:02:36. > :02:43.Campaigners claim 20,000 people support the plans to reopen it. They
:02:44. > :02:47.fight on and want the investment company to work with the cotncil to
:02:48. > :02:51.buy the airport on a compulsory purchase order. These guys have
:02:52. > :02:55.taken over now. They are planning a bit further on
:02:56. > :03:01.and thinking about 20 years time we will get jobs. The report could be
:03:02. > :03:08.open next year. I believe they are the people who could take it over.
:03:09. > :03:14.The new orders have set up ` company with the old company as a mhnority
:03:15. > :03:18.shareholder. They have invested around ?1 million in the site.
:03:19. > :03:26.Anticipate creating more th`n 4 00 jobs. It is welcomed by somd.
:03:27. > :03:31.If it is part of the Enterprise Zone and then it must be good for the
:03:32. > :03:38.area. Do we want to leave the site growing weeds for the next ten, 15,
:03:39. > :03:43.20 years? We have got new owners who are much more invested in the area
:03:44. > :03:53.and have a good track record but of course the area as of `` thd airport
:03:54. > :03:58.is of huge importance to us all We will either have to come to
:03:59. > :04:03.agreement or secure a CPO to secure the airport.
:04:04. > :04:08.The government minister responsible for aviation was here giving his
:04:09. > :04:19.support to the campaigners. But it seems he didn't know that at the
:04:20. > :04:23.same time it was being sold to another company.
:04:24. > :04:31.When the airport closed earlier this year, it ended more than ond century
:04:32. > :04:35.of aviation. In the Second World War, despite heavy bombing, it
:04:36. > :04:41.played a pivotal role in thd defence of Britain. It then ceased to become
:04:42. > :04:47.an RAF base and reopened as a civilian airport.
:04:48. > :04:52.Mark, there have been ends `nd outs on the spot does today's
:04:53. > :04:56.announcement spell the end of it as an airport?
:04:57. > :05:07.I suppose it depends on who you talk to. The new owners would sax yes.
:05:08. > :05:14.The new owners see this as ` property deal. They have sahd
:05:15. > :05:26.specifically they are not ahrport people and it will not be an
:05:27. > :05:33.airport. Campaigners feel htrt. They feel that this was always going to
:05:34. > :05:36.happen and nobody looked properly at the financial viability of this
:05:37. > :05:39.remaining an airport. The fhght goes on but this was a pretty big low to
:05:40. > :05:47.campaigners today. What actually goes on with the
:05:48. > :05:54.campaigners now? They say they are going to put
:05:55. > :05:59.together a task force. They are going to fight the compulsory
:06:00. > :06:03.purchase order. It was a big blow today. Everybody is trying to
:06:04. > :06:06.understand where they stand with the new owners.
:06:07. > :06:28.We have had lots of comments from you on this story.
:06:29. > :06:42.We would like to know what xou think.
:06:43. > :06:50.We will be hearing some mord of your views later on in the progr`mme
:06:51. > :06:53.A key government pledge to roll out electronic passport checks `t Cross
:06:54. > :06:57.Channel ports and real termhnals by the spring is in doubt tonight after
:06:58. > :07:01.the ferry company said they have no chance of meeting the deadlhne.
:07:02. > :07:05.Ministers say electronic order checks on people leaving thd UK will
:07:06. > :07:10.help identify people who have remained in the country illdgally
:07:11. > :07:15.and help in the fight against terrorism.
:07:16. > :07:24.Already ruled out at airports, comprehensive extra checks `` exit
:07:25. > :07:30.checks like these are seen `s vital to combat immigration issues. The
:07:31. > :07:37.government plans for the sale checks to be carried out at the dax and
:07:38. > :07:43.real terminals. They will need lots of support to
:07:44. > :07:49.get up to 100%. Instead of ht being a done deal, it is now only a
:07:50. > :07:51.target. This will cause problems for illegal migration and organhsed
:07:52. > :07:56.crime. It is easy when you have a steady
:07:57. > :08:01.flow of passengers but now we have a number of coaches that all needs to
:08:02. > :08:07.be processed and that will inevitably result in delays and
:08:08. > :08:13.inconvenience so a solution needs to minimise that.
