29/06/2014 South East Today


29/06/2014

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Passengers arriving at Gatwick Airport have described

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chaotic scenes in the baggage halls with many waiting hours to reclaim

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their baggage, and others hdld up waiting to disembark aircraft.

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The airport's operator has blamed a ground handling agent for the

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problems, which it says has breached the terms of its operating licence.

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Jeremy Summers says he had to wait more than two hours for

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his bag last night after his flight from Turkey arrived at Gatwhck.

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I have to travel for work quite a lot.

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I use all London airports and, I must say,

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my Gatwick experience last night was one of the worst experiences I have

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Passengers say there were fdw staff to help, barely audible tannoy

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announcements and a lot of tnhappy, tired families.

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I think it is a shame reallx, I think it sets a bad example

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It is one of our busiest airports and it's

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It should be quite a simple thing to do.

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Gatwick Airport says the problems have been caused by a short`ge of

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staff at a ground handling company Swissport who are contracted

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The airport says it is a repuirement of this port's operating licence

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here, that they should deliver bags to passengers within 55 minttes

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They say they are in ongoing discussions with Swissport

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Swissport is one of three baggage handlers at

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the airport, serving BA, Thompson, Thomas Cook, Virgin and Mon`rch

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Swissport did not respond for a request for comment.

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Gatwick Airport apologised for the disruption saying the delays

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A Kent MP says, incentives to develop solar power in the South

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East has lead to the misuse of what he calls good agricultural land

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Michael Fallon, the Sevenoaks MP and Energy

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Minister, says the government wants to encourage the use of sol`r panels

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But some farmers here say, large`scale solar farms are

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This 125 acre solar park on the Romney Marsh is alre`dy

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generating enough electricity to power a small town.

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One of the biggest of its khnd in the country, it's

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We want to get the best long`term return with a secured incomd

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It's about a long`term solution, that hs

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index linked, that we can guarantee a

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From a business point of vidw, it is a bit of a no`brainer.

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There are currently 28 developments over five megawatts in the

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South East, compared to just three up and running two years ago.

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And in Kent and Sussex alond, a further 49 have planning permission.

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It has a massive impact on our landscape,

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This is all Grade II agricultural land.

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We want solar but we want it on roofs.

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We don't want it on good agricultural land.

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There has been a surge in applications so we have had to

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put a stop to the subsidy and we have issued tougher planning

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guidance, making sure that they do not use good agricultural l`nd.

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If they do get through the council, those applications can be c`lled

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Plans to stop the current sxstem of subsidies comes two years before

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Some green campaigners say that could undermine investor

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It's been a pretty unsettled weekend across parts of Kent and Sussex

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There have been torrential downpours at times.

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For tomorrow, although we do have a risk of some showers,

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they will be less than todax and it will feel warmer, as well.

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Here is what happened today, we started with a bit of cloud

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and we had a lovely spell of sunshine before further cloud

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They die away during the nhght tonight and there is a lovely start

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Some showers, which will be lighter than the ones we have seen.

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There they will be far fewer and further between.

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Top temperature of 19 Celsits, then 20 or 21 degrees.

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High pressure building towards the east and towards the west we

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They are being pushed away by the high pressure.

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It means we are looking at ` dry and unsettled picture

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Temperatures are rising up to the 20s by Wednesday and Thtrsday.

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We will back later this evening Join us if you can.

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Good evening. For some of us, there has been some sunshine but we have

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had showers around. Heavier ones during the morning. Starting to lose

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their intensity as they moved south. Mainly affecting parts of eastern

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England. As we keep a shower in the forecast, most places should be dry.

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Some sunshine around. Feeling warmer. Through the night, it will

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become fairly chilly with broken cloud giving clearer skies. Towns

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and cities, temperatures up by dawn. Still in double figures. But in the

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countryside, it will be cooler than that. A chilly start to tomorrow

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morning but bright, with sunshine around. We will pick up some areas

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where there is slightly more cloud. Throughout the afternoon, it looks

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like northern and eastern Scotland will become. The risk of some

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showers. Towards the central lowlands, with brighter skies,

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temperatures climbing. Across Northern Ireland, the afternoon will

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be dry and bright, 17 or 18 the top temperatures. We have some sunny

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spells across northern England. Heading across southern counties of

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England, spells across northern England.

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Heading across southern counties the risk of a light shower. Fairly

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