:00:10. > :00:11.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Rob Smith.
:00:12. > :00:16.A two`year high in the numbdr of illegal migrant children looked
:00:17. > :00:19.after in Kent, the council says it needs more money.
:00:20. > :00:20.We're live in Calais, where many migrants
:00:21. > :00:25.Waste piles up as drivers of rubbish trucks in Brighton and Hove go
:00:26. > :00:38.For us, we have two live with it, it isn't nice. Somebody has to do it,
:00:39. > :00:53.it isn't easy or nice. A new name for Thames Link, but will
:00:54. > :00:54.it come with a price hike for commuters?
:00:55. > :00:57.Ups and downs for Dreamland, how they're hoping to reopen the
:00:58. > :01:02.94`year`old ride next year, after a mammoth restoration project.
:01:03. > :01:11.I am sick to death of poor people. Extreme privilege and extrele bad
:01:12. > :01:18.behaviour. We speak to local actor about his new film.
:01:19. > :01:24.BBC South East Today has le`rned that there are currently 270 migrant
:01:25. > :01:27.children being looked after by the local authority in Kdnt,
:01:28. > :01:31.the highest level in two ye`rs, and a position the county council
:01:32. > :01:36.The figures have been revealed on the day the Chair of the
:01:37. > :01:39.Home Affairs Select Committde, Keith Vaz, has been to Calais dem`nding to
:01:40. > :01:41.know what the French authorities are doing to
:01:42. > :01:52.Our Special Correspondent Colin Campbell reports from Calais.
:01:53. > :02:00.Stowaways Court today by UK border Force officers in Calais. These are
:02:01. > :02:06.adults, but many migrant chhldren are using the same routes. @rriving
:02:07. > :02:11.in Dover, it is often Kent County Council who must provide thd care
:02:12. > :02:24.full stop most of these are around 17 or 18, ?100 a week is not
:02:25. > :02:27.sufficient for their support. Currently, 270 children are being
:02:28. > :02:35.looked after by the council, with 38 children referred her care. Once
:02:36. > :02:41.they are a team they continte getting funding. They are in safe
:02:42. > :02:46.hands, being looked after bx Kent County Council, who have high
:02:47. > :02:50.standards. That is in contr`st to a lot of children who may be hn
:02:51. > :03:00.refugee camps, or in Calais, at risk of being trafficked. Unless they are
:03:01. > :03:09.taking care of properly. Hello. Today, I showed the chair of the UK
:03:10. > :03:20.select committee, Keith vows, the people in the camps. `` Keith Vaz.
:03:21. > :03:26.If you look around, no city in Britain would want to have ` camp of
:03:27. > :03:32.this kind. We can't have a bit of plaster here and there, it needs a
:03:33. > :03:39.long`term solution. UK Government says there is no sticking plaster,
:03:40. > :03:47.stringent inspections at thd ports are preventing illegal immigrants
:03:48. > :03:51.getting into the UK. Inside this land, border force workers
:03:52. > :03:56.discovered five Afghans hidhng behind a false wooden panel. The
:03:57. > :04:03.eldest, a woman in her 80s `nd a young child. The driver is now under
:04:04. > :04:07.arrest. The UK Government w`nts a continued presence in Calais port,
:04:08. > :04:11.French officials want them removed and returned to Dover.
:04:12. > :04:12.Our special correspondent Colin Campbell joins us livd
:04:13. > :04:15.from Calais now. Colin, Keith Vaz met with the mayor
:04:16. > :04:26.These French officials had ` meeting with him behind closed doors, they
:04:27. > :04:35.told him about they no longdr want a British presence in this port. They
:04:36. > :04:39.have been here since 2002, French officials are saying they w`nt those
:04:40. > :04:45.pushed back to Dover. If th`t happened, but could enable ligrants
:04:46. > :04:50.to travel to Dover and alleviate the crisis in this French town. After
:04:51. > :04:55.the meeting, Keith Vaz told me that he didn't believe extra fencing was
:04:56. > :05:00.the answer, he wanted a joint response. He said he would return to
:05:01. > :05:04.England and talk to David C`meron, he will talk to his counterparts
:05:05. > :05:10.across Europe. With regards to children travelling to UK, the
:05:11. > :05:14.government has told us todax that it is working with Kent County Council
:05:15. > :05:16.to find a solution by offerhng up funding.
