:00:00. > :00:00.A reminder of our main story. Nick Clegg tells his supporters to
:00:00. > :00:09.stand firm, dismissing talk of
:00:10. > :00:11.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Polly Evans.
:00:12. > :00:17.Clearing the camps ` French riot police oversee 800
:00:18. > :00:22.The Kent footballer fighting for his life in South Africa
:00:23. > :00:42.We are not taking it day by day. We are taking it by the hour.
:00:43. > :00:47.A go`cart crash at an event in Sussex leaves two toddlers in
:00:48. > :00:51.And a pointed gesture ` a Sussex woman's voodoo pin cushions
:00:52. > :00:53.of education secretary Michael Gove are so popular,
:00:54. > :01:11.Just weeks after this programme exposed the
:01:12. > :01:14.terrible risks migrants are prepared to take to get to the UK, today
:01:15. > :01:17.French riot police oversaw the destruction of their illegal camps.
:01:18. > :01:21.800 people have been told to move on ` although it?s not clear where
:01:22. > :01:28.There were angry scenes as bulldozers moved in to clear the two
:01:29. > :01:31.main campsites early this morning, amid concerns of a scabies outbreak
:01:32. > :01:39.Simon Jones was there, and has sent this report from Calais. A last
:01:40. > :01:49.desperate protest as the bulldozers go in
:01:50. > :01:51.by one immigrant who called this camp
:01:52. > :01:56.his home. One of hundreds told to leave. It is very bad. They want to
:01:57. > :01:59.catch us, arrest us and put us in prison. Many immigrants, supported
:02:00. > :02:05.by campaigners, resisted the attempts by the authorities to get
:02:06. > :02:14.people onto buses for medical treatment and dispersal. We wanted
:02:15. > :02:20.to leave the country only because there is a war in the country. And
:02:21. > :02:26.France is unable to give something, to give food, a roof, a bed. We do
:02:27. > :02:30.not agree with that. It is not possible for France to accept. The
:02:31. > :02:33.day had begun calmly, the immigrants knowing this would be
:02:34. > :02:40.their last morning in the camp, awaiting the arrival of the police
:02:41. > :02:44.who were closing it on public health grounds. The police are out in force
:02:45. > :02:49.in this camp. They are checking tent by tent
:02:50. > :02:58.to make sure no one is left inside. They are telling people they must
:02:59. > :03:10.leave so they can begin the task of clearing the camp. Where will you go
:03:11. > :03:14.now? Maybe in the street, the park. I do not have a place. England. You
:03:15. > :03:22.want to go to England? Yes. Why England? Because they do asylum in
:03:23. > :03:27.England. Asylum? Yes. England is good. Work is good. This food
:03:28. > :03:30.distribution centre is where many may bed down tonight. The
:03:31. > :03:34.say they have no choice but to act. TRANSLATION: The camps will be
:03:35. > :03:38.closed. They were far too big. They could no longer be properly managed.
:03:39. > :03:43.And many residents at Calais say it is about time the police were called
:03:44. > :03:50.in. We just hope to find a solution here. It is a shame for France and
:03:51. > :04:00.for Calais to see people live like this. TRANSLATION: It is a good
:04:01. > :04:03.thing. They should go elsewhere. The camp has now gone, but many
:04:04. > :04:06.immigrants freely admit that their desire to get to Kent remains as
:04:07. > :04:31.What is happening this evening? The police plan to put them on coaches
:04:32. > :04:38.and offered them medication and then transport them to other parts of
:04:39. > :04:46.France. But many have simply refused to go. They did not trust the
:04:47. > :04:51.promises of the police. This is the daily where they are offered food
:04:52. > :04:58.each night. Somehow plot came to them. They are planning to bed down
:04:59. > :05:05.here for the night. It has been a day of high tension. Both the police
:05:06. > :05:10.and the immigrants are watching to see how the situation will develop
:05:11. > :05:14.Our exclusive footage of migrants, riding on the axles
:05:15. > :05:17.of UK bound trucks and chasing after vehicles in a bid to reach
:05:18. > :05:19.Britain, re`ignited concerns over illegal immigration from Calais.
:05:20. > :05:22.According to the authorities in the French city, at least 100
:05:23. > :05:31.migrants a week are reaching the UK by concealing themselves on trucks.
:05:32. > :05:34.One French charity says since 2002 there have been 200 migrants
:05:35. > :05:40.And migrants who are trying to cross the channel and reach Dover are from
:05:41. > :05:42.an array of countries including Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.
