:00:00. > :00:00.President Putin calls for the West to condemn it.
:00:00. > :00:24.We're live tonight at the High Court. Farage fights back. The UKIP
:00:25. > :00:31.MEP for the South East says claims he abused the European Parliament's
:00:32. > :00:35.allowance system are outrageous. What I have done is take the
:00:36. > :00:39.allowance, the European Union gives to me as it gives to every other
:00:40. > :00:50.MEP, and I use it to go out there and campaign. Also in tonight's
:00:51. > :00:54.programme. A clean sweep for our beaches ` all 123 in the south east
:00:55. > :00:58.make it into the UK's Good Beach Guide. A very happy return ` Kent
:00:59. > :01:01.skier Charlotte Evans, who helped Kelly Gallagher win gold at Sochi,
:01:02. > :01:06.is treated to a surprise party in her home town. And they are real hot
:01:07. > :01:08.hatches. The first ever world rallycross series will kick off in
:01:09. > :01:33.Kent. Good evening. A young woman from
:01:34. > :01:37.Kent who's facing treatment that could leave her infertile has lost a
:01:38. > :01:40.High Court challenge to force the NHS to pay to freeze her eggs.
:01:41. > :01:43.Lizzie Rose, from Margate, is about to undergo bone marrow transplant
:01:44. > :01:46.and chemotherapy because she suffers a particularly virulent form of the
:01:47. > :01:50.bowel condition Crohn's Disease. Simon Jones is at the High Court now
:01:51. > :01:54.` Simon ` she's lost her case ` but I understand there may still be hope
:01:55. > :02:03.for Miss Rose despite today's ruling? It is a fairly complex
:02:04. > :02:08.judgement that was handed down today. It was handed down pretty
:02:09. > :02:12.quickly. Time, in reality, is running out for Lizzie. The headline
:02:13. > :02:17.is that she did not win her case, but in reality, the judgement may
:02:18. > :02:26.force health bosses to look at her case again and more favourably. She
:02:27. > :02:29.will become one of the first Crohn's disease sufferers to be treated with
:02:30. > :02:32.chemotherapy, but another rejection in the battle to get her eggs
:02:33. > :02:36.frozen. She spoke to us about it last week. You are told that you
:02:37. > :02:41.cannot have your own children. Until you are told that, it is a whole
:02:42. > :02:45.other level of upsetting thing. With everything else I have done, I have
:02:46. > :02:49.never been as upset as the letter made me, and I have only just
:02:50. > :02:55.recovered in the last few months to be able to put this case forward
:02:56. > :02:58.without getting physically upset. Freezing Lizzie Rose's eggs would
:02:59. > :03:01.have cost ?4000, but now than it clinical commissioning group said
:03:02. > :03:05.that there was insufficient evidence to demonstrate its effectiveness. ``
:03:06. > :03:08.Thanet. Back in 2004, NICE recommended that women should be
:03:09. > :03:14.offered the treatment, although it has very limited success. In 2009,
:03:15. > :03:16.the clinical commissioning group said that the guidelines were
:03:17. > :03:26.recommendations, not mandatory. In May last year, Lizzie's request for
:03:27. > :03:29.treatment was turned down. Nice issued new guidelines saying that
:03:30. > :03:37.the case for treatment was now strong. If you're taking the
:03:38. > :03:40.decision to go ahead with a very complex, expensive treatment like
:03:41. > :03:43.this, and he had made the decision to go ahead, then you have to go
:03:44. > :03:47.ahead properly. Today, the clinical commissioning group's decision was
:03:48. > :03:52.called lawful in this case. But there is some hope. There is a new
:03:53. > :03:54.policy still rejecting the treatment, but without clear
:03:55. > :04:02.reasoning, that is unlawful, according to the judge. The fact
:04:03. > :04:05.that the new policy has been found to be unlawful in a way that it
:04:06. > :04:14.would refuse this treatment, it is incredibly hopeful. Lizzie is aware
:04:15. > :04:20.that in her case, time is running out.
