:00:00. > :00:00.chilly. That's all from the BBC News at six
:00:00. > :01:07.Good evening. The gloves are off in the fight between Gatwick and
:01:08. > :01:10.Heathrow to provide a new runway for the South East, with both airports
:01:11. > :01:15.submitting detailed expansion plans to a special commission. A big part
:01:16. > :01:17.of Gatwick's argument is that it would be much cheaper, quicker and
:01:18. > :01:23.beneficial, while impacting less people than creating a third runway
:01:24. > :01:25.at Heathrow. It claims that expansion in Sussex will cost ?7.8
:01:26. > :01:30.billion, considerably less than Heathrow. It claims that the 120,000
:01:31. > :01:34.new jobs created will better balance the South East economy away from
:01:35. > :01:37.West London. And that Gatwick expansion will generate ?40 billion
:01:38. > :01:46.more benefit to the UK than at Heathrow, and could be delivered
:01:47. > :01:55.five years earlier. Our Political reporter Ellie Price has more.
:01:56. > :02:00.Gatwick and Heathrow. Both say they can solve Britain's's aviation
:02:01. > :02:05.capacity programme of battery grip problem. Heathrow already has two
:02:06. > :02:08.runways and once a third. The boss of bosses at Gatwick say they have
:02:09. > :02:13.the upper hand. We are the new case and the case for
:02:14. > :02:17.the future. We can grow to a bigger passenger volume and Heathrow. We
:02:18. > :02:24.can get to more destinations than Heathrow. We can have a four double
:02:25. > :02:30.fares and we are the `` affordable fares and we are the only viable
:02:31. > :02:34.solution. Gatwick Airport says a new runway
:02:35. > :02:42.here could be delivered cheaper than Heathrow, five years earlier. If
:02:43. > :02:47.that happened, the airport says that by 2015, capacity could reach 95
:02:48. > :02:52.million. Bosses are convinced that their case of beads Heathrow's what
:02:53. > :02:58.the passengers think? Gatwick. The infrastructure at
:02:59. > :03:04.Heathrow is not big enough for increasing capacity there. Gatwick.
:03:05. > :03:11.It is very good for us. It is central. If you have one on the S
:03:12. > :03:19.jury, all the logistics of getting there. Heathrow looks good we live
:03:20. > :03:23.there. Stansted is the best one. There are three options for a second
:03:24. > :03:29.runway that would be parallel and to the south of the original wonderful
:03:30. > :03:35.stop 14,000 would be affected by noise. 40,000 would be affected at
:03:36. > :03:42.Heathrow. Some locals say it is not just the noise they are afraid of.
:03:43. > :03:48.The infrastructure is massive. A jobs, that is a carrot to dangle.
:03:49. > :03:58.Where will they live? How will they support that infrastructure. It is
:03:59. > :04:03.arrogance. Criticism two from the Mayor of London. He reiterated his
:04:04. > :04:12.desire for an airport in the Thames Estuary. To make Gatwick a hub
:04:13. > :04:16.airport you need for runways, you cannot do that in the Sussex. This
:04:17. > :04:22.country will eventually do the right thing, long`term. The Airport
:04:23. > :04:33.Commission will make its recommendation next year. Any, do we
:04:34. > :04:37.know the timeline? If Gatwick get the go`ahead, there
:04:38. > :04:42.will be no building until at least 2019, because of a legal agreement
:04:43. > :04:51.with cap macro West Sussex county council. It is a big if. The
:04:52. > :04:55.government's commission says it will publish its report next year, after
:04:56. > :05:00.the next general election. There could be a new government with new
:05:01. > :05:05.infrastructure priorities. The airport is running a public
:05:06. > :05:07.consultation. The Government Commission will also ask its
:05:08. > :05:10.opinion. Anti`fascist campaigners planning to
:05:11. > :05:14.picket a UKIP meeting in Sussex tonight have been told by a senior
:05:15. > :05:17.party member that they are "writing their own suicide note" if they are
:05:18. > :05:20.abusive. A UKIP MEP candidate has called for police to arrest
:05:21. > :05:23.protesters who call its members "fascists", ahead of a planned
:05:24. > :05:28.picket of the event in Brighton this evening. Well, let's cross live to
:05:29. > :05:36.Piers Hopkirk who's outside the meeting.
