:00:00. > :00:00.Through Sunday and inch or two inches of rain, gales are possible
:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Polly Evans.
:00:08. > :00:12.Exposed ` a former coastguard claims how easy it can be for immigrants to
:00:13. > :00:16.take a boat across the Channel without the authorities nothcing.
:00:17. > :00:19.We could arrive here, pick people up, and land thdm
:00:20. > :00:23.on a beack back in the UK in a total of two and a half hours.
:00:24. > :00:26.The robber who drove into the wrong wall at a cash depot
:00:27. > :00:34.For the fourth time in 18 months, a trust hospital saxs
:00:35. > :00:39.it's trying to after improvd inspectors highlight problels.
:00:40. > :00:49.We're live at Brighton's Royal Sussex County Hospital.
:00:50. > :00:52.A stitch in time ` the tapestry crafted by a
:00:53. > :00:57.traumatised World War One soldier, sewing his way back to health.
:00:58. > :01:00.And the sweet toothed Kent couple behind a hit confectionary chain,
:01:01. > :01:15.star in a new series helping others to make their own at home.
:01:16. > :01:20.Migrants desperate to reach the UK have an alternative to crawling
:01:21. > :01:23.under lorries, according to a former Chief Coastguard at Dover.
:01:24. > :01:26.They can exploit small boats operating in the English Ch`nnel
:01:27. > :01:29.Andy Roberts says there are loopholes in the checks madd
:01:30. > :01:32.on vessels being used for pleasure rather than business.
:01:33. > :01:36.It comes as two illegal immhgrants were picked up from the sea earlier
:01:37. > :01:40.today after trying to swim out to a travelling ferry and two
:01:41. > :01:44.incidents this summer where migrants were rescued from inflatabld craft.
:01:45. > :01:46.Peter Whittlesea has our exclusive report.
:01:47. > :01:48.Leaving Dover early in the morning on a flat calm sea.
:01:49. > :01:55.Just over half an hour later, James is cruising along the Calais coat.
:01:56. > :01:58.Just over half an hour later, James is cruising along the Calais coast.
:01:59. > :02:00.Last month he alerted the lhfeboat to this incident ` two migr`nts
:02:01. > :02:03.rescued from a rubber dinghx after being dropped off by ` yacht.
:02:04. > :02:09.He says pleasure boats can dasily be used to smuggle people to Britain.
:02:10. > :02:14.We are fairly close to shord, we are only about 300 metres
:02:15. > :02:18.off the beach and we have got the radio on and there has been no calls
:02:19. > :02:22.Do you think we could pick someone up from the beach now?
:02:23. > :02:28.We could easily launch a sm`ll boat, and go ashore and pick some people
:02:29. > :02:31.up and you could quite easily swim from the shore there.
:02:32. > :02:35.Yes, it would be very easy for us to pick people up.
:02:36. > :02:38.Former Coast Guard Andy says small vessels can disappear
:02:39. > :02:43.We could arrive here, pick people up and land thel
:02:44. > :02:46.on the beach back in the UK in a total of two and half hours.
:02:47. > :02:53.It would be unlikely we would be stopped.
:02:54. > :02:55.The way we would be stopped and caught would probably bd
:02:56. > :02:59.by intelligence led information but if no`one we were doing it, it would
:03:00. > :03:09.The beach in France to the beach even Dover is only 40 minutds.
:03:10. > :03:11.Throughout the whole journey we haven't been
:03:12. > :03:14.contacted by the French Coast Guard, the British Coast Guard,
:03:15. > :03:19.We even turned off the transponder on the boat which
:03:20. > :03:32.I would like to congratulatd BBC South East doing this rdal
:03:33. > :03:35.investigative journalism on how we're defending the border `nd I'm
:03:36. > :03:38.wondering if you have identhfied an area where the Government ndeds to
:03:39. > :03:40.put in more resources to making sure that people are not able
:03:41. > :03:45.The border force says patrols has been stepped up
:03:46. > :03:47.during the summer months but, with more and more migrants arriving
:03:48. > :03:50.in Calais, and security bolstered at the French ports, could jumping
:03:51. > :04:06.a border boat be easier than stowing away on a lorry?
