:00:00. > :00:07.A Welcome to South East Tod`y, I'm A Welcome to South East Today, I'm
:00:08. > :00:10.Polly Evans. And I'm Rob Smith. Tonight's top
:00:11. > :00:13.stories. The residents blighted by a mountain
:00:14. > :00:23.of waste battling plans to double the size of the recycling operation.
:00:24. > :00:26.If there is no wind, you have got a terrible smell. You cannot open the
:00:27. > :00:28.windows or hang your watching out. We're live with the details.
:00:29. > :00:32.A former Kent soldier was murdered A former Kent soldier was murdered
:00:33. > :00:39.in Zimbabwe, claim his family. They are now preparing to fly out to
:00:40. > :00:42.search for clues. We need to get some answers. There are lots of
:00:43. > :00:45.unanswered questions here. Also in tonight's programme: The
:00:46. > :00:49.hard shoulder of the M25 is made a permanent lane. Campaigners claim it
:00:50. > :00:52.could put lives at risk. Why a Sussex teenager who lost her
:00:53. > :00:58.hair to chemotherapy is calling on everyone to wear a wig for charity.
:00:59. > :01:01.And a scandal behind the doors of Knole House. A new book on the
:01:02. > :01:02.Sackville West family, a Sp`nish Sackville West family, a Sp`nish
:01:03. > :01:03.dancer and five illegitimate dancer and five illegitimatd
:01:04. > :01:24.children. Good evening. It's a 14,000 tonne
:01:25. > :01:27.pile of waste that towers over the homes of people in a small Kent town
:01:28. > :01:30.and residents say it's making their lives a misery. The mountain of
:01:31. > :01:32.rubbish at the Waste4Fuel shte lives a misery. The mountain of
:01:33. > :01:32.rubbish at the Waste4Fuel site at lives a misery. The mountain of
:01:33. > :01:34.rubbish at the Waste4Fuel shte at St rubbish at the Waste4Fuel shte at St
:01:35. > :01:35.Pauls Cray near Orpington collects rubbish from all over the South
:01:36. > :01:38.East. The company is used to controversy,
:01:39. > :01:42.having been investigated by the Environment Agency and the Fire
:01:43. > :01:48.Service after 12 fires broke out at the site in the last year alone
:01:49. > :01:51.Piers Hopkirk joins us from the site now. Piers, how much of an hmpact
:01:52. > :02:02.now. Piers, how much of an impact does this pile have on the
:02:03. > :02:07.residents? It has a massive impact. Let me show you. This is Cornwall
:02:08. > :02:09.Drive, a residential cul`de`sac of seven or eight homes and thhs is
:02:10. > :02:12.what greets people every day, seven or eight homes and this is
:02:13. > :02:15.what greets people every day, a pile of rubbish around 40 feet hhgh. I
:02:16. > :02:18.spoke to one householder this spoke to one householder this
:02:19. > :02:26.evening who says he believes this has taken 100 thousand pounds of the
:02:27. > :02:30.value of his home. It is a giant mountain of waste which now dwarfs
:02:31. > :02:38.the homes around it falls ott thousands of tonnes of rubbish
:02:39. > :02:42.overshadowing this quiet cul`de`sac. If there is no wind, you have got a
:02:43. > :02:47.terrible smell. You cannot open the windows, hang out your washhng
:02:48. > :02:49.terrible smell. You cannot open the windows, hang out your washing and
:02:50. > :02:51.it makes life very, very miserable. You feel you are being driven from
:02:52. > :02:58.You feel you are being drivdn from your home. Benjamin says it is an
:02:59. > :02:59.eyesore which blights his home. He has not opened his windows in four
:03:00. > :03:05.has not opened his windows hn four years. The stench, the smell which
:03:06. > :03:12.comes over from the dump is terrible. But it is not just the
:03:13. > :03:17.site and the smell. There is also the fear of fire. The fire brigade
:03:18. > :03:25.have been called him all kinds `` 12 times in the last year alond. The
:03:26. > :03:28.last month has been unbelievable. I don't know how many times I have
:03:29. > :03:35.seen the fire engine. They have two close the road. This is the main
:03:36. > :03:39.concern. The site is run by wasteful fuel and they take rubbish hn
:03:40. > :03:41.concern. The site is run by wasteful fuel and they take rubbish in from
:03:42. > :03:45.the south`east in the hopes of burning it and turning it into
:03:46. > :03:47.electricity. That has not bden possible yet though and the pile
:03:48. > :03:51.grows higher and higher. The grows higher and higher. Thd
:03:52. > :03:53.environment agency is taking the company to court next week in the
:03:54. > :03:57.company to court next week hn the hope of forcing them to take action.
