:00:00. > :00:09.you might stay dry. The temperatures will still be in
:00:10. > :00:29.We have Fa, who is a ting tong from somewhere. I am not ting tong. In a
:00:30. > :00:35.normal person, I work every day We'll report live from Ramsgate
:00:36. > :00:38.where the comment was made. Threatened with a cut in services
:00:39. > :00:41.if they don't improve. The Care Quality Commission inspect
:00:42. > :00:43.Medway Maritime Hospital A The child genius whose parents say
:00:44. > :00:47.is simply too clever for any school nearby Friendship
:00:48. > :00:49.through the generations ` the resistance fighter's falily who
:00:50. > :00:52.kept a Kent airman safe. How a young vet
:00:53. > :00:55.from Kent has become one of the A senior UKIP MEP has apologised
:00:56. > :01:14.tonight after she was caught on tape referring to a female Thai
:01:15. > :01:23.constituent a Janice Atkinson, who represdnts
:01:24. > :01:26.the South East in the Europdan Parliament, has told us she "deeply
:01:27. > :01:30.regrets" the words she used and is The constituent and her husband
:01:31. > :01:33.Fa and Vincent Munday, They've say they've been offended
:01:34. > :01:37.by her language, which Mr Mtnday In a moment, we'll have reaction
:01:38. > :01:40.from Ramsgate, where the colment was made, but first, this
:01:41. > :02:02.exclusive report from Ellie Price. I and your MEP. Canvassing support
:02:03. > :02:08.in Ramsgate. We found Janicd Atkinson on Friday to coinchde with
:02:09. > :02:12.the announcement that the p`rty leader Nigel Farage wants to stand
:02:13. > :02:20.as an MP in the area. How is business? You can clearly sde her
:02:21. > :02:25.speaking to Fa and Vincent Lunday, but later, we picked up this audio,
:02:26. > :02:31.as she spoke to another UKIP supporter. This time, she w`s still
:02:32. > :02:42.wearing her audio microphond. That was good, we got Fa, who is a ting
:02:43. > :02:47.tong from somewhere. Vincent and Fa Starbright `` describe themselves as
:02:48. > :02:52.UKIP supporters. Today, we played them the clip. She is not bding very
:02:53. > :02:57.polite. She is being quite rude and calling you a ting tong. I `m
:02:58. > :03:04.normal, actually. I am from Thailand. It is an offensivd remark.
:03:05. > :03:11.I will certainly take it up with her when I see her. She needs to sit
:03:12. > :03:19.back and think about what she really wants to do. You have UKIP saying
:03:20. > :03:23.they are not racist and then she passes a comment like that. I am not
:03:24. > :03:32.ting tong, I am a normal person and I work every day. I would ddscribe
:03:33. > :03:38.it as an unacceptable and the racist comment, and no`one in a public
:03:39. > :03:42.office should dehumanize soleone by using this kind of language. We did
:03:43. > :03:44.approach Janice Atkinson for an interview but she did like ``
:03:45. > :04:15.declined to come on camera. And UKIP spokesperson said: I don't
:04:16. > :04:21.know why she said that. The couple say they will continue to stpport
:04:22. > :04:24.UKIP and they don't believe the party is racist.
:04:25. > :04:26.Colin Campbell has been following this story.
:04:27. > :04:33.How damaging is this to the party, Colin?
:04:34. > :04:40.UKIP has been desperately trying to distance itself from offenshve
:04:41. > :04:45.comments or comments that could be perceived to be racist. You may
:04:46. > :04:50.remember it is also trying to recover from incidents, you might
:04:51. > :04:57.remember the comments by a one MP who made a number of gaffes last
:04:58. > :05:00.year, and today, I have been speaking to people in Ramsg`te,
:05:01. > :05:05.where Janice Atkinson made her comments, and everybody I spoke to
:05:06. > :05:09.thought what she said was wrong I think it is a deeply inappropriate
:05:10. > :05:15.and highly offensive and not a surprise at all. Outrageous, but to
:05:16. > :05:23.be expected from UKIP. Nobody says anything like that. Inappropriate?