:04:07. > :04:08.Well, the latest figures suggest the problem is escalating.
:04:09. > :04:11.For the year up to March 2002, nearly 9000 attempts to
:04:12. > :04:12.cross the Channel illegally were stopped.
:04:13. > :04:14.The following year, the figure rose to more than
:04:15. > :04:18.And between April and December last year,
:04:19. > :04:21.even though it measures a shorter period of time, the figure hs higher
:04:22. > :04:33.still, at just over 13,000 illegal immigrants.
:04:34. > :04:43.It has grown an enormously this time. In the last few months it has
:04:44. > :05:01.happened very quickly. Therd is a real problem. Here they are looking
:05:02. > :05:03.for an ideal life, a better life, and more and more of them bdcause
:05:04. > :05:05.there is a huge difference between their country and another.
:05:06. > :05:07.Our reporter Ellie Price joins us live from Dover.
:05:08. > :05:11.Ellie, what do the authorithes say they are doing to tackle thhs?
:05:12. > :05:17.The Home Office says it has a fleet it can use 24 hours a day every day
:05:18. > :05:20.of the year and it has spechalist surveillance equipment to stop this
:05:21. > :05:29.sort of illegal crossing and it makes investments in other
:05:30. > :05:36.equipment. It is perfectly legal for these small boats to a use of the
:05:37. > :05:41.crossing here on the channel. There is no legal requirement for small
:05:42. > :05:48.boats to have transponders. I was in Calais this week and there `re 200
:05:49. > :05:50.migrants there. A number I `m told is growing and it seems thex are
:05:51. > :05:55.finding any way they can to get here.
:05:56. > :05:58.Thanks Ellie. We did ask to speak to the Home Office and the UK Border
:05:59. > :06:00.but they told us they were tnable to.
:06:01. > :06:03.In a statement, though, the Border Force told us:
:06:04. > :06:04."Security the UK border is our provide priority
:06:05. > :06:08.and we will continue to UK strengthen it to stop those who have
:06:09. > :06:12.A bungling robber from Folkdstone who attempted
:06:13. > :06:17.a multi`million pound raid on a cash depot that failed when he knocked
:06:18. > :06:20.down the wrong wall with a digger, has been jailed for 13 years.
:06:21. > :06:23.Raymond Betson had claimed in court he was
:06:24. > :06:26.a reformed character after serving time for a failed diamond hdist
:06:27. > :06:44.Using a stolen digger to trx to steal millions from this depot.
:06:45. > :06:50.Knocking down the wall. The gang are armed with baseball bats and white
:06:51. > :06:56.sacks that they are hoping to stuff full of cash. Some climb through the
:06:57. > :07:00.rubble. But it is the wrong wall and there is no cash inside. It was a
:07:01. > :07:07.very foggy night, it was bad weather that night. You have six men,
:07:08. > :07:12.motivated, driven, the adrenaline is flowing, they make the wrong dot`mac
:07:13. > :07:20.they've got a timescale. Anx mistake and that is probably a stand down.
:07:21. > :07:26.They checked the building ndxt door and realised the game was up not
:07:27. > :07:31.progress. Having abandoned the digger, things go from bad to worse.
:07:32. > :07:36.The hole in the war has yielded nothing and the getaway car gets
:07:37. > :07:40.stuck. He drops his balaclava in a hedge, leading to his
:07:41. > :07:46.identification. It was extrdmely likely he was the driver because he
:07:47. > :07:49.had done it before it was concluded. He attempted to steal diamonds worth
:07:50. > :07:57.?200 million at the Millennhum Dome. They dream of glory. And thd chance
:07:58. > :08:02.to retire somewhere very nice. It is not as attractive as it seels often.
:08:03. > :08:06.In both cases, the police s`y he wanted to make a lot of mondy
:08:07. > :08:13.quickly. In both cases he f`iled. But in this attempt, he was once in
:08:14. > :08:17.a gang of six. Five of them remain at large. Described as a robbery
:08:18. > :08:21.that became a farce, the hunt continues.
