:00:00. > :00:12.at Six. Actions in Ukraine
:00:13. > :00:18.patients put at risk and left unsafe, shocking findings of an
:00:19. > :00:20.unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission at Maidstone
:00:21. > :00:27.Hospital. We are at the hospital with the latest.
:00:28. > :00:30.A major search and rescue operation is taking place in St Leonards amid
:00:31. > :00:34.fears two people may have been swept down a drainage pipe out to sea.
:00:35. > :00:38.A grieving mother takes legal action against Kent Police, unhappy with
:00:39. > :00:42.the way they investigated his death in a hit and run.
:00:43. > :00:57.I need to know how my son lost his life. A woman unwittingly send ``
:00:58. > :01:01.spends hundreds on online games. And how Hollywood but busters have set
:01:02. > :01:10.the popularity of archery soaring ``. Busters.
:01:11. > :01:14.A damning report into standards of care
:01:15. > :01:18.at a Kent hospital says patients have been put at risk and left
:01:19. > :01:22.An unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission found
:01:23. > :01:25.some patients at Maidstone Hospital were not asked for their consent
:01:26. > :01:28.for surgery until they were on a trolley, waiting to go to theatre.
:01:29. > :01:31.And children were put at risk because the child resuscitation team
:01:32. > :01:34.did not routinely contain a paediatrician out of hours.
:01:35. > :01:39.Simon Jones joins us live from Maidstone Hospital.
:01:40. > :01:52.Yet another blow for NHS managers there, Simon.
:01:53. > :01:57.Just days ago, a report into the death of five cancer patients
:01:58. > :02:02.described members of the surgical team is dysfunctional. This
:02:03. > :02:06.inspection takes a wider look at surgery and the care offered to
:02:07. > :02:09.children and raises serious concerns. Hospital is told it must
:02:10. > :02:14.take action. A hospital with inadequate numbers
:02:15. > :02:19.of skilled staff to ensure patient safety, according to inspect this.
:02:20. > :02:24.This man suffers from a rare swallowing disease and after two
:02:25. > :02:31.years is still waiting. This has taken a lot of time. I have
:02:32. > :02:34.been transferred. A case of not hearing things. It is only when we
:02:35. > :02:39.chase things up we found out the surgeon I was supposed to see had
:02:40. > :02:45.been off sick and I was not told that. The care could be better.
:02:46. > :02:50.Another patient opted to go to another hospital for treatment, so
:02:51. > :02:59.great was his concerns. My doctor suggested I go because of the
:03:00. > :03:04.problems here. That seems drastic. It was quite drastic. Under the
:03:05. > :03:09.circumstances, for what I am being treated for, it proved to be
:03:10. > :03:16.correct. The Care Quality Commission found risks to health and safety not
:03:17. > :03:20.managed appropriately. Some people were not asked for consent for
:03:21. > :03:25.surgery until on a trolley waiting to go into theatre. Patients do not
:03:26. > :03:29.always receive care from appropriately called fight stuff.
:03:30. > :03:33.Is this a safe hospital? I would like to reassure you and the public
:03:34. > :03:37.this is a very safe hospital with high`quality care and many aspects
:03:38. > :03:43.of this report have demonstrated that. Many aspects showed it did
:03:44. > :03:47.not. There were issues we know and we were given the opportunity to
:03:48. > :03:52.improve on certain aspects. Some patients were quick to jump to
:03:53. > :03:58.their defence. My experience has been wonderful. I would be pretty
:03:59. > :04:05.stuck in a hole and they are really good. Absolutely 100% perfect, I
:04:06. > :04:10.could not be treated better. The hospital will now face a further
:04:11. > :04:16.unannounced inspection. Managers say they will take action,
:04:17. > :04:21.but I think behind the scenes, they are furious at this report. They
:04:22. > :04:24.challenge some of the findings and they say inspectors did not have
:04:25. > :04:29.data to back up the most damning criticisms. They will now take
:04:30. > :04:34.action, but overall, they would like a review of what has been found
:04:35. > :04:37.here. They point out inspectors did say they received positive feedback
:04:38. > :04:44.from the patients they spoke to. Now some breaking news, and a major
:04:45. > :04:46.search`and`rescue operation is taking place in St Leonards, after
:04:47. > :04:50.reports that two people have gone The emergency services were sent to
:04:51. > :04:55.Cinque Ports Way just after 2pm, after a caller reported that they
:04:56. > :04:58.were stuck in water in a culvert. Tonight, the coastguard and the Fire
:04:59. > :05:01.and Rescue Service are continuing to search
:05:02. > :05:11.the area with specialist teams. The Fire Service arrived within
:05:12. > :05:17.minutes and carried out an assessment and we needed help to
:05:18. > :05:21.clear that area. We did as much as we could to clear the chambers and
:05:22. > :05:27.we are waiting for a police dive team to clear the areas we could not
:05:28. > :05:30.reach, the pipe. This is an ongoing situation at the
:05:31. > :05:35.moment, what we know about the incident?
