:00:00. > :00:14.UKIP leader Nigel Farage apologises in person to
:00:15. > :00:23.the Thai woman described as a "Ting Ting" by one of his MDPs.
:00:24. > :00:31.I am confident that 99% of our people are not like that and do not
:00:32. > :00:35.have those views. Mega, meg` apologies.
:00:36. > :00:39.A worker suffers a life thrdatening injury after falling from
:00:40. > :00:46.The South East's commuters tell us what they think
:00:47. > :00:58.It is outrageous. I grew up in Australia and I can't believe the
:00:59. > :01:08.amount of money I spent. I `lready feel a little bit ripped off.
:01:09. > :01:11.Meet the family, a new venture for a photogr`pher
:01:12. > :01:26.The leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, has visited a
:01:27. > :01:29.Thai woman to personally apologise after she was called a "ting tong"
:01:30. > :01:35.Tonight, we can exclusively reveal Mr Farage
:01:36. > :01:39.travelled to the home of Fa and Vincent Munday, in Kent, and told
:01:40. > :01:43.the couple he was "deeply sorry , saying "I will be taking action .
:01:44. > :01:47.As we reported this time yesterday, Janice Atkinson was recorded making
:01:48. > :01:52.the comments after meeting the Mundays at their mobile food
:01:53. > :01:55.Even though Ms Atkinson apologised herself when we told
:01:56. > :01:58.her what we'd recorded, the Mundays say she needs to resign
:01:59. > :02:05.Ellie Price has our exclusive report.
:02:06. > :02:12.That was good, we have Fa, who is a ting tong from somewhere. J`nice
:02:13. > :02:21.Atkinson released a statement saying she was sorry for that remark, but
:02:22. > :02:25.today, the UKIP leader paid the couple a visits to their hole in
:02:26. > :02:33.Ramsgate. What was said was deeply offensive. Wounding, I am stre, for
:02:34. > :02:41.both of you, and there's thhng for me, because this is a representative
:02:42. > :02:47.of hours, but mega, mega apologies. She has not apologised. She was not
:02:48. > :02:53.apologetic at all when I spoke to her on the telephone. We do not for
:02:54. > :02:58.one moment think that is a representative of what you think or
:02:59. > :03:03.what UKIP thinks. As UKIP supporters, they say they h`ve known
:03:04. > :03:09.Nigel Farage for years. I whll be taking some action. I do not think
:03:10. > :03:18.he is racist. Maybe the ladx, I am not sure. If she can say it to me
:03:19. > :03:24.she can say it to another pdrson. When I see him, I believe hhm. I
:03:25. > :03:29.know it is not his fault. No points to be angry. We are going to have a
:03:30. > :03:34.tough conversation with her and tell her this behaviour is not acceptable
:03:35. > :03:40.and must never happen again. But a talking to is not enough, is it If
:03:41. > :03:44.you look at my history as ldader of UKIP, I have turned people out in
:03:45. > :03:49.the past, people who have persistently miss behave, I have
:03:50. > :03:53.gotten rid of them. I do not believe in hanging people for a first
:03:54. > :04:01.offence. Despite the assurances of an old friend, Vincent Fa s`ys he
:04:02. > :04:06.wanted to see the MEP out. H do not think there is any doubt th`t she is
:04:07. > :04:12.a racist. And you think she should resign? My wife was upset and I
:04:13. > :04:17.think she should resign. Wh`t if she does not? That I will withdraw my
:04:18. > :04:21.membership from UKIP, I havd made that perfectly clear, and mx wife
:04:22. > :04:27.will most likely do the samd. We joined UKIP he cause of what they
:04:28. > :04:35.stand for, we are firm belidvers that they are not a racist party,
:04:36. > :04:37.and if it proves that the pdople in the operation are racist, I will
:04:38. > :04:44.withdraw my River ship and rightly so. `` membership. Janice Atkinson
:04:45. > :04:49.declined to comment today. Well, this is not the first time
:04:50. > :04:52.Nigel Farage has had to step in after a fellow UKIP politichan has
:04:53. > :04:54.said something deemed offensive Last year,
:04:55. > :04:56.Godfrey Bloom resigned following a string of incidents including last
:04:57. > :04:59.August when he said Britain should While in April this year
:05:00. > :05:03.William Henwood, an Enfield council candidate, suggested comedi`n
:05:04. > :05:05.Lenny Henry should leave Brhtain to And yesterday's apology frol
:05:06. > :05:08.Janice Atkinson over her "thng tong" report is the second time in recent
:05:09. > :05:12.months she's been at the centre of controversy after being photographed
:05:13. > :05:32.in May making an obscene gesture to They need to be winning over people
:05:33. > :05:37.who are predisposed to listdn to their message but are not ydt
:05:38. > :05:42.members. Frankly, this is the kind of thing that would put thel off.
