. This woman saw
:11:08. > :11:09.Joshua revving his car and shunting it forward as Thais screechdd
:11:10. > :11:12.it forward as Thais screeched another customer said the c`r then
:11:13. > :11:17.another customer said the car then took off at speed, hitting the
:11:18. > :11:21.manager who had no chance to get out of the way. He clung on for half a
:11:22. > :11:29.mile, before being thrown off and hitting the road, the jury heard.
:11:30. > :11:34.Joshua Charnley admits caushng damage but denies to serious charge
:11:35. > :11:39.of GBH with intent. He told police that the man had jumped onto the
:11:40. > :11:40.front of his car and he had been too frightened to stop. The casd
:11:41. > :11:47.frightened to stop. The case continues here tomorrow.
:11:48. > :11:49.The rail company Southeastern has maintained record high levels of
:11:50. > :11:54.customer satisfaction, according to the latest survey by the watchdog
:11:55. > :11:55.Passenger Focus. 84% of passengers surveyed between September and
:11:56. > :11:57.surveyed between September `nd November said they were satisfied
:11:58. > :12:00.November said they were sathsfied with the service ` that equals the
:12:01. > :12:07.result they got for the samd quarter last year. But First Capital Connect
:12:08. > :12:08.fell two percentage points year`on`year, with 79% of customers
:12:09. > :12:15.year`on`year, with 79% of ctstomers saying they think the service is
:12:16. > :12:16.acceptable. And only 76% of passengers are satisfied with
:12:17. > :12:21.Southern's service, an annu`l fall Southern's service, an annual fall
:12:22. > :12:30.of five percentage points. Managers at Southeastern say they're pleased
:12:31. > :12:35.with the results. It is an encouraging results. It has
:12:36. > :12:39.equalled our best ever result at the Olympics. We are encouraged by the
:12:40. > :12:44.feedback we proceed through the survey, but not complacent. We know
:12:45. > :12:47.more work be done. The latest results follow a series of recent
:12:48. > :12:48.passenger complaints. During October's stormy weather, both
:12:49. > :12:50.Southern and Southeastern c`ncelled Southern and Southeastern cancelled
:12:51. > :12:54.morning rush hour services because of fallen trees on the line. In
:12:55. > :12:56.December ` after this latest survey was carried out ` we revealdd
:12:57. > :12:57.December ` after this latest survey was carried out ` we revealed our
:12:58. > :12:59.train companies had paid out record levels of compensation because
:13:00. > :12:59.train companies had paid out record levels of compensation becatse of
:13:00. > :13:02.levels of compensation because of delays. And many passengers were
:13:03. > :13:06.angered when fares went up by an average of 2.8% at the start of the
:13:07. > :13:10.year, pushing the cost of an annual season ticket to London above ?5000
:13:11. > :13:13.mark for the first time in parts of the South East. Jane Witherspoon
:13:14. > :13:21.joins us from Tunbridge Wells Station. Those sort of numbers
:13:22. > :13:21.joins us from Tunbridge Wells Station. Those sort of numbdrs we
:13:22. > :13:27.Station. Those sort of numbers we could only dream of. I don't believe
:13:28. > :13:31.these numbers. I would ask for those numbers for Hastings to London,
:13:32. > :13:36.which I think would be less than half that. Jane is here from
:13:37. > :13:37.half that. Jane is here frol Tunbridge Wells station. Are
:13:38. > :13:39.Tunbridge Wells station. Ard commuters there surprised by the
:13:40. > :13:43.survey results? A lot of thdm commuters there surprised bx the
:13:44. > :13:49.survey results? A lot of thdm are surprise. It has press a few
:13:50. > :13:49.buttons. I've heard a mixture of stories, about people complaining
:13:50. > :13:56.stories, about people compl`ining price hikes, or that they can't get
:13:57. > :14:04.seats to work. There is the delays and cancellations. I think that is
:14:05. > :14:07.not people fluent in their forms properly. No disrespect. I have not