:05:36. > :05:39.Police were called at 2pm after a member of the public reported
:05:40. > :05:46.hearing voices. That is essentially a large storm drain where the voices
:05:47. > :05:49.came from a couple of miles down the road in St Leonards. A major
:05:50. > :05:55.operation followed involving divers, the Coast Guard, ambulance and Fire
:05:56. > :06:00.Service. Efforts were hampered at 4pm when the tide started to come
:06:01. > :06:04.in. I have found nothing so far and they said they have not heard voices
:06:05. > :06:09.again, but until they have searched the whole area, they have to assume
:06:10. > :06:12.the worst in the night, the search continues.
:06:13. > :06:18.Thank you, we will keep an eye on that story.
:06:19. > :06:21.A mother who is unhappy with the way Kent Police investigated her
:06:22. > :06:23.son's death is taking legal action against the force.
:06:24. > :06:26.Marc Dunk was killed four years ago, hit by a lorry
:06:27. > :06:30.A coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death,
:06:31. > :06:34.but Marc's mother has been gathering evidence in an attempt to prove her
:06:35. > :06:40.Ever since her son was killed four years ago, Christine Elson has
:06:41. > :06:50.Marc Dunk was killed when he investigation into his death.
:06:51. > :06:56.We were not happy with the things we were hearing and over the last
:06:57. > :07:00.three`year is, we have uncovered an enormous amount of information. It
:07:01. > :07:05.categorically proves beyond reasonable doubt that the accident
:07:06. > :07:14.did not happen the way the driver and the police portrayed. Marc Dunk
:07:15. > :07:17.was killed cycling to work. The police investigation concluded he
:07:18. > :07:25.rode across the path of a lorry but his mother believes this is not
:07:26. > :07:28.true. In 2012, when she asked to see these reports, she was told a
:07:29. > :07:33.crucial file had been lost and now having gathered more evidence, she
:07:34. > :07:36.is in the process of watching a third formal complaint with the
:07:37. > :07:44.Independent police Complaints Commission. Kent police said its own
:07:45. > :07:47.review of the investigation found it has been carried out correctly. When
:07:48. > :07:53.the family appealed to those findings, no fault was found with
:07:54. > :07:57.the investigation. The problem with cases like this is that is no
:07:58. > :08:04.recourse for all the tips when they have gone through the processes ``
:08:05. > :08:08.for relatives. And if they are still not satisfied, there is nowhere else
:08:09. > :08:14.to go to. What I can recommend they do is contact the cyclists defend
:08:15. > :08:22.fund, a charity supporting legal challenges involving challenges and
:08:23. > :08:27.is looking for more cases. I have 40 questions I would like answered by
:08:28. > :08:34.Kent Police and they do not want to answer them. I need these answers, I
:08:35. > :08:48.need closures `` closure. Until I get these anthers, I do not have it.
:08:49. > :09:00.Celebrating Tunbridge Wells? Assembly Halls anniversary.
:09:01. > :09:03.Friends and colleagues of a Kent youth worker who drowned in Jamaica
:09:04. > :09:07.while saving his young son have spoken on camera for the first time
:09:08. > :09:10.to pay tribute to an " honest and dedicated" professional.
:09:11. > :09:11.49`year`old Tony Wilkinson, from Cranbrook,
:09:12. > :09:15.was on holiday in Calabash Bay when he was caught in a strong current,
:09:16. > :09:24.Claudia Sermbezis has our exclusive report.