:05:37. > :05:40.What is going on there? At the moment, it is very quiet and
:05:41. > :05:51.indeed, it is very peaceful. There are around 20 to 30 protest this.
:05:52. > :05:59.You can probably see members and supporters of UKIP and they are,
:06:00. > :06:05.frankly, coexisting quite frankly. UKIP are getting used to a certain
:06:06. > :06:11.amount of protest, of course recently, we have seen Nigel Farage
:06:12. > :06:17.having eggs thrown to him on a visit to Margate, he was hit by a placard,
:06:18. > :06:25.Andy Fountains of Barrett by protesters in Edinburgh. `` and he
:06:26. > :06:32.found himself cornered by protesters in Edinburgh. There is some rough
:06:33. > :06:39.and tumble, but police believe that some protest have come unacceptable
:06:40. > :06:43.and intimidatory. The chief Constable of Sussex has been
:06:44. > :06:49.approached. UKIP have asked them to arrest anyone who behaves in that
:06:50. > :06:54.way. Early I spoke to a UKIP candidate for the south`east.
:06:55. > :06:59.Many of our men that have been put under such pressure. They have had
:07:00. > :07:04.things thrown at them. Who wants that? We are purely volunteers who
:07:05. > :07:09.care about our country and you want to do something useful. I think it
:07:10. > :07:15.is perfectly reasonable to expect the police to protect asked as they
:07:16. > :07:22.would do anyone else. What have the police said? This has
:07:23. > :07:30.been organised by Unite against fascism. Listen, they say, people
:07:31. > :07:34.have got the party all wrong. It is not a party of the right. They are
:07:35. > :07:42.holding a meeting here. They will not be put off. Plans of the
:07:43. > :07:53.controversial drugs consumption rooms are put on hold for Brighton.
:07:54. > :07:56.The family of a soldier who drowned after falling into the River Medway
:07:57. > :08:00.say, his death should have been prevented. An inquest heard Josh
:08:01. > :08:03.Thomas, who was 18, was left in Rochester by his friends even though
:08:04. > :08:06.he was extremely drunk. The police had no officers to send when
:08:07. > :08:09.concerns were first raised by a member of the public about his
:08:10. > :08:16.behaviour. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death. Simon
:08:17. > :08:22.Jones reports. Josh Thomas's family were in court to hear about the last
:08:23. > :08:30.moment of exam `` man described as a committed soldier. We loved him to
:08:31. > :08:36.bits. We will never, ever get over this. It was so tragic. We would
:08:37. > :08:42.like to thank the Army for their help and support over the last year.
:08:43. > :08:48.This was one of the last images of Josh Thomas. He had been left alone,
:08:49. > :08:55.even though he was extremely drunk. When the call came in, police had no
:08:56. > :09:01.free officers to send. Josh Thomas then fell off the bridge, leaving
:09:02. > :09:06.his head on the road. The police had been informed about this, but
:09:07. > :09:12.officers insist they have no evidence of being told. Transcripts
:09:13. > :09:26.at the inquest found no mention of the CCTV operators flagging up Josh
:09:27. > :09:31.'s full. He was last seen on the 10th of April last year. He was
:09:32. > :09:34.reported missing the following day. It was not until the end of the
:09:35. > :09:40.month that his body was recovered. The coroner concluded that he had
:09:41. > :09:45.found his way onto the bank and fell into the river and drowned. Medway
:09:46. > :09:51.Council said they fed back live images to the police showing that he
:09:52. > :09:55.had fallen and continued to monitor Josh until he walked away. Police
:09:56. > :10:08.said they did everything according to policy and face no criticism from
:10:09. > :10:10.the coroner. Two men have been charged after armed police were
:10:11. > :10:16.called to a caravan park in a Canterbury. A man in his 20s are
:10:17. > :10:21.taken to hospital after the incident at the snow down caravan site. Two
:10:22. > :10:31.men have been charged with GBH with intent and remanded in custody.
