:00:00. > :00:11.Good evening. One it's time for the news
:00:12. > :00:14.Good evening. Two men in Brazil will stand trial
:00:15. > :00:18.for the manslaughter of a woman from Kent. Gillian Metcalf was killed in
:00:19. > :00:21.a boat collision in South America last year. Her family has been
:00:22. > :00:22.urging the authorities there to prosecute those responsible, as Ian
:00:23. > :00:25.Palmer reports. Since his wife's death last
:00:26. > :00:29.September, Charlie Metcalf has been trying to get those responsible to
:00:30. > :00:35.be tried in court. This week, the authorities in Brazil confirmed this
:00:36. > :00:40.will happen. Well, we never stopped believing it would happen. But when
:00:41. > :00:45.it did happen, it came as a shock. Because they crumbled so suddenly.
:00:46. > :00:48.From telling us it could be months before even a decision is made
:00:49. > :00:54.about, would there be a prosecution who would be prosecuted. Gillian
:00:55. > :01:12.Metcalf was a mother of two daughters. A lawyer, she went to
:01:13. > :01:15.Brazil to celebrate her 50th birthday with her family. During a
:01:16. > :01:18.boat trip on the blackwater in Manaus, there was a collision. Mrs
:01:19. > :01:21.Metcalf suffered fatal injuries. Witnesses described a game of
:01:22. > :01:37.chicken between the captains of both vessels. In an interview for
:01:38. > :01:40.Brazilian televison, one of the pilots said he acted responsibly.
:01:41. > :01:42.The story has topped news bulletins in Brazil. Newspapers have
:01:43. > :01:45.highlighted every twist and turn. Some journalists in South America
:01:46. > :01:48.say, because the country is hosting the World Cup next month, the
:01:49. > :01:52.authorities have been forced to act quickly. They have a task. And that
:01:53. > :01:56.task is to see justice done. That gives us something to busy ourselves
:01:57. > :02:00.with. And I've got my two daughters, so we have stayed strong as a unit
:02:01. > :02:02.and we're focused on getting this done.
:02:03. > :02:06.The owner of Manston Airport is expected to hold a meeting in ten
:02:07. > :02:09.days' time with people who want to re`open it, BBC South East Today has
:02:10. > :02:12.learned. The new leader of Thanet District Council says she had a
:02:13. > :02:20."positive" telephone conversation with Ann Gloag this afternoon. The
:02:21. > :02:23.airport closed on Thursday. Firefighters have been battling a
:02:24. > :02:26.blaze involving 100 tonnes of rubbish on an industrial estate in
:02:27. > :02:29.Aylesford today. They were called to New Hythe Lane in Larkfield at
:02:30. > :02:33.11:15am this morning. Crews have been at the scene for most of the
:02:34. > :02:37.day trying to prevent it from spreading.
:02:38. > :02:40.The Home Office has denied claims that several vehicles a day pass
:02:41. > :02:43.through border controls carrying children who may be victims of
:02:44. > :02:45.trafficking. The claims were made by a UKIP MEP candidate on the Sunday
:02:46. > :02:49.Politics. A UK border official told me this
:02:50. > :02:53.week that there is nine or ten coach loads a day coming through. They
:02:54. > :02:56.have got 12 to 30 minibus fulls and there is a load of children in
:02:57. > :03:00.there. And those children's surnames do not match up with the people who
:03:01. > :03:02.are actually in there. So, I am really concerned about people
:03:03. > :03:05.trafficking. And a reminder there's in`depth
:03:06. > :03:07.coverage of all the main parties' campaigns, plus information about
:03:08. > :03:09.all the other parties standing for election on our website,
:03:10. > :03:11.bbc.co.uk/news tonight the Home Office said border officials are
:03:12. > :03:20.trained to protect immigrants and check there is no wafer immigrants
:03:21. > :03:23.to come in. Police have described the theft of a
:03:24. > :03:26.bronze statue from a children's memorial garden as "despicable". The
:03:27. > :03:30.?10,000 statue was taken from the Kent and Sussex Crematorium. It was
:03:31. > :03:32.originally commissioned by a local charity, who support women after
:03:33. > :03:36.stillbirths. Now, Kent Police are making a fresh appeal for anyone
:03:37. > :03:39.with information to "do the right thing". Victoria Holland reports.
