:00:00. > 3:59:59has been hit by a missile in northern Gaza. That's all from the
:00:00. > :00:00.BBC Welcome to South East Today,
:00:00. > :00:07.I'm Rob Smith. The pensioner who died after
:00:08. > :00:14.doctors treated the wrong lung. His family claim
:00:15. > :00:16.Ashford's William Harvey Hospital It should not happen, let's be
:00:17. > :00:26.honest. They've is no excuse for it. An exclusive interview with the
:00:27. > :00:28.woman left fearing for her family's safety after her neighbour's dog
:00:29. > :00:31.attacked her while she slept. A ?250 million plan to sweeten
:00:32. > :00:35.the locals as Gatwick bosses go on a charm offensive over plans
:00:36. > :00:38.for a second runway. We'll be live
:00:39. > :00:41.at the airport with the details. How endangered short`haired
:00:42. > :00:43.bumblebees seem to be thriving And Steve Backley's perfect fusion
:00:44. > :00:55.of sport and science are recognised The family
:00:56. > :01:12.of a Kent pensioner who died after hospital doctors treated the wrong
:01:13. > :01:14.lung say they don't believe lessons A coroner has ruled that
:01:15. > :01:20.Jim Chandler lost his life needlessly at the
:01:21. > :01:22.William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, after a catalogue of failings led
:01:23. > :01:42.to his right lung being treated, Jim Chandler died five days after
:01:43. > :01:47.being admitted to hospital. Treatment on the wrong long caused
:01:48. > :02:01.it to collapse. At the time it was something we could not comprehend.
:02:02. > :02:09.`` wrong lung. There was no excuse for it, I appreciate they are busy
:02:10. > :02:18.people. A doctor in his notes wrote down the wrong lung affected and
:02:19. > :02:24.another field to check an X`ray. The way he passed away, you do not
:02:25. > :02:34.expect his life to end like that. It was ultimately the wrong lung but
:02:35. > :02:42.some of the treatment, the expert witnesses think it was the wrong
:02:43. > :02:51.treatment anyway. Systemic errors were found stating a series of
:02:52. > :02:55.failures led to the cause of death. It is something that should never
:02:56. > :02:58.happen in a hospital. Unfortunately, the doctor in
:02:59. > :03:05.question did not check carefully enough which she was meant to be
:03:06. > :03:12.doing the procedure on and proceeded to operate on the wrong lung,
:03:13. > :03:17.leaving both badly damaged. In a statement, they apologised for the
:03:18. > :03:23.mistakes in care, saying they have taken steps to attempt to reduce the
:03:24. > :03:29.risks, with all procedures of this sort now undertaken by two members
:03:30. > :03:34.of staff. It has only ever been our intention to prevent this happening
:03:35. > :03:42.in the future. And the family now want convincing that things really
:03:43. > :03:50.have changed. What have the family had to say about the Doctor Who
:03:51. > :03:56.carried this out? They say the do not feel any anger but feels she has
:03:57. > :04:03.been left out `` let down by colleagues and managers. Since the
:04:04. > :04:08.death, the family have met medical staff on three separate occasions
:04:09. > :04:12.and have each time be left with more questions than answers and have yet
:04:13. > :04:17.to see proof that things really have changed. We wanted the hospital to
:04:18. > :04:20.come on the programme tonight to reassure the family and other
:04:21. > :04:29.patients but they refused and would not let us into the hospital. They
:04:30. > :04:31.say all records have to be checked now but they also have to be correct
:04:32. > :04:33.in the first place. A Kent mother says she's been left
:04:34. > :04:36.fearing for her family's safety, after a neighbour's dog broke
:04:37. > :04:38.into her garden and attacked her Rachael Potter from Strood had to be
:04:39. > :04:56.treated in hospital Rachel Potter says she was
:04:57. > :05:02.sunbathing in the garden half asleep one hard neighbour's dog broke
:05:03. > :05:10.through. I helped panting and opened my eyes and the dog was jumping
:05:11. > :05:16.towards my face. As I stood up it bit into my arm. She said she fought
:05:17. > :05:25.the dog off and went to hospital. The family says the police came 24
:05:26. > :05:34.hours after she phoned. It has turned our lives upside down. It is
:05:35. > :05:39.now affecting our working lives and we want the dog to be taken away and
:05:40. > :05:44.we feel the police have not helped us. Tough new penalties for dog
:05:45. > :05:51.attacks were introduced in May. Allowing a dog to cause injury can
:05:52. > :05:55.be punished by five years in prison. There is no longer any distinction
:05:56. > :06:02.made between an attack on a public place or one on private property. If
:06:03. > :06:08.your dog has entered a person, the maximum prison sentence is now up to