:09:25. > :09:29.Witnesses say Tony and his partner were walking through a surf with
:09:30. > :09:33.their young sons when a wave took their young sons when a wave took
:09:34. > :09:37.one of the children. Tony went after him and he passed him to his
:09:38. > :09:44.partner. Fishermen rushed to help and the boy survived, his Father did
:09:45. > :09:50.not. He said, what happened to the baby? They said the baby was all
:09:51. > :10:01.right. He just went away like that. It was a very difficult tide.
:10:02. > :10:07.Everybody tried their best. Tony Wilkinson was a much loved
:10:08. > :10:11.youth worker. The charity he worked at support vulnerable inner`city
:10:12. > :10:16.children. He was a partner of an award`winning Guardian journalist.
:10:17. > :10:20.There is no clocking off, no turning your phone off because you are
:10:21. > :10:25.tired. If somebody needs you, they need you, and he was dedicated. For
:10:26. > :10:30.all those young people, for every time we told one, another three
:10:31. > :10:35.would phone me saying, tell me it is not true, crying.
:10:36. > :10:41.There was no hidden agenda. He was not saying something to make you
:10:42. > :10:46.feel able certain way. He would say something if he meant it. A lot of
:10:47. > :10:48.kids looked up to that, they could respect that and appreciate his
:10:49. > :10:54.honesty. It is thought the family moved to a
:10:55. > :10:58.house near Cranbrook and they went on holiday to Jamaica, a place Tony
:10:59. > :11:04.was very familiar with and had many friends.
:11:05. > :11:07.A book of condolence has been opened for Tony Wilkinson, seen here with
:11:08. > :11:20.his daughter. His funeral will be held next month.
:11:21. > :11:29.What can you tell us about the investigation?
:11:30. > :11:32.A postmortem was carried out a couple of days ago and we are still
:11:33. > :11:37.waiting for the results. They should come out later today. On the beach
:11:38. > :11:42.where it happened, people are finding it difficult to deal with
:11:43. > :11:47.this. Many of them knew Tony personally or were involved in the
:11:48. > :11:51.rescue. The family are finding it most difficult. I spoke to a member
:11:52. > :11:57.is short time ago and they said the one thing which they want is for
:11:58. > :11:58.Tony to be remembered as a hero, who sacrificed his own life for that of
:11:59. > :12:06.his child's. The rail company South Eastern paid
:12:07. > :12:08.out more than ?1.5 million in compensation to passengers
:12:09. > :12:11.affected by landslips between January and March.
:12:12. > :12:13.Stretches of the line between Hastings and Tunbridge Wells
:12:14. > :12:16.had to be closed after landslips caused by the
:12:17. > :12:18.wettest winter weather on record. The compensation figure is ten times
:12:19. > :12:21.the amount paid out for the same period last year.
:12:22. > :12:23.Campaigners fighting to save Manston Airport have held
:12:24. > :12:26.a march today to urge their local authority to push through the
:12:27. > :12:32.Its owners say ongoing financial losses could not be sustained.
:12:33. > :12:35.Thanet District Council says it will commission a report to find out
:12:36. > :12:39.whether a Compulsory Purchase Order would be viable.
:12:40. > :12:42.A couple who allowed their four dogs to suffer eye
:12:43. > :12:45.infections and extreme fur loss through mange have been banned from
:12:46. > :12:49.Tony and Tracey Ford, from Margate, admitted offences under the
:12:50. > :12:58.The RSPCA say it was "an appalling case of prolonged neglect."