:10:32. > :10:34.The Kent home of the late presenter and television personality, Peaches
:10:35. > :10:38.Geldof, has been targeted by thieves since her death last month. Police
:10:39. > :10:41.said a lawn mower was taken in mid`April, while thieves who broke
:10:42. > :10:42.into the home during a second raid on Friday apparently left
:10:43. > :10:45.empty`handed. The family of
:10:46. > :10:50.The Independent Police Complaints Commission are looking into the way
:10:51. > :10:54.Kent Police responded to the murder of Steve Langley. He was shot in the
:10:55. > :10:57.stomach by Simon Olsen in a fishing tackle shop last year. Olsen was
:10:58. > :11:00.jailed for a minimum of 25 years yesterday. The IPCC investigation
:11:01. > :11:04.will look into how quickly police arrived at the scene in Tonge and
:11:05. > :11:05.the treatment and care of Mr Langley when officers arrived. Peter
:11:06. > :11:12.Whittlesea what does this investigation hinge
:11:13. > :11:18.on? Today it was confirmed that the
:11:19. > :11:22.complaint into how the police dealt with the matter was made by the
:11:23. > :11:27.ambulance service. It was then return `` referred to the IPC will
:11:28. > :11:34.stop they confirmed they were listening to recordings of the call.
:11:35. > :11:36.It is important they have a full understanding of communications
:11:37. > :11:43.between the ambulance and police services. Also, the care provided to
:11:44. > :11:47.Mr Langley once shot. The police could not comment because it is now
:11:48. > :11:51.being investigated. Polls for the European elections
:11:52. > :11:55.open next Thursday May 22nd. Across the South East, political parties
:11:56. > :11:58.are trying to win your vote. Today, we hear from the Christian People's
:11:59. > :12:04.Alliance about why they think they deserve your support.
:12:05. > :12:11.Right now, we support leaving the EU, where there are highly `` levels
:12:12. > :12:15.of corruption and low levels of democracy. The EU is walking away
:12:16. > :12:21.from the Christian Heritage upon which millions of people base their
:12:22. > :12:26.lives will stop like other parties who wish to leave, what we remain in
:12:27. > :12:29.the EU, we will go to Brussels and work for more democratic reforms.
:12:30. > :12:31.Over the next week, we'll be bringing you more details of the
:12:32. > :12:34.main parties' campaigns, plus information about all the other
:12:35. > :12:37.political parties. There's also in`depth coverage on our website,
:12:38. > :12:40.bbc.co.uk/news. And don't forget BBC Radio Kent, BBC Sussex and BBC
:12:41. > :12:45.Surrey are giving you the chance to question key politicians campaigning
:12:46. > :12:48.at this month's European elections. The panel will include, UKIP's Nigel
:12:49. > :12:51.Farage, Catherine Bearder for the Lib Dems, Keith Taylor for the
:12:52. > :12:56.Greens, Labour's John Howarth and Daniel Hannan for the Conservatives.
:12:57. > :12:59.Tickets are available for the event, in Dover this Friday, May 16th. Call
:13:00. > :13:01.01892 675550 or email southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk ` include
:13:02. > :13:15.your name and a daytime contact number.
:13:16. > :13:18.Controversial drugs consumption rooms will not be set up in Sussex
:13:19. > :13:23.at present, but an independent commission has not ruled them out in
:13:24. > :13:26.the future. Proposals had been put forward for the first official
:13:27. > :13:29.facility in the country to be based in Brighton, where addicts could use
:13:30. > :13:32.drugs, such as heroin, under supervision and without fear of
:13:33. > :13:35.prosecution. But, following a lengthy review, the council has
:13:36. > :13:42.recommended they're not suitable at the present time. Our home affairs
:13:43. > :13:48.reporter, Rebecca Williams, has more.