:08:14. > :08:25.Checks were discontinued 20 years ago because they were deemed an
:08:26. > :08:35.inefficient use of resources. In 2005, and `` new scheme is
:08:36. > :08:38.implemented. The plan is to reintroduce ID checks on evdryone
:08:39. > :08:43.leaving the UK by 2015 but some believe that the longer it takes,
:08:44. > :08:48.the more UK security could be at risk.
:08:49. > :08:54.While this messing piece of the jokes are remains, we could have
:08:55. > :08:59.people moving in and out of the country with criminal and tdrrorist
:09:00. > :09:02.intent. This afternoon, the Home Office told
:09:03. > :09:08.me it will deliver on its commitment to fully introduce exit checks by
:09:09. > :09:12.April next year and it is working closely with real and marithme
:09:13. > :09:21.operators. That attempts by migrants to cross the Channel to the UK never
:09:22. > :09:26.far away, tighter controls can't come soon enough.
:09:27. > :09:31.Our reporter has been following this and is live in Dover. Why is the
:09:32. > :09:36.government so confident it will deliver on these checks?
:09:37. > :09:41.The Home Office issued a prdtty robust statement today, suggesting
:09:42. > :09:49.that everything was going according to see Joel `` schedule. Thdy are
:09:50. > :09:55.now deciding which is the bdst method to introduce to check which
:09:56. > :09:59.can be implemented quickly. Operators will tell you a dhfferent
:10:00. > :10:04.story. It can already be quhte busy down there at the port and ht is
:10:05. > :10:08.feared that check`in times would go up sixfold and companies wotld have
:10:09. > :10:15.to take on extra staff and ticket prices could rise. Hang the scenes,
:10:16. > :10:23.a good deal of discord here. `` behind`the`scenes.
:10:24. > :10:30.Coming up, and artist proves he is still a fantastic talent.
:10:31. > :10:37.Train companies need to be lore honest about the reasons for delays
:10:38. > :10:43.and cancellations. That is the call from Watchdog Passenger Focts which
:10:44. > :10:46.said more than two thirds are unhappy with information thdy
:10:47. > :10:57.receive. Around half of all delays are in
:10:58. > :11:02.London and the south`east. The commuters we spoke to wdre
:11:03. > :11:07.pretty stoic about delays. One man told me he thought it was an
:11:08. > :11:12.inevitable part of commuting. But for one man and one women, what
:11:13. > :11:17.compounded the stress was not knowing why there were delaxs or
:11:18. > :11:21.when there would be fixed. Delays, disruption and
:11:22. > :11:25.cancellations. The unholy trinity of train travel. But just as irritating
:11:26. > :11:31.to many, simply not knowing what is happening.
:11:32. > :11:35.Suddenly, they will just sed the train is cancelled and you have to
:11:36. > :11:42.find a different route. You are not always told what is happening.
:11:43. > :11:45.The board will just show yot a delay and nobody tells you the re`son
:11:46. > :11:48.The survey found that two thirds were unhappy with how delays were
:11:49. > :11:55.handled. It calls for train companies to improve.
:11:56. > :11:59.The key message was around the information and the quality of
:12:00. > :12:05.information, the timeliness of it, the things that allow you to make an
:12:06. > :12:08.informed decision about what you do in that situation.
:12:09. > :12:11.Passengers in Brighton calldd for a more moderate approach.
:12:12. > :12:16.I think train companies shotld use new technology is much more
:12:17. > :12:22.effectively and more quicklx. And they should respond to people.
:12:23. > :12:28.Be kept more informed. More information if there are delays
:12:29. > :12:30.Maybe they could even send ` text messages or something.
:12:31. > :12:33.Everyone who works in the rdal week knows how frustrating it is when
:12:34. > :12:36.people don't get the inform`tion they need. That is why we are
:12:37. > :12:44.spending millions of pounds telling passengers about the disruption is.
:12:45. > :12:48.The survey is being sent to every train companies so that in the event
:12:49. > :12:50.of delays passengers are kept up to speed.
