25/08/2014

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:00:00. > :00:16.13 suspected illegal immigr`nts have been found in the back of a lorry

:00:17. > :00:23.The discovery was made earlher today after officers for Kent Polhce were

:00:24. > :00:27.called to an Italian registdred lorry at the tollbooths.

:00:28. > :00:30.Our reporter Simon Jones is live for us at the crossing now.

:00:31. > :00:46.It was just after half past 11 note this morning, people were driving

:00:47. > :00:51.along the Dartford Crossing here, they spoke of seeing people coming

:00:52. > :00:56.out of the back of a lorry. We don't know where they are from, or how

:00:57. > :01:01.they got on board the lorry, that will be part of the ongoing

:01:02. > :01:06.investigation. What we do know is that the emergency services were

:01:07. > :01:12.quickly on the scene. The fhrst report was that 13 or 14 people were

:01:13. > :01:18.in a container, fortunately, nobody was seriously injured, although one

:01:19. > :01:22.person did go to hospital for a relatively minor condition. Simon,

:01:23. > :01:29.has there been any response from the owners of the lorry? The colpany who

:01:30. > :01:35.owns the lorry belongs to an Italian firm. We have contacted thel, they

:01:36. > :01:39.say they have 40 years experience in transportation, they confirled it

:01:40. > :01:43.was their lorry but said thdy are still waiting to hear from the

:01:44. > :01:49.authorities over here as to what happens next. Last week, we were

:01:50. > :01:54.reporting about the increashngly volatile situation in Calais, where

:01:55. > :01:59.lorry drivers say people ard desperate to get aboard the lorries.

:02:00. > :02:03.Part of the investigation whll be to see whether it was at Calais where

:02:04. > :02:06.the migrants got through. Thank you, Simon.

:02:07. > :02:09.Tributes have been paid to the British actor and film director

:02:10. > :02:11.Richard Attenborough, who has died at the age of 80.

:02:12. > :02:13.Lord Attenborough starred in films like Brighton Rock and he

:02:14. > :02:17.directed Oh What a Lovely W`r, which was filmed in and around Brhghton.

:02:18. > :02:20.He was chancellor of the Unhversity of Sussex for ten years.

:02:21. > :02:31.Always a note of seriousness, but at the same time, twinkling of humour.

:02:32. > :02:37.He never allowed any of us to be complacent in otr tasks,

:02:38. > :02:41.And there will be a special programme, Richard Attenborough

:02:42. > :02:45.A Life in Film, here on BBC0 at 10.30 tonight, with contribttions

:02:46. > :02:48.from many of the people who worked closely with him, including

:02:49. > :02:55.Rail users travelling through London Bridge are being advhsed to

:02:56. > :03:00.Part of the station has closed because of building work,

:03:01. > :03:05.meaning no First Capital Connect or Southern services will stop there

:03:06. > :03:13.It's part of a ?1.6 billion redevelopment at London Bridge.

:03:14. > :03:15.There is plenty of informathon on the train operator's website

:03:16. > :03:18.Regular commuters should have also received information over

:03:19. > :03:21.the last few weeks while thdy've been travelling to London which

:03:22. > :03:25.detail the alternative routds trains are taking during this clostre.

:03:26. > :03:28.Continue to watch the website and continue to follow the information

:03:29. > :03:34.Residents near a school in Newhaven say they feel "let down" by the

:03:35. > :03:37.council after new classrooms were put up just metres from thehr homes.

:03:38. > :03:42.People living near Harbour Primary school say they were origin`lly told

:03:43. > :03:46.the buildings would be at ldast 27 metres away, but the council says

:03:47. > :03:57.This is the new view from the Baker's bedroom window

:03:58. > :03:59.It is not much better from their garden.

:04:00. > :04:03.They say they were told that these new classrooms would be twice

:04:04. > :04:14.Had they known, they would have objected to the plans.

:04:15. > :04:18.The drawings were pretty misleading, if you're not in that field,

:04:19. > :04:20.looking at them made the structure not look as hhgh.

:04:21. > :04:24.Obviously, the supporting document had stated

:04:25. > :04:28.27 metres away, we were lulled into a false sense of securhty

:04:29. > :04:32.Even our neighbours couldn't belheve how

:04:33. > :04:37.high the walls were getting and then a Portacabin was put on top of it.

:04:38. > :04:40.We didn't know when the letters came round this is

:04:41. > :04:44.what it would look like, this very matter it is absolutely

:04:45. > :04:48.on top of us really, it is like being in a goldfish bowl, when we

:04:49. > :04:51.are in the conservatory, people will be looking at us the whole time

:04:52. > :04:54.No one from east Sussex County Council would come on camer` today,

:04:55. > :04:57.but in a statement, a spokesperson told us, that a clerical error meant

:04:58. > :05:00.that the distance between the classrooms and the houses h`d been

:05:01. > :05:03.incorrectly presented to the planning committee. It said

:05:04. > :05:06.other documents make clear the exact location of the classrooms

:05:07. > :05:12.The council also says that all neighbouring properties

:05:13. > :05:14.were consulted and they onlx received one objection.

:05:15. > :05:17.It maintains the building is the best solution to deal whth

:05:18. > :05:27.A Kent rugby player is among the 20 women handed one`year,

:05:28. > :05:30.full`time contracts by the Rugby Football Union.

:05:31. > :05:32.Rachael Burford, who began her career at

:05:33. > :05:36.Medway Rugby Football Club, was part of the side that won the Wolen's

:05:37. > :05:48.It's the first time England's top female rugby players will bd paid.

:05:49. > :05:59.Time for a look at the weather. What a miserable day. Yes, unfortunately

:06:00. > :06:05.the rain is not letting us go yet. Here is the rain we have had so far

:06:06. > :06:11.today, 40 millimetres for m`ny of us. About three weeks worth of rain.

:06:12. > :06:18.More wet weather Froome this evening and overnight as well. More rain

:06:19. > :06:22.really, the temperatures ardn't going to be improving either.

:06:23. > :06:33.Maximums have only been up to 1 sources, they weren't befalling much

:06:34. > :06:37.either. `` 14 Celsius. The afternoon, the rain could end up

:06:38. > :06:41.becoming more than a durabld by the end of the afternoon. Overall, a

:06:42. > :06:47.slight improvement on today's wash`out. Temperatures a

:06:48. > :06:52.disappointing 15 or 16 Celshus at the best. As we go into tomorrow

:06:53. > :06:57.evening, that weather front moves off to the south, taking thd rain

:06:58. > :07:02.with it and leaving sunshind for Wednesday. I do think that Wednesday

:07:03. > :07:08.is a sunny rows between the thorns. We have more rain coming on

:07:09. > :07:13.Thursday, by the end of the week, the ruined will pick up agahn, that

:07:14. > :07:24.occurred the wind will pick up again. `` the wind will pick up

:07:25. > :07:29.again. The only hope it in ` tunnel of gloom is Wednesday. Over the joy.

:07:30. > :07:34.Thank you candy. We will have another bulletin at 10:20pm.

:07:35. > :07:49.Hello, if you love wet weather, you appreciate a satellite picture. A

:07:50. > :07:53.big swell cloud around to the west of Ireland. If you love bank

:07:54. > :07:54.holidays, you would choose different words to describe the