:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Rob Smith.
:00:00. > :00:09.Tonight's top stories: Southern talks are to take place
:00:10. > :00:11.between the RMT Union and the Government -
:00:12. > :00:21.as a report says driver only operation is safe.
:00:22. > :00:26.That is what the unions ask for and if they are not willing to accept
:00:27. > :00:28.that is the end of the matter I think we will need to look at
:00:29. > :00:29.legislation. We'll speak to the RMT Union
:00:30. > :00:31.about the latest developments. As debts at Dreamland mount -
:00:32. > :00:36.the Kent attraction gets a controversial ?10 million loan
:00:37. > :00:41.from an offshore hedge fund. Also in tonight's programme: No fire
:00:42. > :00:44.drill in three years - the Kent hospital criticised
:00:45. > :00:48.for failures in its basic Back to school - the unique scheme
:00:49. > :00:53.being pioneered in Kent to persuade students to become teachers
:00:54. > :00:57.at their own school. And 100 miles for 100 years -
:00:58. > :01:00.the history trails being created to let everyone discover our links
:01:01. > :01:15.to the First World War. It's been a day of rapid
:01:16. > :01:19.developments in the bitter dispute between Southern rail and the rail
:01:20. > :01:23.unions with just days to go before At 11 o'clock the Office
:01:24. > :01:35.of Road and Rail issued a report confirming,
:01:36. > :01:37.for a second time, that Southern's driver-only operated
:01:38. > :01:39.trains do meet legal requirements At midday Sussex MP Huw Merriman
:01:40. > :01:43.called for new laws to be introduced, to prevent the RMT
:01:44. > :01:47.and Aslef from calling And at just before 2pm
:01:48. > :01:51.this afternoon, the RMT agreed to direct talks with the
:01:52. > :01:53.Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. Our reporter Charlie Rose has
:01:54. > :02:08.the latest on the days developments. Could this soon be back? -- band.
:02:09. > :02:14.Industrial action by real opinions on issue of safety causing a month
:02:15. > :02:18.after month of misery for commuters. One Sussex MP has plans in place to
:02:19. > :02:23.make it illegal and he says he will set the wheels in motion next month
:02:24. > :02:27.if they reportedly on the issue of driver only operated trains fails to
:02:28. > :02:31.bring an end to the dispute. If the unions do not come to their senses
:02:32. > :02:36.on the back of this detailed report that shows the driver only operated
:02:37. > :02:46.technology is safe on Southern. If they are not willing to look at
:02:47. > :02:49.legislation. The driver only operated trains are where the driver
:02:50. > :02:56.rather than conductor opens and closes the door is, using CCTV to
:02:57. > :03:00.check it is safe. Southern want to roll it out but unions say it is
:03:01. > :03:05.dangerous. To the chief inspector of the Railways said providing that
:03:06. > :03:13.certain measures are in place driver only operation is safe. If you have
:03:14. > :03:17.the right equipment, competent staff and the right processes and
:03:18. > :03:22.procedures driver only operation can be safe. The drivers union Aslef has
:03:23. > :03:28.described the report as a whitewash and says it does not get driver only
:03:29. > :03:35.operation a clean bill of health. There is the difference between the
:03:36. > :03:42.three car train in 1986 or 1990 and people running 12 car trains with
:03:43. > :03:46.much more people on them and very busy platforms and you only get a
:03:47. > :03:49.couple of seconds to assimilate the images on the train and you cannot
:03:50. > :03:55.rely on the technology that is meant to support. The trains are already
:03:56. > :04:00.running driver only and does not seem to be problems which seems to
:04:01. > :04:07.be more of a political issue. If anything the unions are the icing on
:04:08. > :04:10.the cake of this issue. A day of significant developments but with
:04:11. > :04:14.more strike action in the pipeline that does not seem too much hope
:04:15. > :04:19.from passengers there could be an end to this dispute any time soon.
:04:20. > :04:22.Let's have a look in a bit more detail at the Office
:04:23. > :04:25.The rail regulator tested safety of driver only operated
:04:26. > :04:27.trains already running in the Southern region.