:04:21. > :04:26.Health bosses told us today that they will look at this judgement,
:04:27. > :04:32.and if necessary, Rooney review their policy. I have been joined now
:04:33. > :04:35.by Lizzie. What is your reaction? Are you still hopeful? I am pleased
:04:36. > :04:44.with the judgement today, because the policy is found to be unlawful,
:04:45. > :04:48.and they did not go far enough to apply with the equalities
:04:49. > :04:52.guidelines. How much that this mean to you? If I was to put forward a
:04:53. > :04:59.funding application, they would have to look at it. The guidelines say
:05:00. > :05:06.that decreasing should be offered to women in exceptional circumstances.
:05:07. > :05:18.The judge would not comment on individual cases.
:05:19. > :05:22.The UKIP leader and MEP for the South East Nigel Farage has
:05:23. > :05:25.dismissed as 'outrageous' claims that he has abused the European
:05:26. > :05:28.Parliament's allowance system. The Times alleges that he received
:05:29. > :05:31.thousands of pounds a year to run his constituency office in West
:05:32. > :05:34.Sussex ` which had been provided rent`free by UKIP supporters. Our
:05:35. > :05:48.Political Editor Louise Stewart has the details. I would urge everyone,
:05:49. > :05:52.come and join the People's Army. Nigel Farage was seen as the winner
:05:53. > :05:55.of his head`to`head debate with Nick Clegg over the future of the
:05:56. > :05:58.European Union. That, coupled with anger over the expenses of Maria
:05:59. > :06:01.Miller, which saw her forced to resign, has boosted Ukip. It has
:06:02. > :06:04.given them a bounce in the polls. Today's Times newspaper reports that
:06:05. > :06:08.Nigel barrage received ?15,000 to run his constituency office in West
:06:09. > :06:14.Sussex. It was provided rent`free by UKIP supporters. The former office
:06:15. > :06:18.manager said that it only cost ?3000 per year to run. Although the EU
:06:19. > :06:21.does not require a detailed breakdown of expenditure, Nigel
:06:22. > :06:32.Farage insists that the cost was ?1000 per week. `` ?1000 per month.
:06:33. > :06:37.I have never claimed any expenses at all for that office. That is not how
:06:38. > :06:42.it has how it works. I have not taken a mortgage on a property that
:06:43. > :06:46.I have sold for a massive profit. I have taken the allowance that the
:06:47. > :06:49.European Union gives to me, as it does for every MP, to campaign.
:06:50. > :06:55.Critics say that all politicians, including Nigel Farage, need to be
:06:56. > :06:59.clear about what they are claiming. That is tax payers money they are
:07:00. > :07:03.talking about. It is not a bankers bonus that Nigel Farage can do with
:07:04. > :07:06.what he pleases. He has to be transparent about this. But the
:07:07. > :07:09.former UKIP office manager says that the Times newspaper misquoted him,
:07:10. > :07:16.and states that the running costs were about ?8000 a year, closer to
:07:17. > :07:20.Farage's figure. Nigel Farage says that he would be happy for his
:07:21. > :07:24.finances to be audited by an independent accountant. With the
:07:25. > :07:26.European elections a month away, the UKIP leader can expect to be under
:07:27. > :07:42.increasing scrutiny. Louise is here with us now. Nigel
:07:43. > :07:47.Farage is threatening legal link `` legal action. How serious is this?
:07:48. > :07:50.He thinks this is a politically motivated attack. He thinks that the
:07:51. > :07:56.newspapers are trying to tie together the scandals that have been
:07:57. > :08:04.recently over expenses. It has to be said, they are two different things.
