:00:10. > :00:14.The UKIP leader Nigel Faragd has today reaffirmed he won't bd drawn
:00:15. > :00:17.on whether he'll stand as MP in South Thanet `
:00:18. > :00:19.following the selection of a former UKIP leader who is standing
:00:20. > :00:23.Craig Mackinlay, who's currdntly a Tory councillor in Medway,
:00:24. > :00:30.Craig Mackinlay has been naled as the association's candid`te
:00:31. > :00:36.in a constituency that will be a key battleground at the 2015 poll
:00:37. > :00:51.and could see UKIP leader Nigel Farage contest the se`t.
:00:52. > :01:00.The difference with me of course is I am with a political party which
:01:01. > :01:06.has a full spectrum of manifesto policies. We do not see it `s a
:01:07. > :01:12.threat to UKIP. UKIP have bden so successful in the last two
:01:13. > :01:18.elections. We have a very strong following note in this part of the
:01:19. > :01:23.world. So far Nigel Farage has only confirmed he will stand for election
:01:24. > :01:27.south of the river but if hd chooses Kent, people I had spoken to do
:01:28. > :01:33.think this will be his constituency of choice. That is a new
:01:34. > :01:37.Conservative chap coming in and no one has heard anything about him.
:01:38. > :01:43.Everyone has heard about Nigel Farage. It would be interesting to
:01:44. > :01:48.see how he could win the next election. Conservatives are quite
:01:49. > :01:49.strong here as well. This whll be a key battle ground in the run`up to
:01:50. > :01:56.the next general election. Three men arrested following
:01:57. > :01:59.the death of man in Brighton have The body of a 30 year old m`n was
:02:00. > :02:03.found on Friday at a property A post mortem has proved
:02:04. > :02:07.inconclusive and toxicology results are now awaited to establish
:02:08. > :02:11.the cause of the man's death. Police in Kent are appealing
:02:12. > :02:14.for witnesses after a man dhed after It's believed
:02:15. > :02:17.the 62`year`old became unwell whilst driving in Trinity Square in Margate
:02:18. > :02:26.yesterday afternoon. A protest's taken place this
:02:27. > :02:29.afternoon around a seven acre derelict seafront site in E`st Kent.
:02:30. > :02:32.Campaigners ` who formed a human chain ` are objecting
:02:33. > :02:34.at the failure to re`develop the former Pleasurama site in R`msgate
:02:35. > :02:36.which has been empty for 12 years. Thanet District Council's t`ken
:02:37. > :02:46.legal action against the developers for breach of contract.
:02:47. > :02:51.Row we're trying to underline the fact that the council needs to sort
:02:52. > :02:55.this out, they need to stand firm and tell the developer they need to
:02:56. > :03:03.leave. They have not done anything in all the years when they had it.
:03:04. > :03:06.We have gleaned so many isstes. `` blamed.
:03:07. > :03:09.developers for breach of contract. The EU Commission insists it
:03:10. > :03:10.will listen to the South East's fishermen over controversial
:03:11. > :03:13.plans to ban driftnet fishing. Critics want it stopped bec`use
:03:14. > :03:16.creatures such as seals and dolphins can get caught up in the nets.
:03:17. > :03:20.But fishermen here say driftnets are safe to use in UK waters, and a ban
:03:21. > :03:22.would put them out of busindss. Charlie Rose reports.
:03:23. > :03:24.It's a traditional way to c`tch fish, and Kent and Sussex h`s
:03:25. > :03:26.more driftnet fishermen than anywhere else in the countrx.
:03:27. > :03:30.Now the threat of a europe`wide ban has thdm
:03:31. > :03:40.worried for their livelihoods. If they want to get rid of small
:03:41. > :03:45.boats, then go ahead with the band. If you want to keep a friendly
:03:46. > :03:50.fishery, let us carry on with what we are doing.
:03:51. > :03:53.worried for their livelihoods. This is why a ban is being proposed.
:03:54. > :03:55.Larger creatures not part of the intended catch getting caught
:03:56. > :03:57.up in driftnets. But in UK water many believd
:03:58. > :04:04.the practice is safe. We think an outright ban is
:04:05. > :04:10.disproportionate. Perhaps wd should have localised bands where drift
:04:11. > :04:12.netting is a problem, particularly in the Mediterranean with it as a
:04:13. > :04:16.problem with June for instance. the practice is safe.
:04:17. > :04:19.And now the EU commission agrees that policy should instead be more
:04:20. > :04:23.regional, and is calling on more fishermen to get in touch.
:04:24. > :04:30.We need this information from the fishermen now, it is very ilportant
:04:31. > :04:31.information and it is the dtty of the EU Parliament to find a
:04:32. > :04:36.compromise. on more fishermen to get in touch.
:04:37. > :04:37.A solution which the fisherlen hope won't put them out of busindss.
:04:38. > :04:40.A new report claims that the majority of rats in the
:04:41. > :04:42.Ashdown Forest could now be immune to regular poisons.
:04:43. > :04:44.Research from the Universitx of Huddersfield shows that 75%
:04:45. > :04:48.There's concern they could now pose a threat to other wildlife
:04:49. > :04:51.And you can see more on that in the BBC Sussex Breakfast
:04:52. > :05:18.No letters the weather. Good evening. One or two showers still
:05:19. > :05:24.around. One or two isolated showers. Temperatures down to 11 or 02
:05:25. > :05:30.Celsius. A cold start tomorrow, but it could enter being a pleasant day.
:05:31. > :05:37.Plenty of sunny spells. Temperature is normal for this time of xear One
:05:38. > :05:44.or two sharp showers around. If you manage to avoid those, you could
:05:45. > :05:49.have a fine day. If you are unlucky, it will be wet. Into Tuesdax,
:05:50. > :05:52.heavier showers coming along and perhaps some thunder. Not b`d on
:05:53. > :05:58.Wednesday by heavy rain pushing in on Thursday. We will be back at
:05:59. > :06:05.10:45pm tonight. Join us thdn. Goodbye.
:06:06. > :06:15.Hello again. Today's big event was certainly blessed by fine weather,
:06:16. > :06:23.but there has been some rain around here and there. Those showers will
:06:24. > :06:27.continue to drift further east over the next few hours, but by and
:06:28. > :06:36.large, they should become more confined to western areas. These are
:06:37. > :06:45.the sorts of temperatures we will see in towns and cities. We have to
:06:46. > :06:51.talk about a mix of sunny spells and showers once again for much of the
:06:52. > :06:59.day tomorrow. Very few places will miss out on the sunshine. A brisk
:07:00. > :07:02.Riz making it feel on the cool side. -- a brisk Riz.