:04:28. > :04:30.They found that the quality of the CCTV images drivers can see
:04:31. > :04:32.varied but adequate - though Southern have been told
:04:33. > :04:37.The inspectors did identify stations where lighting,
:04:38. > :04:39.foliage or overcrowding could obstruct the driver's view -
:04:40. > :04:46.and Southern say improvements are being made at those stations
:04:47. > :04:51.or additional staff provided to help.
:04:52. > :04:54.Overall the report says there are some 'clear safety
:04:55. > :05:02.Paul Cox from the RMT Union joins us live from Westminster.
:05:03. > :05:04.Mr Cox, driver-only operated trains have been ruled safe today -
:05:05. > :05:06.many commuters will be thinking that it's now time
:05:07. > :05:09.for you to call off future strikes, and ask your members
:05:10. > :05:26.Let me first say tender introduction you attributed all the disruption
:05:27. > :05:30.that has gone on from months to industrial action by trade unions
:05:31. > :05:37.and that is clearly untrue. I believe you know that so I am quite
:05:38. > :05:43.upset at the bias displayed by BBC south-east. There has been a lot
:05:44. > :05:47.of... That was deliberate bias. It was enacted it. If you are going to
:05:48. > :05:53.tell the people in your region then you should report accurately. That
:05:54. > :05:58.was a factual statement and most of the action has not been caused --
:05:59. > :06:03.the destruction has not been caused mainly by industrial action and this
:06:04. > :06:07.attitude by BBC south-east is recovering. I can answer the
:06:08. > :06:11.question on the Office of Road and Rail report, if you want. It is down
:06:12. > :06:19.to whether or not commuters will get the chance to get to work, isn't it?
:06:20. > :06:21.The report... That is biased again. The report from Office of Road and
:06:22. > :06:27.Rail is completely detached from reality. It is not an accurate
:06:28. > :06:35.reflection of what is happening out on the trains. Drivers are reporting
:06:36. > :06:41.the dreaded working, the they cannot see the doors on the trains because
:06:42. > :06:46.of lighting issues -- a depleted working. The office of the rail
:06:47. > :06:52.regulator know this. We have been told repeatedly but decided to
:06:53. > :06:56.ignore it. It is just not true. It calls into question the integrity of
:06:57. > :07:01.the regulator. That leads us to believe that is no safety body left
:07:02. > :07:05.in this country that is not under the influence of the train companies
:07:06. > :07:08.and the Government. You are choosing this programme of
:07:09. > :07:13.bias and I can assure you that is not the case. If we had Chris
:07:14. > :07:20.Grayling on the programme we would question him an equally robust way.
:07:21. > :07:25.The identity has agreed to hold face-to-face discussions with the
:07:26. > :07:29.Transport Secretary. -- the RMT. Do you see Chris Grayling as part of
:07:30. > :07:36.the solution of the problem. He has had his hand on this dispute and MPs
:07:37. > :07:41.who are biased toward trade unions have decided to take up the fight
:07:42. > :07:45.against trade unions whereas before they had a meeting in Parliament in
:07:46. > :07:50.June with everything from Southern all the wanted to do was see the
:07:51. > :07:55.back of Southern because at that point they recognised Southern what
:07:56. > :07:59.basket case who were incapable of running a service. It targets of
:08:00. > :08:03.attacking trade unions seems to be more appealing to Conservative MPs
:08:04. > :08:08.in the South East. That is where the whole process has been distorted.
:08:09. > :08:11.Chris Grayling is behind this. We will have to leave it there for the
:08:12. > :08:13.moment but thank you. You are very welcome.
:08:14. > :08:16.We'd like to know what you think about the planned strikes which take
:08:17. > :08:21.or do you feel that they still have a case to fight
:08:22. > :08:23.over their safety concerns with driver only operated trains?
:08:24. > :08:34.A warning more homeless people could die in the cold weather
:08:35. > :08:46.this winter unless more help is given to rough sleepers.