:03:58. > :03:59.hope of forcing them to takd action. We gave them the chance to move this
:04:00. > :04:00.We gave them the chance to love this waste a long time ago without
:04:01. > :04:03.waste a long time ago withott economic action. Either they chose
:04:04. > :04:09.economic action. Either thex chose to ignore it and they didn't remove
:04:10. > :04:17.the waste. Do you see a solution to the waste. Do you see a solttion to
:04:18. > :04:24.this any time soon? No, not in the immediate future. We have to follow
:04:25. > :04:26.three with the High Court procedure which should make that happen.
:04:27. > :04:26.three with the High Court procedure which should make that happdn. It
:04:27. > :04:28.which should make that happen. It should never have been giving
:04:29. > :04:31.planning permission. `` givdn planning permission. `` givdn
:04:32. > :04:35.planning permission. We have got planning permission. `` given
:04:36. > :04:38.planning permission. We have got to get the illegal activities stopped
:04:39. > :04:44.and then get the whole of the site cleared. It is thought this giant
:04:45. > :04:50.mountain of waste amounts to around 14,000 tonnes. To move it anywhere
:04:51. > :04:52.would take weeks, if not months The people who run this site say they
:04:53. > :04:56.people who run this site sax they are as anxious to move it as anyone.
:04:57. > :05:00.Because of the impending legal action, they would not talk on
:05:01. > :05:05.camera today but the companx's new direct told me they want to move the
:05:06. > :05:10.rubbish but legal restrictions on the site say they make it
:05:11. > :05:17.financially impossible. All eyes are now on the courts to try to find a
:05:18. > :05:20.solution. The company says they are in a Catch`22 situation. The law
:05:21. > :05:25.in a Catch`22 situation. Thd law limits the amount of waste that can
:05:26. > :05:28.be brought here. They say they need to increase that amount in order to
:05:29. > :05:33.generate the sort of cash they require to make a dent on that
:05:34. > :05:37.mountain. Neighbours say they are not interested in excuses. They want
:05:38. > :05:40.action and they want it now. A man from Dover who believes his
:05:41. > :05:42.brother was murdered in Zimbabwe is flying out to the country tomorrow
:05:43. > :05:44.to try to get answers. Former flying out to the country tomorrow
:05:45. > :05:46.to try to get answers. Formdr SAS to try to get answers. Formdr SAS
:05:47. > :05:49.soldier Robert Wood was running a gold mine when he was found hanged
:05:50. > :05:50.at the home he rented with his mistress.
:05:51. > :05:52.A coroner hearing the case hn mistress.
:05:53. > :05:54.A coroner hearing the case in Surrey A coroner hearing the case in Surrey
:05:55. > :05:57.said some of the evidence about his death is very suspicious ` but there
:05:58. > :06:00.is insufficient detail to draw any firm conclusions. Simon Jones
:06:01. > :06:01.is insufficient detail to draw any firm conclusions. Simon Jonds has
:06:02. > :06:08.firm conclusions. Simon Jones has more.