:08:05. > :08:13.In the European parliament, they do not need to produce receipts. He is
:08:14. > :08:18.saying, if he is under this investigation, the other 72 British
:08:19. > :08:24.MEPs should be looked at. Meanwhile, the electoral commission is going to
:08:25. > :08:28.write to you kip to seek clarification over the constituency
:08:29. > :08:44.office. The constituency office is paid for by 2`mac you kip
:08:45. > :08:51.supporters. `` to Ukip supporters. He is seen as a mainstream party. He
:08:52. > :09:04.is going to face the same kind of criticism and scrutiny that other
:09:05. > :09:05.party leaders do. Coming up, all of our 123 beaches make it into the
:09:06. > :09:20.good beach guide. The family of a grandmother who died
:09:21. > :09:23.after falling in hospital and hitting her head are taking legal
:09:24. > :09:26.action against the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. They
:09:27. > :09:29.believe the death of 67`year`old Sheila Acott could have been
:09:30. > :09:32.prevented if staff at Maidstone Hospital had shared information that
:09:33. > :09:40.she was at risk of falling. Jon Hunt reports. This is a picture of my
:09:41. > :09:48.mum, Sheila Acott, and a piece of her hair that I cut off when she was
:09:49. > :09:54.in the mortuary. She was left standing at a nursing station when
:09:55. > :10:04.she was a high`risk patient. No one was standing beside, and she had a
:10:05. > :10:08.massive blow to the head when Sheila Acott was admitted to hospital, she
:10:09. > :10:14.was considered to have a high risk of falling. She said that she
:10:15. > :10:21.approached the nurses station in distress state. She felt backwards,
:10:22. > :10:27.hitting her head. It became clear that the nurses caring for her were
:10:28. > :10:36.unaware that she had a high risk of falls. That was because of a lack of
:10:37. > :10:40.risk assessment, and a lack of a care plan. The NHS trust has
:10:41. > :10:47.implemented a series of measures since her death. The number of
:10:48. > :10:51.patients falls have dropped by 10%. It comes down to staffing and
:10:52. > :10:55.resources, and people having time to do proper handovers, and making sure
:10:56. > :10:59.staff are aware of the concerns around patients. If you have anyone
:11:00. > :11:04.who is likely to fall over, that information needs to be passed on
:11:05. > :11:11.from wanting to the next team. I will not to see my mum again, and I
:11:12. > :11:17.do not want it to see it happen to anyone else's family. It is
:11:18. > :11:27.horrific. My mum was 67, and I miss her every single day. Sheila
:11:28. > :11:32.Acott's family are launching a civil claim for damages against the
:11:33. > :11:40.hospital trust. What do the trust say that they have done since Sheila
:11:41. > :11:48.Acott's death? They say that patients with a high risk of falling
:11:49. > :11:55.given a blue risk ban `` wristband. They have brought in a practitioner
:11:56. > :12:02.who is reducing the number of accidents. They have invested in
:12:03. > :12:08.motion sensors, Bishop adds, and anti`slip socks for patients. They
:12:09. > :12:24.say that their thoughts are with Sheila Acott's family after her
:12:25. > :12:27.tragic death last year. A man from Ashford has been jailed
:12:28. > :12:31.for seven and a half years for shooting a man in the leg during a
:12:32. > :12:33.ten year old's birthday party. 21`year`old Alfie Gannon admitted
:12:34. > :12:37.shooting the man following a disagreement at the party in Bromley
:12:38. > :12:41.last year. People opposed to plans to build a second runway at Gatwick
:12:42. > :12:44.airport have launched a new campaign. They've sent out thousands
:12:45. > :12:47.of car stickers and leaflets marked "Gatwick's Big Enough". Managers at
:12:48. > :12:49.the Sussex airport have started a public consultation process on their
:12:50. > :13:01.expansion plans, putting forward three different options for a new
:13:02. > :13:13.runway. A road Council are organising
:13:14. > :13:18.All of the South East's beaches have made it into the Good Beach Guide
:13:19. > :13:21.this year. 123 beaches were tested and all of them passed, with 104
:13:22. > :13:24.reaching the highest 'recommended' standard. That's an increase of
:13:25. > :13:27.nearly 70% compared to last year. But some of our beaches only
:13:28. > :13:30.received the minimum standard ` including Hastings, which last month
:13:31. > :13:33.suffered from sewage flowing into the sea. Piers Hopkirk joins us live
:13:34. > :13:36.from Brighton, and Piers, there's also concern about how reliable
:13:37. > :13:38.these results really are. For our beaches today, a 100% pass rate. All
:13:39. > :13:42.123 reached the minimum water standard from Hastings to Herne
:13:43. > :13:47.Bay. The organisers warned against complacency. We can't simply allow
:13:48. > :13:51.ourselves to be pleased with ourselves and sit on our laurels.