:08:22. > :08:24.Relief at last as work finally begins to dhsmantle
:08:25. > :08:55.A hospital trust has been coded needs to improve. `` told. The
:08:56. > :09:01.report says the trust needs to improve and ensure it has enough
:09:02. > :09:06.skilled and experienced staff and ensure that patient dignity is
:09:07. > :09:15.maintained. The report identified good performance in critical care
:09:16. > :09:20.teams and dementia care. It is a notoriously busy hospital whth some
:09:21. > :09:23.services widely reported to be under constant pressure. The Care Quality
:09:24. > :09:30.Commission says improvement is needed here. Part of it is
:09:31. > :09:40.absolutely wonderful. And other bits are appalling. They toured le here
:09:41. > :09:47.at the oncology department. What can I say except thank you very much. ``
:09:48. > :09:53.they clawed me. The staff are wonderful, the conditions are
:09:54. > :10:02.variable. `` they curate `` they curate may. Accident and emdrgency
:10:03. > :10:05.was criticised at this site. The pressure was described as
:10:06. > :10:15.significant. Patient dignitx was, mice, that was serious? Yes. We take
:10:16. > :10:20.this seriously and who will have an action plan to improve that. The
:10:21. > :10:24.staff do a fantastic job in very difficult circumstances, but at
:10:25. > :10:27.times it means that some of the experience patients have is not as
:10:28. > :10:31.good as we would want. It is the fourth time in less than 18 months
:10:32. > :10:39.that the trust has been forced to improve. In March last year a leaked
:10:40. > :10:47.letter revealed feels `` fe`rs over maintaining standards. The tnit
:10:48. > :10:50.failed in four out of six areas Last November the trust admhtted it
:10:51. > :10:55.would not be able to reach some of the new standards expected. They
:10:56. > :10:57.have improved before but thdy have not sustained of those investments.
:10:58. > :11:01.It is about the ambulance trust bringing the right people to the
:11:02. > :11:05.front door, it is about the agencies working together to get people home
:11:06. > :11:11.or to the next place of card when they're ready to go. Discharging
:11:12. > :11:16.patients community care itsdlf overstretched is an issue. Ht is
:11:17. > :11:20.hoped a major development plans here will eventually help.
:11:21. > :11:24.That report by Juliette Parkin and she joins us live now from outside
:11:25. > :11:27.Juliette, you spoke to a lot of peopld today,
:11:28. > :11:39.Most of the patients we spoke to today praised the care they received
:11:40. > :11:45.but criticised the environmdnt. This main building established in 18 8 as
:11:46. > :11:47.the chief nurse put it: We `re working in a building which predates
:11:48. > :11:54.Florence Nightingale. Millions of pounds have been signed off for a
:11:55. > :11:56.rebuild. Some of the work h`s started and we expect to sed major
:11:57. > :11:58.transformations here over the next three years and we hope the same
:11:59. > :12:08.goes for services. The UK Independence Party ldader
:12:09. > :12:11.Nigel Farage appears to be ` step closer to confirming he will run for
:12:12. > :12:14.parliament in Kent at the gdneral election. One UKIP activist has
:12:15. > :12:17.reportedly said he is on a shortlist for the seat of Thanet South, where
:12:18. > :12:19.the Conservative MP Laura S`ndys stands down next year. Let's cross
:12:20. > :12:22.live to our reporter Ceri Pdrkins now. Ceri ` has there been `ny
:12:23. > :12:38.official word on this? No. Not as yet. Twitter has been
:12:39. > :12:42.abuzz. You kept `` the partx themselves have not confirmdd it but
:12:43. > :12:48.they have not denied it either. He has already said that he will stand
:12:49. > :12:52.in the Kent and the question has been, where exactly. They rdady have
:12:53. > :13:01.their strongest representathon in Thanet. This would seem likd the
:13:02. > :13:13.ideal location. He has prevhously dropped hints that this would be his
:13:14. > :13:23.choice. He lives locally. The party have said there is no short list of
:13:24. > :13:39.candidates yet. We will be following this one very closely indeed.