:06:09. > :06:14.Preparing for a journey that he hopes will bring answers. I`n Wood
:06:15. > :06:17.says he has uncovered answers that his brother's will was forgdd
:06:18. > :06:18.says he has uncovered answers that his brother's will was forged in
:06:19. > :06:18.says he has uncovered answers that his brother's will was forgdd in an
:06:19. > :06:23.his brother's will was forged in an attempt to cash in on his assets. He
:06:24. > :06:29.is convinced Robert had no reason to kill himself. This has not changed
:06:30. > :06:32.one bit for anyone in the f`mily. There are lots of unanswered
:06:33. > :06:38.questions here. We need to `nswer them. Although a lot of the evidence
:06:39. > :06:39.is circumstantial that we have, as the court in salaries and s`id, it
:06:40. > :06:43.the court in salaries and said, it is quite damning. It should be
:06:44. > :06:46.investigated. Robert Wood had is quite damning. It should be
:06:47. > :06:51.investigated. Robert Wood had been running a gold mine and a
:06:52. > :06:55.pathologist in Zimbabwe concluded he had taken his own life but `fter an
:06:56. > :06:56.had taken his own life but after an inquest in Surrey last year, a
:06:57. > :07:13.coroner said: he recorded an open verdict. Now
:07:14. > :07:18.they will be a second inquest in Zimbabwe. I hope that inquest will
:07:19. > :07:22.be transparent, will follow due process, will hear all the dvidence
:07:23. > :07:29.and will enable the truth to come out. Robert Wood, with his SAS
:07:30. > :07:35.training, was used to dealing with problems in life, according to his
:07:36. > :07:40.brother. We hope they will open up another enquiries. He was a big
:07:41. > :07:47.character in the family. Lots of fun. Definitely a big loss. The
:07:48. > :07:52.family has offered a ?15,000 reward for information. That report by
:07:53. > :07:55.Simon Jones and he joins us live now from Dover. Simon, what rold will
:07:56. > :07:59.Ian Woods have in the inquest hearing? As far as the police in
:08:00. > :08:01.Zimbabwe were concerned, thhs was hearing? As far as the police in
:08:02. > :08:08.Zimbabwe were concerned, this was a closed case but pressure from the
:08:09. > :08:12.family here in Dover over the last two years has got the authorities to
:08:13. > :08:15.investigated once again. Thd inquest is due to open next Monday and will
:08:16. > :08:19.is due to open next Monday `nd will last a couple of days. Ian Wood
:08:20. > :08:23.believes he will be allowed to address the inquest and also ask
:08:24. > :08:26.questions. He says he is prepared to name the names of the peopld he
:08:27. > :08:36.believes are responsible for his brother's death.
:08:37. > :08:40.In a moment, has a potential buyer been found for Manston airport in
:08:41. > :08:43.Kent? A controversial plan to turn the
:08:44. > :08:47.hard`shoulder of the M25 into a traffic lane has gone live today.
:08:48. > :08:52.Drivers using the motorway between Junction five and Junction seven in
:08:53. > :08:55.Kent can now use all lanes. It's taken a year to complete, work
:08:56. > :09:00.started last May and has taken a total of ?129 million.
:09:01. > :09:02.There are ten so called reftge total of ?129 million.
:09:03. > :09:03.There are ten so called refuge areas There are ten so called refuge areas
:09:04. > :09:05.along the stretch for vehicles that do get into difficulty, placed
:09:06. > :09:07.around a mile and a half apart. do get into difficulty, placed
:09:08. > :09:09.around a mile and a half ap`rt. But around a mile and a half apart. But
:09:10. > :09:12.while the aim is to improve traffic flow, some motoring groups `re
:09:13. > :09:15.worried about what will happen when breakdowns occur away from those
:09:16. > :09:23.refuge areas. Peter Whittlesea has this report.
:09:24. > :09:25.Gone in a drive to beat congestion. This thin sliver of tarmac is all
:09:26. > :09:26.This thin sliver of tarmac hs all that is left of the hard shoulder,
:09:27. > :09:34.making this stretch of the L25 for making this stretch of the L25 for
:09:35. > :09:41.lanes each way. The rates Mhnister claims it is an inexpensive way of
:09:42. > :09:47.widening the motorway but the AA claims it is dangerous. Even if you
:09:48. > :09:54.are on the hard shoulder, it is dangerous. It is not a nice place to
:09:55. > :10:00.be when you have lorries passing so close and traffic moving so fast.
