:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Rob Smith.
:00:00. > :00:09.Guilty of illegally storing waste - the businessman behind a mountain
:00:10. > :00:15.of mattresses described as a blight on a Kent village.
:00:16. > :00:20.He died 17 hours after he was declared fit
:00:21. > :00:26.William Romp's widow demands answers.
:00:27. > :00:30.Her battle with cancer inspired thousands -
:00:31. > :00:32.now Charlotte Eades family have discovered dozens
:00:33. > :00:37.more of her video blogs, never seen before.
:00:38. > :00:40.She just looked at me and she said, "Does that mean I'll never
:00:41. > :00:44.get married and never have children?"
:00:45. > :00:50.72 years after he suffered terrible burns in an RAF crash -
:00:51. > :00:53.Guinea Pig Club member Sandy Saunders takes
:00:54. > :01:05.And how it's only costing you a fiver to see a Grammy award
:01:06. > :01:17.winning bluesman Jon Clearly play a pub gig in Sussex.
:01:18. > :01:22.A businessman accused of blighting a village with a mountain
:01:23. > :01:29.of thousands of discarded mattresses has been found guilty of having more
:01:30. > :01:33.than double the amount of waste he was allowed on the site.
:01:34. > :01:34.The waste at Lewis Bertram's recycling
:01:35. > :01:37.was described by villagers as a living hell.
:01:38. > :01:42.Canterbury Crown heard that the site still hasn't been cleared -
:01:43. > :01:46.and it may cost up to ?150,000 for the waste to be taken away.
:01:47. > :01:51.He amassed a mountain of mattresses that blighted a business estate
:01:52. > :01:55.and will cost more than ?100,000 to clear.
:01:56. > :01:59.Today, Lewis Bertram was found guilty on three counts at Canterbury
:02:00. > :02:01.Crown Court of illegally depositing waste and failing to recycle
:02:02. > :02:06.But there's also been a financial impact for
:02:07. > :02:09.those who own neighbouring business units.
:02:10. > :02:15.Well, it was vacant for 18 months so obviously I lost that
:02:16. > :02:18.rental income for the 18 month period which is part of my
:02:19. > :02:23.So, yes, it is difficult and, of course, if you are looking
:02:24. > :02:25.at selling the unit, it diminishes the value
:02:26. > :02:31.Despite the court action, the two industrial units and yards
:02:32. > :02:35.rented by Lewis Bertram are still full of waste.
:02:36. > :02:38.Local businesses say the sheer quantity of mattresses
:02:39. > :02:41.wasn't only an eyesore but a fire risk.
:02:42. > :02:44.It used to be a commercial vehicle body building business next
:02:45. > :02:47.door, so had the building caught alight right at the end, it could
:02:48. > :02:50.potentially set light to vehicles next door and there may be
:02:51. > :02:55.caused a fire to spread through into my unit.
:02:56. > :02:57.The Environment Agency brought this prosecution but with tonnes of waste
:02:58. > :03:00.on-site, it is unclear who will foot the bill to remove it.
:03:01. > :03:03.It's clear that the person who needs to clear this
:03:04. > :03:06.waste is Mr Bertram, he brought them in so he needs
:03:07. > :03:08.to clear them and that's what we fully expect
:03:09. > :03:12.But we have heard in court, he says he has got no money.
:03:13. > :03:16.Again, it's down to Mr Bertram to clear the waste and that's what we
:03:17. > :03:23.Nearby businesses claim Lewis Bertram has only removed
:03:24. > :03:31.After he told Canterbury Crown Court that he
:03:32. > :03:32.earned ?25,000 a year from running Eco-Matters
:03:33. > :03:33.recycling business, many
:03:34. > :03:40.fear there will have to be further legal
:03:41. > :03:42.before the eyesore is finally cleared.
:03:43. > :03:47.Peter, the mattresses are still there but for how long?