:05:24. > :05:30.Very. I think it is stupid. Ignorant. I suppose you could say it
:05:31. > :05:35.is a bit of British humour. Ramsgate is not that way at all. It hs not.
:05:36. > :05:43.It is a nice town will stop people come down and enjoy themselves. ``
:05:44. > :05:50.it is a nice town. It is not exactly ideal timing for UKIP.
:05:51. > :05:55.The timing is pretty bad. Nhgel Farage will meet next Tuesd`y with
:05:56. > :05:59.other candidates who want to become the MP for this area, said before
:06:00. > :06:04.his campaign has got off thd ground, he has already sustained sole
:06:05. > :06:08.damage. The question is, with his opponents use that damage as
:06:09. > :06:13.ammunition, what has been s`id by this MEP, but Thanet will bd at the
:06:14. > :06:19.heart of the general election, and UKIP will not want this row going on
:06:20. > :06:24.on their doorstep. We are joined by a professor of journalism. Good
:06:25. > :06:28.evening. How damaging do yot think this will be for Janice Atkhnson? I
:06:29. > :06:32.think it is exceptionally d`maging for her. She hasn't said solething
:06:33. > :06:39.which was plainly derogatorx and intended to be insulting. `` she has
:06:40. > :06:44.said. The location is that she cares more about her own career and she
:06:45. > :06:48.does about the future of her party, because her actions are extremely
:06:49. > :06:52.damaging to UKIP. She said she did not intend to make these colments.
:06:53. > :06:57.You are saying an apology is not enough? It is not enough, bdcause
:06:58. > :07:03.UKIP hasn't spent the last couple of years telling us that the striker
:07:04. > :07:11.has spent the last couple of years telling us `` hasn't spent the last
:07:12. > :07:18.couple of years telling us that .. They implied that UKIP is ftll of
:07:19. > :07:23.people who think that's 1970s style casual sexism and casual racism and
:07:24. > :07:31.saloon bar arrogance as accdptable conduct, and it is not. Just picking
:07:32. > :07:38.up on what our reporter said, this is not the kind of public chty UKIP
:07:39. > :07:44.needs, especially when Nigel Farage is standing for an anti`seat in
:07:45. > :07:56.Thanet. He has a big attractor and MP seat `` and MP seat. UKIP is a
:07:57. > :08:01.refuge for some people who wish to go back to some mythical st`tus
:08:02. > :08:06.which actually never existed. These are people who simply do not like
:08:07. > :08:11.modern inclusive Britain, and for that reason, they claimed to be
:08:12. > :08:15.pro`British but they are in fact deeply anti`British, they don't like
:08:16. > :08:20.modern society, and I am sorry, that is not good enough, and Nigdl Farage
:08:21. > :08:22.will have to sort it out or he will not be taken seriously. Thex are not
:08:23. > :08:28.here to defend themselves, but thank you very much for talking to us
:08:29. > :08:31.There are new concerns tonight about patient care at the
:08:32. > :08:34.Medway Maritime Hospital, a hospital that's already been put into
:08:35. > :08:38.The Care Quality Commission have returned unannounced to inspect
:08:39. > :08:40.accident and emergency, and the hospital has admittdd it's
:08:41. > :08:43.been told if things don't ilprove restrictions could be put
:08:44. > :08:58.This woman has terminal cancer and has made a tough decision. H changed
:08:59. > :09:06.my cancer care because I cotldn t bear being there. It is
:09:07. > :09:09.unbelievable. I live five mhnutes away, but I choose to go to
:09:10. > :09:17.Maidstone. You get better c`re there. This is just overrun by too
:09:18. > :09:23.many patients. Inspectors rdturned to accident and emergency announced
:09:24. > :09:27.in July, and following that, it has been a warrant that the section 31
:09:28. > :09:34.could be enforced against it if necessary, and posing conditions on
:09:35. > :09:36.what they do. Every single resident here at hospital macro and beyond
:09:37. > :09:45.will wants to know that thex have good quality service for those times
:09:46. > :09:49.when families need it. The trust was placed in special measures following
:09:50. > :09:52.concerns over care what year ago. The health regulatory monitors said
:09:53. > :09:56.problems were worse than first thought, and last month, thd
:09:57. > :10:00.hospital was told it would stay in special measures, which has pumped
:10:01. > :10:03.fears there could be restrictions imposed on accident and emergency.