:14:08. > :14:14.been happy with them. They `re been happy with them. They `re
:14:15. > :14:17.cancelled due to whether. Up in London it is never like that. You
:14:18. > :14:20.have to take into account f`ctors have to take into account factors
:14:21. > :14:28.like the weather. I think in general they are trying their best. The
:14:29. > :14:30.companies today have highlighted how much they are spending to ilprove
:14:31. > :14:35.much they are spending to improve services, and guess we will find out
:14:36. > :14:38.when the next survey completed. We want to know what you thhnk. Are
:14:39. > :14:39.We want to know what you think. Are you satisfied with the servhce
:14:40. > :14:40.We want to know what you thhnk. Are you satisfied with the service you
:14:41. > :14:42.you satisfied with the servhce you get from your train operator? Have
:14:43. > :14:46.things improved since private companies took over our railways, or
:14:47. > :14:48.would you like a return to the British Rail era? You can get
:14:49. > :14:48.would you like a return to the British Rail era? You can gdt in
:14:49. > :14:51.British Rail era? You can get in touch by Facebook, Twitter or by
:14:52. > :14:52.email at the usual address: southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk, and we'll
:14:53. > :14:54.hear your views later in thd hear your views later in the
:14:55. > :15:05.programme. It is nearly 6:44pm. programme. It is nearly 6:45pm.
:15:06. > :15:07.This is our top story tonight. The parents of a 12`year`old boy
:15:08. > :15:09.injured by a hit and run driver The parents of a 12`year`old boy
:15:10. > :15:11.injured by a hit and run drhver say injured by a hit and run driver say
:15:12. > :15:14.the motorist who drove away was "callous and immoral". Ethan Baber
:15:15. > :15:17.was taken to hospital with head injuries after the incident this
:15:18. > :15:19.morning in Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey. Kent Police are
:15:20. > :15:22.appealing for witnesses. Also in tonight's programme.
:15:23. > :15:25.A fox has been tracked more than 40 miles from its home range in
:15:26. > :15:32.Brighton Hove ` breaking the previous record for the anilal in
:15:33. > :15:37.Britain. Remembering when The Mods and Rockers clashed. After a
:15:38. > :15:49.and Rockers clashed. After ` dry couple of days, it is turning wet
:15:50. > :15:54.again. A Fox has been trackdd more than 40 miles from his home range,
:15:55. > :15:57.breaking the previous record. The fox ` which has been called Fleet by
:15:58. > :16:00.University of Brighton researchers `` was fitted with a collar
:16:01. > :16:03.containing a satellite tracking tag, allowing scientists to monitor his
:16:04. > :16:11.movements. Mark Sanders is live for us in Hove. And more, the
:16:12. > :16:12.researchers were surprised at us in Hove. And more, the
:16:13. > :16:19.researchers were surprised `t how researchers were surprised `t how
:16:20. > :16:23.far he fled. They are taking about about how the distance he covered.
:16:24. > :16:25.These are the mean streets of hope, where lead started his extr`ordinary
:16:26. > :16:32.where lead started his extraordinary journey all that way. He is the Mr
:16:33. > :16:38.fantastic box. Fleet has lived up to the name. He is Fleet of foot. He
:16:39. > :16:41.was trapped from his usual home 40 miles away. His rambling rotte
:16:42. > :16:41.was trapped from his usual home 40 miles away. His rambling route for
:16:42. > :16:50.miles away. His rambling rotte for the Sussex countryside meant he
:16:51. > :16:53.travelled miles. He leaves Brighton and goes of the Sussex. He hangs
:16:54. > :17:00.around there for a couple of days, then he shifts again. He carries on
:17:01. > :17:04.up to what he fields. He stays around Heathfield. Then he hs
:17:05. > :17:06.up to what he fields. He st`ys around Heathfield. Then he is off
:17:07. > :17:14.again. He goes of the Kent. He comes back and slowly goes back towards
:17:15. > :17:19.Brighton. A GPS device gave his location every 30 minutes.
