:00:11. > :00:21.The mayor of Calais threatens to blockade the port,
:00:22. > :00:24.unless the UK does more to help with the illegal migrant problem.
:00:25. > :00:26.We'll be getting live reacthon to the threat live from Dovdr.
:00:27. > :00:28.A couple left injured and traumatised by the Sheppey
:00:29. > :00:31.crossing crash say that a ydar on, and nothing has changed.
:00:32. > :00:34.The care home forced to close after inspectors raised concerns
:00:35. > :00:37.The Norwegian sailors who fought alongside
:00:38. > :00:41.their British counterparts hn World War Two are honoured in Dovdr.
:00:42. > :00:46.Actress Jenny Seagrove tells us about her play about a radio plays,
:00:47. > :01:05.The mayor of Calais has thrdatened to block the French port if Britain
:01:06. > :01:08.does not do more to help control the rising number of migrants
:01:09. > :01:13.Natacha Bouchart said her chty was being "taken hostage"
:01:14. > :01:18.Her threat has been describdd as 'barmy and illegal',
:01:19. > :01:20.with ferry operators saying it would create chaos in cross`Channdl
:01:21. > :01:42.The mayor in Calais says thd English are not listening to concerns about
:01:43. > :01:47.what is happening. She feels the best way to get on the action will
:01:48. > :01:54.be to block the port, and she wants a new centre for migrants. The aim
:01:55. > :01:59.is to show `` shuts down thd squats so there are fewer migrants
:02:00. > :02:04.arriving. In the past, it h`s largely been fishermen who blockaded
:02:05. > :02:17.in Natacha Bouchart over protests over migrants.
:02:18. > :02:24.`` blockaded in Calais. It will harm over and it will harm our local
:02:25. > :02:31.economies. The recent tearing down of makeshift migrant camp in Natacha
:02:32. > :02:35.Bouchart has not settle the issue. A blockade of Natacha Bouchart will be
:02:36. > :02:42.very damaging to our business and cross Channel trade generally. `` a
:02:43. > :02:46.blockade of Calais. The shedr number of migrants running around now has
:02:47. > :02:51.reached an all`time high, and what is needed is a political solution to
:02:52. > :02:58.try and stem the flow, stem the tide of people trying to get into return
:02:59. > :03:06.from the port of Calais. Kexnote watchers from `` I do not think they
:03:07. > :03:11.are doing enough. I cannot see what blockade he the port is going to do.
:03:12. > :03:19.It is such a massive problel, there is no simple pseudo` `` solttion.
:03:20. > :03:26.What about a blockade? Posshbly Both countries would suffer. It
:03:27. > :03:31.works both ways. There are calls for an international solution. We have a
:03:32. > :03:36.lot of sympathy with them. H prefer to think this is a cry of hdlp ``
:03:37. > :03:40.for help from the mayor. I `m not sure which legal basis she would
:03:41. > :03:46.have to close the port. How seriously are politicians
:03:47. > :04:00.on this side of the Channel taking The Home Office would not comment on
:04:01. > :04:04.it directly tonight, but thdy did point out that last week, the Home
:04:05. > :04:11.Secretary met her French cotnterpart and they agreed to do more to work
:04:12. > :04:16.closely to look at the issud of migration in Calais, and thdy are
:04:17. > :04:21.considering sending over te`ms to convince migrants that Brit`in is
:04:22. > :04:27.not the promised land. But Natacha Bouchart has gone on Twitter and
:04:28. > :04:33.Natacha Bouchart and see for himself Natacha Bouchart and see for himself
:04:34. > :04:38.the situation. Less like ``, to Calais.
:04:39. > :04:45.I think there is a growing realization tonight that thhs is not
:04:46. > :04:46.just a problem for France or Britain, it is one that needs an
:04:47. > :04:50.international solution. Let's cross live to Paris
:04:51. > :04:53.and speak to our Why has
:04:54. > :05:03.the mayor made this threat now? I think she has been putting on the
:05:04. > :05:07.pressure for some time now, both on Britain and also on the central
:05:08. > :05:13.government in Paris to do more to help with the costs of managing this
:05:14. > :05:16.situation and ten three macro. She acknowledged that her threats to
:05:17. > :05:21.close the port would be illdgal if she carried it out, so this could be
:05:22. > :05:26.a threat designed to raise `wareness rather than an imminent acthon that
:05:27. > :05:32.she is looking to take. So hf it is just a threat, where do things
:05:33. > :05:37.proceed from here? At the moment, there are plans being talked about.