:13:52. > :13:54.While it is good news as a track record for our beaches, the
:13:55. > :13:59.situation data they can change markedly. We need to make sure we do
:14:00. > :14:05.not have serious pollution issues during the summer. This was one of
:14:06. > :14:10.the 104 reaching beehive recommended standard. It is important, because
:14:11. > :14:14.people take notice of these awards. It shows our beaches are clean, and
:14:15. > :14:22.more visitors will visit Kent. While the results are good this year, is
:14:23. > :14:30.just a stay of execution for some? Of Rowetta have a summer like 2012,
:14:31. > :14:33.we would see a lot of bathing water failing these results, and a
:14:34. > :14:44.different picture in 2014. We are appealing against overconfidence. We
:14:45. > :14:52.are appealing for improvements in the sewage infrastructure. Until
:14:53. > :14:58.now, it is constantly improving, the tourism trade. That would hit us
:14:59. > :15:02.hard, I think. This outfall has been blamed for past failures. The
:15:03. > :15:10.council wants to solve the problem once and for all. Over 3 million
:15:11. > :15:13.people come here each year. People love coming to the seaside, they
:15:14. > :15:16.love coming to the beach. It is important that we get this right.
:15:17. > :15:28.Our beaches have made the grade this year, but the plot is against them
:15:29. > :15:32.if they are to avoid future failure. This is tonight's top story. A Kent
:15:33. > :15:44.woman with Crohn's disease has lost a legal challenge against a decision
:15:45. > :15:52.to stop freezing her eggs. NHS managers say they may review their
:15:53. > :16:00.policy. Still to come, we take a spin and they drift in the hottest
:16:01. > :16:04.hatch as they are. Kent prepares to hold the first ever Ukip event. It
:16:05. > :16:08.has been another day of blue skies across the south`east. Find out
:16:09. > :16:30.later in the programme with it will continue.
:16:31. > :16:35.It's a vegetable mentioned in some of the earliest references to food
:16:36. > :16:38.in history. We know that when our ancestors went foraging on the
:16:39. > :16:41.shoreline for seafood, they also gathered sea kale as the perfect
:16:42. > :16:45.accompaniment, but despite that it's fallen out of favour. It was one of
:16:46. > :16:48.the most common vegetables up until the Middle Ages. The Romans
:16:49. > :16:51.preserved it in barrels for sea voyages and during the Second World
:16:52. > :16:54.War, those on rations were encouraged to eat it as it provided
:16:55. > :16:57.vital nutrients. Today it's rare and on the protected list. But for
:16:58. > :17:00.tonight's Special Report, Ian Palmer's been to see it being
:17:01. > :17:10.harvested on the Sussex coast in Normans Bay, near Eastbourne. It is
:17:11. > :17:14.the first pick of the season. Rod Smith and his family have been
:17:15. > :17:22.growing sea kale off the coast of Normandy Bay since the 19th
:17:23. > :17:25.century. `` Norman 's Bay. Yellow macro you just plant it. You don't
:17:26. > :17:30.have to do anything with it. You uncover it, cut it and it will come
:17:31. > :17:35.back the next year and a year after and every year. It is very
:17:36. > :17:40.sustainable! The plant grows naturally off the coast of Britain.
:17:41. > :17:45.It particularly likes the shingle here in Sussex. Known for his sea
:17:46. > :17:55.kale expertise, this is run's father Jim talking to the BBC in 1978. I
:17:56. > :18:10.planted every bit round here. It is ball family. ``
:18:11. > :18:21.sea kale was very popular for many centuries. Why has it fallen out of
:18:22. > :18:25.favour now? Gerald Rosa is to kick sea kale in his Eastbourne
:18:26. > :18:36.restaurant many years ago. He says that at ?20 a kilo, it is a
:18:37. > :18:42.vegetable gifted chefs would not get their hands on. They want to produce
:18:43. > :18:48.things like that. Billy? It is a fantastic vegetable. Really. Aren't
:18:49. > :18:57.with sea kale in a hollandaise sauce, with blood red oranges, we
:18:58. > :19:02.took the delicacy onto the street of Eastbourne. It is nice. Pleasantly
:19:03. > :19:08.sharp and crunchy. I love the crank it has got. I like it. I would give
:19:09. > :19:15.it a go. I think you have opened my mind and taste buds to a whole new
:19:16. > :19:19.experience! Give it a go at your leisure, but do not pick a wild sea
:19:20. > :19:31.kale, because it is protected by law.