:12:59. > :13:00.Counter`terrorism police who have been searching four properties
:13:01. > :13:02.in the Brighton area, following the death
:13:03. > :13:06.of a local teenager in Syria, say they have have seized material that
:13:07. > :13:10.Officers from the South East Counter Terrorism Unit raided the home
:13:11. > :13:13.of 18`year`old Abdullah Deghayes in Saltdean yesterday, and searches
:13:14. > :13:17.Our home affairs reporter, Rebecca Williams,
:13:18. > :13:24.Rebecca, Abdullah Deghayes was killed fighting for a group that
:13:25. > :13:42.That is right, and police say the searchers have finished but the one
:13:43. > :13:46.at Salt Dean has been ongoing. They have found material to be sent off
:13:47. > :13:51.for examination that could be relevant, but no arrests have been
:13:52. > :13:56.made. One of the houses raided was that of Abdullah Deghayes, who died
:13:57. > :14:02.fighting in Syria. His Father has previously said two of his other
:14:03. > :14:10.sons, one who is 16, it still in the country. Police say the searches are
:14:11. > :14:12.necessary to safeguard communities but they insist it is not in
:14:13. > :14:21.response to an immediate threat. The family of a severely disabled
:14:22. > :14:24.woman from Eastbourne are fighting to get back hundreds
:14:25. > :14:27.of pounds that she unwittingly spent Anna McNaughton thought she had made
:14:28. > :14:30.a one`off payment while playing the popular Candy Crush Saga game,
:14:31. > :14:34.but then racked up further bills Her parents claim vulnerable
:14:35. > :14:38.people are losing money they can't afford because computer game
:14:39. > :14:40.companies fail to make it clear The polls open tomorrow
:14:41. > :14:57.across the South East for European Anna McNaughton is paraplegic but
:14:58. > :15:00.this is a keyboard that helps her to spell out her thoughts and to play
:15:01. > :15:09.computer games. She told me about them. It is fun and it is quite
:15:10. > :15:13.predict. One of her favourite games was Candy Crush, it is free to play
:15:14. > :15:17.at becomes more interesting when Gold bars can be bought. She entered
:15:18. > :15:21.her bank data yields thinking it was a one off payment and did not
:15:22. > :15:26.realise she would be paying more clicking on more vast `` details.
:15:27. > :15:30.Within one month, the bill was over ?400.
:15:31. > :15:35.What effect did it have on you? It was quite a shock to me because I
:15:36. > :15:40.did not know how much money I was spending.
:15:41. > :15:44.This is what players see when they decide to make more purchases. The
:15:45. > :15:49.company behind the game describes it as transparent. Anna's mothers says
:15:50. > :15:55.it is not transparent enough and says she has asked for a refund
:15:56. > :15:59.twice. `` mother. They have got their mother, they do not care about
:16:00. > :16:03.the customers. You could say they are a business and not a charity and
:16:04. > :16:09.they do not own people a duty of care. To a degree, I agree, but what
:16:10. > :16:14.they are doing is not moral because they are playing on the lives of the
:16:15. > :16:19.young and vulnerable. We are very confident the information is clear
:16:20. > :16:24.and we think this is a joint responsibility to an industry, doing
:16:25. > :16:28.its part to comply with existing legislation of protection, and on
:16:29. > :16:29.the part of consumers. What would your message beat the company that
:16:30. > :16:42.produces these? Children can play and they do not
:16:43. > :16:46.know what they cost. Industry point out passwords can be set. Anna said
:16:47. > :16:54.she is still too upset to play a game. `` again.
:16:55. > :16:57.A damning report into standards of care
:16:58. > :17:01.at a Kent hospital says patients have been put at risk and left
:17:02. > :17:05.An unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission found
:17:06. > :17:08.some patients at Maidstone Hospital were not asked for their consent
:17:09. > :17:11.for surgery until they were on a trolley, waiting to go to theatre.
:17:12. > :17:14.How Hollywood brought archery back into fashion.
:17:15. > :17:25.And the South East youngsters taking aim.
:17:26. > :17:38.Heavy thundery rain into the night, joining later for the details.
:17:39. > :17:41.The polls open tomorrow across the South East for European
:17:42. > :17:44.Elections to decide which ten MEPs will represent us in Brussels.
:17:45. > :17:47.The campaign has been dominated by the issue of immigration and whether
:17:48. > :17:50.Britain should remain in the European Union at all, or pull out.
:17:51. > :17:52.But, of course, European legislation affects many
:17:53. > :17:55.other aspects of our lives and our political editor Louise Stewart
:17:56. > :17:59.has been speaking to businesses in Kent and Sussex to find out what
:18:00. > :18:09.The European Parliament in Brussels may seem distant from the South East
:18:10. > :18:15.of England, but the decisions taken here have a huge impact at home.