:05:38. > :05:41.The mayor has confirmed that the Interior Minister is looking at
:05:42. > :05:48.plans to open some kind of centre. Both sides say it will be something
:05:49. > :05:53.like eight day care centre, somewhere where the migrants can
:05:54. > :05:56.have a shower and some food, and an overnight facility for women and
:05:57. > :05:59.children, so it is hoped th`t that will help stem some of the problems
:06:00. > :06:01.that we are seeing at the moment. How Scotney Castle is renov`ting
:06:02. > :06:13.the 600`year`old wallpaper. A Kent woman says she has been left
:06:14. > :06:15.physically and emotionally traumatised by the Sheppey Crossing
:06:16. > :06:18.crash, and that a year 150 vehicles were involved hn the
:06:19. > :06:25.incident in thick fog on thd bridge. It was one of the biggest road
:06:26. > :06:28.accidents ever seen in the TK. Gill Hudson says her sufferhng is
:06:29. > :06:34.made worse because she still doesn't know
:06:35. > :06:44.if a safety review is going to be Police said it was a miracld no`one
:06:45. > :06:49.was killed. As drivers tried desperately to avoid hitting each
:06:50. > :06:55.other in a pile`up banning the entire `` the entire crossing. I
:06:56. > :07:01.cannot explain how loud it was and how dreadful it sounded, thd
:07:02. > :07:06.screaming and shouting. Among those hurt was this woman. One ye`r later,
:07:07. > :07:11.she is still injured and is seeking treatment for post traumatic stress
:07:12. > :07:17.disorder. A started feeling sick, I was sick, and I was bringing up
:07:18. > :07:20.quite a bit of blood, and I realised something was quite seriously wrong,
:07:21. > :07:26.and it turned out by had ruptured my esophagus, so that has been ongoing
:07:27. > :07:31.for the last year. The biggdst ever pile`up in the South East h`ppened
:07:32. > :07:36.in heavy fog with visibilitx down to just 20 yards. 150 vehicles were
:07:37. > :07:41.involved in a series of crashes which lasted for over ten mhnutes.
:07:42. > :07:45.No`one was killed but 35 people were taken to hospital, eight with
:07:46. > :07:49.serious injuries. A police investigation found the fog was a
:07:50. > :07:53.major factor, but evidence has suggested that some motorists were
:07:54. > :07:58.not driving appropriately for the conditions. In the past fivd
:07:59. > :08:00.minutes, I noticed a Laurier got into difficulty climbing thd
:08:01. > :08:05.southbound carriageway of the crossing, and as a result, `ll of
:08:06. > :08:09.this traffic has been brought to a virtual standstill, and for a wild,
:08:10. > :08:17.people have been asking for new safety measures 23 but in place
:08:18. > :08:24.here. `` to be picked in pl`ce here. There are problems for motorists,
:08:25. > :08:27.should the breakdown on the bridge, and I want to find out if anything
:08:28. > :08:38.can be done about that, and I want to find out if refuse Baeza can be
:08:39. > :08:42.introduced, and speed camer`s. Our member doing the bridge walk and I
:08:43. > :08:48.was so proud to be a Sheppex resident and have something like
:08:49. > :08:53.that, but now it brings the light `` mice out of me. The Departmdnt for
:08:54. > :08:57.Transport said an ongoing investigation into the accident in
:08:58. > :08:58.July made it inappropriate to preempt any recommendations for
:08:59. > :09:03.changes. On Friday, BBC Radio Kent whll
:09:04. > :09:07.be marking a year since the crash They will be looking at the
:09:08. > :09:11.lessons learnt and talking to those That's BBC Radio Kent Breakfast
:09:12. > :09:14.from 6:00am, Four men have been arrested
:09:15. > :09:21.for theft of duty free items Sussex Police say the action is part
:09:22. > :09:26.of a long`running investigation All of the men have been arrested on
:09:27. > :09:31.suspicion of theft by an employee, and have been bailed until November
:09:32. > :09:39.while investigations continte. Football fans have helped to pay
:09:40. > :09:42.the fine of a 22`year`old m`n from Kent who invaded the phtch
:09:43. > :09:45.at a Premiership football m`tch Jordan Matthew Dunn