:17:20. > :17:23.Researchers at Brighton University detected a festive pause in his
:17:24. > :17:25.journey. From six o'clock on Christmas Eve to 6am on Boxing Day
:17:26. > :17:29.he stops, like most of us dhd. Christmas Eve to 6am on Boxhng Day
:17:30. > :17:33.he stops, like most of us dhd. He stays in a caravan park for two days
:17:34. > :17:39.over Christmas. That strikes me as being odd. He did not move `t all.
:17:40. > :17:42.being odd. He did not move at all. He goes a couple hundred metres He
:17:43. > :17:47.He goes a couple hundred metres. He stays in the same place. It is 0
:17:48. > :17:51.left the city because of a family fallout. He was pushed out of the
:17:52. > :18:00.group `` fought the. There is no group `` fought the. There is no
:18:01. > :18:09.divide between urban and rural box. I get phone calls from people.
:18:10. > :18:17.Country foxes are healthier than urban foxes. They are
:18:18. > :18:24.interchangeable populations. Foxes are born in urban areas and can move
:18:25. > :18:31.into countryside. This foxes' tale has an uncertain ending. Pleads's
:18:32. > :18:34.has an uncertain ending. Pldads s GPS stopped giving out a signal on
:18:35. > :18:39.January two `` Fleet. If yot GPS stopped giving out a signal on
:18:40. > :18:44.January two `` Fleet. If you want to find out more about this
:18:45. > :18:55.extraordinary story, Winter watch is on BBC Two at eight o'clock.
:18:56. > :19:00.The Mods had scooters, sharp suits and short hair. Rockers had
:19:01. > :19:01.motorbikes, leather jackets and Brylcream quiffs. And they didn t
:19:02. > :19:07.Brylcream quiffs. And they didn't mix well. When hundreds clashed on
:19:08. > :19:08.Margate seafront in 1964, it led to a moral panic over the state
:19:09. > :19:09.Margate seafront in 1964, it led to a moral panic over the statd of the
:19:10. > :19:11.a moral panic over the state of the country's youth. The 50th
:19:12. > :19:14.anniversary of that infamous Whitsun Weekend is fast approaching. And, as
:19:15. > :19:17.Ian Palmer reports, volunteers at Ian Palmer reports, voluntedrs at
:19:18. > :19:41.Margate Museum are inviting people who lived through it all to come
:19:42. > :19:42.forward and share their memories. Margate 1964 and hundreds of
:19:43. > :19:46.teenagers are spoiling for a fight. teenagers are spoiling for ` fight.
:19:47. > :19:57.On one side The Mods, on the other Rockers. 50 years ago Steve Howard
:19:58. > :20:04.was a young man looking for trouble. The day`trippers did not know what
:20:05. > :20:09.hit them. They didn't realise it was going to happen in Margate. We knew
:20:10. > :20:12.the police would be in in Brighton, so we went to Margate. The 50th
:20:13. > :20:14.so we went to Margate. The 40th anniversary of the teenage clash is
:20:15. > :20:15.being marked in April at the anniversary of the teenage clash is
:20:16. > :20:17.being marked in April at thd old being marked in April at the old
:20:18. > :20:19.court room, now museum. Spe`king in front of the very dock where those
:20:20. > :20:21.front of the very dock wherd those arrested received punishment
:20:22. > :20:29.exhibitors say they're hoping to uncover personal stories not yet
:20:30. > :20:32.heard. We have one young lady who apparently was 21 at the time, who
:20:33. > :20:34.apparently was 21 at the tile, who had been there for her birthday.
:20:35. > :20:37.apparently was 21 at the time, who had been there for her birthday She
:20:38. > :20:39.had some footage of The Mods and Rockers running around the High
:20:40. > :20:42.Street. This was the last m`n to Rockers running around the High
:20:43. > :20:44.Street. This was the last man to be Street. This was the last man to be
:20:45. > :20:48.arrested. He would've been put in the cells had there been room. Four
:20:49. > :20:51.men were jailed. Two people were stabbed. Word got out Dr George
:20:52. > :20:58.Simpson was handing out stiff sentences and the violence soon
:20:59. > :21:02.stopped. I got fined. I had to walk back to North Kent from Margate as a
:21:03. > :21:07.punishment. Eight o'clock in the morning to eight o'clock at night.