:06:09. > :06:13.five years. There is an unlimited fine and compensation and as far as
:06:14. > :06:16.the dog is concerned, a presumption that the dog shall be destroyed
:06:17. > :06:24.unless you can prove it is not a danger. The Staffordshire bull
:06:25. > :06:36.terrier cross was playful and calm today, and her owner says she must
:06:37. > :06:42.have been startled. I have done my best to make sure he is not running
:06:43. > :06:46.wild and this situation, if I had known there was a hole in the fence
:06:47. > :06:51.I would not have allowed the dog into the garden, and would have
:06:52. > :06:58.spent the whole summer making sure he cannot get through at all. Kent
:06:59. > :07:01.police say they have the power to seize a dog immediately if out of
:07:02. > :07:04.control in the presence of officers and if this is not the case, it can
:07:05. > :07:06.be seized at a later time. Jon, what's the latest
:07:07. > :07:19.on the police inquiries? Kent police say they have spoken to
:07:20. > :07:26.both the victim and the dog's owner, and we have interviewed Mrs Smith
:07:27. > :07:32.under caution but say enquiries are ongoing. She says that have dogged
:07:33. > :07:38.the way it did because her neighbour was waving her arms around and
:07:39. > :07:43.screaming when the dog was found. She says her dog is not vicious and
:07:44. > :07:46.as good grandchildren but she accepts it is possible her dog may
:07:47. > :07:48.be taken away and potentially destroyed.
:07:49. > :07:52.In a moment, restoration of the London's treasures
:07:53. > :08:00.` the ship that with the loss of 300 lives on its way to Gravesend.
:08:01. > :08:03.Managers at Gatwick Airport have sank announced plans to invest more
:08:04. > :08:06.than ?250 million in local jobs, housing and noise compensation
:08:07. > :08:08.if they're given permission to build a second runway.
:08:09. > :08:11.It's the latest initiative in their ongoing campaign to be allowed
:08:12. > :08:14.The Government has appointed an aviation commission to look into
:08:15. > :08:17.the future of UK runway capacity, as our Environment Correspondent
:08:18. > :08:29.Managers at Gatwick are campaigning hard for permission to expand,
:08:30. > :08:45.The busiest single runway in a report in the world. ?256 million
:08:46. > :08:50.pledged to help ease local community concerns. A second runway would
:08:51. > :08:57.stretch out before a second runway would stretch out before me. There
:08:58. > :09:07.is also a light industry around here and 160 homes would have to face
:09:08. > :09:11.compulsory purchase. There has been consultation with local people and
:09:12. > :09:15.the airport wants to be seen to be listening to concerns. We have made
:09:16. > :09:21.a few changes to reflect what people have said and in particular we have
:09:22. > :09:27.added to the pledges already made to make sure people sharing the
:09:28. > :09:32.benefits. Among the pledges, ?46 million for community
:09:33. > :09:39.infrastructure. Owners of homes that need to be demolished will receive
:09:40. > :09:45.25% above the market rate. The ?50 million noise compensation fund, but
:09:46. > :09:50.campaigners say that is not enough. If you look at two runways, they
:09:51. > :09:55.will make substantially more profits and the impact of that will be felt
:09:56. > :10:01.by the shareholders and not by the local community, and it is us that
:10:02. > :10:07.sufferers. There still seems to be mixed views over way a third runway
:10:08. > :10:12.should go. It creates jobs and an influx of people and can be
:10:13. > :10:19.positive. Stansted is 20 minutes from where I live! I travel in this
:10:20. > :10:28.area regularly and it is wide open space. It is a good place to build
:10:29. > :10:29.an airport. Gatwick says if it gets the go`ahead the second runway could
:10:30. > :10:37.be built by 2025. Managers claim a second runway
:10:38. > :10:39.at Gatwick is the quickest and cheapest option, but Heathrow's
:10:40. > :10:42.bosses say a third runway's needed there to ensure Britain has
:10:43. > :10:44.a large hub airport, capable of serving the highest possible
:10:45. > :10:48.number of worldwide destinations. Campaigners opposed to that,
:10:49. > :10:51.including the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, continue to lobby
:10:52. > :10:53.for a new four`runway Thames Estuary All three options are being
:10:54. > :10:56.considered by the Government`appointed
:10:57. > :10:57.aviation commission, which will make a final decision
:10:58. > :11:18.after the next general election. Any airport will half to put
:11:19. > :11:22.investment in and will create new jobs, but Keith Lowe has a stronger
:11:23. > :11:33.case in terms of the wider economic impact. `` Heathrow. It helps the UK
:11:34. > :11:35.create and maintain a pre`eminent position.