:19:32. > :19:36.A surprise party's been thrown for the Kent skier Charlotte Evans, who
:19:37. > :19:39.helped win gold for Britain at the Winter Paralympics in Sochi. The
:19:40. > :19:42.Chatham athlete, who guided her visually impaired ski partner Kelly
:19:43. > :19:45.Gallagher to the Super`G title, had been invited to afternoon tea with
:19:46. > :19:48.the Mayor of Medway. But when she arrived at the Mayor's Parlour, her
:19:49. > :19:50.friends, relatives and coaches were there to congratulate her on
:19:51. > :19:54.Paralympic success. Peter Whittlesea joins us live from Chatham, and
:19:55. > :20:07.Peter, it was the town's way of saying well done. That is right.
:20:08. > :20:12.They wanted to honour these skiers, not only forgetting gold, but for
:20:13. > :20:16.being an inspiration for all people to take part in sport. It also
:20:17. > :20:19.involve quite a lot of planning over there, at the Mayors parlour, to
:20:20. > :20:32.make sure everyone was in place to give them that special welcome.
:20:33. > :20:35.Eight surprise welcome at `` and a welcome back for Kelly Gallagher and
:20:36. > :20:42.Charlotte Evans. We skiers thought they were just having tea with the
:20:43. > :20:48.mayor, but friends and family have been invited. It is good to be able
:20:49. > :20:52.to invite them. Today is really special for us. It is personal, and
:20:53. > :21:00.there are people in here who are very close to our hearts, and who
:21:01. > :21:05.have helped us in good and bad times. Kelly Gallagher sets the
:21:06. > :21:10.pace! This was the best of times. It has made them household names and
:21:11. > :21:18.familiar faces in the royal household. They discovered that when
:21:19. > :21:25.they met the Queen. I am from Northern Ireland, born in England.
:21:26. > :21:31.Charlotte lives here in Kent. The Queen was amazing. She recognised
:21:32. > :21:38.us. She asked to see the gold medal. It was surreal. We eventually got to
:21:39. > :21:43.share the medal with the Queen! They said this was as precious as their
:21:44. > :21:47.royal appointment. Charlotte's parents were touched by it. I am
:21:48. > :21:58.pleased for them. She did not expect it. She said that she was going to
:21:59. > :22:02.super Mare. She saw everyone there. Everyone who has been there for the
:22:03. > :22:05.last ten or 15 years. Kelly and Charlotte say they have enjoyed
:22:06. > :22:09.every moment since getting home with their gold medals. It is not long
:22:10. > :22:14.before they go and returned to training, because I have more medals
:22:15. > :22:20.in their sights. These girls are remarkable. They never tire of
:22:21. > :22:24.giving interviews, because someone with a disability could be watching
:22:25. > :22:27.them and be inspired to take part in sport, and that could change their
:22:28. > :22:36.lives. They are brilliant role models.
:22:37. > :22:39.Onto football ` and in the Championship, Charlton Athletic will
:22:40. > :22:42.be hoping for three points tonight when they take on fellow relegation
:22:43. > :22:45.contenders Barnsley at the Valley. And Crawley Town are in action in
:22:46. > :22:48.League One. They host Tranmere Rovers. Superficially, they're the
:22:49. > :22:52.kind of cars that you would normally see on the run to the supermarket.