:12:51. > :12:56.What recommendations are behng made? They are looking at introducing text
:12:57. > :13:00.alerts for passages. They h`ve also recommended rail staff be bdtter
:13:01. > :13:07.informed of plums and that the better those problems and that
:13:08. > :13:13.messages are more frequent `nd more honest.
:13:14. > :13:17.BBC south`east has discoverdd that more than 100 asylum seekers is
:13:18. > :13:22.being moved to a hotel in Folkestone in order to deal with overcrowding
:13:23. > :13:29.at a London hotel. Residents have complained. We
:13:30. > :13:33.understand they will be movdd on tomorrow morning with the rdst ain't
:13:34. > :13:39.dispersed over two weeks. The trial of a women accused of
:13:40. > :13:46.stealing almost ?30,000 frol a 0 three your old Sussex women has been
:13:47. > :13:56.so `` 93`year`old Sussex wolen has been halted.
:13:57. > :14:07.A large crack has appeared hn a clef. This Coast Guard has warned
:14:08. > :14:11.the cliff face could fall away at any time.
:14:12. > :14:21.Another section of Sussex's chalkface cooed fall into the sea at
:14:22. > :14:26.any time. She contacted the Coast Guard to warn them that manx walkers
:14:27. > :14:30.seemed unaware of the danger. There were people standing on the
:14:31. > :14:34.back of that clef, right on the edge and it was quite scary to think that
:14:35. > :14:40.anything could happen. A gust of wind could take them as well.
:14:41. > :14:45.With this crack at the top `nd another further down, because card
:14:46. > :14:49.are urging people to stay away. If you get too close to the edge,
:14:50. > :14:53.you don't know what is underneath you. We would urge people to stay
:14:54. > :15:00.away from cliff edges. Similarly, when you are at the bottom, there is
:15:01. > :15:09.a danger of rocks falling onto you. This summer has seen unprecddented
:15:10. > :15:19.chalk cliff erosion. In May, we saw these tourists posing on thd edge
:15:20. > :15:23.just metres from another cr`ck. I have seen several walkers here
:15:24. > :15:31.today climbing over the safdty barrier and going right to be edge
:15:32. > :15:35.of the clef to see the sea. I know it would be an eyesore but I
:15:36. > :15:40.wonder if they should have some kind of defence up.
:15:41. > :15:46.It is nice to have a natural. I think it is safe enough.
:15:47. > :15:52.Nobody knows when or where the next section of clef wall will f`ll ``
:15:53. > :15:56.cliff. Manston Airport has been sold to
:15:57. > :16:00.developers that plan to convert the site for manufacturing,
:16:01. > :16:03.housing and schools. Protestors have vowed to continue
:16:04. > :16:06.their fight to see it kept After 40 years of searching `
:16:07. > :16:21.the songwriter reunited It has turned cloudy this
:16:22. > :16:27.afternoon ahead of rain we `re I have the details later
:16:28. > :16:43.in the programme. He's the artist behind some of the
:16:44. > :16:46.most iconic images in rock lusic. In the 1970s, Roger Dean crdated
:16:47. > :16:49.album covers for the bands Xes and Asia and designed the fhrst
:16:50. > :16:51.ever logo for Virgin Records. Born in Kent `
:16:52. > :16:54.but now living in Sussex ` his art can be found in record
:16:55. > :16:57.collections all around the globe. And he's still prolific
:16:58. > :17:27.at the age of 70, as It was the era of long hair and long
:17:28. > :17:37.playing records. In almost dvery living room. Now we call it prog
:17:38. > :17:44.rock but then they were called Yes and this was their famous logo
:17:45. > :17:51.designed by Roger Dean. It was a unique period. Maybe 25 years only
:17:52. > :17:59.and the combination of art `nd music came together to form the pdrfect
:18:00. > :18:03.gift. It was perfect to recdive and perfect to give. What a kick for you
:18:04. > :18:11.to see 100 in the window? Absolutely. He sold much more. Now
:18:12. > :18:22.many of the originals and hhs latest work are gathered here in E`st
:18:23. > :18:37.Sussex. He has painted the lusical landscape of music fans worldwide.
:18:38. > :18:42.Everything has been tried for album covers. They are sitting on the
:18:43. > :18:46.grass looking moody. Looking longingly but I have just ldarned
:18:47. > :18:50.that the trees of Sussex have influenced the art of Roger Dean.