:08:47. > :08:49.The troubled Thanet amusement park, Dreamland, has been given the
:08:50. > :08:51.go-ahead to borrow up to ?10 million from a hedge-fund based
:08:52. > :08:56.The investment's being made as an attempt to keep
:08:57. > :09:00.Dreamland opened 18 months ago after a major restoration project
:09:01. > :09:02.and has struggled to generate cash from paying visitors.
:09:03. > :09:05.A financial expert has called the new loan "very concerning"
:09:06. > :09:07.for a business "that has always looked very weak".
:09:08. > :09:19.Dreamland opened with a lot of public money invested -
:09:20. > :09:22.?18 million by Thanet council, including ?6
:09:23. > :09:26.million from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
:09:27. > :09:32.But the private operators could not attract enough visitors
:09:33. > :09:35.and went into administration and are now relying on a big loan for
:09:36. > :09:39.It is a long way from the original vison of the park
:09:40. > :09:41.being run by a not-for-profit organisation.
:09:42. > :09:43.Now that we have got Arrowgrass investing ?10 million
:09:44. > :09:47.that means it is likely that those profits will not find their way back
:09:48. > :09:50.into Thanet and its economy, but will find themselves in the bank
:09:51. > :09:52.accounts of wealthy people who have invested in Arrowgrass, and that is
:09:53. > :10:00.Dreamland opened in June 2015 after an ?18 million
:10:01. > :10:09.But by last August the operator's owed
:10:10. > :10:12.creditors ?8 million and now the administrators say a loan of up
:10:13. > :10:14.to 9.9 million will be used to invest
:10:15. > :10:19.in the site to get it ready for sale.
:10:20. > :10:24.Looking at the size and value of the business and
:10:25. > :10:26.the size of the loan, it does seem out of proportion
:10:27. > :10:32.will have to be asked as to what the overall thrust
:10:33. > :10:35.and idea of this business proposition will be.
:10:36. > :10:37.Arrowgrass refused to comment but supporters of Dreamland
:10:38. > :10:42.It is a significant milestone in the life of Dreamland.
:10:43. > :10:45.We know that Dreamland needs a lot more investment, it would always be
:10:46. > :10:51.We know the lease protects its life as a
:10:52. > :10:53.Heritage amusement park and we think it is a good thing.
:10:54. > :10:55.Mixed views in Margate on whether more
:10:56. > :11:02.It has had its day and it is time to move on.
:11:03. > :11:07.This is the tiny little lifeline we have, so let's give it our all,
:11:08. > :11:10.Thanet Council said it was aware administrators were working
:11:11. > :11:14.with investors to secure the future of the park.
:11:15. > :11:16.Simon Jones is in Margate and joins us now, So Simon,
:11:17. > :11:33.Some big questions tonight such as Dua Arrowgrass ultimately want to
:11:34. > :11:38.take over the running of the park, they would not comment. Is it
:11:39. > :11:45.financially viable in the long-term? Visitor numbers have gone up so you
:11:46. > :11:50.get them for free and pay per right but if it is not financially viable
:11:51. > :11:54.could the site to be sold off for housing? The council says that will
:11:55. > :12:01.not happen but it is certainly clear it is set to be in a lot year for
:12:02. > :12:02.Dreamland. -- another turbulent year.
:12:03. > :12:06.It's emerged that up to 34 new wind turbines could be built off Margate
:12:07. > :12:08.as part of plans to extend the Thanet offshore windfarm.
:12:09. > :12:11.When it opened in 2010 it was the largest offshore
:12:12. > :12:14.Owners Vattenfall say the new turbines would be taller
:12:15. > :12:16.than the 100 that already exist, potentially almost
:12:17. > :12:20.It's been revealed today that a lorry in Kent where a stowaway
:12:21. > :12:24.was found crushed to death under Christmas catalogues had been
:12:25. > :12:27.searched only a short while earlier by French authorities in Calais.
:12:28. > :12:30.An inquest heard that piles of the books had fallen
:12:31. > :12:34.on the unidentified man, believed to be in his 30s,
:12:35. > :12:37.who's body was discovered at the Airport cafe truck stop
:12:38. > :12:39.in Sellindge, near Ashford in October last year.