:22:53. > :22:55.But rally cross cars are wolves in sheep's clothing ` they can
:22:56. > :22:58.out`accelerate a Formula One car, going from nought to 60 in under two
:22:59. > :23:02.seconds. The Lydden Hill Circuit near Dover is hosting the opening
:23:03. > :23:05.round of the first ever World Rally Cross series in May. It's also home
:23:06. > :23:14.circuit to Britain's top rallycross driver Liam Doran. Jane Witherspoon
:23:15. > :23:19.has been along to find out more. It is faster than F1, and you need
:23:20. > :23:24.nerves of steel to get behind the wheel. Rallycross is not for the
:23:25. > :23:30.faint`hearted. The start happens, the lap and a finish happens. It is
:23:31. > :23:36.short, sharp, crazy racing. It is good to watch as it is to drive. The
:23:37. > :23:42.circuit, known as the friendly track, is the UK's home of
:23:43. > :23:48.rallycross. Top drivers will take part over the spring bank holiday.
:23:49. > :23:52.It has lured people like Andrew Jordan back to the tractor started
:23:53. > :23:57.his career. You have driven it, and you get used to it. The first time,
:23:58. > :24:02.it was quick. They gave us a bit of a shock! That is what makes it so
:24:03. > :24:06.exciting. There are five or six cars in a race on gravel and tarmac. They
:24:07. > :24:14.bang into each other. It is noisy. It is great to watch. I have `` I am
:24:15. > :24:23.not know that I do not know what to expect. It does not seem like a good
:24:24. > :24:31.idea! With a deep breath, it was all over in 45 seconds. I screamed all
:24:32. > :24:41.around. I was embarrassing myself. I can't get my helmet off! I am
:24:42. > :24:44.shaking! The former rallycross champion says the return of the
:24:45. > :24:51.sport to its birthplace has been a long time coming. Very exciting. It
:24:52. > :25:00.is a dream come true. The world is to be here that we can. From Russia,
:25:01. > :25:08.to America. People all over the world are coming to little old Kent!
:25:09. > :25:17.She is still wearing that helmet! They are awesome, those cars.
:25:18. > :25:24.Speaking of cool, a bit of a nip in the air. I did not know what close
:25:25. > :25:28.to where! It is going to be warming up. We keep the sunshine, and
:25:29. > :25:34.temperatures are going to be recovering Elizabeth. Today, for the
:25:35. > :25:38.next couple of days, staying dry. Frosty, Chile starts to the date.
:25:39. > :25:41.The temperature is improving a little bit. We are still holding
:25:42. > :25:45.onto the high pressure, but particularly for Sunday, there is
:25:46. > :25:51.some level of uncertainty of how it is going to be. We could see some
:25:52. > :25:58.rain pulling out from Europe. It is going to be dry and Friday `` dry on
:25:59. > :26:03.Friday. As we were saying, clear blue skies. Lots of sunshine around.
:26:04. > :26:06.Temperature is not much above the low teens. High`temperature is of
:26:07. > :26:13.ten or 11 degrees. The reason for that is that they are light,
:26:14. > :26:16.northerly winds. They will be moving to a southerly direction. You may
:26:17. > :26:20.see a little bit of mist and fog in those high temperatures,
:26:21. > :26:26.temperatures of three or four degrees. Close to freezing in rural
:26:27. > :26:32.spots. A frosty start to the day tomorrow. But lots of sunshine from
:26:33. > :26:40.the word go. It is going to feel Elizabeth warmer. Lots of sunshine
:26:41. > :26:45.again by the afternoon. Clear blue skies. Temperatures creeping up a
:26:46. > :26:51.little bit. Still not much above 12 or 13, but a little bit more inland.
:26:52. > :26:55.15 or 16. As we go through tomorrow night, it is going to be dry and
:26:56. > :27:00.settled. Some mist and fog potentially. Tim just not quite as
:27:01. > :27:09.chilly as today. Six or seven degrees. For Thursday, more eye
:27:10. > :27:12.level cloud. The reason is the weakening weather front. Just look
:27:13. > :27:16.at the temperatures. They are going to be recovering. The top
:27:17. > :27:22.temperatures of 18 or 19 degrees. Sunshine should be back with us as
:27:23. > :27:29.we go into Friday. A settled and bright today. At the moment, some
:27:30. > :27:36.uncertainty about Saturday. Before we get there, tempters recovering.
:27:37. > :27:42.We make sea temperature as high as 20 of 21. That was made to order! We
:27:43. > :27:44.will be back at 10:25pm. Have a lovely evening. Goodbye.