:13:49. > :13:52.Drugs consumption rooms are already used across Europe. Some insist they
:13:53. > :13:57.help users take drugs in a safe and monitored environment. There were
:13:58. > :14:01.plans to bring into Brighton. It would have been the first initiative
:14:02. > :14:06.of its salt in the UK. Following a year`long review, the recommendation
:14:07. > :14:12.is that plans should be put on hold.
:14:13. > :14:15.They try to see whether this was the right place and the right time. It
:14:16. > :14:22.is not the case for stop I want to make sure that if anyone else in the
:14:23. > :14:25.country wants to go down the route, that they are not held back by a
:14:26. > :14:31.legal situation that is causing more harm than good. Brighton was once
:14:32. > :14:35.called the drugs capital of Britain. It may now have shed that
:14:36. > :14:40.image. Many people say they have taken illegal drugs in the city.
:14:41. > :14:50.Nevertheless, the number of drugs related deaths is falling. 16 people
:14:51. > :14:55.died in 2012, 35 in 2010. There is no doubt that there is an expensive
:14:56. > :14:59.drug market in the city. It is well embedded. The authorities have many
:15:00. > :15:04.challenges in responding to the health problems. This is a
:15:05. > :15:15.Frankfurt's first heroin consumption room. Open 12 hours a day, it
:15:16. > :15:20.offered offers clean spoons and needles. Drug users can take drugs
:15:21. > :15:25.without fear of prosecution. People we spoke to said it was a shame it
:15:26. > :15:30.wasn't being trialled here. If we are taking care of people, we should
:15:31. > :15:34.be open to these things. I think it would have been worth a trial here.
:15:35. > :15:40.There are obviously problems with drugs here. The alternatives are
:15:41. > :15:47.people stealing. The concept may well be controversial. Some fear it
:15:48. > :15:50.will encourage people to take drugs. The independent commission says it
:15:51. > :16:01.has not completely ruled out the idea for the future. Gatwick and
:16:02. > :16:07.Heathrow Airport have submitted detailed plans for expansion. Bosses
:16:08. > :16:10.claim that there is one way project will be far cheaper option than his
:16:11. > :16:14.robust macro and that it will be delivered more quickly.
:16:15. > :16:16.Also in tonight's programme: The actor's lament ` often
:16:17. > :16:27.controversial, sometimes spiky, always compelling, Steven Berkoff
:16:28. > :16:29.comes to Kent. It has been another day of sunshine and showers. Join me
:16:30. > :16:59.later in the programme. He says it's like living with a
:17:00. > :17:03."ticking bomb" ` a Sussex man has been telling us about a bug that's
:17:04. > :17:06.eaten away his food pipe. Russell Carter from Crawley has a condition
:17:07. > :17:09.called IgG4. The disease attacks organs in the body. Only three
:17:10. > :17:11.people in the world are known to have it. Doctors say there's no cure
:17:12. > :18:05.but it can be controlled with drugs. Then he improved, we will see how it
:18:06. > :18:13.is getting on. It was a like day by day. Before Jake the old man. Since
:18:14. > :18:23.then he has lost four stones in weight. I could have years. I could
:18:24. > :18:28.have days. That is why I am appealing for some help. Could
:18:29. > :18:36.somebody help me out. I do in America, or in medication research
:18:37. > :18:40.here. Mr Russell's condition is controlled with a daily does of
:18:41. > :18:44.steroids and chemotherapy. A respected micro`biologist says
:18:45. > :18:48.stabilising IgG4 is the best way forward. The best one can hope for
:18:49. > :18:56.is that the right treatment can be given. That that will cure `` if not
:18:57. > :19:04.cure the disease, well at least alleviate or suppress them. It could
:19:05. > :19:08.become an immune problem. Mr Carter says he is trying to contact the
:19:09. > :19:39.other sufferers of rural, one lives in Korea. `` IgG4. It is three years
:19:40. > :19:43.since Viz magazine became a publishing sensation. Now, for the
:19:44. > :19:47.first time an exhibition of original cartoons is being held south of
:19:48. > :20:28.London. In Eastham Africa in Eastbourne.