:21:08. > :21:12.That is when I got home. I got a clip round the ear from my lother,
:21:13. > :21:15.and a clip from my Nan on the following Sunday for getting into
:21:16. > :21:30.trouble. The events of Eastdr 1 64 are hard to explain, but it won't
:21:31. > :21:31.stop people trying to do just that. Charlton travel to Oxford United
:21:32. > :21:33.tonight for their FA Cup third Charlton travel to Oxford United
:21:34. > :21:35.tonight for their FA Cup thhrd round tonight for their FA Cup thhrd round
:21:36. > :21:39.replay. The Addicks fought back to earn a 2`2 draw in last week's game
:21:40. > :21:42.at the Valley. Charlton hopd goalkeeper Ben Alnwick will have
:21:43. > :21:43.recovered from illness in time to play, as Ben Hamer is injurdd.
:21:44. > :21:50.play, as Ben Hamer is injured. Today the charity Sport
:21:51. > :21:56.The first one was in 2002. Since then, over ?195 million has been
:21:57. > :22:01.raised for good causes in the UK and abroad. Here in Kent and Sussex, 60
:22:02. > :22:06.abroad. Here in Kent and Sussex 60 projects currently benefit from
:22:07. > :22:07.Sport Relief grants. One of them is Crossroads Care in Maidstone `
:22:08. > :22:07.Sport Relief grants. One of them is Crossroads Care in Maidstond ` which
:22:08. > :22:10.Crossroads Care in Maidstone ` which provides respite for young people
:22:11. > :22:18.who care for sick or elderly relatives. Victoria Holland paid
:22:19. > :22:20.them a visit. For these children, this is more than a youth group,
:22:21. > :22:21.them a visit. For these children, this is more than a youth group it
:22:22. > :22:22.this is more than a youth group, it is an escape. They young carers
:22:23. > :22:26.looking after someone at hole, is an escape. They young carers
:22:27. > :22:28.looking after someone at home, like looking after someone at hole, like
:22:29. > :22:34.13`year`old Cassidy. Her father became ill and she helps out more
:22:35. > :22:37.than those skills are weak. IQ can begin. I help my dad do the washing.
:22:38. > :22:41.I clean the house. I come here begin. I help my dad do the washing.
:22:42. > :22:47.I clean the house. I come here to meet new people. I start to
:22:48. > :22:52.understand what they go through These young carers come here to get
:22:53. > :23:05.creative and play games. Of course, they come to play sport. Ryan
:23:06. > :23:06.creative and play games. Of course, they come to play sport. Ry`n looks
:23:07. > :23:09.after his mother. He found it they come to play sport. Ryan looks
:23:10. > :23:13.after his mother. He found ht hard after his mother. He found ht hard
:23:14. > :23:15.to make friends to begin with. Meeting people who feel the same
:23:16. > :23:17.about what you do. People sde Meeting people who feel the same
:23:18. > :23:17.about what you do. People see that about what you do. People see that
:23:18. > :23:24.and really enjoyed that. Thd money and really enjoyed that. The money
:23:25. > :23:30.raised by sport relief helps fund trips. It also helps them with
:23:31. > :23:34.practical skills like cooking. They get help from adults who understand
:23:35. > :23:40.the situation, but more importantly from their peers, which means so
:23:41. > :23:41.much to them, that they can talk to someone. When the responsibhlities
:23:42. > :23:43.someone. When the responsibilities of being a carer letter homd,
:23:44. > :23:43.someone. When the responsibhlities of being a carer letter home, these
:23:44. > :23:45.of being a carer letter homd, these young people just want to be
:23:46. > :23:55.children again. And this ye`r's children again. And this year's
:23:56. > :23:57.Sport Relief weekend runs from the 21st to the 23rd of March. To get
:23:58. > :23:58.involved, have a look online 21st to the 23rd of March. To get
:23:59. > :23:59.involved, have a look onlind at involved, have a look online at
:24:00. > :24:03.bbc.co.uk/sportrelief. Now
:24:04. > :24:16.let's have a look at the It is turning wet I am afraid. Fog was the
:24:17. > :24:23.main problem this morning. It was dense and till 11am. We saw some
:24:24. > :24:29.sunshine this afternoon. It was a cool day of six or seven Celsius.