:12:40. > :12:41.Our reporter Leanne Rinne has been at the inquest
:12:42. > :12:46.other migrants had been removed from the same lorry
:12:47. > :13:03.Yes, that's right. The inquest was told the lorry driver heard of
:13:04. > :13:07.people trying to get onto the back of the lorry while he approached the
:13:08. > :13:11.port of Calais actually pulled over and the French authorities removed
:13:12. > :13:17.them migrants from the vehicle. Along the side of the lorry was a
:13:18. > :13:20.large slash so it was not secure and police are not sure if the man found
:13:21. > :13:26.dead was aboard the lorry at the time of the search or not. The
:13:27. > :13:30.assistant coroner said this was a tragic accident. He said he was
:13:31. > :13:31.probably somebody's son, brother, friend.
:13:32. > :13:36.It's been revealed that one of our busiest hospitals didn't
:13:37. > :13:41.This programme has seen a report into Fire Safety Management
:13:42. > :13:44.at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham.
:13:45. > :13:46.It reveals that along with the lack of fire drills,
:13:47. > :13:48.fire wardens haven't been trained, fire alarms not maintained
:13:49. > :13:51.and many of the buildings would not be able to contain a fire.
:13:52. > :13:53.The hospital trust say they are now
:13:54. > :13:55."on the way to being fully compliant"
:13:56. > :14:03.Our Health Correspondent Mark Norman reports.
:14:04. > :14:11.It is a busy hospital, more than 4000 staff caring for 400,000 people
:14:12. > :14:19.locally and they see half a million patients a year. What would they be
:14:20. > :14:23.safe if there was a fire? The public should not be worried. Since I have
:14:24. > :14:27.been here we have done a thorough review and is no safety issues and
:14:28. > :14:32.never have been to both patients, staff and the public. This report
:14:33. > :14:38.highlighted some serious issues. It said had been no fire because of
:14:39. > :14:42.rehearsals in the past 2-3 years and there were no plans to have any,
:14:43. > :14:46.they had not been -- they had been no fire warden training and there
:14:47. > :14:51.was limited evidence of maintenance of the fire alarm system. Add to
:14:52. > :14:55.that problems with risk assessment, fire doors damaged and unclear
:14:56. > :15:00.evacuation procedures. It is a bit quite serious. Training is an
:15:01. > :15:04.essential component of the work of all staff and if it is all that long
:15:05. > :15:08.operational staff it would not be a problem but if it is people pooling
:15:09. > :15:15.of high dependency patients it could be life threatening. -- dealing with
:15:16. > :15:18.high dependency. We have reviewed the processes and looked at the
:15:19. > :15:23.maintenance regimes and evacuation procedures and updated the pilot
:15:24. > :15:28.policies and done a significant amount of work on fire training with
:15:29. > :15:32.all staff. The trust tell us things have improved for a number of years,
:15:33. > :15:36.fire safety was a major concern here. The last fire drill was in
:15:37. > :15:41.December with the more planned this January. -- three more planned.
:15:42. > :15:44.Our top story tonight: Direct talks are to take place between the RMT
:15:45. > :15:46.Union and the Transport Secretary as the Southern Rail
:15:47. > :15:51.It comes as a report published by the Office of Road and Rail says
:15:52. > :15:56.that driver-only operated trains are safe.
:15:57. > :16:09.100 miles for 100 years, how a series of trails to commemorate the
:16:10. > :16:14.First World War has been created. It has been a crisp winter day to
:16:15. > :16:22.day. Chile through tonight but less called toward the weekend. The
:16:23. > :16:23.details later in the programme. -- less cold.
:16:24. > :16:26.After two homeless people were found dead on the streets
:16:27. > :16:27.of chatham over Christmas, Homeless charities are warning
:16:28. > :16:30.there could be further deaths in Kent this winter unless more help
:16:31. > :16:36.Medway Council currently provides shelters when temperatures drop
:16:37. > :16:39.below zero for three consecutive nights.