:05:43. > :05:44.Well, last week UKIP leader Nigel Farage confirmed he is seekhng
:05:45. > :05:47.selection as the party's candidate for the seat of South Thanet
:05:48. > :05:51.Mr Farage has represented South East England in the
:05:52. > :05:55.If he is to become a Member of Parliament, he'd have to overturn
:05:56. > :05:58.a Conservative majority of 7,61 to win the South Thanet seat.
:05:59. > :06:00.The last time UKIP contested the seat, they came fourth,
:06:01. > :06:05.Well, voters in the South Thanet know their constituency is likely to
:06:06. > :06:13.be seen as a bellwether at the next general election.
:06:14. > :06:21.The odd remark like that, it is taken too seriously. Laugh ht off
:06:22. > :06:26.and get on with life. All of the political correctness, I just hate
:06:27. > :06:31.it. It is just ignorant. It is sad to hear words like that these days.
:06:32. > :06:37.And Nigel Farage has come down personally to apologise. Dods that
:06:38. > :06:41.make a difference? Absolutely not. I have got quite a low opinion of him.
:06:42. > :06:51.We all split up from time to time, old week? `` slip up. I do not try
:06:52. > :06:53.to make racist, sexist, agehst remarks, but it could happen
:06:54. > :06:58.anytime, I suppose. Well, let's cross live to R`msgate
:06:59. > :07:00.and speak to our Ellie, this isn't going to help UKIP
:07:01. > :07:05.in their drive to be taken seriously as a Westminster party,
:07:06. > :07:17.but they do have significant support We are talking about a partx that's
:07:18. > :07:23.topped the poll in the recent European elections, having 24 MEPs
:07:24. > :07:30.elected. Janice Atkins was one of them. The sun shines on UKIP here in
:07:31. > :07:34.Thanet. It won seven of the eight County Council seat in last
:07:35. > :07:38.summer's local elections, and that is why Nigel Farage has been
:07:39. > :07:42.targeting the area as a place he wants to stand in the gener`l
:07:43. > :07:46.election. He said he was embarrassed by what happened and doubly
:07:47. > :07:56.embarrassed by what happened here, because it is on his doorstdp. Nigel
:07:57. > :08:00.Farage and just Atkinson will hope that in and will be brought to this
:08:01. > :08:06.incident. `` Janet Atkinson. A worker is tonight fighting
:08:07. > :08:09.for his life after falling The incident happened late
:08:10. > :08:12.this afternoon and the workdr The Health and Safety Executive has
:08:13. > :08:16.been informed and investigations are Well, let's cross live to E`stbourne
:08:17. > :08:20.Pier and speak to Sara Smith. Sara, what's the latest condition
:08:21. > :08:29.of the man? Nobody is confirming his condition
:08:30. > :08:33.at the moment, but it is cldarly very serious, which was obvhous from
:08:34. > :08:38.the scene earlier here this afternoon. There were policd,
:08:39. > :08:44.paramedics, air and the enthty Coastguard, all underneath the
:08:45. > :08:48.pier. Eyewitnesses say somebody fell onto the beach and they saw his
:08:49. > :08:53.colleagues arrive and there was a lot of shouting and that melbers of
:08:54. > :08:57.the public, perhaps with first aid bill, arrives, and then the police
:08:58. > :09:01.and paramedics arrived. The police say he was then flown to hospital
:09:02. > :09:04.and they described his injuries as life`threatening. Thank you very
:09:05. > :09:08.much indeed. A miracle in the trenches,
:09:09. > :09:11.the remarkable story of the Sussex soldier saved
:09:12. > :09:20.from deadly shrapnel by his bible. More commuters than ever
:09:21. > :09:23.in the South East face paying more than ?5,000
:09:24. > :09:28.for their annual season ticket. Regulated fares are to rise
:09:29. > :09:30.by ?3.5%, For the first time, a season ticket
:09:31. > :09:36.from Folkestone, for exampld, Travellers from Dover Priorx,
:09:37. > :09:42.who already pay over the ?5,000 And Hastings could see a big jump,
:09:43. > :09:51.too, with prices rising to lore Let's speak now to our reporter
:09:52. > :10:11.Jon Hunt, who's live in the City. The First Capital Connect annual
:10:12. > :10:19.ticket from Brighton to London could cost another ?127 from Janu`ry. I
:10:20. > :10:22.broke that is up to some of the commuters here just a moment ago,
:10:23. > :10:27.and of course, they were not happy with it, but they were not too sure
:10:28. > :10:32.how investment in the railw`y should be funded. It is outrageous. I grew
:10:33. > :10:37.up in Australia, and I cannot believe the amount of money I spent
:10:38. > :10:42.travelling. Everything is going up, but I feel a little bit ripped off.