:05:17. > :05:18.Refuse truck drivers in Brighton have walked out on strike today
:05:19. > :05:21.claiming they deserve more for what they describe as a dangerous job.
:05:22. > :05:23.They're arguing against being on the same pay scale
:05:24. > :05:26.as other council drivers, who they say have less responsibilitx.
:05:27. > :05:29.But the council says after they came to an agreement following a
:05:30. > :05:32.week`long strike last year, there's simply no more money to givd.
:05:33. > :05:36.Juliette Parkin is in Hove for us now, what effect has
:05:37. > :05:53.We have been filming in this area all day, this pile of rubbish has
:05:54. > :05:59.been steadily building up. These bins were supposed to be collected
:06:00. > :06:04.at this morning, but it is tnlikely there will be taken before next
:06:05. > :06:08.week. The drivers are due to return to work tomorrow but they whll be
:06:09. > :06:09.working to rule, meaning anxthing left outside a bin won't be
:06:10. > :06:11.collected. Refuse
:06:12. > :06:12.and recycling trucks going nowhere. All packed up today at the depot,
:06:13. > :06:16.their drivers on the picket line. We feel undervalued,
:06:17. > :06:20.we found out that we are drhving 26 tonne trucks and there are drivers
:06:21. > :06:24.here driving three tonne trtcks What we do is so stressful,
:06:25. > :06:30.it's a stressful job, there are others with a hell of a lot
:06:31. > :06:36.less stress on the same mondy. We want to be recognised
:06:37. > :06:43.for the job we do. That is all we want,
:06:44. > :06:46.but they keep on holding back. The knock on effect
:06:47. > :06:48.of a work to rule which beg`n on Friday is already visibld
:06:49. > :06:52.in parts of the city and nothing has The council probably know, but we
:06:53. > :06:59.have no idea. Without people like them,
:07:00. > :07:01.where would we be? Someone has to do it,
:07:02. > :07:05.it isn't easy or nice. They were doing it previously,
:07:06. > :07:09.I'm not very happy. Piles of rubbish lining the city
:07:10. > :07:12.streets during a week of industrial action last summer is something
:07:13. > :07:16.the public don't want to sed Can they possibly be expectdd to
:07:17. > :07:20.support this strike when thdy don't want to see
:07:21. > :07:23.the city in a mess again? We want to get this resolved
:07:24. > :07:25.as soon as possible. We ask the public to phone
:07:26. > :07:30.the council now, we remain ready to Their jobs haven't changed,
:07:31. > :07:36.we have undertaken a job ev`luation and did that on the request
:07:37. > :07:41.of the GMB, that hasn't found any I'm afraid we don't have
:07:42. > :07:47.a business case Both sides say they are willing to
:07:48. > :08:04.talk, but an agreement it sdems is The union says that drivers have
:08:05. > :08:10.responsibility for the crews and negotiating the busy streets. They
:08:11. > :08:14.say they deserve more. But, with no resolution in sight, it seels we are
:08:15. > :08:23.seeing scenes reminiscent of last summer. Coming up in a moment, why
:08:24. > :08:28.has this head teacher taking a leave of absence?
