:00:09. > :00:11.Residents in Eastbourne have launched
:00:12. > :00:14.a campaign to raise money to help traders set up pop`up shops while
:00:15. > :00:20.The Pier was badly damaged by fire on Wednesday.
:00:21. > :00:23.Initially it was thought to have been started by an electrical fault
:00:24. > :00:32.but now police are treating the blaze as suspicious.
:00:33. > :00:38.The footage shows the moment smoke escaped from the peer. Seconds
:00:39. > :00:45.later, plumes of spoken below from the building as firefighters
:00:46. > :00:50.investigate. Flames and ignite and black smoke drifts from the
:00:51. > :00:56.ballroom. Minutes later the roof is engulfed. Onlookers were stunned.
:00:57. > :01:00.We saw thick clouds of smoke billowing down the street. We were
:01:01. > :01:04.in our pyjamas, so we got dressed and ran down here. It was
:01:05. > :01:10.horrendous. Within literally minutes the whole
:01:11. > :01:13.seafront was full. Yesterday the Prime Minister visited
:01:14. > :01:18.the site and pledged ?2 million to help support businesses and traders
:01:19. > :01:23.affected by the fire. Sammy Morgan had only been there for three
:01:24. > :01:27.weeks, and with hundreds of customers waiting for deliveries, it
:01:28. > :01:32.is an anxious time. We need a plan of action to get our
:01:33. > :01:41.teddy bears rescued from the peer. This is a ?2 million project, and
:01:42. > :01:45.charities could lose out. As people come to terms with what
:01:46. > :01:47.has happened, residents have put together to launch their own
:01:48. > :01:53.campaign to raise money for traders so that they can set up pop`up shops
:01:54. > :02:00.while the peer is out of action. We have raised ?1000, so we have a
:02:01. > :02:03.little bit of money to get some of these businesses up and running in
:02:04. > :02:06.the short`term. Police are treating the fire as
:02:07. > :02:13.suspicious and say it could be arson. There is a heavy police
:02:14. > :02:14.presence at the peer as the investigation continues.
:02:15. > :02:16.Thousands of people lined the streets of Brighton today
:02:17. > :02:20.Floats paraded from Madeira Drive conveying the theme 'The
:02:21. > :02:22.World's A Disco', to Preston park, where 40,000 people are expected to
:02:23. > :02:28.Organisers also hope to raise awareness of the countries
:02:29. > :02:37.in the world where it's still illegal to be gay.
:02:38. > :02:44.It makes us feel proud. The whole committee comes together
:02:45. > :02:48.celebrating freedom to live and equality.
:02:49. > :02:50.People get together that would not normally get together, so it is good
:02:51. > :02:50.for everyone. In the Commonwealth games this
:02:51. > :02:53.afternoon England men's hockey team, eight of whom are from the
:02:54. > :02:55.South East, lost their game They will now play New Zealand
:02:56. > :02:59.in the bronze medal match tomorrow Hundreds of people gathered
:03:00. > :03:05.in Goudhurst today for the unveiling of a war memorial
:03:06. > :03:09.to commemorate the centenary of the 90 years of dirt
:03:10. > :03:13.and pollution was carefully removed from the old structure to reveal
:03:14. > :03:16.names of those who lost their lives in the Great War, including some
:03:17. > :03:19.that had been spelt incorrectly. Historians also researched
:03:20. > :03:31.the stories behind the names. One hears a lot about young soldiers
:03:32. > :03:37.exaggerating their age to get into the Army, but there are a few here
:03:38. > :03:40.who knocked years off because they were afraid they were too old. Both
:03:41. > :03:44.of them were in their 40s and I think they both knocked four years
:03:45. > :03:45.off to make themselves appear more acceptable.
:03:46. > :03:48.And our World War One commemorations continue with a special event
:03:49. > :03:51.in Folkestone on Monday the 4th of August ` the day that war was
:03:52. > :03:55.BBC South East Today and BBC Radio Kent will be broadcasting
:03:56. > :04:03.live and you can join us at a free all`day event on the harbour.
:04:04. > :04:13.Now the weather: the rain has not quite cleared just yet.
:04:14. > :04:18.Once does it should be a dry night with clear spells and quite
:04:19. > :04:23.comfortable might. We still have some showers working North East and
:04:24. > :04:29.a bit of a breeze. Once that clears we have a pleasant evening and you
:04:30. > :04:35.may even have some late sunshine. Temperatures down to 13 Celsius,
:04:36. > :04:41.warmer along the coast to. Tomorrow is very different, bright and
:04:42. > :04:44.breezy. Plenty of sunny spells. A south`westerly winds particularly
:04:45. > :04:52.along the coast. Temperatures just reaching 22 Celsius, barely making
:04:53. > :04:58.20 Celsius in some sports. A pleasant end to the weekend. Into
:04:59. > :05:01.next week we have a decent start on Monday, largely fine and dry.
:05:02. > :05:06.Becomes unsettled again on Jews they.
:05:07. > :05:07.That from us, have a lovely evening.
:05:08. > :05:10.that you have a very good evening, goodbye.