:09:46. > :09:48.from Dover ran on to the fidld as West Ham took on Tottenham Hotspur
:09:49. > :09:51.at Upton Park and took a frde kick. He was fined more than ?300
:09:52. > :09:55.but an online appeal has attracted Revised plans for the regendration
:09:56. > :10:02.of 74 acres of Rochester Riverside The proposals include 1,500 new
:10:03. > :10:05.homes, a new primary school, office A care home for the elderly in Kent
:10:06. > :10:24.has been forced to close, amid concerns about it wasn't safe
:10:25. > :10:26.for its residents. The Care Quality Commission found
:10:27. > :10:29.that treatment at Agape House in Chatham was not planned
:10:30. > :10:30.and delivered in a way that was intended to ensure
:10:31. > :10:33.people's safety and welfare. It also claims one person,
:10:34. > :10:35.who died in 2013, Ellie Price joins us live
:10:36. > :10:39.from Chatham now. Ellie, a damning report,
:10:40. > :10:49.but it's unusual Yes, it really is unusual. Tonight,
:10:50. > :10:54.the CQC issued a statement saying that it did not take closurd lightly
:10:55. > :10:57.and it would always try to work with providers to encourage improvement
:10:58. > :11:01.but that it wanted to send ` strong public message that it would take
:11:02. > :11:06.action if care and welfare were at stake. That said, this is the second
:11:07. > :11:11.time that a care home has bden closed in less than a month. Just a
:11:12. > :11:16.few weeks ago, two other holes were closed, leading to concerns among
:11:17. > :11:20.critics that this is part of a wider issue of funding of adult social
:11:21. > :11:23.care, and that some care holes simply cannot afford to provide the
:11:24. > :11:28.care and services they should be. This has been a crisis in c`re for
:11:29. > :11:32.quite some time because of the funding regime from the loc`l
:11:33. > :11:35.authority, and what worries me is, when we see these in the prdss, we
:11:36. > :11:40.have to be careful that we understand what has caused these
:11:41. > :11:46.services to close, and is it because they are not funding them? There
:11:47. > :11:53.have been some changes to the way care homes will be scrutinised. The
:11:54. > :11:57.Association of care homes so that could lead to disruption and
:11:58. > :12:01.uncertainty and the closure of homes. I am told that in thd case of
:12:02. > :12:06.the Agape House, there were seven residence there, and the last two it
:12:07. > :12:11.out today, but all have found alternative accommodation.
:12:12. > :12:16.The mayor of Calais has thrdatened to block the French port if Britain
:12:17. > :12:19.does not do more to help control the rising number of migrants
:12:20. > :12:22.Natacha Bouchart said her chty was being "taken hostage"
:12:23. > :12:26.The MP for Dover has described her plan as 'barmy and illegal'
:12:27. > :12:31.Woman of Substance Jenny Se`grove on how she's become a dab h`nd
:12:32. > :12:41.at sound effects for her new stage play set in a radio studio.
:12:42. > :12:46.It has been the brightest d`y of the week so far. Will we hold on to the
:12:47. > :12:50.sunshine? Join me later to find out. If you have a story you think we
:12:51. > :12:53.should be covering on South East You can call us on 0345 300 37 7,
:12:54. > :13:00.or send us an e`mail to We are also
:13:01. > :13:07.on Facebook or you can tweet us Veterans and serving members
:13:08. > :13:11.of the Merchant Navy gatherdd in Dover today for a servicd to
:13:12. > :13:15.mark Merchant Navy Day and to unveil a new memorial for the Norwdgian
:13:16. > :13:17.sailors who fought alongsidd German forces invaded Norwax
:13:18. > :13:21.on April 9, 1940. Those in the Norwegian Royal Navy
:13:22. > :13:28.that survived the German invasion Norwegian servicemen went
:13:29. > :13:34.on to become part of the town's Today's ceremony included
:13:35. > :13:48.the unveiling of a new dedication plaque in memory of those Norwegian
:13:49. > :13:50.sailors stationed in Dover. Sara Smith has tonight's
:13:51. > :13:58.Special Report. Despite the efforts of the @llied
:13:59. > :14:04.forces, within weeks, the inner regions were forced to surrdnder.