:13:40. > :13:42.Parts of the South East could be badly effected as the ex`hurricane
:13:43. > :13:45.Bertha passes over the area. Some parts could be flooded and
:13:46. > :13:48.people are being warned by the Environment Agency not to go to the
:13:49. > :13:51.coast to watch the storm. Jon Hunt has the latest details and he joins
:13:52. > :13:55.us live now from Seaford in East Sussex. Jon, this is the relnants of
:13:56. > :13:59.a former hurricane crossing our coastline this weekend?
:14:00. > :14:07.There is still a very large degree of uncertainty as to the ex`ct tract
:14:08. > :14:10.the storm will take. It still thousands of miles away. But
:14:11. > :14:14.forecasters are becoming more and more confident that it will hit the
:14:15. > :14:23.Sussex and Kent coasts on Stnday, bringing with it a of rain, strong
:14:24. > :14:27.winds and large way. . We could see more than 60 mph and over 50
:14:28. > :14:31.millimetres of rain. A storl like this were not look out of place in
:14:32. > :14:35.winter and it is because it is striking is at the heart of the
:14:36. > :14:38.summer holiday season that hs concerning so many people. Lany
:14:39. > :14:42.people are outdoors at this time of year and a lot of people ard
:14:43. > :14:47.carrying out outdoor pursuits along the coast and that is why pdople are
:14:48. > :14:51.worried. The advice is to stay tuned to forecasts and you don't take any
:14:52. > :14:52.unnecessary risks. We have ` full forecast coming up at the end of the
:14:53. > :14:56.programme. It's a huge mountain of waste
:14:57. > :14:59.from across the South East dwarfing But for safety reasons the
:15:00. > :15:03.Environment Agency has todax started to remove part of the heap
:15:04. > :15:05.of rubbish. Fire fighters say they regularly
:15:06. > :15:07.tackle fires at the site, which they estimate has
:15:08. > :15:09.so far cost the service ?650,00 . Our reporter Rebecca Willials now
:15:10. > :15:24.reports, for many residents today's This mountain of the waste has been
:15:25. > :15:31.towering over resident's holes for three years. After a lengthx legal
:15:32. > :15:36.battle the Environment Agency is now taking action. Today they started to
:15:37. > :15:40.remove some of it. We have not been able to open our doors and windows
:15:41. > :15:50.because of the smell, the slell has been unbelievable. You get ht on
:15:51. > :15:57.your clothes, in your hair, it has been like rotting corpses invading
:15:58. > :16:04.your house. It is not just the sight himself at the residence. There is
:16:05. > :16:15.also the fear of fire. `` shte and smell. We've also done here a
:16:16. > :16:20.regular basis. It poses significant risks to our fire crews working in
:16:21. > :16:25.the area. There is the risk of it collapsing. It is estimated that
:16:26. > :16:28.this mountain of waste is about 20,000 tonnes. The Environmdnt
:16:29. > :16:32.Agency wants to remove some of that in the coming weeks. They s`y it
:16:33. > :16:41.will make it a safe level btt some want to see the whole thing gone.
:16:42. > :16:49.This is supposed to be I want it returned to the way it should be.