:08:29. > :08:32.Some commuters on one of thd South East's most popular rail rottes face
:08:33. > :08:36.a hike in the cost of their season ticket of up to ?664 accordhng to
:08:37. > :08:43.The Thameslink Brighton to London rail line has been taken ovdr
:08:44. > :08:48.by Govia, which already operates Southern services in Sussex
:08:49. > :08:51.and Labour, say there will be a "stealth fare rises" with some
:08:52. > :08:54.The new company called Thamdslink Southern and Great Northern says
:08:55. > :08:57.some cheaper fares could be phased out to bring them in line whth
:08:58. > :09:10.The Monday morning commute `nd a new dawn for train services in the South
:09:11. > :09:21.East. Run now buy the biggest rail franchise in the country. They will
:09:22. > :09:26.be run by Govia, but critics say that could mean sharp fare
:09:27. > :09:37.increases. Ghana there will be no further increases `` there will be
:09:38. > :09:38.no further increases, but the gap between the fares may close a little
:09:39. > :09:46.bit. An annual ticket costs ?36 0. But to travel on Southern
:09:47. > :09:48.services commuters pay ?4,304. That's a difference of ?664, or 18%,
:09:49. > :10:04.but under the new franchise everyone Labour says such a large fr`nchise
:10:05. > :10:10.is destroying competition on fares. What we will see is a furthdr
:10:11. > :10:15.stealth increase but no clarity from government about when that will
:10:16. > :10:20.happen. Those trips are verx importance to the economy, ht'll be
:10:21. > :10:30.a real hit for Brighton. For commuters already feeling the pinch
:10:31. > :10:34.of above inflation price rises it is a further blow. I'm disappohnted, it
:10:35. > :10:41.is already expensive, it is not good news. We need to give something back
:10:42. > :10:45.to commuters and a reduction in the price of fares is something that
:10:46. > :10:50.needs to come through. I thhnk commuters will say that the jury is
:10:51. > :10:54.out until they see what happens when the first snowfall or storms, then
:10:55. > :11:00.they will judge weather this new franchise holder will perform better
:11:01. > :11:09.than First Capital Connect. But for some commuters, service improvements
:11:10. > :11:11.could come at a higher cost than for others.
:11:12. > :11:13.A driver has been arrested after two motorcyclists werd killed
:11:14. > :11:16.when they were involved in a collision with his 4x4 in the
:11:17. > :11:19.It happened at around 6.30pl at Chuck Hatch, the two motorcxclists
:11:20. > :11:23.One was a 19`year`old man from Forest Row, the other `
:11:24. > :11:30.A new rape crisis centre is to be opened in Crawley.
:11:31. > :11:33.It's part of the Coalition's pledge to open 15 new support
:11:34. > :11:36.The announcement sees Government funding
:11:37. > :11:38.of ?300,000 a year to offer expert advice, support and counselling to
:11:39. > :11:47.A Sussex headteacher known for his tough line on discipline has
:11:48. > :11:50.taken a leave of absence whhle an investigation is carried out
:11:51. > :11:51.Parents have been told that James Fox,
:11:52. > :11:55.headteacher at Portslade Aldridge Community Academy will not be at
:11:56. > :11:59.the school while the investhgation procedure is carried out.
:12:00. > :12:02.Tonight one local councillor says the suspension doesn't bode
:12:03. > :12:14.well and hope the matter is resolved quickly. Well
:12:15. > :12:25.It doesn't bode well for thd term, I hope it gets solved quickly.
:12:26. > :12:27.It was a thriving seaside resort that once
:12:28. > :12:29.held a zoo, a 2000ft ballroom and perhaps most famously Britain's
:12:30. > :12:33.But Dreamland in Margate fell into disrepair and six years ago
:12:34. > :12:38.fire tore through that 94`ydar`old scenic railway in an arson `ttack.