:05:43. > :05:45.Well let's now go to Dover where we're joined by the town's
:05:46. > :05:48.MP Charlie Elphicke who recently visited the camps with
:05:49. > :05:51.Mr Elphicke, you've seen how determined
:05:52. > :05:57.the people who've been living in the camps are, isn't this just going
:05:58. > :06:13.That is my concern. While I welcome the camps being cleared we do not
:06:14. > :06:18.want another set of camps. We want to see these people repatriated by
:06:19. > :06:22.the French authorities or the asylum claims processed.
:06:23. > :06:25.The French have said repeatedly that they don't have the resources
:06:26. > :06:28.The police pick them up and move them on,
:06:29. > :06:36.It is important to Calais and to Dover that the French do take
:06:37. > :06:43.There doesn't seem to be much Britain can do to force the French
:06:44. > :06:59.That is part of the difficulty that we have in the UK. Seeing to the
:07:00. > :07:04.French Government, please repatriate these people. We take responsibility
:07:05. > :07:07.on the side of the border. We have dealt with the issues of welfare to
:07:08. > :07:09.the French Government, please repatriate these people. We take
:07:10. > :07:11.responsibility on the side of the border. We have dealt with the
:07:12. > :07:14.issues of wealthier cubism. Britain is no longer Eldorado.
:07:15. > :07:18.You've said we have to put paid to this myth that Britain is Eldorado `
:07:19. > :07:20.but let?s face it, for people travelling
:07:21. > :07:33.There is definitely an issue they are. Any place in Europe is more
:07:34. > :07:37.attractive than these places. We need to take firm action against
:07:38. > :07:47.trafficking gangs. An international effort is required. And you can see
:07:48. > :07:53.our exclusive report on our Facebook page.
:07:54. > :07:55.A former Charlton and Gillingham footballer is fighting
:07:56. > :07:58.for his life in intensive care in South Africa, after being
:07:59. > :08:01.involved in a serious car accident last Friday while on holiday.
:08:02. > :08:04.20`year`old George Howard from Rainham has been in a coma for the
:08:05. > :08:11.Our Home Affairs reporter Rebecca Williams has more.
:08:12. > :08:22.He played for Charlton and gelling. George Howard was on holiday last
:08:23. > :08:27.week when he was involved in a car crash. He is now on a life`support
:08:28. > :08:34.machine. Friends and former team`mates have spoken of their
:08:35. > :08:45.shock. This is very serious. He could be in hospital for months. We
:08:46. > :09:00.are taking it by the hour. He could die. He will pull through IM sure.
:09:01. > :09:07.You are not in the game long. George Howard could be seen here being
:09:08. > :09:15.interviewed. He went to save Africa to take a break from playing. He is
:09:16. > :09:27.in a critical condition. He joined gelling last summer but was. Their
:09:28. > :09:36.manager has said he is devastated by the news. That sentiment has been
:09:37. > :09:42.record on social media where friends and family are raising money for his
:09:43. > :09:50.care, estimated to be ?15,000 per day. His insurance company has since
:09:51. > :10:01.said it will cover the costs. He is one of the best people I have met.
:10:02. > :10:15.Today our former England defender said: The family have travelled out
:10:16. > :10:23.to South Africa to be at his bedside.
:10:24. > :10:25.Well we're joined now live from Johannesburg
:10:26. > :10:35.Milton ` what more do we know about George Howard's condition?
:10:36. > :10:48.The reports that the half`year is that he was in the Cape Town region
:10:49. > :10:57.when the accident happened. `` the reports that we have is that he was
:10:58. > :11:02.in the Cape Town region. Charlton have also issued a statement saying
:11:03. > :11:08.that everyone at the club has their thoughts and players with George
:11:09. > :11:16.Howard and his family. A Twitter account has been set up. A charity
:11:17. > :11:32.football match is being arranged. The funds that have been raised have
:11:33. > :11:33.now reached over ?6,000. In a moment ` a crackdown on the student binge
:11:34. > :11:41.drinking. A motorist has been caught speeding
:11:42. > :11:45.at 149mph ` more than twice the legal motorway limit
:11:46. > :12:11.and a record for the past year. The more to list was caught by a
:12:12. > :12:24.speed camera travelling at 100 and 49 mph. `` 149 mph. If you do an
:12:25. > :12:38.emergency stop it will take you just under a quarter of a mile to halt.
:12:39. > :12:43.The owner of the vehicle was faint. In March he was fined ?600 and
:12:44. > :12:53.disqualified from driving for six months after a vehicle registered to
:12:54. > :12:59.him was caught doing 149 mph. It is shocking that people can drive at
:13:00. > :13:03.that speed. It is stupid. I have got a car that you could speed in, but
:13:04. > :13:19.you would not do it because there are too many reason of being caught.