:16:50. > :16:52.The site here is funded by ` company which originally planned to ban the
:16:53. > :16:56.rubbish and turn it into renewable energy but that's never happened and
:16:57. > :17:01.the power got higher and higher Today we took an environmental risk
:17:02. > :17:09.assessor along. It looks like a very dangerous pile. It looks very
:17:10. > :17:16.unstable to me. So I would worry about an avalanche of debris and
:17:17. > :17:19.waste hitting my house or mx garden. Resident hearsay as though
:17:20. > :17:22.they are pleased some waste is being removed, they want to be whole thing
:17:23. > :17:28.gone. And Rebecca joins us
:17:29. > :17:30.from the site now. Any response
:17:31. > :17:38.from the people who own the site? They were not contactable today
:17:39. > :17:44.They have said they may go hnto administration. As contractors were
:17:45. > :17:46.bringing rubbish out of the site today residents watched and said
:17:47. > :17:49.they are glad something is being done but they say that the
:17:50. > :17:54.Environment Agency said to have had acted sooner. The agency sahd they
:17:55. > :17:59.understand the frustrations of local residents and say they are looking
:18:00. > :18:01.for a long`term solution here. Those residents and the local MP want some
:18:02. > :18:13.answers. It's been claimed
:18:14. > :18:15.on this programme that migr`nts are too easily able to enter thd UK
:18:16. > :18:18.illegally by using small bo`ts Andy Roberts,
:18:19. > :18:21.who's a former chief coastgtard says there are loopholes in the
:18:22. > :18:24.checks made on vessels being used Life is sweet
:18:25. > :18:28.for the Kent couple behind a hit confectionary chain ` and now
:18:29. > :18:35.the stars of a new BBC serids. Join me in a few minutes for the
:18:36. > :18:50.forecast. It sounds incredible to be buried
:18:51. > :18:52.alive for three days, But Alf Hall, who lived in Seaford,
:18:53. > :18:56.did indeed survive his orde`l in the trenches of the
:18:57. > :18:58.First World War, nursed back to Like many other soldiers,
:18:59. > :19:02.he then turned to art as part As Piers Hopkirk discovered,
:19:03. > :19:17.what he produced has been treasured For many who survived the horrors of
:19:18. > :19:25.the trenches, their own battles were only just beginning. The spdctre of
:19:26. > :19:33.shell shock hanging over soldiers who left the front line. For some of
:19:34. > :19:40.the healing process came with stitches of a different kind. The
:19:41. > :19:45.end as soldiers of two rehabilitation encouraged whth the
:19:46. > :19:47.simple mental focus of needlework. simple mental focus of needlework.
:19:48. > :19:49.For this man from England, this is the tapestry he created and the left
:19:50. > :19:55.of two was grandson. The story of one man's war. My grandfathdr was a
:19:56. > :20:01.builder. Not the most delic`te of professions. I was surprised to see
:20:02. > :20:04.the details and obviously the delicate nature of making something
:20:05. > :20:08.like this. He believes each panel tells a story from the battles his
:20:09. > :20:14.grandfather fought, to the nationalities of those who shared
:20:15. > :20:20.his ward. Because they were in hospital under awful condithons
:20:21. > :20:32.asbestos can be expected in a war of course, `` as best as can bd
:20:33. > :20:39.expected. The express intention of coming back home. For those injured
:20:40. > :20:43.in mind and body all manner of crafts were considered ther`py.
:20:44. > :20:49.Needlework was used because it was a way of taking their mind of the war
:20:50. > :20:51.wound itself and the trauma they had been through. It was a way for them
:20:52. > :21:00.to heal. He recovered. He eventually to heal. He recovered. He eventually
:21:01. > :21:08.died in 1954. His experiencd is now indelibly stitched to the f`bric. A
:21:09. > :21:15.wonderful story there. Love it or loathe it, it's back `
:21:16. > :21:18.the new football season kicks off tomorrow
:21:19. > :21:20.for the south east's top te`ms. In the last 12 months Brighton,
:21:21. > :21:23.Gillingham and Crawley have appointed new managers,
:21:24. > :21:25.indeed Charlton have had three. And there have been plenty
:21:26. > :21:27.of changes on the pitch. During the summer
:21:28. > :21:29.a staggering 40 new players have been signed, but what are their
:21:30. > :21:48.prospects for the coming calpaign? The team's new manager will be
:21:49. > :21:55.missing many of last year's side. Many believe they may struggle to
:21:56. > :22:02.match last season. You wait for these games which really cotnt and
:22:03. > :22:09.Saturday will be the first one that counts. I am excited about ht. They
:22:10. > :22:21.voted to managers since the start of the year. `` may have had 2`mac
:22:22. > :22:25.managers. They are rated as outsiders. The boss has a rdputation
:22:26. > :22:32.for developing young players and their looks certain to be sdveral of
:22:33. > :22:35.them in the team. We might be too young. What I like about us at the
:22:36. > :22:40.minute is that there are pl`yers here who have all got a point to
:22:41. > :22:43.prove. They have all got a bit of that they're thinking this hs
:22:44. > :22:47.another step up to their career So I think they are serious. No site
:22:48. > :22:54.has undergone a more radical shake`up in this one. A rem`rkable
:22:55. > :22:57.news 17 players have been brought in. I'm very pleased with the
:22:58. > :23:00.players I bought in. I'm delighted with them. I'm delighted with how
:23:01. > :23:05.they are working together on the training ground. I'm nervous, of
:23:06. > :23:12.course. If I did not have those nerves it is not worth doing. The
:23:13. > :23:18.bookies are not convinced. They are 14`1 to reach the championship.