:10:01. > :10:08.You have to be careful. With no hard shoulder, broken down motorists are
:10:09. > :10:11.still on the motorway, but with cameras and the highways agdncy
:10:12. > :10:20.behind it, they say it is possible to create a hard shoulder in no
:10:21. > :10:22.time. By running smart motorways we are delivering refuge areas and they
:10:23. > :10:30.are safer than traditional motorways. The statistics come from
:10:31. > :10:34.a pilot scheme run on the 42 but people are unsure whether they
:10:35. > :10:40.agree. If you have developed suddenly, you have nowhere to go.
:10:41. > :10:45.Are there sufficient places to pull in? I think it is brilliant in
:10:46. > :10:51.rush`hour times but there are safety issues. I would not want to stop in
:10:52. > :10:52.a lane in an emergency and wonder what was going to come up behind
:10:53. > :10:56.a lane in an emergency and wonder what was going to come up bdhind me.
:10:57. > :11:00.Behind me, you will see a hardened Behind me, you will see a h`rdened
:11:01. > :11:08.strip of just over a foot and a half. Should drivers get into a
:11:09. > :11:10.difficulty and not get into the emergency refuge area, get hnto
:11:11. > :11:12.difficulty and not get into the emergency refuge area, get into that
:11:13. > :11:16.hardened strip and verge, gdt out of your car and go to a place of
:11:17. > :11:18.safety. That means the hard shoulder will
:11:19. > :11:22.only be used in an emergencx, only be used in an emergencx,
:11:23. > :11:27.creating extra capacity most of the time.
:11:28. > :11:32.We've been hearing from you on this subject today. Chris Heath from
:11:33. > :11:36.Otford emailed in to say he thinks a smart motorway is sheer folly. He
:11:37. > :11:40.was ten vehicles behind when a family was hit by an HGV on the hard
:11:41. > :11:42.shoulder of this section of the road in 2006. Even with a hard shoulder,
:11:43. > :11:44.it's not a safe place to break in 2006. Even with a hard shoulder,
:11:45. > :11:49.it's not a safe place to brdak down. it's not a safe place to break down.
:11:50. > :11:51.But Joshua Amott sent us a tweet to say it was badly needed. He lives a
:11:52. > :11:55.minute away from the motorw`y and minute away from the motorw`y and
:11:56. > :12:02.says he will use it every d`y. Well, we'd like to hear if you agree with
:12:03. > :12:05.these comments. Do you support the introduction of the extra lane at
:12:06. > :12:07.the expense of the hard shoulder? Are you satisfied that therd is
:12:08. > :12:10.Are you satisfied that there is enough provision for break downs?
:12:11. > :12:19.You can join in the debate on Facebook and Twitter, or email us at
:12:20. > :12:23.southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk. Two teenagers are appearing in court
:12:24. > :12:24.charged with the kidnap of ` 14`month`old boy from Chatham. Mark
:12:25. > :12:25.14`month`old boy from Chath`m. Mark Dallas, who's 19, and Sophie
:12:26. > :12:28.Dallas, who's 19, and Sophid Knowldin, who's 18 and from
:12:29. > :12:31.Leysdown, are the second and third people to be charged in connection
:12:32. > :12:43.with the incident which happened last month. The boy was latdr found
:12:44. > :12:46.safe and well. A car caught fire on the 823 this afternoon caushng
:12:47. > :12:52.the 823 this afternoon causing lengthy tailbacks. Police closed the
:12:53. > :12:54.northbound carriageway as firefighters tackled the blaze. It
:12:55. > :12:57.is understood no one was hurt. A potential buyer for Manston
:12:58. > :13:00.Airport may have been found, BBC South East Today understands. A
:13:01. > :13:03.consortium visited the airport yesterday, holding talks with the
:13:04. > :13:08.owner, Ann Gloag, and Thanet MP's Sir Roger Gale and Laura Sandys The
:13:09. > :13:09.Sir Roger Gale and Laura Sandys. The loss`making airport is thre`tened
:13:10. > :13:18.loss`making airport is threatened with imminent closure and p`ssenger
:13:19. > :13:23.flights have already stopped. LE, is this a significant developmdnt?