:18:16. > :18:15.A crop of Kent strawberries may epitomise British summertime but
:18:16. > :18:21.farmers here have to deal with farmers here have to deal with
:18:22. > :18:25.bureaucracy from Brussels. Alistair believes being part of the EU has
:18:26. > :18:29.advantages. It has been beneficial because it
:18:30. > :18:36.has opened us up to a much larger working market. And it is a two Way
:18:37. > :18:41.St. Young people can work in Greece and is pain, Portugal, France, and a
:18:42. > :18:46.lot of central Europeans can work here `` Spain.
:18:47. > :18:51.On the Sussex coast, the impact of the EU is felt. Fishermen in
:18:52. > :18:56.Hastings believe Brussels quotas have affected the South East badly.
:18:57. > :19:03.92% of the fleet is under ten metres but we have not got any rights. They
:19:04. > :19:07.are exempt from the quota regulation until 2006, it was the worst thing
:19:08. > :19:11.we did going into Europe because it took our rights away.
:19:12. > :19:17.This travel company runs trips in the UK and Europe. This man says EU
:19:18. > :19:22.regulations affect how he operates but it is not all negative.
:19:23. > :19:27.The vehicle servicing and so on, these things are controlled by
:19:28. > :19:33.European regulation now and while most people in this industry and
:19:34. > :19:38.similar industries are aware they are set by European regulation might
:19:39. > :19:43.complain about it, we accept it is for a good purpose.
:19:44. > :19:47.So why does your vote count? The decisions taken by the South
:19:48. > :19:51.eased's ten Euro MPs here decide everything from the amount of money
:19:52. > :19:53.we spend to use our mobile phone to the hours we work and how food is
:19:54. > :20:03.labelled. As well as the European elections,
:20:04. > :20:06.their local council elections for voters tomorrow in six local
:20:07. > :20:32.authorities. You can find the details on the website.
:20:33. > :20:39.The hunger games is the latest series to make practice with eight
:20:40. > :20:44.oh and arrow cool `` The Hunger Games. And the sport is finding a
:20:45. > :20:50.younger and cooler target audience. `` ape bow and arrow. Thank you for
:20:51. > :20:56.your consideration. Our ancestors did it
:20:57. > :21:00.and now our film stars have helped to revive it, so it should come
:21:01. > :21:03.as no great surprise that archery, particularly here in the
:21:04. > :21:13.South East, is back with a bang. It has driven archery into the
:21:14. > :21:17.forefront of the imagination of children. Children love something
:21:18. > :21:21.different and something traditional and they are taught about the
:21:22. > :21:25.history of the region, so archery has a big factor to play. It has
:21:26. > :21:32.certainly captured their imagination.
:21:33. > :21:34.A number of schools in Kent and Sussex have adopted
:21:35. > :21:37.the American NASP program which has transformed archery's popularity
:21:38. > :21:42.in the USA, with millions taking up the sport in the last decade.
:21:43. > :21:54.The number one theme is safety, safety throughout, and a lot of fun,
:21:55. > :22:00.and that is what we do here. Bos can cost less than ?100 and targets and
:22:01. > :22:04.arrows or easily available and progress can be rapid. `` bows.
:22:05. > :22:09.After a bit of practice, you get better and better. When you get up
:22:10. > :22:13.to the shooting line, the competitive comes out of you and you
:22:14. > :22:17.want to get better than everyone else. It is not difficult to see why
:22:18. > :22:23.this sport is so popular and when you hit the target, it can become
:22:24. > :22:34.pretty addictive. He was brave standing there!
:22:35. > :22:37.The Rolling Stones, Tony Hancock and Mickey Rooney are just a few
:22:38. > :22:40.of the stars who have topped the bill there over the years.
:22:41. > :22:43.And this week, the Assembly Hall Theatre, in Tunbridge Wells
:22:44. > :22:48.The Art Deco building started life as a dance hall, but over the years,
:22:49. > :22:52.it has doubled up as a TV studio and a sorting hall for wartime evacuees.
:22:53. > :23:01.Chrissie, tonight, they are preparing to count our votes.