:13:20. > :13:28.The M25 featured four times. The highest speed recorded was 149 mph.
:13:29. > :13:42.Another motorist was recorded at 146 mph. In Sussex the highest speed was
:13:43. > :13:49.121 mph. He speeds are not safe for the driver, passengers and other
:13:50. > :13:59.road users. We see time and time again the catastrophic results of
:14:00. > :14:05.high`speed driving. Campaigners say sentences given by the courts do not
:14:06. > :14:15.represent the danger of the speeds that some more tourists are now
:14:16. > :14:17.prepared to leech. `` that some try verse are now prepared to drive
:14:18. > :14:23.that. A 62`year`old man has been arrested
:14:24. > :14:25.in Bexhill on suspicion of sending offensive messages
:14:26. > :14:28.on Twitter about James Bulger. The man, from Clinch Green Avenue,
:14:29. > :14:31.has been bailed until the end Two`year`old James was killed by
:14:32. > :14:34.Jon Venables and Robert Thompson A documentary
:14:35. > :14:37.about Kent's police commissioner has damaged the reputation of the force,
:14:38. > :14:40.even before being broadcast in full, The Channel 4 show
:14:41. > :14:44.Meet The Commissioner is due to be broadcast tomorrow,
:14:45. > :14:47.but several clips have been shown In one Ann Barnes struggles to
:14:48. > :14:51.say what her job involves. Two young children were left in a
:14:52. > :14:54.critical condition after a The girl and boy,
:14:55. > :14:59.who are both three`years`old, were among the spectators at a carting
:15:00. > :15:02.event in Warbleton near Heathfield. One of the people taking part
:15:03. > :15:05.lost control Ellie Price has been
:15:06. > :15:08.following the story and joins us Ellie, what more do we know
:15:09. > :15:22.about what happened? This road was closed on Monday for
:15:23. > :15:28.the event. The idea is that people come along in their home made carts.
:15:29. > :15:34.They come down this hill and see how far they can get back up the other
:15:35. > :15:42.film. Its normally attracts 3000 people. They were on behalf of that
:15:43. > :15:53.number. One of the carts lost control. The local community has
:15:54. > :16:00.been left horrified. Shocked. In a community like this everybody knows
:16:01. > :16:07.everybody. An awful lot of people will have known the driver of the
:16:08. > :16:12.car and the passenger. And the children are the most important
:16:13. > :16:16.thing, the fact that there were two children injured. I am told that
:16:17. > :16:22.they are making a steady recovery. This is an annual event raising
:16:23. > :16:28.money for charity. It has been running for three years. There have
:16:29. > :16:32.been previous minor accidents but no one has been seriously injured. I
:16:33. > :16:38.have spoken to the organiser who says he is devastated by what has
:16:39. > :16:41.happened. He has spoken to the family of the children. They see
:16:42. > :16:47.that the children are now no longer in a critical condition. The council
:16:48. > :16:50.is making investigations into exactly what happened.
:16:51. > :17:11.French riot police have overseen the destruction of migrant camps in
:17:12. > :17:19.Cali. And this famous artwork is up for
:17:20. > :17:23.option. It will turn dry and later by the
:17:24. > :17:33.weekend. The forecasts later in the programme.
:17:34. > :17:35.The Government's launched a scheme to tackle the culture
:17:36. > :17:38.of binge drinking at universities, with a minister today admitting to
:17:39. > :17:41.this programme that universities haven't done enough in the past.
:17:42. > :17:44.The University of Brighton is one of seven around the country taking
:17:45. > :17:47.part in a one year pilot scheme to encourage responsible drinking
:17:48. > :17:51.Government figures suggest that 27% of young people drink at least six
:17:52. > :17:57.Ministers say the cost of crime and disorder linked to alcohol abuse
:17:58. > :18:01.is around ?11 billion a year in England and Wales.
:18:02. > :18:04.But as John Young discovered for tonight's Special Report
:18:05. > :18:10.the scheme's aims may prove hard to achieve.
:18:11. > :18:20.This is what the Government is worried about. Our habit of getting
:18:21. > :18:25.drunk. Fighting in the street. Neighbours intimidated. This student
:18:26. > :18:37.who is part of the campaign to change things spoke to us. They
:18:38. > :18:48.strap bottles of cider to their hands. This is what the Government
:18:49. > :18:51.wants to encourage more of. The Government describes this as
:18:52. > :18:56.radical. A