:11:36. > :11:38.So, Yvette, you've spent the day at Gatwick Airport.
:11:39. > :11:41.Do they hope the financial package they have come up with will improve
:11:42. > :11:56.Yes. Gatwick is determined to be a good neighbour because in the past
:11:57. > :12:04.plans for a second runway have been met with fierce opposition. Back in
:12:05. > :12:12.1989, an agreement was signed that no new runway would be built before
:12:13. > :12:18.2015. The airport says a new runway would bring a massive boost to the
:12:19. > :12:26.UK economy and 120,000 jobs, more than a new runway at Heathrow, so
:12:27. > :12:30.the airport hopes that today's package will help convince the
:12:31. > :12:34.commission that even though this is a big national plan, local people
:12:35. > :12:37.and the environment are being taken into consideration.
:12:38. > :12:39.We'll find out this autumn whether the Thames Estuary airport
:12:40. > :12:41.remains on the Aviation Commission's shortlist,
:12:42. > :12:45.But a final recommendation on where any new South East runways
:12:46. > :12:49.should be built will not be put to the Government until next year.
:12:50. > :12:52.A man's been found guilty of murdering his pregnant
:12:53. > :12:55.ex`girlfriend and burying her body in his uncle's grave. 17`year`old
:12:56. > :12:57.Jayden Parkinson, who grew up in Folkestone, was strangled by
:12:58. > :13:00.Ben Blakely in Oxfordshire in December, just hours after telling
:13:01. > :13:07.Auditors have highlighted concerns about the financial stability
:13:08. > :13:09.of the Trust that runs East Surrey Hospital in Redhill.
:13:10. > :13:12.The Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is among 19 nationwide
:13:13. > :13:22.Police are questioning a group of immigrants suspected of trying
:13:23. > :13:26.28 people, from four different countries, were found in Calais,
:13:27. > :13:29.hidden in the back of a lorry that had crossed the Channel from Dover.
:13:30. > :13:32.They've now been returned to the UK but could be removed
:13:33. > :13:42.if they're found to have no right to remain here.
:13:43. > :13:45.When it opened in 1926, Brighton's Open Market was one of
:13:46. > :13:48.But since the 1970's it's suffered a gradual decline.