:14:05. > :14:09.Their King managed to escapd, and with him, enough members of the
:14:10. > :14:16.Norwegian Royal Navy to rebtild We were poorly equipped when w`r broke
:14:17. > :14:22.out, that is why we lost in Norway, but in Britain, we were helped by
:14:23. > :14:27.another Navy was quickly put another Navy was quickly put
:14:28. > :14:33.together again. East in Dovdr, this new Norwegian Navy played a pivotal
:14:34. > :14:38.role. `` based. Today, the 320 sailors who died and all those who
:14:39. > :14:45.served were remembered during this dictation at the new memori`l on
:14:46. > :14:53.Dover's seafront. `` this dedication. 1000 merchant ships
:14:54. > :14:58.helped keep the ballets surprised the `` supplied, and 400 of those
:14:59. > :15:04.were lost, taking with them thousands of lives. Donald Hunter
:15:05. > :15:07.served on to Norwegian ships during the Second World War and has been
:15:08. > :15:12.instruments will in designing the new plaque, and today, people here
:15:13. > :15:18.were also gathered to remember all of those who served. We shotld
:15:19. > :15:22.remember, weather it is the Navy or the Air Force, if you are involved,
:15:23. > :15:29.and it is important to remelber we were the lucky ones, we camd back,
:15:30. > :15:33.so it is my duty, we should remember those who did not come back. We
:15:34. > :15:39.could not do what we do in the Navy without the support of the Norwegian
:15:40. > :15:44.Navy standing next to us and providing the support that people
:15:45. > :15:51.sometimes forget about, which helped us in conflict and in peacekeeping
:15:52. > :15:56.times as well. Today, long`term allies remembered yesterday's
:15:57. > :16:02.sacrifices. The memory of all those who served his cat `` isn't cast
:16:03. > :16:10.here in stone. Scotney Castle,
:16:11. > :16:12.set in almost 800 acres of Kentish parkland near Wadhurst,
:16:13. > :16:15.is regarded as one of the prettiest Bits
:16:16. > :16:18.of it date back to the 14th century, although the main house was built
:16:19. > :16:21.the year Victoria became Quden. But as you can imagine, keeping such
:16:22. > :16:24.a place up to scratch can bd a real headache, even something as simple
:16:25. > :16:27.as replacing faded wallpaper over a staircase becomes a major project,
:16:28. > :16:48.as Claudia Sermbezsis explahns. This is the house that an
:16:49. > :16:54.architectural historian inhdrited in 1952. His wife loved it, saxing it
:16:55. > :17:02.had a marvelously happy atmosphere, but she did not like the interior
:17:03. > :17:10.design, especially the staircase. The walls displayed strange weapons,
:17:11. > :17:15.taxidermy, there was even a gigantic decomposing boa constrictor on the
:17:16. > :17:18.landing, so she acquired thhs wallpaper from a friend of theirs,
:17:19. > :17:25.and this glorious gold pattdrned paper, and it is at that pohnt. .
:17:26. > :17:31.Over the years, the wallpapdr was damaged by the light streamhng in
:17:32. > :17:37.from the enormous windows. Ht is hoped that all of the renov`tion
:17:38. > :17:44.work needed will cost ?13,000, and Scotney Castle will be restored to
:17:45. > :17:50.the way it was intended. I think it will cost more than ?13,000. I would
:17:51. > :17:53.come back to have a look at it once it has been renovated. I cannot
:17:54. > :18:08.believe so much money was spent on wallpaper. That is amazing!
:18:09. > :18:14.Betty likes this wallpaper. It is quite a striking gold design. We're
:18:15. > :18:18.hoping that when it is restored people will get the feel of what she
:18:19. > :18:25.enjoyed about it and the detail and design. A French company has been
:18:26. > :18:28.commissioned to recreate thd design, and a specialist will be nedded to
:18:29. > :18:34.take down the original wallpaper to archive it.
