:00:00. > 3:59:59indecent assault against women and children. That's all from the BBC
:00:00. > :00:00.News. Welcome to South East Today,
:00:00. > :00:00.I'm Natalie Graham. And Calls for a Brighton councillor to
:00:00. > :00:10.resign after he refers to the army as "hired killers"
:00:11. > :00:15.on Armed Forces Day We're lhve in Guilty of killing
:00:16. > :00:21.his five`week old daughter ` Mark Sandland unexpectedly pleads
:00:22. > :00:25.guilty to manslaughter. On the run `
:00:26. > :00:29.two months after the skull cracker absconded from prison, two len have
:00:30. > :00:34.gone missing from the same jail The gambling industry is accused
:00:35. > :00:37.of snubbing campaigners who want to discuss the problem
:00:38. > :00:53.of fixed odds betting machines. And we talk to The Who
:00:54. > :00:56.as they begin their long goodbye ` There are calls for a Brighton
:00:57. > :01:11.Hove councillor to resign after he referred to soldiers as 'hired
:01:12. > :01:16.killers' on Armed Forces Dax. The Green Councillor Ben Duncan
:01:17. > :01:19.posted the tweet during a p`rade The city's Green MP Carolind Lucas
:01:20. > :01:24.has called the remark deeply offensive
:01:25. > :01:27.and demanded he apologise ` which But as Mark Sanders reports,
:01:28. > :01:35.for many people that's not dnough. It was the city by the sea,
:01:36. > :01:37.celebrating But one Green councillor had
:01:38. > :01:43.a different take on the troops marching throtgh
:01:44. > :01:46.Brighton this weekend. Ben Duncan tweeted,
:01:47. > :01:49."Armed Forces Day has certahnly brought the hired killers onto
:01:50. > :01:54.the streets of Brighton tod`y. His remarks caused outrage, with
:01:55. > :01:59.many critical comments on Twitter, such as, "These hired killers,
:02:00. > :02:03.as you put them ,are heroes. You should be proud of our forces,
:02:04. > :02:07.not insulting them. Councillor Duncan's tweet also led
:02:08. > :02:12.to calls in the Labour Partx These were some of the views
:02:13. > :02:16.in Brighton today. Says everything
:02:17. > :02:29.about what is wrong with thhs city. I think that's
:02:30. > :02:32.the most ridiculous thing to say. He is entitled to his opinion,
:02:33. > :02:39.but he's a politician, he's got to watch what he ptts
:02:40. > :02:42.on Twitter and Facebook. The Green MP for Brighton P`vilion,
:02:43. > :02:45.Caroline Lucas, said Councillor Duncan's relarks
:02:46. > :02:49.about Armed Forces Day were deeply offensive and she asked him
:02:50. > :02:54.to apologise, which he's now done. I can quite understand that some
:02:55. > :02:57.people might find that There was never any intention
:02:58. > :03:06.to cause offence, if you like. It was part of
:03:07. > :03:09.a broader conversation with my son, which was put on Twitter and has
:03:10. > :03:13.been taken a bit out of context But for one military charitx,
:03:14. > :03:18.the original tweet still sthngs I share the sentiment
:03:19. > :03:22.of the community saying it hs a very insensitive tweet to put out
:03:23. > :03:25.on Armed Forces Day, given the sacrifices there have been
:03:26. > :03:29.over the last 70 years. There are an awful lot
:03:30. > :03:32.of people who've been out there and died for their country,
:03:33. > :03:36.so people are raw about it. In his apology,
:03:37. > :03:39.Councillor Duncan acknowledged many on Armed Forces Day would h`ve been
:03:40. > :03:42.remembering loved ones who died and Our reporter Mark Sanders joins us
:03:43. > :03:49.now from Brighton ` Mark thhs isn't the first time Councillor Dtncan's
:03:50. > :06:54.got into trouble over Twittdr is it? Michael Wheatley, nicknamed the
:06:55. > :07:00.skull cracker, sparked a nationwide manhunt.
:07:01. > :07:03.He was recaptured and jailed after robbing a building society. His
:07:04. > :07:10.disappearance though prompthng a political row. People are bound to
:07:11. > :07:15.as what is going on because Mac it may just be coincidence, but what we
:07:16. > :07:19.need is a deterrent factor so people know they are going to go b`ck
:07:20. > :07:22.inside if they escape. This is a category D Hill whth ``
:07:23. > :07:27.prison. This is a category D Hill whth ``
:07:28. > :07:33.The prison service do what they can, and obviously any absconder is one
:07:34. > :07:37.too many. But because there are so very few, the best thing is to
:07:38. > :07:41.review each one. The fact is that the scheme is a success.
:07:42. > :07:46.The Justice Secretary has ordered the type make up of temporary
:07:47. > :07:50.release processes and eligibility for open prisons. Kent Police has
:07:51. > :07:56.urged the public to be on the lookout.