:13:24. > :13:25.this a significant development? Roger Gale told me at the wdekend
:13:26. > :13:28.Roger Gale told me at the weekend that he thought he may have found a
:13:29. > :13:32.potential buyer but he used very cautious language. The fact this
:13:33. > :13:37.visit has taken place is significant. It chose the process is
:13:38. > :13:42.ongoing. We know the consortium has been in meetings with BT panicked
:13:43. > :13:49.MPs in Parliament. This will be seen as good news by all the Manston
:13:50. > :13:53.airport supporters. They are currently losing millions of pounds
:13:54. > :13:59.a day. 15,000 people signed a petition to try to save the airport
:14:00. > :14:03.and now delicate discussions are taking place with the Apple's
:14:04. > :14:11.owner. How long those discussions take is anyone's yes.
:14:12. > :14:16.A recycling company which h`s A recycling company which h`s
:14:17. > :14:18.created a 14,000 tonne pile of rubbish in Kent is being
:14:19. > :14:24.investigated by the environment investigated by the environlent
:14:25. > :14:31.agency. They collect rubbish from across the south`east.
:14:32. > :14:32.Also tonight, where a week to work. The charity call from a Sussex
:14:33. > :14:34.teenager who lost all her h`ir The charity call from a Sussex
:14:35. > :14:41.teenager who lost all her hair to chemotherapy.
:14:42. > :14:43.And we end the day with sunshine but tomorrow the weather warnings are
:14:44. > :14:54.back. Join me later for the full cost. `` the weather forecast.
:14:55. > :14:58.?NEWLINE Sometimes, small is beautiful. The final six museums in
:14:59. > :15:01.the Museum of the Year have been announced. And on that short list,
:15:02. > :15:04.and very much in the running, is the Ditchling Museum in Sussex.
:15:05. > :15:05.Dedicated to celebrating arts and crafts, it attracts around 06,0 0
:15:06. > :15:08.visitors every year. Compare that visitors every year. Compare that
:15:09. > :15:11.with Tate Britain, which had 1.5 million visitors last year, and has
:15:12. > :15:14.just completed a ?45 million revamp. Ditchling has also recently
:15:15. > :15:19.undergone renovations but for a comparatively modest 2.3 million.
:15:20. > :15:23.For tonight's special report, Ian Palmer has been to see what makes
:15:24. > :15:31.it, in the words of the judges, a gem.
:15:32. > :15:53.It is found between Lewis and Brighton. I think the atmosphere
:15:54. > :15:59.inside the building is peacdful and and it is a very nice place to be.
:16:00. > :16:05.The little rooms off here and there, the lovely shapes. It is
:16:06. > :16:09.amazing. The team running the museum think the venue is amazing `s well.
:16:10. > :16:13.think the venue is amazing as well. One of the strengths of our project
:16:14. > :16:19.is we are showing works in the environment in which they are made
:16:20. > :16:22.and that is shown in the architecture. Throughout thd
:16:23. > :16:26.building, there are pockets of daylight which give you visitors
:16:27. > :16:37.onto the landscape which informed the objects. The museum was created
:16:38. > :16:41.years ago by these sisters. Hillary was a weaver. She made the costumes
:16:42. > :16:51.for Charlton Heston in the film, was a weaver. She made the costumes
:16:52. > :16:59.for Charlton Heston in the film Ben Hur. She made his cloak. This
:17:00. > :17:09.Hur. She made his cloak. Thhs sculptor moved to the village and
:17:10. > :17:11.set up a group of artists whose work is showing here. Willing the
:17:12. > :17:11.set up a group of artists whose work is showing here. Willing thd Art
:17:12. > :17:13.fund prize will of course be is showing here. Willing the Art
:17:14. > :17:16.fund prize will of course bd good for the attraction's bank balance,
:17:17. > :17:20.for the attraction's bank b`lance, but more importantly, it will
:17:21. > :17:34.highlight the village museum on Britain's cultural map.
:17:35. > :17:38.A Brighton teenager who lost her hair during chemotherapy is backing
:17:39. > :17:40.a cancer charity which encourages people to wear wigs for a d`y.