:16:40. > :16:42.While the council says it's doing as much as it's budget allows,
:16:43. > :16:45.local charities say more needs to be done.
:16:46. > :16:49.Chrissie Reidy has tonight's Special Report.
:16:50. > :16:51.Tributes line the doorway with the homeless man,
:16:52. > :16:52.Michael McCluskey, was
:16:53. > :16:57.His daughter, who did not want to appear
:16:58. > :16:59.on camera, says more emergency shelter
:17:00. > :17:02.I hope the council pull their finger out and do something
:17:03. > :17:06.about it because I do not want it be someone else's dad or grandad
:17:07. > :17:11.Because it is not nice to think your dad was dying there while people
:17:12. > :17:16.were walking past them in the street.
:17:17. > :17:18.Medway Council only open shelters when temperatures have
:17:19. > :17:19.fallen to zero for three consecutive nights,
:17:20. > :17:21.but people I have spoken to
:17:22. > :17:23.say communication has been so poor and there
:17:24. > :17:24.is no way of knowing when
:17:25. > :17:26.they are open or even getting to them.
:17:27. > :17:29.I tweeted the council in November and said to them, what is the policy
:17:30. > :17:33.And they said, "we are advised to take guidance from the
:17:34. > :17:39.Instead of just sticking their head outside and going, "oh, my God,
:17:40. > :17:45.Just days after Michael McCluskey was discovered police were
:17:46. > :17:49.called to the death of another homeless man in the next street.
:17:50. > :17:52.They've got to wait three consecutive nights for it to fall
:17:53. > :17:54.below zero before they will put them somewhere.
:17:55. > :18:02.This should not be going on, it is upsetting, it is
:18:03. > :18:06.Charities say the system is failing those in desperate need.
:18:07. > :18:11.So whenever somebody goes for help they get help.
:18:12. > :18:13.They get help to prevent homelessness or if they become
:18:14. > :18:17.homeless they get emergency assistance into accommodation or
:18:18. > :18:20.night shelter right there and then because we have seen the tragic
:18:21. > :18:26.consequences if that does not happen.
:18:27. > :18:30.We need the council to engage with the groups out here on a
:18:31. > :18:35.regular basis, meeting the homeless, speaking to them and looking after
:18:36. > :18:43.them, we could do with sitting down with the council.
:18:44. > :18:46.They should have to come down and speak to people and see
:18:47. > :18:50.Currently we have got to tell them you're homeless.
:18:51. > :18:58.With numbers of rough sleepers up 30% in
:18:59. > :19:01.the last few many say emergency provision is now made more than
:19:02. > :19:04.Almost a third of new teachers who started jobs in English
:19:05. > :19:07.state schools in 2010, had left the sector by last year.
:19:08. > :19:09.Now the Valley Invicta Academies Trust, based in Maidstone,
:19:10. > :19:12.has devised a unique way to try to protect themselves from
:19:13. > :19:17.The trust is encouraging and financing current students
:19:18. > :19:19.to return to their former school - as teachers.
:19:20. > :19:25.It's thought they're the first trust in the country to do it.
:19:26. > :19:35.Our Education Correspondent Bryony Mackenzie has more.
:19:36. > :19:38.In my first year seven class one of them asked me
:19:39. > :19:40.if she needed to use a
:19:41. > :19:43.So that was quite an interesting question.
:19:44. > :19:45.My name is Amy and I'm a sixth form student.
:19:46. > :19:47.Amy has been at Invicta Grammar for seven years.
:19:48. > :19:51.She is now considering moving to the very front of the class as a
:19:52. > :19:56.And did you not put any of the parchment paper?
:19:57. > :20:05.This is an amazing school so coming back
:20:06. > :20:07.to a good school to become a
:20:08. > :20:12.I like helping out and showing them what to do as well.