:18:35. > :18:37.Football now and the opporttnity of a Wembley final is a step closer for
:18:38. > :18:40.two of our teams after succdssfully negotiating the first round
:18:41. > :18:45.Crawley beat Cambridge Unitdd 2`nil, and Gillingham enjoyed
:18:46. > :19:01.An injury hit Crawley town had an uneventful first half, but hn the
:19:02. > :19:09.second half, the luck began to turn. One goal was disallowed, but an own
:19:10. > :19:17.goal from Richard Tait put Crawley ahead. The manager of the Rdds says
:19:18. > :19:20.that although their score should have been higher, he was sehzed with
:19:21. > :19:26.their efforts. Good to see Charles getting on the score sheet. He has
:19:27. > :19:34.gotten very close in some of the games he has been involved hn. They
:19:35. > :19:40.really deserve it. It was a great performance. We head a few people
:19:41. > :19:48.missing, obviously. We head a few that are carrying knocks. They are
:19:49. > :19:56.all carrying some kind of injury. Gillingham went ahead early in their
:19:57. > :20:03.trip to Stephen H. The visitors held on throughout the second half, even
:20:04. > :20:08.when they were reduced to tdn men. A late challenge was given a xellow
:20:09. > :20:11.card. Mist opportunities in the second half, and Gillingham but
:20:12. > :20:20.there place in the next round. The first black British Armx officer
:20:21. > :20:23.and first black professional footballer, who came from Kdnt,
:20:24. > :20:25.will be remembered on a special set of coins as part
:20:26. > :20:28.of commemorations of the centenary Second Lieutenant Walter Tull grew
:20:29. > :20:32.up in Folkestone and played for Mentioned in dispatches
:20:33. > :20:35.for "gallantry and coolness" he was made a commissioned officer
:20:36. > :20:38.despite a ban on black servhcemen He died leading his men
:20:39. > :20:50.into battle in 1918. She proved herself to be quhte
:20:51. > :20:52.a "woman of substance" in the mid 80s, playing a businesswoman
:20:53. > :20:54.with troublesome children, but now Jenny Segrove is turning her
:20:55. > :20:58.hand to something a bit mord retro. She's joining up with the actor Tom
:20:59. > :21:01.Conti at Brighton's Theatre Royal to perform in a stage play abott three
:21:02. > :21:04.murder mystery radio plays very rarely heard since they werd written
:21:05. > :21:18.in the 30s, 40s and 50s. It is a treat for the years as well
:21:19. > :21:23.as the eyes. I have had a rdally interesting afternoon behind the
:21:24. > :21:28.stage door. This is unusual. This is a stage play about three radio
:21:29. > :21:34.plays. They were written in the 30s, 40s and 50s, and this one is all
:21:35. > :21:38.about years. Usually, when xou interview the stars, you have a
:21:39. > :21:43.polite chat somewhere comfortable, but not this afternoon. First, I'm
:21:44. > :21:51.it the dogs who are a part of the show, and something at the heart of
:21:52. > :21:55.the play. For this afternoon, I am going to be your sound effects
:21:56. > :22:02.artist and I am going to talk you through a few of these props.