:12:39. > :12:41.and today parts of it were dismantled as the restoration of
:12:42. > :13:03.The scenic Railway at Dreamland has been rotting for a long timd. But
:13:04. > :13:14.eight years the park closed, team has moved back into revive the
:13:15. > :13:21.ride. You're knackered this is a big time, everything has led to this
:13:22. > :13:29.moment `` this is an import`nt time. At that everything has led to this
:13:30. > :13:35.moment. I am sad it got to the stage it did, but we are working flat out
:13:36. > :13:39.to get it back as it was. The whole wooden structure is being completely
:13:40. > :13:43.replaced. Contractors arrivdd this morning and they already st`rted
:13:44. > :13:49.work clearing out the old motor room. Once that is done, thdy will
:13:50. > :13:57.work around the park, dismantling of the railway. Built in 1920, it is
:13:58. > :14:04.Britain's oldest surviving ` roller`coaster. But only just
:14:05. > :14:09.surviving. The park closed hn 2 06, a fire two years later destroyed a
:14:10. > :14:16.third of the structure. Unddterred, campaigners fought hard to save the
:14:17. > :14:19.site. The community has strtggled for something it believed in. You
:14:20. > :14:25.get the sense that you have to deliver something brilliant here. It
:14:26. > :14:31.is not just any old project, this is bringing something back that the
:14:32. > :14:35.public have fought for four decades. It has been an important milestone
:14:36. > :14:40.today, I have two thank the community, not just Margate, but
:14:41. > :14:47.further afield. The determination to make this happen, we wouldn't be
:14:48. > :14:51.where we are today. Looking at the park now, it is hard to belheve that
:14:52. > :14:56.this time next year, thrill seekers could be enjoying Dreamland's charm
:14:57. > :15:02.once more. The number of migrant children
:15:03. > :15:04.who've been taken into care by Kent County Council after crossing
:15:05. > :15:07.the Channel to Dover illegally has There are currently 270 children
:15:08. > :15:15.under the age of 18 are being looked after by the council who sax the
:15:16. > :15:33.situation is financially untenable. Also in tonight's programme, this
:15:34. > :15:38.Kent actor is enjoying a prhvileged start to his career. After ` settled
:15:39. > :15:43.the weekend, what does the week have in store? I will have the wdather
:15:44. > :15:53.forecast in a fewer moments. If you think we there is a story wd should
:15:54. > :16:06.be covering, get in touch. New research carried out for the
:16:07. > :16:09.BBC's Inside Out programme suggests that a very large proportion
:16:10. > :16:12.of people havn't any idea about how to plan for their financial future
:16:13. > :16:14.in their retirement. 39% of the people surveyed said
:16:15. > :16:17.they can't afford to invest Some 28%
:16:18. > :16:20.said they're too young and 21% are hoping
:16:21. > :16:21.their property or other invdstments However, despite the uncert`inty,
:16:22. > :16:29.there are plenty of examples to give hope to people about what they
:16:30. > :16:32.can do when they stop working. Natalie Graham has been havhng
:16:33. > :16:34.a chat with three pensioners for whom the letters OAP st`nd
:16:35. > :16:38.for Over Active People. The latest generation
:16:39. > :16:41.of pensioners is said to be And, with life expectancy rhsing
:16:42. > :16:48.with each passing year, for many, Not too near the left, Natalie. When
:16:49. > :16:54.Gavin retired from his job `s a personnel manager, he deciddd to sit
:16:55. > :17:00.around and watch the world go by. But his seat was in a boat,
:17:01. > :17:05.the world went by so fast, he won the national championships four
:17:06. > :17:10.times and is still competing at 83. You turned out to be a bit
:17:11. > :17:13.of a boy racer, didn't you? Yes, if you can call a call
:17:14. > :17:17.a 70`year`old boy a racer. But what if you have health
:17:18. > :17:24.problems as you get older? Gavin's wife, Caroline,
:17:25. > :17:26.used to race with him She went back to
:17:27. > :17:32.the classroom to see what she could It keeps me busy and is cre`tive,
:17:33. > :17:40.I really need to do things. The people I first went
:17:41. > :17:43.and learned how to do it with I m Another pensioner,
:17:44. > :17:51.who has taken up a new skill is His wife died earlier this xear
:17:52. > :17:56.she was a keen gardener. The secret of his successful
:17:57. > :17:59.retirement is at the other dnd When you have a clear, open road,
:18:00. > :18:11.it is fun. What does biking do for you
:18:12. > :18:15.in retirement? You can't afford to get it wrong
:18:16. > :18:23.on a bike. Nobody is pretending that lhving
:18:24. > :18:25.on a small pension is easy, but the philosophy of these active
:18:26. > :18:28.pensions is that retirement is It is about having a passion
:18:29. > :18:33.and finding people who can pursue And there's a pensions spechal on
:18:34. > :19:07.Inside Out tonight on BBC1 `t 7 30. It is a film about extreme
:19:08. > :19:19.privilege, but with a twist about issues at the heart of government.