:10:43. > :10:46.I have been doing this commtte for about ten years and it used to be
:10:47. > :10:52.rubbish. I think it is reasonable. There should be a state subsidy
:10:53. > :10:55.Some commuters do not think they have had value for money for their
:10:56. > :11:02.season tickets this year. That is right. The music using the Hastings
:11:03. > :11:12.line, for example, had thred lines `` when a line was closed for three
:11:13. > :11:18.months. I think after last winter, when there wasn't so much dhsruption
:11:19. > :11:21.and the line up to Charing Cross `` was so much disruption, and they
:11:22. > :11:25.line up to Charing Cross was closed for so many months, people had to
:11:26. > :11:30.take the line`up from Ashford, and it was crowded and there were
:11:31. > :11:35.problems to put up with, and I think there should be a freeze for them.
:11:36. > :11:41.In fairness, commuters on that line did get some compensation and there
:11:42. > :11:45.were repaid claims last year. It is the government to decide by how much
:11:46. > :11:49.rail fares should go up each year, and of course, like last ye`r, the
:11:50. > :11:56.government could step in at the last moment to cap these fares again
:11:57. > :12:00.A man has been charged with the murder of
:12:01. > :12:04.Aidan Brunger, who came from Hempstead, was killed `longside
:12:05. > :12:07.his friend Neil Dalton a fortnight ago in the city of Kuching.
:12:08. > :12:08.Today, Zulkipli Abdullah, a 23`year`old fishmonger,
:12:09. > :12:11.If found guilty, he faces the death penalty.
:12:12. > :12:13.Four other men who were arrdsted haven't been charged
:12:14. > :12:19.The singer Cliff Richard has withdrawn from a charity evdnt
:12:20. > :12:24.A spokesperson said that he didn't want the event to be "overshadowed
:12:25. > :12:28.Last week the singer's housd was searched by police in relathon to
:12:29. > :12:43.A homeless man is in serious condition in the hospital after he
:12:44. > :12:47.was repeatedly stabbed. He had been sleeping on a mattress when he was
:12:48. > :12:53.attacked. He was found by a member of the public yesterday evening
:12:54. > :12:57.A baby girl from Gravesend born with her heart "back to front" who has
:12:58. > :13:00.needed two major operations to keep her alive has finally gone home
:13:01. > :13:03.Chloe Bennett was first operated on when she was just three hours old.
:13:04. > :13:05.Chloe's mother is now campahgning to raise awareness
:13:06. > :13:07.of the condition where the blood vessels are wired incorrectly.
:13:08. > :13:14.She spoke to our reporter, Simon Jones.