:03:48. > :03:54.It is unclear how long they will still buy. The rubbish out, despite
:03:55. > :03:57.the jury seen photographic evidence, Lewis Bertram claimed that he never
:03:58. > :04:02.stored and processed mattresses outside. You can see them, even
:04:03. > :04:06.today, after he was found guilty, his barrister told the court that
:04:07. > :04:09.the site was largely cleared. The judge is launching an investigation
:04:10. > :04:14.into how many mattresses are here. She will give her sentencing of
:04:15. > :04:18.Lewis Bertram in February. The Environment Agency is saying that
:04:19. > :04:22.the maximum sentence of this is five years in prison or an unlimited
:04:23. > :04:27.fine. The big question tonight is who will pay to remove this? Is Mr
:04:28. > :04:31.Bertram does not have any money, it could fall upon the Land Rover to
:04:32. > :04:33.meet because of the clear up. -- land owner.
:04:34. > :04:35.A grieving widow is demanding answers after her husband died 17
:04:36. > :04:41.hours after allegedly being discharged from hospital
:04:42. > :04:48.88 year old William Romp, was taken to his Canterbury home
:04:49. > :04:51.by ambulance after a doctor deemed him fit for discharge.
:04:52. > :04:54.His family claim he was in fact so ill he couldn't eat or drink
:04:55. > :04:58.Within half an hour his daughter dialled 999 and Mr Romp was rushed
:04:59. > :05:00.back to A at the Kent and Canterbury hospital
:05:01. > :05:03.on December the 5th, the last time his family
:05:04. > :05:16.Williams Romp have been in hospital for several weeks with a severe lung
:05:17. > :05:19.condition and dementia. His wife Brenda Romp was relieved to hear he
:05:20. > :05:23.was coming home, now apparently feeling better and able to get
:05:24. > :05:27.around. But when she saw him, she said he should never been at the
:05:28. > :05:30.start. I want to know why these there is a therapist Tommy he can
:05:31. > :05:38.walk eight metres when he could not stand. -- told me. Why the doctor
:05:39. > :05:43.told me he was signed off but enough to come home, he could hardly talk.
:05:44. > :05:48.He could not breathe. I made him a cup of tea but he could not drink
:05:49. > :05:52.it. Their daughter phoned the GP then Dell 999 and he was back in
:05:53. > :05:58.hospital within an hour. It was the last time they saw him alive. The
:05:59. > :06:02.claim he had not been washed up Rob Lee cared for. I knew he was dying
:06:03. > :06:06.that night. I could not kiss him goodbye. He's not so bad. I managed
:06:07. > :06:12.to kiss him on his forehead, that was all. His nails were thick with
:06:13. > :06:16.dirt. Bill died early the next morning before Brenda and her family
:06:17. > :06:19.could get to see him. Today the east Kent Hospital trust that we are
:06:20. > :06:24.unable to comment because the matter is subject to a coroner 's inquiry.
:06:25. > :06:28.It's funny that they send you home to die because they did not have the
:06:29. > :06:35.room. It would be some sort of answer. -- if they told you. They
:06:36. > :06:40.didn't. They just sent him home, just to get rid of him, basically.
:06:41. > :06:44.If he was fit to come home, why did he died the next morning? The family
:06:45. > :06:48.want their questions answered are pursuing a formal complaint. -- and
:06:49. > :06:50.are pursuing a formal complaint. Sussex headteachers tell MPs budget
:06:51. > :06:53.pressures will mean cuts in the number of teachers,
:06:54. > :06:56.no after school clubs and no pastoral support
:06:57. > :07:07.for struggling students. Hundreds of thousands of Southern
:07:08. > :07:11.rail passengers are facing yet more disruption tonight,
:07:12. > :07:13.with RMT union members on strike in the long running row over
:07:14. > :07:16.the role of conductors. It comes as a Conservative MP
:07:17. > :07:19.is looking to introduce a private members bill to Parliament tomorrow
:07:20. > :07:22.aimed at preventing a repeat of this The bill would mean strikes
:07:23. > :07:29.affecting critical national services such as rail,
:07:30. > :07:34.tubes, buses and the NHS would have to be "proportionate and reasonable"
:07:35. > :07:38.in the view of a High Court Judge, and that a basic level of service
:07:39. > :07:40.should be maintained and it should be mandatory to attend
:07:41. > :07:44.talks at the conciliation service Our political editor
:07:45. > :07:55.Helen Catt reports. Strike action which has crippled the
:07:56. > :08:01.already underperforming Southern network for much of the year has
:08:02. > :08:05.today reached its 34th day. Too long says one Conservative MP who will
:08:06. > :08:08.tomorrow start trying to change the law to restrict further walk-outs in
:08:09. > :08:12.critical services. This would be adjudicated by a High Court judge,
:08:13. > :08:15.nobody saying a strike should be banned. I respect the right to
:08:16. > :08:19.strikes. That needs to be balanced with the right of the public to get
:08:20. > :08:26.to work and to get home to see their loved ones. He has the public
:08:27. > :08:28.support of 49 of his fellow conservatives. Although crucially,
:08:29. > :08:31.the Government has not said explicitly it would back new laws.