:03:40. > :03:43.A garden full of memories. When Louise Ellis gave birth to her
:03:44. > :03:47.daughter, nearly 18 years ago, she knew that she had already died. It
:03:48. > :03:49.was one of the hardest days of my life, I have to say, bittersweet
:03:50. > :03:52.memories. She was beautiful, absolutely beautiful, perfect in
:03:53. > :03:56.every way. Louise was supported by a local charity, Sands, they raised
:03:57. > :04:00.money to create a memorial garden in the Kent and Sussex Crematorium. But
:04:01. > :04:05.two weeks ago, the centrepiece, this bronze statue of two children
:04:06. > :04:08.dancing, was stolen. It has either been taken for its artistic value,
:04:09. > :04:13.which is very costly for the charity to have had commissioned. However,
:04:14. > :04:16.it is more likely that it has been taken for its value as metal, which
:04:17. > :04:21.will be considerably less than what the charity paid. It is understood
:04:22. > :04:25.that the statue was taken sometime between the first and fourth May. It
:04:26. > :04:30.used to stand on this round plinth. Now, all that is left is the holes
:04:31. > :04:34.from where it was ripped out. It's so sad that it's been stolen. It's
:04:35. > :04:38.such a special place and the theives that have stolen it must know that,
:04:39. > :04:41.they must know how special it is to us and to all the other bereaved
:04:42. > :04:45.parents that are local to Tunbridge Wells. Kent police are urging anyone
:04:46. > :04:49.with information to get in touch. For the parents who rely on this
:04:50. > :04:50.garden, the statue may be gone, but like their children, it's not
:04:51. > :05:02.forgotten. Good evening. Today was the warmest
:05:03. > :05:06.day of the year so far in the South and East of England. In fact, as we
:05:07. > :05:09.go through the next couple of days, it will still be quite warm and
:05:10. > :05:13.mainly dry for tomorrow. Certainly not a cold start. The temperature
:05:14. > :05:16.starts well in double figures in most towns. There are some good
:05:17. > :05:20.spells of sunshine as well and most of the day will be dry. There will
:05:21. > :05:23.be some fair weather cloud, always a bit colder towards the coast, but
:05:24. > :05:26.inland, like today, temperatures well are into the 20s Celsius.
:05:27. > :05:30.Possibly 24 degrees, the top temperature, 75 Fahrenheit. Mostly
:05:31. > :05:33.dry, later in the evening, just coming in from the near continent, a
:05:34. > :05:37.couple of showers to drift in potentially towards us. They could
:05:38. > :05:40.be thundery, but most of us will avoid them altogether. From Tuesday
:05:41. > :05:44.onwards, it will be more unsettled and cooler. Temperatures still
:05:45. > :05:51.respectable for this time of year. There will be sunshine, too.
:05:52. > :06:09.We will be back after the national news at 10:20pm. Goodbye.
:06:10. > :06:16.St James Park and Sheffield both hit 25 Celsius this afternoon. That
:06:17. > :06:20.gives us our warmest day in nearly nine months, since 5th September
:06:21. > :06:24.2013. It goes without saying that it is going to be a warm night. Look
:06:25. > :06:28.out for some showers clipping into eastern Scotland. Some of those
:06:29. > :06:32.could be heavy. Still some patchy rain for western Scotland. More
:06:33. > :06:36.persistent rain returning to Northern Ireland by the end of the
:06:37. > :06:41.night. Showers across Mid and North Wales. Temperatures no lower than 13
:06:42. > :06:45.degrees. We start Monday on a much more positive footing across western
:06:46. > :06:48.Scotland. Much drier than it has been through the weekend. Showers in
:06:49. > :06:51.the North East. Showers around for Northern Ireland. Brighter spells
:06:52. > :06:55.possible, too. Showers during the first part of the day for North
:06:56. > :06:58.Wales. One or two briefly glancing across the North West of England and