:17:41. > :17:42.Charlotte Eades was diagnosed people to wear wigs for a day.
:17:43. > :17:42.Charlotte Eades was diagnosdd with people to wear wigs for a d`y.
:17:43. > :17:46.Charlotte Eades was diagnosed with a Charlotte Eades was diagnosed with a
:17:47. > :17:49.brain tumour in July last year. She underwent an intensive course of
:17:50. > :17:53.radiotherapy and chemotherapy after doctors also found tumours on her
:17:54. > :17:56.spine. Jane Witherspoon has been to meet the 17`year`old who wants
:17:57. > :18:04.everyone to take part in Wig Wednesday.
:18:05. > :18:05.17`year`old Charlotte Eades was diagnosed with a brain tumotr
:18:06. > :18:09.17`year`old Charlotte Eades was diagnosed with a brain tumour in
:18:10. > :18:11.July last year. The cancer had also spread to her spine and she
:18:12. > :18:13.underwent intensive chemothdrapy spread to her spine and she
:18:14. > :18:14.underwent intensive chemotherapy and underwent intensive chemothdrapy and
:18:15. > :18:19.radiotherapy. Like most young girls, she was worried about her
:18:20. > :18:26.looks. The first thing I thought about was my hair. With cancer, you
:18:27. > :18:28.don't straightaway worry about the cancer, you worry about all the
:18:29. > :18:36.other things like socialising, school, head treatment, all those
:18:37. > :18:44.everyday things. Charlotte is promoting click sergeant to support
:18:45. > :18:52.a week Wednesday, hoping to raise money for people with cancer. Every
:18:53. > :18:57.day, ten young people will hear that they have got cancer but currently
:18:58. > :19:01.where can only afford to help two out of three people. We need to
:19:02. > :19:07.raise awareness and funds in order to help more. I have had a lot of
:19:08. > :19:11.fun experimenting with my hair as it is exciting to look forward to
:19:12. > :19:15.getting new haircuts in the future once you have lost it. She is
:19:16. > :19:15.getting new haircuts in the future once you have lost it. She hs not
:19:16. > :19:17.once you have lost it. She is not only inspiring other people fighting
:19:18. > :19:20.cancer, Charlotte's optimism and cancer, Charlotte's optimisl and
:19:21. > :19:23.courage also leaves her parents courage also leaves her pardnts
:19:24. > :19:28.gobsmacked. It has been amazing to see her develop in that way. Clearly
:19:29. > :19:33.we would not have wanted to see it this way, but she has maturdd
:19:34. > :19:37.enormously in the space of ten months and she is really committed
:19:38. > :19:42.to raising awareness becausd it is so easily missed, unfortunately. The
:19:43. > :19:49.chance of having Charlotte's exact condition is one in a million. That
:19:50. > :19:52.sums her up perfectly. Good luck to her.
:19:53. > :19:55.Charlton Athletic secured their Championship status last night with
:19:56. > :19:56.a 3`1 win over Watford at The Valley. 20`year`old Callum Harriott
:19:57. > :19:58.opened the scoring for the Addicks opened the scoring for the Addicks
:19:59. > :20:00.with a 20 yard strike in thd opened the scoring for the @ddicks
:20:01. > :20:02.with a 20 yard strike in the first with a 20 yard strike in thd first
:20:03. > :20:05.half. But with half an hour to go, the tension was increased when Troy
:20:06. > :20:06.Deeney hit a stunning equalhser for Watford. But Charlton captain
:20:07. > :20:07.Watford. But Charlton captahn Johnnie Jackson restored the
:20:08. > :20:08.Watford. But Charlton captain Johnnie Jackson restored thd home
:20:09. > :20:11.Johnnie Jackson restored the home side's lead before Harriott got his
:20:12. > :20:17.second which ensures Charlton will play Championship football next
:20:18. > :20:18.season. While in League One, Crawley
:20:19. > :20:19.season. While in League One, Crawlex drew
:20:20. > :20:22.0`0 with relegation`threatened Carlisle. The Sussex side, who
:20:23. > :20:23.parted company with first tdam Carlisle. The Sussex side, who
:20:24. > :20:26.parted company with first tdam coach Guy Whittingham before the match,
:20:27. > :20:33.were already safe and had few chances to win the game.