:08:32. > :08:35.It is politically charged, there is no doubt about that. It will make it
:08:36. > :08:38.more difficult for unions and workers to take industrial action
:08:39. > :08:44.that has bite. Tonight, the RMT said it would be prepared to break any
:08:45. > :08:50.such new law. It's a human rights. I'm just laws need to be broken. It
:08:51. > :08:54.would be absolutely impossible to impose the most terrible
:08:55. > :08:59.exploitation if this was allowed to become law so we have got to oppose
:09:00. > :09:03.it. -- unjust law. The polling company says 61% of people it
:09:04. > :09:07.surveyed said train driver should have the same right to strike as
:09:08. > :09:10.anybody else. In Bexhill, there with some support for judges stepping in.
:09:11. > :09:14.Something definitely needs to be done. I travelled to Tunbridge Wells
:09:15. > :09:18.nearly every day at the moment and it has been a nightmare these last
:09:19. > :09:21.couple of months. Definitely, the strikes are ridiculous. It is
:09:22. > :09:27.causing stress to businesses. It would be a good idea because of what
:09:28. > :09:32.is going on. Does the judge use the trains? He is properly driven
:09:33. > :09:35.around, he doesn't know what chains. Southern expects to run a full
:09:36. > :09:43.service to my belief that I'm in a month. Its leaders continue talks
:09:44. > :09:48.with the company. They talk with the RMT drivers will go ahead and the
:09:49. > :09:49.units are pleasing Greene appealing to other members not to cross the
:09:50. > :09:50.pickets. And Helen Catt joins
:09:51. > :09:52.us in the studio. So, Helen, a number of RMT drivers
:09:53. > :10:01.are due to go out on strike. As clever as the Nugent is not
:10:02. > :10:09.making any official statement at the moment. Those talks are still
:10:10. > :10:14.happening. -- Aslef. It is slightly complicated for them. It is not a
:10:15. > :10:21.union on strike. While the dispute are about the safety of trains and
:10:22. > :10:25.driver only operated doors, they are legally separate dispute so it does
:10:26. > :10:28.make it more complicated as a choice for Aslef members. Southern say the
:10:29. > :10:32.RMT strikes will not affect it introducing that full service. As
:10:33. > :10:36.the bill that is going for parliament, it will be put together
:10:37. > :10:40.tomorrow, but to Parliament, just the first stage, he is not expecting
:10:41. > :10:44.any opposition at that point. It is a private members Bill, difficult to
:10:45. > :10:55.get through. If you can not so good Government backing for it, he may
:10:56. > :10:57.face a challenge. Thank you. -- if you cannot get Government backing
:10:58. > :10:58.for it. The Home Office have stepped up
:10:59. > :11:01.border checks following claims a loophole allows passengers
:11:02. > :11:03.to travel to Britain on the Eurostar A newspaper investigation reported
:11:04. > :11:07.that journalists were able to travel between Brussels and London
:11:08. > :11:09.without being checked. The Home Office said
:11:10. > :11:11.it is the responsibility of Eurostar to ensure that all UK bound
:11:12. > :11:13.passengers are presented to UK authorities for
:11:14. > :11:23.examination at the border. A man has appealed in court for the
:11:24. > :11:28.Limerick accused of stalking a journalist. These beliefs are
:11:29. > :11:34.conducted her on social media is an centre taxi to her home address. He
:11:35. > :11:37.has been bailed until next month. The leader of Kent County Council
:11:38. > :11:40.is calling on the government to cut the foreign aid budget in order
:11:41. > :11:43.to spend more on the Paul Carter says that adult social
:11:44. > :11:47.care is near to crisis point and that it will need central
:11:48. > :11:51.government to fund it properly if local authorities and the NHS
:11:52. > :11:54.are going to be able to cope Charlotte Eades made a huge impact
:11:55. > :12:07.during her all too short life - the Sussex teen choosing
:12:08. > :12:09.to document her brave battle with brain cancer with an online