:13:15. > :13:21.Back home, the scars they only visible sign of what baby Chloe has
:13:22. > :13:26.been through in her short lhfe. Two operations with she needed simply to
:13:27. > :13:33.allow her to breathe. The w`rning of her surgery, absolutely petrified, I
:13:34. > :13:36.could not stop worrying. `` the morning. It is almost like xour
:13:37. > :13:43.heart is breaking. You just want them to be well. She is pretty
:13:44. > :13:49.amazing. She is so strong and tough. This is what a normal heart looks
:13:50. > :13:55.like. And Chloe, the vessel shown in Chloe is plugged in the wrong way,
:13:56. > :13:58.meaning that lead that does not have oxygen in it gets pumped around the
:13:59. > :14:03.body instead of blood which does. She was quite a small birth weight
:14:04. > :14:08.and she had a few other complications before surgerx. She
:14:09. > :14:12.was left `` less than three kilograms and she had some other
:14:13. > :14:19.problems before we could undertake the surgery, so we had to w`it until
:14:20. > :14:24.she was 16, 17 years old. Chloe s progress was charted in a book by
:14:25. > :14:29.nurses. Chloe's family want people to know there is help out there The
:14:30. > :14:36.surgeons were brilliant. Thd nurses, magic. It has all come
:14:37. > :14:46.together and we have got a beautiful granddaughter. Today, happy, very
:14:47. > :14:54.happy, and so is lowly! `` Chloe! She is such a good baby. Shd is
:14:55. > :14:58.happy, Ishii and sleeps, shd is gaining weight, she is doing all of
:14:59. > :15:05.the things that she shed. She was tiny when she came home. Shd is ?17
:15:06. > :15:16.today, so she is definitely catching `` she waves 17 pounds todax, so she
:15:17. > :15:22.is definitely catching up. Ht is coming up to a quarter to sdven
:15:23. > :15:26.Tonight's top story: Nigel Farage has apologised to a woman who was
:15:27. > :15:36.called a ting tong by eight UKIP MEP. She was recorded making the
:15:37. > :15:41.comments after meeting the constituent on Monday in rals gate.
:15:42. > :15:46.Also tonight: After snapping the stars one by one over the ydars a
:15:47. > :15:51.photographer turns his lens on the family. And temperatures it should
:15:52. > :15:55.just be turning 20 degrees tomorrow, but will it be warming up for the
:15:56. > :16:01.rest of the week? Find out later. And if you have a story you think we
:16:02. > :16:06.should be covering, you can contact us. Send an e`mail to us and we are
:16:07. > :16:20.also on Facebook or Twitter. In this centenary year,
:16:21. > :16:23.the First World War story of a soldier from Eastbourne has come to
:16:24. > :16:26.light because of the remark`ble tale 25`year`old George Vinall dhved
:16:27. > :16:31.to avoid a shell burst whilst When he later looked through
:16:32. > :16:36.the coat hanging where he'd been sitting,
:16:37. > :16:38.he found a shrapnel bore embedded He was so convinced that God had
:16:39. > :16:54.saved him, he went on to tr`nslate From the brutality suffered by
:16:55. > :16:59.millions in the First World War one man's story. There is a shovel, but
:17:00. > :17:06.something else in the kitbag. Soldiers were issued with Bhbles
:17:07. > :17:10.through the war, and it was a standard bit of your kit. You got
:17:11. > :17:15.your uniform, your gun and xour Bible. And this one it tells its own
:17:16. > :17:20.story, shrapnel area inside the mobile longing to George Vinall as
:17:21. > :17:26.I heard from his grandson. When the first shells came in, he and a
:17:27. > :17:30.friend of his decided to take cover in a trench, so they actually ran
:17:31. > :17:35.out of the building they were in and found a trench. I visited this
:17:36. > :17:40.reconstruction which belongs to a South East to date viewer, trenches
:17:41. > :17:48.even like this can still chhll the blood. George wrote in a letter that
:17:49. > :17:55.he felt that a miracle had been performed. When he opened it, it
:17:56. > :18:02.opened on a verse, and he s`ys, my eyes fell immediately on thhs verse,
:18:03. > :18:05.which said, I will preserve the He sent the Bible with the verse to the
:18:06. > :18:11.trenches and went on to become increasingly religious. The history
:18:12. > :18:14.of the trenches seems to be the history of hell itself, yet some men
:18:15. > :18:21.did find God there. Others, superstition. Whether it was wearing
:18:22. > :18:24.your helmet at a lucky angld or doing something like catching bits
:18:25. > :18:29.of board three times before you went out of the door, everybody was doing
:18:30. > :18:34.it because it was a talisman against fate. Now the story has been
:18:35. > :18:38.included in a new story `` book about the Bible. It gives you a
:18:39. > :18:42.connection to some of the elotions and thoughts that these people were
:18:43. > :18:47.going through. After the war, George translated Bibles throughout the
:18:48. > :18:56.war, perhaps to put this behind him. `` the world.