:07:57. > :08:02.The Ministry of Justice say they are going to be taking major action to
:08:03. > :08:08.change how prisoners are released. Critics say the real issue hs about
:08:09. > :08:12.capacity and staffing. If you talk to police officers `` prison
:08:13. > :08:17.officers, they say there ard two principle for `` sources to this
:08:18. > :08:22.problem, firstly that the prisons are overflowing, so they send their
:08:23. > :08:27.prisoners down here to placds like this that are not appropriate for
:08:28. > :08:32.them. And they subsequently abscond. Secondly they said there ard not
:08:33. > :08:39.adequate levels of staff. The Ministry of Justice said th`t levels
:08:40. > :08:44.of so`called absconds are in fact at record lows, they say that hn the
:08:45. > :08:51.last ten years they are down by something like 80%.
:08:52. > :08:54.The jury in the case of a murdered man in Maidstone has
:08:55. > :08:57.20`year`old, Joellie Leotta, died after an attack above the Italian
:08:58. > :09:03.Four Lithuanian men on trial for his murder deny the charges
:09:04. > :09:11.A team set up to prevent clhff suicides in East Sussex says
:09:12. > :09:13.an increase in donations has secured its immediate futurd.
:09:14. > :09:16.The Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team had warned it may be forced to close
:09:17. > :09:18.after a shortfall in funding coincided with
:09:19. > :09:22.Despite the extra donations, three people have been made redundant
:09:23. > :09:24.A company that's created a 20,000 tonne tower of waste just
:09:25. > :09:28.a few yards from people's homes has today had its application to bring
:09:29. > :09:30.more rubbish to the site blocked by a high court judge.
:09:31. > :09:33.Waste 4 Fuel, which collects rubbish from across the South East,
:09:34. > :09:36.has already been ordered to remove all flammable material
:09:37. > :09:41.Residents who live next to the site say they think it poses
:09:42. > :09:45.Our reporter Ellie Price johns from the High Court in London.
:09:46. > :10:00.The court heard from one other company's directors who said they
:10:01. > :10:04.can only afford to clear thd rubbish if it allowed more rubbish to
:10:05. > :10:08.comment because that would sort out their problem of cash. The High
:10:09. > :10:12.Court judge denied it and s`id he could not gamble with the ptblic's
:10:13. > :10:17.safety. The case brought by the environment agency will now
:10:18. > :10:22.continue. They feel it is in breach of their permit. That specifies that
:10:23. > :10:27.such sites can have 5000 tonnes of waste on their property. Thd
:10:28. > :10:32.environment agency estimate in this case there are around 20,000 tonnes
:10:33. > :10:36.at this site. The main concdrn is the fire hazard that could cause,
:10:37. > :10:40.and the court has heard that in the last year the fire service has been
:10:41. > :10:46.called out 13 separate times. There were a number of residents hn the
:10:47. > :10:52.public gallery today. Basic`lly today as something of a victory It
:10:53. > :10:56.has been in an out`of`court since last November and has been ` long
:10:57. > :11:07.journey in a journey to try clear rubbish from their street. This is
:11:08. > :11:11.our top story. There are calls for Ben Duncan to resign after he
:11:12. > :11:16.referred to soldiers as hirdd killers on Armed Forces Day. He has
:11:17. > :11:20.apologised for this treat that he posted Junior Parade in Brighton.
:11:21. > :11:32.The local Labour Party deals that is not good enough. Their generation
:11:33. > :11:40.hasn't lasted half a centurx. We speak to The Who. And it is a Shari
:11:41. > :11:41.start to the working week. Ht is increasingly bright over thd next
:11:42. > :11:56.few days `` showery. Gambling concern campaigners
:11:57. > :11:59.in Medway have accused the betting industry of snubbing them, because
:12:00. > :12:02.a year on from us reported on how the industry had agreed to work
:12:03. > :12:05.with Medway Council to set tp a Responsible Gambling Partnership,
:12:06. > :12:06.not Medway has one of the highest
:12:07. > :12:10.concentrations of betting shops in The biggest concern is over fixed
:12:11. > :12:14.odds betting machines ` dubbed the crack cocaine
:12:15. > :12:16.of gambling, where punters can bet It's estimated people in Medway
:12:17. > :12:21.spend ?200 million a year Simon Jones has
:12:22. > :12:32.tonight's story update. The gambling industry appeared in
:12:33. > :12:38.front of the cameras in May last year, promising for meetings a year
:12:39. > :12:43.to tackle problem gambling. Since then, nothing. Brian Townsend who
:12:44. > :12:47.plays the machines says mord should be done. I get angry at thel and
:12:48. > :12:55.take it out on the machines, storming around and getting
:12:56. > :13:02.depressed. They shouldn't bd here. You have lost hundreds of pounds?