:19:20. > :19:25.Young men sewing at their whld oats before taking roles at the heart of
:19:26. > :19:29.the government. We are at the top university at the world, so our
:19:30. > :19:35.20,000 other people, but thdre are no more than ten in the right club.
:19:36. > :19:45.It was a research trip around the University that gave a glimpse into
:19:46. > :19:56.how these few might live. Something grows that is not very pleasant . In
:19:57. > :20:01.the right club, he is an aristocrat, Harry, he is a lember of
:20:02. > :20:05.a society for the poshest of the posh. Young men who think they can
:20:06. > :20:11.get away with anything. We spoke with members of the clubs, ht was
:20:12. > :20:15.fascinating, I thought it w`s far`fetched, I thought no, they
:20:16. > :20:25.wouldn't smash restaurants. It happens and is still happenhng.
:20:26. > :20:31.Douglas first came to attention in a different role, as a young boy
:20:32. > :20:39.George. He was then in great expectations. His latest film, based
:20:40. > :20:53.on a play called posh, has gained attention for the right club's
:20:54. > :21:03.resemblance to the bowling club `` Bullingdon Club. I'm not saxing it
:21:04. > :21:09.is based on the Bullingdon Club but there are similarities. The right
:21:10. > :21:20.club opens on Thursday, but the political elite might be a little
:21:21. > :21:22.busy `` Riot Club. He seems like a nice boy, doesn't he?
:21:23. > :21:25.Sussex shooter Steve Scott has won bronze in the men's double trap
:21:26. > :21:27.at the Shooting World Champhonships in Spain. The 29`year`old from
:21:28. > :21:29.Battle secured the medal by hitting 27
:21:30. > :21:32.of his final 30 clay pigeons to add to his Commonwealth and European
:21:33. > :21:40.To come away with a bronze ledal is more than good enough for me
:21:41. > :21:43.I am performing well at the minute and I am really happy
:21:44. > :21:47.Organisers of this year's Tour of Britain cycle race have promised
:21:48. > :21:49.that the event will return to Sussex in the next two years
:21:50. > :21:51.after the success of Saturd`y's stage to Brighton.
:21:52. > :21:54.Around 300,000 people turned out to watch the Tour's
:21:55. > :21:57.longest stage, which passed through Eastbourne on its way to
:21:58. > :22:21.Former Brighton coach Oscar Garcia is being treated in hospital. He was
:22:22. > :22:24.admitted to hospital on Sunday and is undergoing further tests today.
:22:25. > :22:27.All four of the South East's top teams were in action over
:22:28. > :22:29.the weekend following the international break with Brhghton
:22:30. > :22:33.But there were wins for Charlton and Crawley and Gillingham will be
:22:34. > :22:38.pleased with a point at Oldham, as Neil Bell reports.
:22:39. > :22:41.Brighton boss, Sami Hypia, was one of the Premier League's outstanding
:22:42. > :22:45.He won't have enjoyed some of Brighton's defending on Sattrday.
:22:46. > :22:47.That being said, Brentford's first goal came through
:22:48. > :22:53.an excellent through ball and a good finish for the striker.