:18:57. > :18:59.He's photographed some of the biggest names of the Brit Pop
:19:00. > :19:02.era, from David Bowie to Sudde, The Verve to Morrissey, thex've all
:19:03. > :19:05.But now the photographer from Tunbridge Wells has decided to turn
:19:06. > :19:08.his attention to something rather different, family portraits, but
:19:09. > :19:25.Moody and melancholy. This hs a take on the family portrait that is
:19:26. > :19:31.something of a darker and more Gothic affair. It is a mask when
:19:32. > :19:40.people are smiling and being forced. This is delving into the sotl. Pat
:19:41. > :19:45.says his photos might be stxlised, but they are more realistic. They
:19:46. > :19:49.love it, especially teenagers who do not want to smile or be happy and
:19:50. > :19:57.cheerful. Of course, I do not insist that people are miserable! But I
:19:58. > :20:04.prefer that kind of non`expression kind of the year. He spent luch of
:20:05. > :20:13.his career photographing pop stars, and the highlight came when he
:20:14. > :20:18.photographed his idol, David Bowie. It looked fantastic and he hs really
:20:19. > :20:29.charming, very lovely guy, which is right `` quite rare. Meeting him in
:20:30. > :20:34.1997, that was it, I could have retired, basically. Attitudd came
:20:35. > :20:37.easier in those days, but even now, his a slightly twisted take on what
:20:38. > :20:44.he describes as a documentary portrait still appeals. I h`ve
:20:45. > :20:50.hundreds of paragraphs of mx children laughing and relaxdd, out
:20:51. > :20:52.in the on holiday, and I like the idea that Pat with taking
:20:53. > :21:02.photographs in a different way. I like the way he liked it, I think it
:21:03. > :21:06.is very artistic. It is contrast. In an age of a fake smiles, thdse new
:21:07. > :21:14.photos might fool you into thinking you have stepped back in tile.
:21:15. > :21:25.Quite the talking white! `` points! Football now and all four
:21:26. > :21:28.of our teams are in action tonight. In the Championship, Charlton
:21:29. > :21:30.Athletic face Derby County `t home while Brighton and Hove Albhon
:21:31. > :21:33.travel to take on Leeds United. Meanwhile, in League One,
:21:34. > :21:35.Crawley Town will play Bradford at home, while Gillingham t`ke
:21:36. > :21:43.on Swindon Town at Priestfidld. We have three specific targdt every
:21:44. > :21:46.year. We seem to have layers dropping like flies at the loment
:21:47. > :21:49.with injuries, but it is nice that we have a strong squad and players
:21:50. > :21:55.that can come into those positions. It's an elegant sport that requires
:21:56. > :21:58.skill and accuracy as well `s both A daunting prospect, then, to pursue
:21:59. > :22:02.archery as a competitive sport. But a teenager
:22:03. > :22:04.from Sussex isn't phased. Bryony Pitman has travelled
:22:05. > :22:06.the world taking aim, and this week she's set her sights on a gold medal
:22:07. > :22:21.at the Youth Olympic games hn China. Young athletes from 204 Nathons
:22:22. > :22:34.watch the spectacle of the third youth Olympics this weekend. Among
:22:35. > :22:43.them was 18`year`old archer, Bryony, from Brighton. Archery is a
:22:44. > :22:49.surprisingly popular sport. Millions on TV watch the competition at
:22:50. > :22:55.Lords. But this week, Bryonx takes on the world's best Junior `rchers.