:13:03. > :13:08.Thousands. A report to be considered by the council says William Hill
:13:09. > :13:14.agreed to hold the first medting which was expected last Julx. No
:13:15. > :13:18.such meeting has taken placd. It blames a reduction in enthusiasm by
:13:19. > :13:24.the association of British bookmakers. I am frustrated, not
:13:25. > :13:33.just for us as the council, but for us as the council, but baldly not
:13:34. > :13:38.seen any change. We have attempted to do that. The association says it
:13:39. > :13:42.has proposed several days for meetings, including in e`mahls sent
:13:43. > :13:48.to the council but has recehved no reply. It would be interviewed today
:13:49. > :13:51.but has told us it has taken action. We have introduced a new code for
:13:52. > :14:00.responsible gambling which the council have talked about.
:14:01. > :14:02.High`stakes DAC and lead to high emotions, but one campaigner
:14:03. > :14:13.question is whether any partnership can work `` that it can lead. They
:14:14. > :14:16.have had one year to come up with proposals and have failed to do
:14:17. > :14:21.anything. I don't see any point in working with them. The council
:14:22. > :14:26.should be campaigning against them. The industry says it is prepared to
:14:27. > :14:32.work with councillors across the country to address concerns. Simon,
:14:33. > :14:37.given the fact there is this disagreement between the two sides,
:14:38. > :14:42.is there any grounds for a way forward? After we started asking
:14:43. > :14:46.questions this morning, by lunchtime the council said they are bding
:14:47. > :14:53.contacted today by the association looking to set up a meeting. It
:14:54. > :14:57.could be rather frosty in contrast to the smiles last year. Medway
:14:58. > :15:03.Council is considering using new powers. In a betting shop w`nted to
:15:04. > :15:08.open up in the High Street, it could have the sign up to the partnership
:15:09. > :15:12.first. The industry says it has made changes, for example now yot can say
:15:13. > :15:13.how long you want to spend on these machines and how much money you are
:15:14. > :15:33.prepared to put into them. We had been hoping to bring you news
:15:34. > :15:45.on Wimbledon. But the weathdr was conspiring against us. Neal, away
:15:46. > :15:53.from centre court that has not been a lot going on there. No, it has
:15:54. > :15:58.relented a little bits and play has resumed on the outside courts. It is
:15:59. > :16:01.raining now but the match bdfore theirs is still ongoing so ht looks
:16:02. > :16:09.likely they will wait, until tomorrow, which is a shame. They
:16:10. > :16:13.will find their second`round opponents are a lot tougher. They
:16:14. > :16:20.are the second seed, so it looks unlikely Johanna Konta will be on
:16:21. > :16:25.today. The Brighton players were back today. They got their luck at
:16:26. > :16:30.their first training base, but a vital piece of the jigsaw w`s
:16:31. > :16:36.missing. They were expecting to find their new assistant manager Sammy
:16:37. > :16:41.Lee, but in a twist he left and joined Southampton, leaving his
:16:42. > :16:47.former Liverpool colleague not best pleased. The new Brighton m`nager
:16:48. > :16:51.had plenty of things on his mind. His old Liverpool colleague had
:16:52. > :16:59.appeared the perfect foil for the big finish player but in a dramatic
:17:00. > :17:04.late shift chose instead to choose Southampton. It is very
:17:05. > :17:11.disappointing. I am not happy with it, but that is life. That hs
:17:12. > :17:17.football. I am not very happy with the situation but we will m`nage.
:17:18. > :17:22.While delighted with the new million pounds base, in use for the first
:17:23. > :17:27.time, chief executive Paul Barber was perplexed by the events. We have
:17:28. > :17:38.worked very hard to encourage Sammy Lee to join us. He had decided to
:17:39. > :17:43.join us, but he changed his mind. It is very frustrating, but life goes
:17:44. > :17:49.on. Despite Lee's absence, the players were happy to be back and
:17:50. > :17:54.feel their new facilities whll help attract new recruits. This hs where
:17:55. > :17:57.you spend most of your days. The stage is fantastic and we h`ve a
:17:58. > :18:04.great support, but that is dvery other week. This is every d`y. The
:18:05. > :18:09.facilities we have here are fantastic, so it will make ` big
:18:10. > :18:19.difference. With six weeks, bright and still have plenty to do both on
:18:20. > :18:23.and off the pitch. Their prdseason tour to Spain is next week. The
:18:24. > :18:33.weather will be lovely. Let's hope it is here to be Johanna Konta.
:18:34. > :18:35.The UK's first triple amputde, injured in Afghanistan,
:18:36. > :18:38.has today done a wing walk at Headcorn Aerodrome in Kent.
:18:39. > :18:40.British Forces hero Mark Orlrod a former Royal Marine,
:18:41. > :18:43.took to the skies on a 1940s biplane, a Boeing Stearman.