:20:13. > :20:14.It is nice passing on what I learned through my
:20:15. > :20:17.The trust runs eight schools in the Maidstone area
:20:18. > :20:20.and students who show an interest in teaching can get funding towards
:20:21. > :20:22.their university course and preference over other graduates for
:20:23. > :20:31.An hour a day I'm with my A-level physics teacher, him teaching
:20:32. > :20:33.year 13 so I'm sitting observing lesson and sitting
:20:34. > :20:42.We're educating all these young individuals, very talented, great
:20:43. > :20:50.Quite often you get lots of people who go
:20:51. > :20:54.off to university and then do not even come back to Kent, and so this
:20:55. > :20:58.was a way of getting them to come back to Kent but, most importantly,
:20:59. > :21:01.get them to come back to us so that we have got rich talent.
:21:02. > :21:04.If they change their minds, well, they do have to hand
:21:05. > :21:08.But keeping careers in the family, it is hoped it
:21:09. > :21:28.Kent County Cricket club have appointed a new coach. Walker spent
:21:29. > :21:33.the last three seasons as assistant to Jimmy Adams who left the club in
:21:34. > :21:37.September. The 43-year-old batsmen who made his debut for the company
:21:38. > :21:41.as a teenager said he is delighted to be working alongside him.
:21:42. > :21:44.30 trails through towns and countryside in Kent will lead
:21:45. > :21:46.walkers to discover places, people and events which were
:21:47. > :21:50.The plan is to research and mark the trails so that people can
:21:51. > :21:54.It's called 100 miles for 100 years - the idea
:21:55. > :21:56.stemmed from commemorations for the centenary of the conflict.
:21:57. > :21:59.The proposal will go ahead this year after being awarded a grant
:22:00. > :22:16.There is an awful familiarity about pictures like these. It is the First
:22:17. > :22:22.World War film on Cameron is to show people at home for the first time
:22:23. > :22:26.what the war abroad was like. -- films on movie cameras. Less
:22:27. > :22:31.well-known scenes of things at home where Kent was the front line.
:22:32. > :22:35.Military training, arrival of refugees, embarkation is, they were
:22:36. > :22:41.all part of life in the county closer to the action. They were
:22:42. > :22:45.arriving in September 1914, you would have seen the 20,000 Belgian
:22:46. > :22:51.refugees who arrived at the harbour to be welcomed by the local
:22:52. > :22:56.families. This woman is leading a project designed to bring the story
:22:57. > :23:03.of World War I and came to life. 30 new walks in pounds from Dartford to
:23:04. > :23:08.Dover will lead to stories of what was happening. The idea is to get
:23:09. > :23:11.people to go into the local area, so many of us just walk by without
:23:12. > :23:15.looking up and realising the significance of the building, not
:23:16. > :23:22.realising something important happened there. She thought about
:23:23. > :23:26.him all her life, even until the last few days... The idea stemmed
:23:27. > :23:31.from the making of the film in which people talk about their own families
:23:32. > :23:39.are at war like Richard, a Folkestone farrier. I thought it was
:23:40. > :23:45.wonderful. I love the forge, the smell, which do not get now. 100
:23:46. > :23:51.years on this is very much a legacy project and it has received funding
:23:52. > :23:55.from the Heritage lottery fund. 30 trails across Kent Tele future
:23:56. > :24:01.generations the stories of the First World War as get out and about. --
:24:02. > :24:06.telling the future. It is a working project with the first trail due to
:24:07. > :24:08.be ones in the next few weeks. The story of the folks at home revealed
:24:09. > :24:10.in the places that they knew. It's been a day of dramatic
:24:11. > :24:13.developments in the Southern rail dispute - the rail regulator has
:24:14. > :24:16.ruled that driver only operation is safe and the RMT has
:24:17. > :24:18.agreed to direct talks Speaking on this programme,
:24:19. > :24:35.Paul Cox from the RMT Union said: It calls into question the integrity
:24:36. > :24:40.of the regulator and leads us to believe that is no safety body left
:24:41. > :24:43.in the country that is not under the influence of the train companies and
:24:44. > :24:44.the Government. Charlie Rose is in
:24:45. > :24:45.Brighton this evening. Charlie, Hugh Merriman's suggesting
:24:46. > :24:48.new legislation could be introduced to end further strike action,
:24:49. > :24:58.how likely is this? We are hearing some commentators are
:24:59. > :25:03.suggesting this is not just a growing issue for local MPs but also
:25:04. > :25:07.a problem for Chris Grayling, whose own job as Transport Secretary could
:25:08. > :25:11.be on the line if a resolution is not found soon. The local MP could
:25:12. > :25:16.be looking to bring in legislation from next month banning this sort of
:25:17. > :25:20.strike action, he said it would be a last resort but it would take at
:25:21. > :25:24.least one year come into effect and that is not much comfort to
:25:25. > :25:30.commuters who are expecting another bout of strike action on Tuesday.