:10:04. > :10:07.Once you start downgrading `ny particular unit, you have rdal
:10:08. > :10:12.problems. The Medway Maritile Hospital trust says it recognised
:10:13. > :10:17.that there were concerns around the standard of care and urgent work is
:10:18. > :10:21.being done to implement immddiate action and the trust will t`ke all
:10:22. > :10:27.measures to ensure that pathents in `` get the care they need, `nd some
:10:28. > :10:32.were happy. I split my kidndy playing football when I was 21 and
:10:33. > :10:38.that was put in intensive c`re. I was here with a spinal injury and I
:10:39. > :10:40.am fine. The trust says it has already produced in action plan for
:10:41. > :10:44.accident and emergency. Well,
:10:45. > :10:45.Simon joins us now from Chatham Simon,
:10:46. > :10:56.what are the Care Quality Commission Inspectors say they will continue to
:10:57. > :10:58.monitor what is happening in accident and emergency and will
:10:59. > :11:01.compile a report based on the unannounced inspections and the
:11:02. > :11:07.hospital will get a chance to see that and make comments, and after
:11:08. > :11:11.that, it is due to be made public, but at this stage, they havd not
:11:12. > :11:14.implemented the so`called sdction 31 and noticed that could see `
:11:15. > :11:18.reduction in services. At the moment, they say that is solething
:11:19. > :11:22.to be considered in the futtre if there are not changes. As for the
:11:23. > :11:24.hospital itself, it is keen to point out that things are being ptt in
:11:25. > :11:31.place to improve things. 25 years after the last coal mine
:11:32. > :11:37.closed in Kent, we take a look back at life underground and
:11:38. > :11:43.the demise of mining communhties. Rail commuters in the South East
:11:44. > :11:46.find out tomorrow just how luch annual season tickets will rise
:11:47. > :11:48.in the new year, with fears that more tickets to London will go
:11:49. > :11:51.through the ?5,000 barrier. Campaigners say fares are rhsing
:11:52. > :11:53.faster than wages, Our reporter Jon Hunt has
:11:54. > :12:06.been looking at the figures. It would be odd to hear real
:12:07. > :12:15.passengers agreeing that thdir fares should go up, but travellers I spent
:12:16. > :12:21.today believe in an inflation in tickets to Chicago believe that an
:12:22. > :12:25.increase `` believe that an inflation `` believe that inflation
:12:26. > :12:30.in prices will be a problem. Have the time, they were not running for
:12:31. > :12:36.one reason or another. Therd is got to be a period where it stops going
:12:37. > :12:39.up or a couple of years to keep things rational. The tradithonal
:12:40. > :12:45.formula used to calculate the annual increase in regular affairs is the
:12:46. > :12:50.July retail price index plus 1% July's RPI will be announced
:12:51. > :12:56.tomorrow morning, but if June's figures were used, overall fares
:12:57. > :13:02.could increase by 6.3%, meaning that in annual season ticket frol
:13:03. > :13:06.Folkestone Central to London terminals could exceed the ?5,0 0
:13:07. > :13:11.mark for the first time, rising by ?180 to around ?5,163. A se`son
:13:12. > :13:27.ticket from Brighton to London could go up by ?131 to 3000, 70 ?871, and
:13:28. > :13:32.the trains annual to get from Hayward 's heat to London Vhctoria
:13:33. > :13:36.could rise by up to 3000 ?849. A lot has been invested in computdr trains
:13:37. > :13:39.and a lot more is being invdsted, so I think possibly a government
:13:40. > :13:43.ministry would say that we `re not being too badly by the metrds now,
:13:44. > :13:50.and that he or she did, I mhght tend to agree to some extent.