:13:49. > :13:51.Tonight, though, there are hopes that it can be
:13:52. > :13:53.restored to its former glory as part of a multi`million pound
:13:54. > :13:56.The market's seen investment in new stalls, workshops,
:13:57. > :14:06.Our Business Correspondent Mark Norman joins us live from Brighton,
:14:07. > :14:08.and, Mark, this is as much about the local community
:14:09. > :14:26.It is, because when estate agents tell us it is about location, this
:14:27. > :14:31.is a great location. We are near one of Brighton's most popular public
:14:32. > :14:37.parks. There is a busy road and Brighton railway station. This is
:14:38. > :14:40.about creating a busy place that is good for the community and for
:14:41. > :14:49.businesses. This family have been selling fruit and veg here through
:14:50. > :14:54.good and not so good times. This is the third incarnation of the market
:14:55. > :15:00.I have worked on. The original one was in 1948 and they knocked down
:15:01. > :15:10.and built another one in a strange shape. The family believe this is
:15:11. > :15:14.the incarnation will boost the entire area. Brighton council handed
:15:15. > :15:19.over the freehold to a community interest Company to run the
:15:20. > :15:25.Newmarket and development was funded by one of the UK's largest housing
:15:26. > :15:32.associations. We believe this will help transform the wider road and
:15:33. > :15:40.area which is important for the Brighton and Hove Albion city
:15:41. > :15:45.council. The nearby London Road has already benefited from being part of
:15:46. > :15:51.the pilot scheme, and it is hoped this more tangible investment will
:15:52. > :15:57.benefit all involved. Historically, people have passed through to get to
:15:58. > :16:26.the station and the town centre, so probably thousands if not
:16:27. > :16:31.have to attract more tenants and offer customers something different
:16:32. > :16:35.but traders believe it is an encouraging start. We walked about
:16:36. > :16:41.50 yards down the road to the back of the Brighton Open Market and we
:16:42. > :16:42.can see the social housing, with the idea that people can live and work
:16:43. > :18:15.here. It's probably the most important
:18:16. > :18:18.post`mediaeval ship in England that we know of, one of only three built
:18:19. > :18:22.under Cromwell in the late 17th The flagship of the fleet,
:18:23. > :18:29.it was on its way from Chatham to Gravesend to pick up
:18:30. > :18:37.Admiral Sir John Lawson, with his family, friends and other guests on
:18:38. > :18:39.board. They were planning to greet
:18:40. > :18:41.the Admiral. But the ship never reached
:18:42. > :18:44.the Admiral because somehow the gunpowder on board was ignited and
:18:45. > :18:48.a huge explosion split her in two. Marine archaeologists are
:18:49. > :19:04.searching for artefacts. They have already retrieved pipes
:19:05. > :19:07.and pots as well as ammunition Strong tides and bad visibility
:19:08. > :19:17.because of all the sediment. For the first 45 minutes, it is very
:19:18. > :19:20.black and you cannot see But the sediment has
:19:21. > :19:26.also saved this ship. When organic remains settle
:19:27. > :19:28.into the mud, they become preserved in an inorganic environment
:19:29. > :19:30.which does not allow marine Lack of creatures means
:19:31. > :19:39.good archaeology. Divers can only reach the wreck
:19:40. > :19:42.when the tide is perfect, and now part of it has been exposed,
:19:43. > :19:45.it is starting to disintegrate which They have no intention to raise
:19:46. > :19:53.the wreck, only the artefacts on board, but instead it will be
:19:54. > :19:56.preserved for future generations to He's one of the finest athletes
:19:57. > :20:14.and Olympians this country's ever produced, and today,
:20:15. > :20:16.the feats of Kent javelin thrower Steve Backley have been recognised
:20:17. > :20:18.with an honorary degree. A former European gold medallist
:20:19. > :20:21.and world record holder, he 's been honoured by the University
:20:22. > :20:24.of Greenwich, and he spoke to our reporter Peter Whittlesea following
:20:25. > :20:42.the ceremony at Rochester Cathedral. As soon as he burst onto the world
:20:43. > :20:50.stage, he became a poster boy for British athletics. A decade after
:20:51. > :20:57.retiring, Britain's greatest javelin thrower has received an honorary
:20:58. > :21:04.degree. The highlight was sustaining a performance across 20 years. I was
:21:05. > :21:09.still ranked 12 years later number one in the world, and what a rate
:21:10. > :21:19.most highly was the ability to come back again and again. He won many
:21:20. > :21:24.medals including seven olds. He broke the world record on seven
:21:25. > :21:32.occasions and was the only British athlete to win gold medals at three
:21:33. > :21:39.consecutive Olympic Games. He knows it is a time, the Commonwealth
:21:40. > :21:51.Games, when talent can shine through. Adam Gemili is on form. We
:21:52. > :21:59.talk about delivering under pressure and he can do that in abundance.