:12:10. > :12:12.video blog that she kept going right Now her family have discovered
:12:13. > :12:15.dozens of previously unseen videos Charlotte made,
:12:16. > :12:18.as she sought to open up conversation around cancer,
:12:19. > :12:20.her treatment, and its side effects. Our health correspondent Mark
:12:21. > :12:27.Norman, who has been to Brighton to meet them for tonight's special
:12:28. > :12:30.report. So I had just finished my exams
:12:31. > :12:33.and then I was planning It was actually on the day
:12:34. > :12:43.of prom I was diagnosed, Obviously that was all taken
:12:44. > :12:48.away from me after being After she passed away,
:12:49. > :12:51.Charlotte's videos were nominated for a prestigious online to award
:12:52. > :12:55.and then, remarkably, her family found dozens of unedited,
:12:56. > :13:01.unseen video files on her camera. The camera which was very
:13:02. > :13:11.special to her, obviously, And I thought there was nothing else
:13:12. > :13:16.on it, I went through the stuff. I've had this memory card for months
:13:17. > :13:19.and I found a new folder Were you shocked, were
:13:20. > :13:22.you surprised, were you upset? The most poignant thing is just how
:13:23. > :13:26.frank they were and how honest. When it came to wearing them this
:13:27. > :13:29.one was definitely more comfortable. Hey, guys, so I wanted
:13:30. > :13:35.to make a video today... But with the type of tumour
:13:36. > :13:37.Charlotte had her condition Nothing is really
:13:38. > :13:45.working or happening. Charlotte's videos became more
:13:46. > :13:48.reflective, sometimes difficult to watch, and bringing back
:13:49. > :13:53.difficult memories for her family. We went to see our consultant
:13:54. > :13:59.afterwards and he more or less had his head in his hands and said,
:14:00. > :14:03.it's very, very, very bad news. And she just looked at me
:14:04. > :14:06.and she said, does that mean I'll never get married
:14:07. > :14:10.and never have children? This is where Charlotte
:14:11. > :14:16.was diagnosed with a particularly aggressive brain tumour,
:14:17. > :14:19.where she spent hours being treated and where, a year on,
:14:20. > :14:24.doctors still remember her. In children's terms the number
:14:25. > :14:26.of tumours like Charlotte that That does not mean it is any less
:14:27. > :14:35.important and so I would say we need to promote awareness of this tumour
:14:36. > :14:40.and we need to get more people giving money and donating money
:14:41. > :14:47.to research into glioblastoma, so we can continue to
:14:48. > :14:52.improve the survival. The need to raise money for research
:14:53. > :14:55.into this type of tumour is why Charlotte's family have started
:14:56. > :14:58.a charity in her name. And I promised her
:14:59. > :15:18.I'll make it work. So obviously, hopefully,
:15:19. > :15:20.she is proud of just looking after us and the charity and it
:15:21. > :15:25.will take off, hopefully. Charlotte died a year ago
:15:26. > :15:33.and her local hospital in Brighton. The family believe her legacy will
:15:34. > :15:36.live on both through the charity If anything else exciting happens
:15:37. > :15:43.I will grab the camera again. And you can watch Mark's full report
:15:44. > :16:02.about Charlotte and her legacy on tonight's episode of Inside Out
:16:03. > :16:05.at 7.30 here on BBC One. A businessman
:16:06. > :16:08.accused of blighting a Kent village with a mountain
:16:09. > :16:10.of discarded mattresses has been Lewis Bertram, who ran recycling
:16:11. > :16:19.firm Eco-Matters in Smarden, had denied the charge
:16:20. > :16:37.at Canterbury Crown Court. Join me to meet Jon Clearly, a
:16:38. > :16:43.Grammy winner, he has played with many of the greats. He is back in
:16:44. > :16:47.England, in Hastings. Warnings out by the Met office by freezing fog
:16:48. > :16:50.and mist tonight. I will have the details for you in the forecast
:16:51. > :16:55.later in the programme. Nearly 72 years ago,
:16:56. > :16:57.Sandy Saunders suffered terrible burns while training as a pilot,
:16:58. > :16:59.when his Tiger Moth He not only survived