:18:44. > :18:46.He has spent this year doing a series of adrenalin fuelled events
:18:47. > :18:55.in an attempt to raise ?50,000 for the Royal Marines Assochation.
:18:56. > :19:02.Next I'll be staying on the ground and I will try and do the Plymouth
:19:03. > :19:08.tank alarm at a runner which is in October. Ten kilometre will be the
:19:09. > :19:13.third as I have run since I lost my legs `` ten kilometre.
:19:14. > :19:15.Back in the '60s when he sang about My Generation,
:19:16. > :19:18.Roger Daltrey couldn't envisage what it might be like to get old,
:19:19. > :19:23.These days he's revised his opinions a bit ` and today The Who announced
:19:24. > :19:27.Roger Daltrey, who famously lives in East Sussex where he has
:19:28. > :19:29.his trout farm, has been having a chat with Jane Witherspoon
:19:30. > :19:46.They are one of rock's defining bands and have sold millions of
:19:47. > :19:53.records. Today, The Who announced their 30th anniversary tour which is
:19:54. > :19:58.likely to be their last. It is the beginning of the start, is what I
:19:59. > :20:05.like to say. It's probably hs, but you never know. I don't think we
:20:06. > :20:11.will stop playing. We will `lways be available the charity shows and
:20:12. > :20:19.things. The touring side will have to come to an end.
:20:20. > :20:28.It is the first time the band have performed here since a premhered
:20:29. > :20:37.their opera Tommy back in 1869, and the boys said it is good to be back.
:20:38. > :20:49.How does it feel to be back? We talked about this area. We can't
:20:50. > :20:57.imagine how the journalists of that day left the tour.
:20:58. > :21:14.It does bring back memories. No wonder we are hard of hearing.
:21:15. > :21:22.Albums such as my generation cement them as one of the world's best
:21:23. > :21:26.bands, but they could have gone into destruction if they have not moved
:21:27. > :21:36.to the south`east. I found ly house which was beautiful. Up unthl then,
:21:37. > :21:44.I could have gone well off the rails. Here is the beginning to the
:21:45. > :21:58.long goodbye. That is a quote, isn't it? Now, there wasn't a lot of rain
:21:59. > :22:04.despite the forecast. It is feeling a little bit fresher this wdekend,
:22:05. > :22:08.but it is the joint sixth w`rmest June on record in the last 000
:22:09. > :22:12.years. It has generally been drier than normal and that warmer trend
:22:13. > :22:18.will continue over the next few days. Temperatures are rising on
:22:19. > :22:23.Thursday, which shall be thd warmest day of the week. There were one or
:22:24. > :22:29.two showers around but still some showers as well.
:22:30. > :22:36.Those showers will be lingering through the first part of this
:22:37. > :22:40.evening, from 9pm tonight. Still some cloud around but we st`rt to
:22:41. > :22:45.see some clearer skies developing and temperatures dropping to 10
:22:46. > :22:49.degrees, holding up along the coast. Decent spells of sunshine from the
:22:50. > :22:55.word go tomorrow and by the afternoon temperatures rising high
:22:56. > :23:00.to 21 or 22 degrees. Some cloud bubbling up in the afternoon. Quite
:23:01. > :23:04.high polling pounds, and tolorrow we'll be staying dry with clearer
:23:05. > :23:09.skies. Temperatures fresher than tonight, nine or 10 degrees. Then
:23:10. > :23:14.for Wednesday temperatures rising. The best of any sunshine in the
:23:15. > :23:22.afternoon. We could see Heiser 5 degrees. Thursday will be w`rmer but
:23:23. > :23:26.by Friday will see some rain `` highs of.
:23:27. > :23:28.Now tomorrow we exclusively reveal how a Kent fly tipper has illegally
:23:29. > :23:45.dumped large quantities of waste across the south e`st.
:23:46. > :23:53.All of the rubbish they collected from us was abandoned. People pay
:23:54. > :23:59.you to get rid of their rubbish All you do is put it in the countryside.
:24:00. > :24:03.We want some answers. You gdt nothing off me. Do you hear me?
:24:04. > :24:04.You can see our full exclusive investig`tion
:24:05. > :24:07.on BBC South East Today tomorrow at 1.30pm and at the slightly later
:24:08. > :24:35.If you were there, you'll all get done for murder
:24:36. > :24:37.We don't have to prove who used a knife any more.
:24:38. > :24:41.He's only gone and stabbed someone, hasn't he?
:24:42. > :24:45.If you were there, you'll all get done for murder
:24:46. > :24:49.I thought they were going for a pizza!
:24:50. > :24:53.I'm pleading guilty to nothing, Mum. They can do what they want.
:24:54. > :24:57.Our son's innocent, Mrs Ward. Please, go.