:20:34. > :20:41.It's one of the best known stately homes of England, Knole House in
:20:42. > :20:46.Kent. But there's a little known story about the family who owned it.
:20:47. > :20:48.The Sackville`Wests and a scandal involving a Spanish dancer `nd five
:20:49. > :20:49.involving a Spanish dancer and five illegitimate children. It involved
:20:50. > :20:55.the current Lord Sackville`West s the current Lord Sackville`West's
:20:56. > :20:57.great`great`grandfather. The current Lord Sackville has written ` book
:20:58. > :21:05.Lord Sackville has written a book about the scandal and Mark Sanders
:21:06. > :21:10.has spoken to him about the story. They were five children who believed
:21:11. > :21:11.they'd been born into the aristocracy but they were
:21:12. > :21:13.illegitimate and not recognised aristocracy but they were
:21:14. > :21:20.illegitimate and not recognised as members of one of England's's
:21:21. > :21:24.grandest families, Sackville`West. `` Knole House is one of thd
:21:25. > :21:30.`` Knole House is one of the grandest stately homes in the UK.
:21:31. > :21:34.This was where, in a way, that they started. It was in some of these
:21:35. > :21:40.photo albums that I found photos of these kids who I haven't got a clue
:21:41. > :21:41.initially who they were. Robert Sackville`West has written a book
:21:42. > :21:44.Sackville`West has written ` book about this tangled history in
:21:45. > :21:45.Sackville`West has written a book about this tangled history hn his
:21:46. > :21:48.about this tangled history in his family's history. It recounts how
:21:49. > :21:52.one of the illegitimate sons confronted his father. Henry, the
:21:53. > :21:59.confronted his father. Henrx, the first time he comes here, comes here
:22:00. > :22:00.in 1896, comes across the green court and the footman and porters
:22:01. > :22:03.have do throw him out of the court and the footman and porters
:22:04. > :22:04.have do throw him out of thd house, physically, because his father will
:22:05. > :22:10.not see him. It was all somdthing of not see him. It was all something of
:22:11. > :22:15.a scandal. The five children were born by a Spanish dancer, the
:22:16. > :22:17.mistress of Lionel Sackville`West, later the second Lord
:22:18. > :22:23.Sackville`West. He was extrdmely Sackville`West. He was extremely
:22:24. > :22:26.feckless. A completely hopeless father. If there was any scent of
:22:27. > :22:28.father. If there was any scdnt of trouble, he tended to run away from
:22:29. > :22:33.it. Delving into the past h`s it. Delving into the past h`s
:22:34. > :22:37.involved research and sometime it. Delving into the past has
:22:38. > :22:45.involved research and sometime on eBay. I found a fellow who was
:22:46. > :22:46.selling letters that she had written and also a postcard which she had
:22:47. > :22:49.made of herself. The book he and also a postcard which she had
:22:50. > :22:51.made of herself. The book hd has now made of herself. The book he has now
:22:52. > :22:59.written shines a light on the secrets of an English dynasty, his
:23:00. > :23:01.own family. Children from a school in Canterbury
:23:02. > :23:04.Children from a school in C`nterbury have planted poppies at the city's
:23:05. > :23:08.Cathedral to mark the centenary of World War One. 25 pupils from St
:23:09. > :23:12.Peter's Methodist School also sowed poppy seeds in the grounds of the
:23:13. > :23:14.Old Palace. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is
:23:15. > :23:21.encouraging people to plant poppies across the country.
:23:22. > :23:26.After a foggy start, it's been a glorious day across the South East.
:23:27. > :23:31.Many people have been lucky enough to make the most of the sunshine,
:23:32. > :23:34.taking to the parks or coast. Here in Tunbridge Wells, temperatures
:23:35. > :23:42.reached highs of around 16 degrees, but will the fine weather continue?