:17:00. > :17:08.but went on to become a GP, inspired by the surgeon
:17:09. > :17:10.who treated him in East Grinstead, His patients received pioneering
:17:11. > :17:13.treatments such as skin grafts Together, they became known
:17:14. > :17:18.as the Guinea Pig Club, as many of the operations had never
:17:19. > :17:21.been tried before altogether he Today, Sandy Saunders,
:17:22. > :17:36.who is now 94, took to the skies one last
:17:37. > :17:39.time in a Tiger Moth, The 27th of September, 1945
:17:40. > :17:51.was a very important day in my life. I hit the ground rather
:17:52. > :17:56.violently and Sandy Saunders was just 22
:17:57. > :18:02.when his Tiger Moth stalled and crashed in a training
:18:03. > :18:04.exercise in 1945. I was covered with aviation
:18:05. > :18:08.fuel and I was on fire. I got horrible burns
:18:09. > :18:15.over my entire legs His one piece of good
:18:16. > :18:19.fortune, to be sent to the Queen Victoria Hospital
:18:20. > :18:22.in East Grinstead to be treated His magic hands have given new limbs
:18:23. > :18:27.and new faces to burned Last November, Sandy opened
:18:28. > :18:31.a permanent exhibition of McIndoe's work at
:18:32. > :18:41.East Grinstead Museum. Lieutenant Saunders
:18:42. > :18:43.was one of 649 airmen to be treated in McIndoe's
:18:44. > :18:46.operating theatre. Instead of feeling ashamed
:18:47. > :18:48.about their disfigurements, they were proud members
:18:49. > :18:50.of the Guinea Pig Club. One of its last surviving members,
:18:51. > :18:53.at 94, Sandy Saunders has returned to the skies
:18:54. > :19:00.again in a Tiger Moth. The GP for four decades,
:19:01. > :19:14.inspired into medicine by the treatment he received,
:19:15. > :19:17.Sandy has tracked the Himalayas, sailed the Atlantic and skied
:19:18. > :19:19.into his 80s, exactly the full and active life
:19:20. > :19:22.McIndoe dreamed Sara Smith, BBC South East
:19:23. > :19:35.Today, East Grinstead. An extraordinary man.
:19:36. > :19:41.Great pictures. Budget pressures on schools
:19:42. > :19:43.will mean fewer after school clubs, and no pastoral support
:19:44. > :19:45.and counselling for students struggling
:19:46. > :19:46.with mental health issues. That's what a Sussex head
:19:47. > :19:48.teacher has been telling MPs at a Westminster
:19:49. > :19:50.meeting this evening. Liam Collins, head of Uplands
:19:51. > :19:52.Community College in Wadhurst, said budget pressures amounted
:19:53. > :19:55.to "a cut of ten teachers, no IT However, the Department
:19:56. > :20:03.for Education said that school funding "will be over ?40 billion
:20:04. > :20:19.in 2016-17 - its highest So this is our other theme, what do
:20:20. > :20:22.you think this is? Year 12 biology class in what has. Ofsted said this
:20:23. > :20:26.is a good school with teaching both good and outstanding but the head
:20:27. > :20:31.teacher here once they face the prospect of cuts. I don't think
:20:32. > :20:36.anyone really understands the pressure that we are under. Today he
:20:37. > :20:39.told the influential Public Accounts Committee that with current funding
:20:40. > :20:45.levels, his goal will be underfunded to the tune of ?350,000 within three
:20:46. > :20:50.years. The equivalent of losing no fewer than ten teachers. As a
:20:51. > :20:54.parent, I think we should be very worried. My son is going into year
:20:55. > :20:58.seven next year and I am really worried by him in terms of what kind
:20:59. > :21:03.of school he is going to be going into. The funding concerns have been
:21:04. > :21:07.raising an annual survey of more than 1000 schools by National
:21:08. > :21:10.Association of head teachers. What is particularly worrying about the
:21:11. > :21:14.findings are passed survey is how the situation has got worse since
:21:15. > :21:17.last year. We carried out the survey 12 months ago and what we are
:21:18. > :21:22.seeing, for example, is the number of schools that are finding
:21:23. > :21:25.themselves in deficit has gone up from eight to 18%. And a number of
:21:26. > :21:32.schools are preparing to make significant cuts or having to dip