:23:19. > :23:21.We've had Masterchef celebr`ting fine cuisine, The Great British Bake
:23:22. > :23:24.Off relishing a decent sponge ` now, a show that savours the world
:23:25. > :23:26.of sweets and stars a coupld of confectioners from Kent.
:23:27. > :23:29.From Sherbet Dippers to parla violets, Miss Hope and Mr Greenwood
:23:30. > :23:31.(as they're known) will be taking a nostalgic look
:23:32. > :23:40.And, as Jane Witherspoon discovered, some rather unexpected new recipes.
:23:41. > :23:55.That is a taste Ballmer. Paste bomb. Sweets made simple. They would
:23:56. > :24:04.travel the UK recreating sole other tasty treats. What is not to love?
:24:05. > :24:08.They are lovely and sugary. It is a celebration and it is your lum's
:24:09. > :24:15.birthday and Christmas and Daster and there is always a sweets to
:24:16. > :24:22.celebrate. Three ounces of butter. 75 grams of butter. A lot of people
:24:23. > :24:29.think infection is a real dhfficult part of cookery. `` think
:24:30. > :24:41.confectionery is a real difficult part. They have taken inspiration
:24:42. > :24:48.from their home towns. I trx to take inspiration from the sea air. You
:24:49. > :24:59.cannot go to a sweetie shop without having a little taste. Salt caramel
:25:00. > :25:13.popcorn sweet. It is fantastic. Suck it and see, darling. No calories at
:25:14. > :25:19.all. With a passion for all things that sugary, choosing a favourite is
:25:20. > :25:26.a tough choice. If it was the end of the world and I had to choose
:25:27. > :25:38.between George Clooney and dight feet I would `` and a toffed, I
:25:39. > :25:51.would choose the toffee. Mouthwatering stuff. Sandy's storm
:25:52. > :25:56.`` we have showers around as we have gone through the last few hours and
:25:57. > :26:02.out towards the south we have got some more rain. That is now moving
:26:03. > :26:08.towards us. There is a Met Office weather warning and it is not the
:26:09. > :26:12.only one for the weekend. That rain is pushing across as and whdn things
:26:13. > :26:16.start to dry out as we go through the night. A pretty nice dax for
:26:17. > :26:21.tomorrow morning. Temperatures are largely staying in double fhgures.
:26:22. > :26:27.Single figures in the countryside. It will start tomorrow mornhng, make
:26:28. > :26:33.the most of tomorrow. Bright and breezy. The winds start to pick up
:26:34. > :26:42.through the afternoon. Low pressure system knocking on the door. 21
:26:43. > :26:46.Celsius up to 23 Celsius. The clouds will thicken up on Sunday and the
:26:47. > :26:52.first bits of rain will movd towards us and of course as we all know this
:26:53. > :26:59.is the big one we are looking at. You can see it is no longer a hurry
:27:00. > :27:09.came, it was one briefly, `` Harry Kane. `` Harry Kane. This is what
:27:10. > :27:19.The Met office thinks is gohng to happen. As it pulls away, that is
:27:20. > :27:27.when we see the winds picking up and there's winds become eight the
:27:28. > :27:32.feature of the weather. The trees are in full leaves. We have got the
:27:33. > :27:39.spell of heavy rain and the gales as we go through to Monday. Yot are
:27:40. > :27:47.being advised to stay away from the coast. Watch a good film on Sunday.
:27:48. > :27:59.That is as from now. From us, goodbye.
:28:00. > :28:03.Martin Freeman presents a Gaza Crisis appeal on behalf of the
:28:04. > :28:04.Disasters