:23:43. > :23:44.It almost felt like summer for a moment but I think it was just a
:23:45. > :23:52.glimpse. I'm afraid the sunshine went last
:23:53. > :23:54.for tomorrow but it should be back in time for the bank holiday
:23:55. > :23:57.in time for the bank holidax weekend. Temperatures this afternoon
:23:58. > :24:00.weekend. Temperatures this `fternoon around 15 or 16 degrees. Fairly
:24:01. > :24:04.light winds as well. One or two showers around, continuing into
:24:05. > :24:04.light winds as well. One or two showers around, continuing hnto this
:24:05. > :24:08.evening with more cloud cover evening with more cloud cover
:24:09. > :24:10.around, head of the band of rain we are seeing moving from the south. It
:24:11. > :24:16.is heavy and Bhandari, temperatures is heavy and Bhandari, tempdratures
:24:17. > :24:25.overnight of eight or nine degrees. `` it is heavy and thundery. Once
:24:26. > :24:27.the rain clears, still some thundery weather around. Heading tow`rds the
:24:28. > :24:32.weather around. Heading towards the bank holiday weekend, feeling
:24:33. > :24:39.cooler, with overnight frosts, but staying dry and bright.
:24:40. > :24:42.Well, let's recap tonight's top national and local news stories.
:24:43. > :24:44.national and local news stories A care home worker has been sacked
:24:45. > :24:46.and seven others suspended after A care home worker has been sacked
:24:47. > :24:48.and seven others suspended after an undercover investigation by the BBC
:24:49. > :24:49.Panorama programme found mistreatment of elderly residents
:24:50. > :24:49.Panorama programme found mistreatment of elderly reshdents at
:24:50. > :24:51.mistreatment of elderly residents at one of the largest care homds
:24:52. > :24:51.mistreatment of elderly reshdents at one of the largest care homes in
:24:52. > :24:52.mistreatment of elderly residents at one of the largest care homds in the
:24:53. > :24:54.country. Residents in a small town s`y
:24:55. > :24:57.Residents in a small town say towering piles of rubbish ndxt to
:24:58. > :25:00.their homes is making their lives a misery. Waste4Fuel collects rubbish
:25:01. > :25:03.and recycling from all over the South East.
:25:04. > :25:07.And a controversial re`design of the M25 stretching from Kent to Surrey
:25:08. > :25:09.has opened this morning. The hard shoulder on both carriagewaxs,
:25:10. > :25:12.between Junction five at Sevenoaks and Junction seven, has been
:25:13. > :25:17.converted into a permanent traffic lane. Well, we asked you for your
:25:18. > :25:25.opinions and we've had quitd a response.
:25:26. > :25:31.Derek Hanks, he is not a fan at all. He says this is a cheap, nasty,
:25:32. > :25:37.utterly stupid idea. When the first motorist who breaks down is killed,
:25:38. > :25:41.I expect the Minister will not accept responsibility. Motorists ``
:25:42. > :25:48.motorbike riders will be particularly vulnerable.
:25:49. > :25:53.Another viewer says he is in favour of it and it has worked well in the
:25:54. > :25:55.past. At the disabled wheelchair tser I
:25:56. > :26:03.At the disabled wheelchair user I cannot get out of my car if I break
:26:04. > :26:07.down. It is bad enough with a hard shoulder, let alone without one.
:26:08. > :26:10.shoulder, let alone without one If you breakdown, you are a sitting
:26:11. > :26:16.duck. How will the emergencx services get through the traffic?
:26:17. > :26:19.More lanes just means more traffic. What we need is a credible
:26:20. > :26:27.alternative. In a similar way, one person has
:26:28. > :26:29.said three lanes were taken up by Laurie 's this morning with only one
:26:30. > :26:31.forecast to get through. Pldase Laurie 's this morning with only one
:26:32. > :26:51.forecast to get through. Pldase join in on our Facebook page. Goodbye.
:26:52. > :26:56.Some people don't think real change in Europe is possible.
:26:57. > :27:00.Some people don't think real change is necessary.
:27:01. > :27:04.Some people don't think it's worth fighting for.
:27:05. > :27:07.But we want to make Europe work for Britain,