:21:33. > :21:36.into reserves has gone up by 7% as well to 71%. Suzanne has three
:21:37. > :21:40.children at the school. I am quite worried. I think other parents are
:21:41. > :21:44.worried as well. I think the quality of education might go down, the
:21:45. > :21:47.quality of teaching, budgets are being cut. Teachers are getting paid
:21:48. > :21:54.less, some teachers may not be replaced. Don't be silly with the
:21:55. > :22:01.sharp bits and put them in the bin. Huge variations in how much cash
:22:02. > :22:06.given her people. Recent figures show the City of London gets more
:22:07. > :22:10.than 8500 people compare to East Sussex who receives nearly half that
:22:11. > :22:16.amount. Kent comes out worse, receiving just over ?4000 per pupil.
:22:17. > :22:20.Last month, a new national funding formula within us to address the
:22:21. > :22:24.disparities that that will not kick in until 2018. The NAHT says the
:22:25. > :22:27.Government needs to provide more cash still all its pupils who will
:22:28. > :22:37.pay the price. Some dark one is from the
:22:38. > :22:40.headteacher that. Whatever the Department for Education had to say?
:22:41. > :22:50.It says school funding is at record levels, ?40 billion for the year
:22:51. > :22:53.2016 to 2070. A spokesperson told this, we recognise that schools are
:22:54. > :22:57.facing cost pressures, we will continue to provide advice on
:22:58. > :23:03.support them to use their funding and cost-effective ways. That said,
:23:04. > :23:09.the National office believe there will be a shortfall in the education
:23:10. > :23:12.budget of some ?3 billion in 2020. It looks like it will be a tough few
:23:13. > :23:14.years to come for schools and for the people who run them.
:23:15. > :23:16.Thank you. Eastbourne's Johanna Konta
:23:17. > :23:18.has powered her way through to the Australian Open
:23:19. > :23:21.quarterfinal - where she'll meet The World Number nine beat
:23:22. > :23:26.Ekaterina Makarova 6-1 6-4, which means she's
:23:27. > :23:27.reached the last eight Gillingham manager Andy Pennock's
:23:28. > :23:35.secured his first point Billy Sharp opened the scoring
:23:36. > :23:41.for Sheffield United but the Gills' Josh Wright scored a quick double
:23:42. > :23:44.to change the game before Kieron He grew up in Kent but these days
:23:45. > :23:50.Grammy award winning pianist and musician Jon Cleary lives
:23:51. > :23:57.in his adopted city of New Orleans. The Grammy's are the US
:23:58. > :24:06.music industry's Oscars and his latest recording,
:24:07. > :24:08.Go Go Juice, was voted regional He's in residence with his band
:24:09. > :24:12.at Ronnie Scott's Club in London this week but tonight he's on home
:24:13. > :24:15.turf playing solo at Robin, it's a bit of a coup
:24:16. > :24:29.for the pub, isn't it? It has to be. They have got the
:24:30. > :24:33.current 2016 Grammy award-winning playing here. As you say, he won
:24:34. > :24:38.that for the regional roots album of the year. The regional roots, they
:24:39. > :24:43.were talking about, was New Orleans. We of course knew that he grew up in
:24:44. > :24:48.Kent so he is one of ours. That is a good reason for coming back here, he
:24:49. > :24:53.is playing for the first time on home soil for years so that people
:24:54. > :24:55.here can come and see him for ?5 in the pub, if there was a ticket
:24:56. > :24:59.available. It's the sound and soul
:25:00. > :25:01.of New Orleans running from his heart right
:25:02. > :25:04.down to his fingertips. In a way, it's no
:25:05. > :25:07.surprise Jon Clearly has lived there longer
:25:08. > :25:09.than anywhere else, meeting and working
:25:10. > :25:11.with the likes of His place in the musical
:25:12. > :25:19.hierarchy was marked last year with a Grammy but awards
:25:20. > :25:29.don't mean much to him. The kind of music I play
:25:30. > :25:31.has always been off everybody's radar,
:25:32. > :25:35.you don't expect to do this stuff and get rich
:25:36. > :25:37.get famous or whatever, it's not the reason you do it.