:13:51. > :13:53.It is not certain if the government will announce a similar measure this
:13:54. > :13:53.time. He joins us now from Tunbridge Wells
:13:54. > :13:56.station. How likely is it that the government
:13:57. > :14:07.will step in and cap fares `gain? There is a lot of pressure on them
:14:08. > :14:12.to do so. The cost of living as likely to be a key issue at the next
:14:13. > :14:15.general election, and the ldader of the County Council has been urging
:14:16. > :14:21.MPs to lobby government on this issue, because he believes that
:14:22. > :14:24.studies commuters are getting a raw deal. The government did carry out a
:14:25. > :14:28.review of rail fares last ydar and the conclusion of that was that it
:14:29. > :14:34.showed it was their ambition long`term to cap rail fare hncreases
:14:35. > :14:39.at the price of inflation as soon as economic conditions allow. Ht
:14:40. > :14:43.remains to be seen if this conditions will be met.
:14:44. > :14:47.The family of a "child genits" from Hove who is starring on a TV show
:14:48. > :14:50.say they're struggling to fhnd what they consider to be a "suit`ble
:14:51. > :14:54.Aliyah Garfield, who is ten, may now be home educated by her
:14:55. > :14:57.parents instead, but they s`y they're not happy with the system.
:14:58. > :15:15.I haven't average IQ of 135. Ten`year`old Holly is a certified
:15:16. > :15:20.genius. `` Aliyah. Her parents say they cannot find a suitable school
:15:21. > :15:24.for her. It does not matter that is supposed to be best practicd or
:15:25. > :15:29.evidence `based or on a casd`by`case basis, they just reject it
:15:30. > :15:33.altogether, which is really unfair to my kids and other kids that are
:15:34. > :15:36.out there with potential. The City Council issued a statement saying
:15:37. > :15:40.that they generally offer places to all people that their schools, that
:15:41. > :15:50.there might be circumstances where they are unable to meet the needs of
:15:51. > :15:54.parent for schooling. She h`s had a report and that is it. Therd is
:15:55. > :16:02.nothing controversial about that or subject to question. While her
:16:03. > :16:06.parents are clearly proud of her academic ability, Aliyah takes it
:16:07. > :16:11.all in her stride. Everybodx is even. No`one is better than one
:16:12. > :16:14.another. Somebody can just have a bit more brain cells or be smarter
:16:15. > :16:18.but it does not make them bdtter than anybody else. While all parents
:16:19. > :16:23.want the best education for their children some might this agree with
:16:24. > :16:29.the approach of the family. It is our job as parents to be advocates
:16:30. > :16:36.and to go and find the best education for her. It is looking for
:16:37. > :16:43.the best fit knowing there hs no box that she will fit neatly into. It is
:16:44. > :16:48.not about expecting ideals, it is about being intelligent and caring
:16:49. > :16:53.and understanding and accepting of what is possible for us to do for
:16:54. > :16:57.her. For the moment, that could be more sitting the `` there could be
:16:58. > :17:01.more sitting around the kitchen table, home`schooling.
:17:02. > :17:06.A senior UKIP MEP has apologised tonight after she was caught
:17:07. > :17:09.on tape referring to a female Thai constituent a
:17:10. > :17:13.Janice Atkinson, who represdnts the South East in the Europdan
:17:14. > :17:18.Parliament, has told us she " deeply regrets" the words she used.
:17:19. > :17:21.Parliament, has told us she "deeply regrets" the words she used.
:17:22. > :17:24.The constituent and her husband who run a mobile fast food van,
:17:25. > :17:27.say they have been offended by her language, which Mr Mtnday
:17:28. > :17:30.How a young vet from Kent has become one of the
:17:31. > :17:44.Join me later in the progralme for the weather forecast.
:17:45. > :17:46.It's a friendship that's sp`nned the Channel and spanned seven ddcades.
:17:47. > :17:49.A woman from Kent whose father's plane crash`landed into occtpied
:17:50. > :17:51.crash`landed into occupied France has paid tribute to the French
:17:52. > :17:54.resistance fighters who hid him from the Nazis. Len Barnes' pland came
:17:55. > :17:57.down in fields near Reims, `nd the French family risked their lives to
:17:58. > :17:59.and the French family risked their lives to save his.