:20:29. > :20:44.These days it is `` it has kept its core audience, the people who grew
:20:45. > :20:48.up with the Dandy and the Beano, people who wanted to continue with
:20:49. > :20:54.the working comic condition, we want to continue with a comic for adults.
:20:55. > :21:01.This is the first time a exhibition of this kind has been held south of
:21:02. > :21:07.London. It contains work on a much larger scale than it at peers in
:21:08. > :21:11.print. This cafe in Eastbourne was established to promote the promotion
:21:12. > :21:17.of cartoons. When we are here serving, we hear people diddling
:21:18. > :21:22.downstairs. The Sussex coast is about as far as you can get from
:21:23. > :21:25.Newcastle. The organisers hope there is just as much appetite here for
:21:26. > :21:43.some verse of humour as there is up north.
:21:44. > :21:51.Saucy exhibition marks actor, author and Stephen Newton Berkoff has
:21:52. > :21:56.developed a reputation. He has also managed to star in a
:21:57. > :22:03.number of big Hollywood blockbusters from Rambo to Octopussy. His latest
:22:04. > :22:13.play, an actor's lament is coming to the Theatre Royal in Margate.
:22:14. > :22:17.Oh, shut up. I know you are trying to be kind.
:22:18. > :22:24.The frustrations of being an actor. Steven Berkoff's latest play opens
:22:25. > :22:27.in Margate. His career spans more than five decades. The play focuses
:22:28. > :22:33.on those people who do not quite make it.
:22:34. > :22:40.I end up playing coppers or thugs or sleazebags or barmen in Eastenders.
:22:41. > :22:47.The play is about that. The difference between your dream and
:22:48. > :22:54.what you have to do. Best known for playing the villains such as the
:22:55. > :23:03.Russian code, no Rambo. Or, the general in Octopussy. Berkoff
:23:04. > :23:09.believes he has something of the baddie about him. It is something to
:23:10. > :23:18.do with the look of somebody the temperament, , not villains so much,
:23:19. > :23:30.but not milky, spineless, Pinky, fudgy, kind of sexless, dre, grab ``
:23:31. > :23:36.grab for stop it is his first time in Margate. And at the Theatre
:23:37. > :23:45.Royal, one of the oldest in the country. The bricks seem to lose and
:23:46. > :23:54.the atmosphere of the past and the ghosts are phenomenal. Ghost and
:23:55. > :24:27.audience will see him in action at the end of the night.
:24:28. > :24:42.next couple of days. Quite a bit of cloud cover around. Sunshine and
:24:43. > :24:54.fairly light breeze. Some clearer skies behind it and with the lighter
:24:55. > :24:58.wind, perhaps mist and fog. Really quite a bright start to the day
:24:59. > :25:04.tomorrow. High pressure is going to be building in by the afternoon.
:25:05. > :25:09.Temperatures rising. Fairly light breezes. Just the outside chance you
:25:10. > :25:16.could capture light shower but mostly staying dry. Another cool
:25:17. > :25:25.night. Temperatures six or seven. Towards the weekend, dry and bright
:25:26. > :25:29.and warm. I will be back later on this evening, and I will see you
:25:30. > :25:30.tomorrow. Dust off the shorts and bikinis!
:25:31. > :25:50.Good night. Can I make something clear to you?
:25:51. > :25:56.UKIP is not against immigration. We welcome immigration -
:25:57. > :26:00.we want immigration. TO THE TUNE OF
:26:01. > :26:05."ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL": # It's time for hope
:26:06. > :26:18.and action Well, that's it.
:26:19. > :26:22.That's all you're allowed to see.