:25:38. > :25:40.So that was never my motivation, really, and so stuff like that
:25:41. > :25:45.A bit strange, it doesn't really quite fit into
:25:46. > :25:51.down there on the banks of the Mississippi River
:25:52. > :26:04.On Saturday, he was playing in Dublin
:26:05. > :26:10.and he has six performances in four days with his band,
:26:11. > :26:12.the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, at Ronnie Scott's this week.
:26:13. > :26:17.Tonight though, it's Hastings and a homecoming of a sort.
:26:18. > :26:20.Used to do lots of gigs here in Hastings.
:26:21. > :26:24.A lot of the gigs I was doing, a lot of the pubs I was
:26:25. > :26:26.playing in, I wasn't actually old enough to be in.
:26:27. > :26:29.I was about 14 when I started playing, doing gigs
:26:30. > :26:34.He was still a teenager when he took a plane
:26:35. > :26:37.to New Orleans and his destiny as a musician.
:26:38. > :26:39.It's like breathing, it's a bodily function,
:26:40. > :26:44.Music, when you're not, if you're a musician,
:26:45. > :26:47.you've been a musician for a long time, the music just keeps
:26:48. > :26:50.The only time anybody else can hear what's going
:26:51. > :26:53.on in my head is if I'm actively sitting next to a musical
:26:54. > :26:55.instrument, everybody else can hear it as well.
:26:56. > :26:57.If you walk away from the instrument, the music doesn't
:26:58. > :27:01.It's when you sit down, then it all comes out
:27:02. > :27:10.and everybody else can hear it aswell.
:27:11. > :27:19.It's roots music, tonight performed where the piano man's roots begin.
:27:20. > :27:26.A homecoming in Hastings. I can guarantee, as they used to say in
:27:27. > :27:27.old New Orleans, Hill had to jump in.
:27:28. > :27:38.Thank you. I checked on the weather now. A foggy day today. More fog on
:27:39. > :27:47.the way. Lots of you are bleeding the photographs. -- uploading.
:27:48. > :27:54.Cold in the day. Once again, warnings out about this freezing
:27:55. > :28:00.fog. Very poor visibility on the roads best thing for tomorrow
:28:01. > :28:04.morning. Clear skies, temperatures plummeting in the rural spots.
:28:05. > :28:10.Dropping as low as -4 or minus five Celsius. Dropping below freezing in
:28:11. > :28:15.towns and cities. The fog is the main story for tomorrow morning.
:28:16. > :28:19.Still an area of high pressure. While that eventually close, if it
:28:20. > :28:24.does, we will start to see lots of sunshine again. Bitterly cold
:28:25. > :28:28.throughout the day. By the afternoon, temperatures doing well
:28:29. > :28:32.if they reach highs around or five Celsius. A crisp day, still lots of
:28:33. > :28:38.mist McCann fog as we had through tomorrow morning. Temperatures
:28:39. > :28:43.rolling away, loads of -4 minus five Celsius in more rural starts.
:28:44. > :28:47.Wednesday, much more of the same, Thursday, bitterly cold from the
:28:48. > :28:53.continent. Temperatures not getting above freezing. The main story do
:28:54. > :28:58.tonight, lots of fog again. Thank you Rachel. I will be back at
:28:59. > :29:35.eight o'clock and 10:25pm. I will see you tomorrow evening. Goodbye.
:29:36. > :29:38.Hello and welcome to The One Show with Matt Baker...
:29:39. > :29:41.And we're starting the show in the spirit of the new US
:29:42. > :29:43.administration's approach to press conferences.
:29:44. > :29:45.Our guest tonight is so popular that we can say,
:29:46. > :29:48.without doubt, the audience is the largest we've ever had.