:23:02. > :23:10.Yes, it is remarkable, the theatre has been part of this community for
:23:11. > :23:16.almost 75 years. 75 years old on Saturday. It has been a dance hall,
:23:17. > :23:20.theatre, and it has looked after evacuated children from London. It
:23:21. > :23:39.is incredible that after nearly 75 years, it is still going strong.
:23:40. > :23:44.The Assembly Hall Theatre has played host to some of the biggest shows
:23:45. > :23:50.and brightest stars since it opened in May 1939. A prime example of Art
:23:51. > :23:55.Deco architecture and originally built as an entertainment centre for
:23:56. > :24:00.Tunbridge Wells. This actor and resident is a fan.
:24:01. > :24:04.I know this theatre extremely well, I have worked here in number of
:24:05. > :24:09.times and I have seen shows regularly. So it is a fantastic
:24:10. > :24:14.asset for any town to have a theatre. You can see the difference
:24:15. > :24:18.in towns that have a theatre and those that do not.
:24:19. > :24:22.In the out of the Second World War, London children were evacuated here
:24:23. > :24:31.and waited to be chosen by host families. John and his sisters were
:24:32. > :24:38.among them. You look at the Assembly Hall Theatre and it takes me back to
:24:39. > :24:41.the children sat in the bottom right`hand corner, waiting to be
:24:42. > :24:44.picked. It is a community venue, election
:24:45. > :24:50.can't happen here and for many years, the theatre housed a hidden
:24:51. > :24:55.BBC studio. BBC journalists used to go in through a side door in the
:24:56. > :24:59.dead of night and they would record pieces here and send them back to
:25:00. > :25:05.Alexander Palace for transmission. 75 years of history and despite
:25:06. > :25:09.being close to the London West End, it is a thriving advert for regional
:25:10. > :25:13.theatre. It looks different to the night, the
:25:14. > :25:17.seats have been pushed back for the voting tomorrow. It has entertained
:25:18. > :25:23.many audiences over 75 years. They have laughed, cried and sang, and it
:25:24. > :25:28.is incredible as we approach this milestone, it has no chance of
:25:29. > :25:34.stopping any time soon. You may need to wear coats
:25:35. > :25:38.tomorrow, thunderstorms! The weather warnings that!
:25:39. > :25:48.Dashboard back. Tomorrow, we will see heavy showers
:25:49. > :25:54.because of this area of low pressure. Winds along the South
:25:55. > :26:01.coast. There was brightness first thing through the afternoon and we
:26:02. > :26:07.saw more cloud cover, and now rain is coming from the self.
:26:08. > :26:13.Temperatures mile `` mild for the time of year and now it is feeling
:26:14. > :26:23.unpleasant. Ten, 15 mph winds. They will pick up tonight. It will clear
:26:24. > :26:29.fairly swiftly. A drier story tomorrow, but plenty of cloud cover.
:26:30. > :26:34.Temperatures in double figures, 11, 12 degrees. A dry start for tomorrow
:26:35. > :26:38.but it is not going to stay that way. That weather warning followed
:26:39. > :26:46.for tomorrow for mid`morning. Heavy, thundery downpours. Temperatures
:26:47. > :26:53.rising in sunshine. 18, 19 degrees. Wind is still around 15, 20 mph. But
:26:54. > :27:00.it will feel much cooler. `` the winds. Showers should ease in the
:27:01. > :27:04.evening. Temperatures again in double figures. Lows of around 11,
:27:05. > :27:12.12 degrees. Friday is slightly drier with some sunshine. Temperatures up
:27:13. > :27:19.of a shower. Towards the weekend, it of a shower. Towards the weekend, it
:27:20. > :27:23.will feel warm. Plenty of showers, particularly for Saturday. Sunday is
:27:24. > :27:27.slightly drier. We should stay mostly dry on Monday. This low
:27:28. > :27:31.pressure were clear on Saturday. Sunday is drier and Monday looks to
:27:32. > :27:41.be dry, bright and warm. Thank you.
:27:42. > :27:56.That is it from us for now, good evening.
:27:57. > :28:01.that is to find that one item that's going to change their life.
:28:02. > :28:03.Flames are beautiful. Made nice money, that did. Nice money.
:28:04. > :28:07.?200,000? HE LAUGHS
:28:08. > :28:11.I mean, nobody, really and truly, can sell rubbish like I can.