:18:00. > :18:01.As Victoria Holland reports, the two families have stayed
:18:02. > :18:12.The piece of a windy afternoon in northern France, but these rolling
:18:13. > :18:20.hills have not always been such quiet. In March of 1944, Lancaster
:18:21. > :18:24.bomber crash landed in the Valley. Only the pilot, Len Barnes,
:18:25. > :18:28.survived. His daughters story of their father very well and `re
:18:29. > :18:34.indebted to the resistance fighters who kept their father hidden. It is
:18:35. > :18:38.indescribable. How can you put words to someone saving someone else's
:18:39. > :18:42.life and how they put themsdlves at risk? The plane exploded ovdr these
:18:43. > :18:49.fields, crashing down into the valley below. When he escapdd, Len
:18:50. > :18:53.Barnes hid in a barn on the other side. The farmer, realising he was
:18:54. > :19:00.English, helped put him in touch with the resistance, you saved his
:19:01. > :19:04.life. The family that hit hhm and during this uncertain moments are
:19:05. > :19:09.still firm friends with the family. Today, only one person remelbers Len
:19:10. > :19:15.Barnes, who was just 11 when his family took on the incredible risk
:19:16. > :19:20.of hiding him. When he was brought to the house, the one thing he said
:19:21. > :19:26.was, above all, not a word, you must not say anything. We take a trip to
:19:27. > :19:32.a memorial dedicated to those resistance fighters who risk their
:19:33. > :19:37.lives and those who love thdm. It makes me cry when I think of it I
:19:38. > :19:43.am always happy when I think of all the things that we saved, wd saved
:19:44. > :19:47.our honour. When the plane exploded, two other men lost their
:19:48. > :19:52.lives. Their grades are in ` local churchyard. The family pilgrimage to
:19:53. > :19:57.mark how lucky they are to be alive. It is an emotional trip that
:19:58. > :20:01.affects them all. As a get older, I am more and more conscious of the
:20:02. > :20:06.normal `` in arm his braverx, sacrifice that they made to save
:20:07. > :20:14.him, and without their bravdry, we would not be here, we would not have
:20:15. > :20:17.the family that we have. Thd house is always filled with laughter when
:20:18. > :20:21.the Barnes family come to vhsit and in the Champagne region, thdre is
:20:22. > :20:48.always reason to celebrate xears of friendship and bravery. The BBC have
:20:49. > :20:59.been taking a look back at the 5th anniversary of the miners strike. It
:21:00. > :21:02.is 25 years as in the last coal mine closed in Kent, but people here
:21:03. > :21:11.remain fiercely proud of thdir mining heritage. Duncan livds here.
:21:12. > :21:17.He was a minor. Very over there he was a minor. My next door
:21:18. > :21:30.neighbour, I was working with him up to the day the pit closed.
:21:31. > :21:36.Still unified in their green shirts, these are some of the miners, and
:21:37. > :21:42.this is their heritage centre, built on a lifetime of memories. One of
:21:43. > :21:47.the funniest things you used to see is men washing one and other's
:21:48. > :21:52.backs. You can imagine, there could be as many as 1000 naked men all
:21:53. > :22:00.stood next to one another, `nd watching their backs. You h`ve to
:22:01. > :22:04.know your friends. But by the 1 80s, the coal industry was in decline,
:22:05. > :22:15.Margaret Thatcher's answer was to close pits. There is such strength,
:22:16. > :22:21.such community goodwill on some occasions, and then you havd this
:22:22. > :22:25.huge, great rift that is catsed that still divides them. It might
:22:26. > :22:27.have been a quarter of a century ago, but for those involved, it
:22:28. > :22:42.could have been yesterday. It's nearly 20 years now since
:22:43. > :22:44.Vet School, when BBC cameras followed wannabe vets through
:22:45. > :22:46.their final year of exams. It was one of the first reality TV
:22:47. > :22:50.series and was quite a hit. Two of the subjects are
:22:51. > :22:56.from our part of the South Dast but will they become as famous
:22:57. > :22:59.as some of the stars of the 199 s? What's particularly impresshve is
:23:00. > :23:27.that she did her final year in front I the term life today. I just did it
:23:28. > :23:32.for the experience. It is something I can keep for myself and show my
:23:33. > :23:38.children in the future. This is what I did in my final year!
:23:39. > :23:41.The 24`year`old went to the Weald of Kent Grammar school in Tonbridge
:23:42. > :23:43.before going to the Royal Veterinary College.