:24:30. > :24:32.All change as we go into tonight. We have a band of heavy rain. Ht will
:24:33. > :24:41.have a band of heavy rain. It will be breezy as well. That rain
:24:42. > :24:45.initially fairly light, but it will turn heavy from about midnight. It
:24:46. > :24:53.will edge its wait use words. All others will see a wet picture.
:24:54. > :24:57.Temperatures tonight dropping to five or six degrees. Lows of three
:24:58. > :25:01.or four degrees. Frost free, but they wet start to the day tomorrow.
:25:02. > :25:09.A bit tricky with the rain for spring. You can tell that the winds
:25:10. > :25:15.once becoming light. It'll be quite breezy the morning. Plenty of cloud
:25:16. > :25:18.around. You might see some sunshine. Temperatures feeling quite cool.
:25:19. > :25:22.Temperatures feeling quite cool Highs of seven or eight degrees.
:25:23. > :25:28.Highs of seven or eight degrees Easing off to five or ten mph.
:25:29. > :25:30.Tomorrow night, outbreaks of rain. Some clever skies. Temperattres
:25:31. > :25:38.Some clever skies. Temperatures tumbling down to two or thrde
:25:39. > :25:40.degrees. `` clearer skies. Thursday will be dry and bright. The winds
:25:41. > :25:43.were picked up. The rain would will be dry and bright. The winds
:25:44. > :25:47.were picked up. The rain wotld clear were picked up. The rain would clear
:25:48. > :25:52.and we end the day on Thursday mostly dry. Top temperatures seven
:25:53. > :25:56.or eight degrees. It'll feel cool on Thursday. It'll be the same again on
:25:57. > :26:00.Friday. Initially dry, then turns wet. That heavier rain will stay
:26:01. > :26:04.with us into Saturday. Temperatures with us into Saturday. Tempdratures
:26:05. > :26:06.of seven or eight degrees. Saturday looks to be staying wet, but the
:26:07. > :26:14.players by Sunday. Sunday will be players by Sunday. Sunday will be
:26:15. > :26:16.dry but chilly. The rail company Southeastern has
:26:17. > :26:19.maintained record high levels of customer satisfaction, according to
:26:20. > :26:22.the latest survey by the watchdog Passenger Focus. 84% of passenger
:26:23. > :26:23.surveyed said they were satisfied, surveyed said they were sathsfied,
:26:24. > :26:30.compared to 79% for First Capital compared to 79% for First C`pital
:26:31. > :26:38.Connect, and 76% for Southern. Earlier we asked what you think of
:26:39. > :26:42.your local rail operator. Not everyone is convinced by those
:26:43. > :26:47.survey results. Tory said they are very pro`will stop there are
:26:48. > :26:49.cancelled a lot. Steve Coopdr very pro`will stop there ard
:26:50. > :26:52.cancelled a lot. Steve Cooper said cancelled a lot. Steve Coopdr said
:26:53. > :26:59.the service is generally good. But he said there are hold`ups. He said
:27:00. > :27:05.the main issue is the cost. Sarah Phillips said she travels whth them.
:27:06. > :27:08.She has problems with delays and cancellations. She understands there
:27:09. > :27:09.are certain things they can't control, like the weather, but there
:27:10. > :27:14.are times when there are sthll are times when there are sthll
:27:15. > :27:16.problems. Grant says the re`son the figures are so high is that they as
:27:17. > :27:19.people who don't use a servhce figures are so high is that they as
:27:20. > :27:23.people who don't use a service every people who don't use a service every
:27:24. > :27:26.day. As somebody who stands on the platform every day, and you will get
:27:27. > :27:36.a very different response. Another point. Anyone can tell you how easy
:27:37. > :27:41.the surveys Artemus Sarge. Thank you for your `` Toomer