:22:00. > :22:04.Steve Backley also had to cope with injuries, something Mo Farah will be
:22:05. > :22:11.dealing with after having had to pull out today. He has put his body
:22:12. > :22:20.under immense pressure and if he feels there is a need, that is how
:22:21. > :22:23.it is. Steve Backley chose this over last night's opening ceremony in
:22:24. > :22:30.Glasgow but tonight he will have a front`line seat as a commentator in
:22:31. > :22:31.what he describes as one of the world's greatest sporting
:22:32. > :22:33.spectacles. And sticking with the sporting
:22:34. > :22:35.theme, competitors from the South East have been in action on
:22:36. > :22:38.day one of the Commonwealth Games. Sian Honnor from Canterbury
:22:39. > :22:40.skippered the women's fours to a comfortable 21`11 victory over
:22:41. > :22:43.Canada in the lawn bowls. And the England women's hockey team
:22:44. > :22:46.got off to a good start, after a hard`fought victory over
:22:47. > :23:05.Wales, the winner coming from Nicola It is always nice to get on the
:23:06. > :23:09.scoresheet. It was the first game and we can be nervous but I thought
:23:10. > :23:10.we got a great result to start us on our way.
:23:11. > :23:13.The England men's hockey team, with eight players from Kent
:23:14. > :23:15.and Sussex, begin their campaign against Trinidad this evening.
:23:16. > :23:17.They're hoping to top their group to avoid meeting favourites Australia
:23:18. > :23:21.Britain's rarest bumblebees appear to be thriving on the Romney Marsh
:23:22. > :23:25.in Kent, as part of a programme to reintroduce them to the UK.
:23:26. > :23:26.The short`haired bumblebee became extinct here in 1988,
:23:27. > :23:29.but queens from overseas have been brought to Dungeness to try to
:23:30. > :23:32.As we reported in 2012, the first attempts were hampered
:23:33. > :23:35.by cold weather, but conditions this year are proving ideal.
:23:36. > :23:50.Jane Witherspoon has our Story Update.
:23:51. > :24:01.It is the news that has got UK a college aid experts in a bus. The
:24:02. > :24:08.short`haired bumblebees are back. We have had workers are emerging in the
:24:09. > :24:15.last week because usually there are only ten in the first generation so
:24:16. > :24:23.that suggests that there is more than one colony. Two years ago,
:24:24. > :24:28.Queen bees were brought over from Sweden and the new sightings and
:24:29. > :24:33.evidence they have finally nested. This will have an effect on
:24:34. > :24:45.pollination on many of our flowers and agricultural crops. This is the
:24:46. > :24:51.perfect natural habitat for the bumblebee. Two thirds of the UK's
:24:52. > :24:58.wild flower species are found here meaning an abundance of food. It can
:24:59. > :25:05.also mean why six of the seven most rear species can be found here. We
:25:06. > :25:13.need enabling farmers to help us out. It is starting to happen and we
:25:14. > :25:22.are seeing bumblebees reappearing. They'd still a lot work to be done
:25:23. > :25:24.and not just from the bees. What a glorious day and looks set to
:25:25. > :25:36.last! It has been warmer this week but
:25:37. > :25:42.tomorrow, temperatures still in the mid`20s. Some showers late on
:25:43. > :25:51.tomorrow with lots of sunshine around for us again with some wind.
:25:52. > :25:59.Elsewhere, highs of 28 Celsius, very warm and Brighton. Temperatures only
:26:00. > :26:04.dropping to around 17 Celsius tonight, remaining humid. Some cloud
:26:05. > :26:08.cover around as we start the day tomorrow but again, lots of sunshine
:26:09. > :26:15.and we eventually see some sharp showers, again fairly light, with
:26:16. > :26:24.temperatures around 22 Celsius. Again, elsewhere as high as 29
:26:25. > :26:31.Celsius. Through tomorrow night, much more of the same with the
:26:32. > :26:36.temperatures being widely in the mid teens. One or two showers around but
:26:37. > :26:41.for the most part starting Saturday off pretty dry, with some scattered
:26:42. > :26:47.showers and after rain on the Sunday, turning fresher. Lots of
:26:48. > :26:54.sunshine again on Saturday with temperatures rising. A lovely
:26:55. > :27:01.afternoon but this cold front means rain for a time and high`pressure
:27:02. > :27:07.building, so increasingly settled and temperatures in the mid`20s.
:27:08. > :27:08.Over the next couple of days, lots of sunshine on offer particularly
:27:09. > :27:20.for Saturday afternoon. That's it from us for now and we
:27:21. > :27:23.will be back tomorrow, goodbye.