:18:51. > :18:58.Some of his paintings were hnspired by the hardwood of a specifhc tree.
:18:59. > :19:02.A place I used to walk my dog has a specific pathway lined with these
:19:03. > :19:09.trees. Is there a little bit of Sussex in this painting? Thhs is
:19:10. > :19:17.Sussex. A little bit of Sussex in this painting inspired by Hornbeam
:19:18. > :19:23.wood. We are looking at Sussex. This is the new Asia album this xear The
:19:24. > :19:25.exhibition continues until mid`October, proved that yot grew up
:19:26. > :19:34.in the 70s you go strong at 70. If Labour are to win back power
:19:35. > :19:37.at next year's General Election they must win back key marghnal
:19:38. > :19:40.seats in Kent and Sussex th`t they Today the Labour leader Ed Liliband
:19:41. > :19:47.set out his vision for Brit`in at the party conference in Manchester
:19:48. > :19:52.` and acknowledged that the rising popularity of UKIP is affecting
:19:53. > :20:01.the political battles to cole. David Cameron doesn't lie awake
:20:02. > :20:04.at night thinking about the He lies awake
:20:05. > :20:11.at night thinking about the United Pandering to them is just one more
:20:12. > :20:17.reason why he is not fit to be Prime Let's cross live to our Polhtical
:20:18. > :20:30.Editor Louise Stewart in Manchester. Louise, he was mocking David Cameron
:20:31. > :20:33.there over his concern about UKIP but Labour also face
:20:34. > :20:46.an uphill battle to win back votes Both party leaders make no bones
:20:47. > :20:51.about this. They are concerned about the rise of UKIP. Ed Miliband knows
:20:52. > :20:57.he has two win back those voters Labour lost in 2010. He aims to do
:20:58. > :21:02.it by missing more houses, apprenticeships and spending on the
:21:03. > :21:04.NHS. I caught up with some parliamentary candidates st`nding in
:21:05. > :21:10.the south`east at the next dlection to see what they made of thd speech.
:21:11. > :21:12.I think Ed Miliband has cle`rly identified where Labour went wrong
:21:13. > :21:15.before and he's really honest about where we need to change what
:21:16. > :21:18.Yes, we need stronger border controls
:21:19. > :21:21.and we know that the exit checks that the government has prolised are
:21:22. > :21:26.Crawley is a key battle grotnd in for next election and wh`t we
:21:27. > :21:29.We hear about jobs, we hear about low pay,
:21:30. > :21:32.we hear about apprenticeships, we hear about the NHS and problems
:21:33. > :21:37.When he says, if you are a company and you hire staff from outside
:21:38. > :21:41.the EU, to say actually it hs your time to play your part in btilding
:21:42. > :21:43.Britain's economy and give our young people apprenticeships as wdll.
:21:44. > :21:47.That is fantastic news for people living in the south`dast
:21:48. > :21:54.His speech went down well whth delegates but has too reson`te much
:21:55. > :21:59.wider if he is going to win back support. I think one measurd which
:22:00. > :22:04.will not resonate well is this new mansion tax on expensive
:22:05. > :22:16.properties. Properties around the ?2 million mark. Figures show that the
:22:17. > :22:18.affects 96% of people in certain areas. I think that will not be a
:22:19. > :22:20.vote winner in areas like otrs. It's taken him four decades
:22:21. > :22:23.but a songwriter has finallx managed to track down the only known copy of
:22:24. > :22:26.a song he'd composed in the 197 s. Simon Block wrote
:22:27. > :22:29."He's The Guy" back in 1974, when he But, as Jane Witherspoon reports,
:22:30. > :22:34.just like the author J.R. Hartley in the famous Yellow Pages
:22:35. > :22:58.advert, it took him It appears some things are worth
:22:59. > :23:07.searching have a lifetime for. Simon Block has been telling his family
:23:08. > :23:15.and friends he once made a record. # He's the guy. He penned the track
:23:16. > :23:22.in 1974 but when the distributor went past his dreams did too. Until
:23:23. > :23:26.his son tracked down the only known copy on the Internet. This hs the
:23:27. > :23:28.first time that this song h`s ever been played in public and you are
:23:29. > :23:45.the lucky audience that is privileged to hear it.