:22:56. > :23:01.It is just like the Senior Olympics but smaller. We have a Vill`ge, a
:23:02. > :23:04.stadium, we are part of different programmes while we are out there as
:23:05. > :23:08.well, so we will be watching different sports and doing some team
:23:09. > :23:15.bonding stuff to get to know the other athletes. Her progress has
:23:16. > :23:18.been rapid thanks to countldss hours of practice and the guidancd of her
:23:19. > :23:23.stepfather, who was also in international archer. Technhque and
:23:24. > :23:31.the physical side of things, she does strength training, but Mays ``
:23:32. > :23:35.mainly, it is technique and good coaching. Whilst the games hn China
:23:36. > :23:45.are important, Bryony is looking for a place in the games in Rio. I will
:23:46. > :23:50.try my hardest to get there, but there are some very good seniors at
:23:51. > :23:53.the moment that I would havd to beat to get there. It requires skill
:23:54. > :24:01.focus and a steady nerve, btt there are few things more satisfyhng in
:24:02. > :24:05.sport than hitting a bull's`eye That is an impressive amount of
:24:06. > :24:20.bull's`eye is there, Bryony The block. `` good luck. Feeling really
:24:21. > :24:24.rather cool, I am afraid, over the next couple of days. Temper`tures
:24:25. > :24:27.will lift a little bit tomorrow but it will still feel cooler than we
:24:28. > :24:36.would like it to be this tile of year. There is a risk of showers,
:24:37. > :24:43.and for Wednesday and Thursday we should be saying `` seeing ht get
:24:44. > :24:48.drier, but it will be feeling really cool and there will be some
:24:49. > :24:55.outbreaks of rain. Dry Saturday rain as they go into Sunday. This
:24:56. > :25:01.northwesterly breeze is going to be with us for the next couple of days.
:25:02. > :25:05.We did see some sunshine earlier. One or two showers around, not
:25:06. > :25:10.particularly heavy, but it has been eight cool and breezy day, with
:25:11. > :25:21.North easterly breezes around `` winds around. 15`16? was yotr hide.
:25:22. > :25:25.As you see, clear skies, and that is going to be staying with us as we go
:25:26. > :25:33.through the night. One or two showers, but that will be using We
:25:34. > :25:41.will see temperatures dropphng to single figures tonight. Eight or 9
:25:42. > :25:46.degrees in towns and cities. Quite a cool but relatively bright spot to
:25:47. > :25:50.the day tomorrow. We are gohng to see decent spells of sunshine around
:25:51. > :25:53.but mostly we should be staxing dry. For the most part, we are going to
:25:54. > :26:00.be dry and bright, with temperatures creeping up a little bit on the
:26:01. > :26:04.day's values. You can still see the northwesterly breezes are going
:26:05. > :26:08.nowhere, I am afraid. Tomorrow night, clearer skies, and it is
:26:09. > :26:15.going to be quite a chilly night. Temperatures will be in single
:26:16. > :26:19.figures in towns and cities. Starting on Thursday, it will be
:26:20. > :26:23.chilly and bright. The winds are going to be easing off just a little
:26:24. > :26:31.bit. The chance you could c`tch just the odd isolated shower. Highs of
:26:32. > :26:35.17, 18 degrees. Look at this as they go into Friday. We are going to be
:26:36. > :26:39.seeing some heavy rain for ` time and then we have this littld bridge
:26:40. > :26:44.a pressure that will be building, meaning that on Saturday, wd will
:26:45. > :26:48.see some decent spells of stnshine, but it will not last. The whnd will
:26:49. > :26:52.be swinging back and the south`westerly direction.
:26:53. > :26:58.Temperatures will were covered again. Hearing that phrase, it is
:26:59. > :27:04.not going to last, we do not want to hear that!
:27:05. > :27:06.Let's recap tonight's top national and local news stories
:27:07. > :27:09.Rail passengers in England `re again to face an above inflation hncrease
:27:10. > :27:13.That's despite figures out today showing that the rate of inflation
:27:14. > :27:17.UKIP leader Nigel Farage has visited a Thai constituent to apologise
:27:18. > :27:19.after one of the party's MEPs described her as a
:27:20. > :27:23.The South East MEP Janice Atkinson was recorded commenting abott Fa
:27:24. > :27:26.And investigations are conthnuing tonight after a worker fell
:27:27. > :27:38.He's been flown to hospital with life threatening injurhes.
:27:39. > :27:46.I will have the latest on that at eight o'clock and at 10:30 p.m. But
:27:47. > :27:48.you can join me then. Have ` good evening. `` hope you can john me
:27:49. > :27:49.then. Have