:25:31. > :25:37.Lots of your comment on this. Chris Webb says is totally unacceptable
:25:38. > :25:44.and the public should be held to ransom like this. We're back to the
:25:45. > :25:47.bad old days of the 1970s and 80s. Sheila says she is wheelchair
:25:48. > :25:52.dependent and uses Southern a few times a year and if there is no
:25:53. > :25:57.guard who will help me on and off the train on an unmanned station?
:25:58. > :26:00.Had concerns of her and her husband. Mike Parker says straight should
:26:01. > :26:06.never have taken place and driver only trained clearly work otherwise
:26:07. > :26:12.networks that have used the system for years problems. Another says
:26:13. > :26:18.people with usually prefer another member of staff on board the train
:26:19. > :26:22.for safety reasons. Perhaps the solution could be all trains over
:26:23. > :26:24.four carriages long could have a second member of staff.
:26:25. > :26:26.And we're holding a Question Time style debate about the
:26:27. > :26:30.If you live or work in the south-east and want to take part
:26:31. > :26:33.at the Chequer Mead Theatre in East Grinstead this Sunday then
:26:34. > :26:36.send an email to with your name, address and daytime phone number.
:26:37. > :26:44.The programme airs on Monday the 9th of January at 7.30pm here on BBC1.
:26:45. > :26:53.It is time to check the weather now. It will be less cold toward the
:26:54. > :27:00.weekend but that goes hand in hand with more cloud and some rain.
:27:01. > :27:04.Earlier it was a beautiful but bitterly cold. The hard frost to
:27:05. > :27:10.start the day, lots of sunshine by the afternoon and temperatures not
:27:11. > :27:14.much above five Celsius. In two tonight, still those clear skies
:27:15. > :27:22.those temperatures plummet. Overnight lows of minus two Celsius.
:27:23. > :27:27.Slightly milder along the coast. The main difference through tonight is
:27:28. > :27:32.we will see some stubborn mist and fog to start tomorrow. Once again a
:27:33. > :27:36.frosty start and that mist and fog stubborn to clear and eventually we
:27:37. > :27:40.see that rain but it is moving slower than initially thought so we
:27:41. > :27:45.will start to see it during the evening. Mostly dry during the day,
:27:46. > :27:51.frosty and foggy to start the day. Some sunshine around about lunchtime
:27:52. > :27:55.but by the afternoon we see more cloud cover, winds are
:27:56. > :28:03.south-westerly, temperature is a little less cold. Friday and
:28:04. > :28:08.Saturday, we see that warm front bringing some patchy rain, the
:28:09. > :28:12.little heavy at times. Cleaving through towards the early hours of
:28:13. > :28:17.Saturday and it means a much milder night. Temperatures only dropping a
:28:18. > :28:24.degree or sought from daytime values.
:28:25. > :28:29.Looking towards the weekend, some rain first thing, a damp start but
:28:30. > :28:35.mostly staying dry. Feeling milder, rather cloudy, perhaps some rain at
:28:36. > :28:39.times but as high pressure builds it is looking increasingly settled
:28:40. > :28:42.through Saturday. Temperatures once again in double figures. Similar
:28:43. > :28:47.story on Sunday before it turned wet and windy on Monday.
:28:48. > :28:56.That is from us for this evening. I was about to see exactly the same
:28:57. > :29:35.thing! I will be back at 8pm and 10:30pm. See you then.
:29:36. > :29:42.Hello and welcome to The One Show with Matt Baker.