:23:44. > :23:46.Her colleague Matt Wilkinson went to Eastbourne College.
:23:47. > :23:48.The 23`year`old says the viewer will learn a lot about
:23:49. > :23:58.We did share some fairly intimate moments on camera, rather h`rrowing
:23:59. > :24:02.situations, including owners and animals, that we had to share with
:24:03. > :24:06.the wider audience, so I thhnk that is a good thing, because it gives
:24:07. > :24:14.people at home Abe more bro`d perspective of what we asked Marco
:24:15. > :24:16.at home a more broad perspective but `` a more broad perspective of what
:24:17. > :24:19.we have to do. If the idea's a good one
:24:20. > :24:22.it's worth doing it twice. 18 years ago the BBC launchdd
:24:23. > :24:23.Vets School. It turned students Steve Leonard
:24:24. > :24:35.and Trude Mosta into stars. He does not seem to have anx
:24:36. > :24:40.problems. I love a career where my mine is stretched every single day.
:24:41. > :24:41.It is not monotonous. Everything is different, every case is different,
:24:42. > :24:46.every owner is different. Jo Hardy has worked in South Africa
:24:47. > :24:49.as a vet already. The gifted musician intends to
:24:50. > :24:51.take a year gaining more At the moment Matt
:24:52. > :24:54.Wilkinson is unemployed. But with the programme airing at
:24:55. > :25:16.seven tomorrow evening on BBC Two, Time for a look at the weather.
:25:17. > :25:20.Northerly winds. Today, highs of around 17 degrees, and norm`lly for
:25:21. > :25:26.this time of year, we would be expecting to see temperaturds reach
:25:27. > :25:29.at least 21 degrees. Those breezes will be staying with us for the next
:25:30. > :25:33.few days, meaning we will sde some sunshine, but temperatures will be
:25:34. > :25:35.feeling markedly cooler, and we also have these scattered showers, very
:25:36. > :25:42.similar to the ones we have seen today. Earlier, decent spells of
:25:43. > :25:45.sunshine during the morning, and it has been feeling a little bht
:25:46. > :25:53.cooler. We head decent showdrs during the afternoon but thdy have
:25:54. > :25:57.not been very long`lived will stop `` long`lived. Temperatures widely
:25:58. > :26:04.widely and he or top teens. 17 was our high today. We have cle`rer
:26:05. > :26:10.skies developing and with cooler air in more role spots where expecting
:26:11. > :26:16.temperatures to lows of arotnd eight or 9 degrees, ten or 11 in towns or
:26:17. > :26:20.cities. Sunshine as we start the day tomorrow. You will notice it will be
:26:21. > :26:25.feeling cool by the afternoon. We are going to start to see showers
:26:26. > :26:31.feeding and from the North West and temperatures again 17 or 18 degrees.
:26:32. > :26:36.Those winds around 10`15 mph. The showers should be using tomorrow
:26:37. > :26:42.night, a psycho easing tomorrow night, and temperature `` this
:26:43. > :26:46.showers will the easing tomorrow night. Getting cool and a bright
:26:47. > :26:49.start to the day on Wednesd`y. We will be seeing some showers and the
:26:50. > :26:54.wind eased off a little bit and temperatures rise of the bid higher,
:26:55. > :27:00.18 or 19 degrees, and reigndd for Thursday and Friday, I am afraid.
:27:01. > :27:04.Saturday, it will be feeling a little bit warmer, fingers crossed.
:27:05. > :27:12.But have a recap of the story we broke earlier tonight, a senior UTEP
:27:13. > :27:17.MEP has a `` UKIP tom two h`s apologised after calling a
:27:18. > :27:30.consistent `` broken sister and .. I think it is exceptionally damaging
:27:31. > :27:34.for her. She has said something that was plainly intended to be
:27:35. > :27:37.insulting, and if she imagines that a personal apology is enough to
:27:38. > :27:40.compensate for that, then the application is that she cards more
:27:41. > :27:45.about her own career than she does about the future of her party,
:27:46. > :27:49.because her actions are extremely damaging to UKIP. That is all from
:27:50. > :27:56.us up for now. We will be b`ck at eight and 10:30.