:23:46. > :23:53.# He's the guy who made it happen. They have all had their years bent
:23:54. > :24:01.for decades and finally I al able to put it on and say here is the song.
:24:02. > :24:08.Brilliant. I saw it was avahlable on eBay and I thought it was stch a
:24:09. > :24:11.result. I think I managed to get the single copy in existence so I
:24:12. > :24:16.quickly bought it and it was the best ?5 I have ever spent. Ht was
:24:17. > :24:22.recorded as a B`side by a group called 100% proof. Some of the
:24:23. > :24:32.session musicians went to h`ve chart success with status quo and the Bee
:24:33. > :24:37.Gees. Simon hopes a rerelease of his song could be on the cards. That is
:24:38. > :24:46.what every songwriter wants to hear. He wants to hear it being stng by
:24:47. > :25:01.proper singers. Maybe not a one`hit wonder after all.
:25:02. > :25:09.It is going to be turning a little bit warmer through the week. Rain
:25:10. > :25:14.patchy tonight but clears tomorrow and then high pressure building We
:25:15. > :25:24.should be staying dry towards the weekend. The weather is turning a
:25:25. > :25:31.little tunnel Tunnel. Thanks for all your photographs. If you have
:25:32. > :25:42.something you want to send hn please do. A really lovely day but more
:25:43. > :25:53.cloud in the afternoon ahead of rain we will seem. Temperatures will be
:25:54. > :25:57.about 17 degrees or 18 degrdes. On Thursday temperatures once `gain in
:25:58. > :26:01.the low 20s. Into tonight that cloud cover continues to thicken `nd
:26:02. > :26:06.eventually we will start to see some outbreaks of rain and as a result
:26:07. > :26:12.temperatures will not be quhte as chilly as last night. Overnhght lows
:26:13. > :26:16.about 11 degrees or 12 degrdes will stop lots of cloud cover and a wet
:26:17. > :26:26.start to D`Day for many. It is going to overcast. `` wet start to the
:26:27. > :26:32.day. Quite a wet start to the day tomorrow. The first rainfall we have
:26:33. > :26:37.seen in some time. Tomorrow afternoon we will see some sunshine.
:26:38. > :26:45.One or two showers. Temperatures at 18 degrees or 19 degrees. Stnshine.
:26:46. > :26:48.Through tomorrow night we whll hold onto clearer skies and tempdratures
:26:49. > :26:51.around 8 degrees or 9 degreds. High pressure is going to be building
:26:52. > :26:57.through the week by Thursdax and Friday temperatures will be around
:26:58. > :27:01.21 degrees 22 degrees. Let's go back to our top stories tonight.
:27:02. > :27:03.Manston Airport has been sold to regeneration specialists who are
:27:04. > :27:05.planning a ?1 billion redevdlopment to create business,
:27:06. > :27:08.They say they'll create thotsands of jobs in Thanet.
:27:09. > :27:11.But campaigners determined to keep an airport at Manston say they
:27:12. > :27:23.Earlier we asked what you think ` thanks for all your comments.
:27:24. > :27:42.We have been reading through some of them on Twitter. Very mixed.
:27:43. > :27:48.It was always on the cards that it would be sold for housing. John says
:27:49. > :28:02.that the sale equals much`ndeded housing. And has e`mailed to say, at
:28:03. > :28:10.last, a practical future. It never produced the hoped`for civilian
:28:11. > :28:12.airport. Neal on Facebook s`ys I must be in the minority but I
:28:13. > :28:18.believed housing was the better option. It will never work `s an
:28:19. > :28:21.airport. Andy says it should be be opened as an airport and should take
:28:22. > :28:32.cargo flights from Gatwick opening up more slots for passenger flights.
:28:33. > :29:37.We will have more at 10:25pl. See you then. Goodbye.
:29:38. > :29:46.Good evening. Welcome to the one Show with Alex Jones and Matt Baker.
:29:47. > :29:47.Tonight's guest is injury prone As a young man he gave up his dreams of