:22:03. > :22:09.Goodness me! Walking on gravel! And, heavens above, this is the sound of
:22:10. > :22:19.grass. Here, we head a class that gets smashed. And a murder hs
:22:20. > :22:24.committed. It involves a cabbage. This play about three radio plays,
:22:25. > :22:31.Agatha Christie through and through, depends on the sound effects, a fark
:22:32. > :22:38.cry from the straight talking barrister. `` a far cry. I told you,
:22:39. > :22:43.John, I am not sure how I fdel. For me, the fine is inventing three
:22:44. > :22:47.different people with my vohce. That is great fun, and like a musical
:22:48. > :22:57.piece, sitting in with the sound effects, it really is like ` little
:22:58. > :23:00.ensemble protect. Tonight, she stars alongside the man with an exe for
:23:01. > :23:05.the ladies. I will make your dream come true. An earlier success saw
:23:06. > :23:11.her in the countryside of the north, but Jenny told me the South East is
:23:12. > :23:20.her real home. My parents bought a house in Sussex and my aunt lived in
:23:21. > :23:27.Bowling Green, so I used to come to Brighton. We get the best atdiences
:23:28. > :23:32.here! There are real theatrd people here, absolutely. Which brings us
:23:33. > :23:38.back to that on stage cabbage. I am not going to describe who or why,
:23:39. > :23:44.however, this gets whacked will stop `` wax. In this whodunit, you hear
:23:45. > :23:51.dastardly deeds, and there hs plenty of cleaning up afterwards. H have
:23:52. > :23:55.learned a lot today about the secrets of radio drama. You can see
:23:56. > :24:00.it all for yourself until S`turday, but probably best to go to the box
:24:01. > :24:06.office of the other side of the building. I learned a lot about
:24:07. > :24:11.therapeutic cabbage is! Let's get a check on the weather. It has been
:24:12. > :24:15.quite cool and wet in August, so it is nice to have some nice wdather
:24:16. > :24:20.will stop lots of sunshine `round today, because of this area of high
:24:21. > :24:26.pressure. Today, the cloud lostly stay to the west of us and we saw
:24:27. > :24:29.some clear, blue skies, which was very welcome indeed, and we saw
:24:30. > :24:36.temperatures rising to the high teens. Fairly light northeasterly
:24:37. > :24:43.breezes. A very settled aftdrnoon, leading into a settled evenhng. We
:24:44. > :24:48.will see clearer skies tonight, and with lighter winds, we will see some
:24:49. > :24:53.mist and fog patches as well. Temperatures will be dropping to the
:24:54. > :25:00.mid`teens, so expect lows of 15 or 16 along the coast. For the most
:25:01. > :25:06.part, it is going to be verx mild, if slightly misty and murky starting
:25:07. > :25:12.off tomorrow. Tomorrow, mord cloud cover, similar to today, and by the
:25:13. > :25:16.afternoon, it it will start to thin, and where we hold onto the cloud,
:25:17. > :25:24.perhaps 18 or 19 degrees, btt the best of all that brightness will
:25:25. > :25:28.have temperatures hitting 23 or 24 degrees Amanda is a couple of
:25:29. > :25:35.degrees above the seasonal `verage. `` and that is a couple of degrees.
:25:36. > :25:39.As they go through tomorrow, similar to tonight, mist and fog forming
:25:40. > :25:44.where you see the clearer skies and with cloud cover along the coast, 16
:25:45. > :25:53.or 17 degrees Mesto if anything eight Monday feeling night.
:25:54. > :25:58.Brightening up nicely why the afternoon, and where you sed the
:25:59. > :26:03.sunshine, `` by the afternoon, and where you see the sunshine, 121 or
:26:04. > :26:10.22 degrees will be your high aperture. It will be pretty warm for
:26:11. > :26:13.this time of year, so we will see some sunshine, with an outshde
:26:14. > :26:20.chance of some patchy rain `nd drizzle. Temperatures will still be
:26:21. > :26:23.comfortably on the top teams. We should be staying mostly drx as they
:26:24. > :26:27.had into Saturday stop by the afternoon, the chance of sunlight
:26:28. > :26:32.and patchy rain and drizzle, and more of the same on Sunday. These
:26:33. > :26:37.temperatures will be warm for this time of year. Brights are always buy
:26:38. > :26:43.the afternoon after some cloud cover and temperature `` temperattre is
:26:44. > :26:48.staying in the high teens. We are going to be capped the top stories.
:26:49. > :26:56.The government says it will examine every possible option to protect
:26:57. > :27:05.eight reduce cost issue was threatened `` to protect a British
:27:06. > :27:09.hostage. A mayor says she mhght close a French port it written does
:27:10. > :27:14.not help manage the growing number of migrants there. There ard over
:27:15. > :27:20.1200 migrants gathered at the border trying to find a way into the UK.
:27:21. > :27:25.And veterans and serving melbers of the merchant Navy gathered hn Dover
:27:26. > :27:31.today for a service to markdt merchant Navy day and to unveil a
:27:32. > :27:35.new memorial to the Norwegi`n sailors who fought alongsidd the
:27:36. > :27:39.British in World War Two. That is it from us for now. You can always get
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