:22:54. > :22:58.Brentford's second, from close range, saw Gray get the better
:22:59. > :23:03.However, it was Brighton's Gordon Greer who pulled a goal back with
:23:04. > :23:08.The Albion skipper thought he had levelled things up only
:23:09. > :23:16.The Bees went 3`1 ahead, when Douglas powered home
:23:17. > :23:23.The goal of the game came from new boy Danny Holler,
:23:24. > :23:25.but his superb strike wasn't enough to earn a point.
:23:26. > :23:29.There was a lot of positives in our game, but we need to analysd what we
:23:30. > :23:45.We need to try and correct them quickly.
:23:46. > :23:46.Charlton continued their grdat start. The
:23:47. > :24:04.striker upended in a second minutes, the panel think of all thred points.
:24:05. > :24:07.three points. In League 1, ` battle away at Oldham but ddspite
:24:08. > :24:11.deadlock. Crawley ended their four match losing strdak with
:24:12. > :24:23.Will it be a heatwave? It is warming up, but it will also be wet. The
:24:24. > :24:31.weather over the last coupld of days has been very settled. It is good
:24:32. > :24:36.weather for butterflies, apparently. This was sent in by a viewer from
:24:37. > :24:47.her garden. If you have any photographs, we would like to see
:24:48. > :24:52.them. Over the next couple of days, yes, eventually it will warl up but
:24:53. > :24:57.that goes hand`in`hand with rain, over the next couple of days. It
:24:58. > :25:02.will stay settled with one or two showers around, the wind picking up
:25:03. > :25:07.a little bit. Mostly, it will be settled. Showers at times, `lso
:25:08. > :25:14.Sunshine, temperatures warmhng slowly. By the time we get to
:25:15. > :25:20.Thursday or Friday, highs of 23 or 24 Celsius. Warm for the tile of
:25:21. > :25:26.year. Earlier, we saw one or two showers around, settled for many of
:25:27. > :25:32.us, however. Temperatures rdally decent for the time of year,
:25:33. > :25:41.comfortably in the top teams and low 20s. Highs for many of 21 Cdlsius.
:25:42. > :25:47.Fairly light wind. It stays that way as we go through the first part of
:25:48. > :25:55.the evening. Cloud feeding hn, but because of light wind and clear
:25:56. > :25:59.skies, we see mist and fog patches. These are temperatures are not as
:26:00. > :26:03.cool as the overnight lows we had last week. They will be staxing in
:26:04. > :26:16.the mid teens. Temperatures dropping to 14 or 15 Celsius. A mistx and
:26:17. > :26:20.murky start to the day, hopdfully they will be some breaks in the
:26:21. > :26:28.cloud. One or two sharp showers but they are few and far between. Many
:26:29. > :26:37.of us will stay dry. Sunshine, that will bring temperatures of tp to 21
:26:38. > :26:41.Celsius. Again, the Sunshind, a settled and warm afternoon. Through
:26:42. > :26:48.tomorrow night, more of the same. One or two showers, temperatures
:26:49. > :26:52.dropping to 12 or 13 Celsius. As we head to Thursday and Friday,
:26:53. > :27:01.shooting up but quite wet. Thank you, Rachel. Before we go, ` recap
:27:02. > :27:05.of tonight's top story. With three days to go for Scotland votds in the
:27:06. > :27:10.independence referendum, David Cameron has appealed to the Scottish
:27:11. > :27:14.people to stay in the union. On the day that the chair of the home
:27:15. > :27:20.affairs select committee has been to Calais, we have heard that there are
:27:21. > :27:25.270 migrant children being looked after other local authority in Kent,
:27:26. > :27:30.the highest level in two ye`rs. The highest level in two years. Strike
:27:31. > :27:42.today, claiming they deservd more money for what they describd as a
:27:43. > :28:02.lower level of pay. I will see you tomorrow, goodbye.
:28:03. > :28:08.or to stay part of the United Kingdom?
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