23/02/2017 South East Today

Welcome to South East Today, I'm Rob Smith.

The surgeon accused of carrying out unnecessary operations at a private

hospital found to have appalling standards of care.

Mr Sait, if these allegations are proven to be correct, shouldn't be

able to practice medicine at all anywhere in this country.

That's something that there should be

absolutely no tolerance on whatsoever.

Guilty pleas from two men who tortured their victims

We're live in the Kent village of Halstead where

How the Channel tunnel is going to be used to import cheap electricity

from France to the UK. Princess Anne visits Lewes to meet

the crime victims who've agreed to come face to face

with their attackers. Cool under pressure -

the former tattoo artist from Kent who's now recognised

as one of the best A Kent surgeon should be banned

from all medical practice if allegations that he carried out

unnecessary operations for his own financial gain

are found to be true. That's the view of the Dartford

MP Gareth Johnson, who says one of his own family

members was treated by Mohammed Sait Tonight the private hospital itself

is the subject of a damning inspection report which

highlights patients at risk of harm, poor standards of hygiene

and most shockingly the wrong patient being taken

to the operating theatre. Our health correspondent

Mark Norman has the details. This is Mr Mohammed Sait,

the surgeon under investigation for allegedly conducting clinically

inappropriate operations This, the hospital

where those operations are alleged to have happened,

now itself heavily criticised by inspectors for other matters

unrelated to Mr Sait's practice. And this, the MP

whose own family have been patients of Mr Sait

at the Fawkham Manor Hospital. They are very, very

serious allegations that Mr Sait, if these allegations are

proven to be correct, should not be able to practice in medicine

at all anywhere in this country. That's something

that there should be absolutely no tolerance

on whatsoever. You've spoken to constituents

and indeed have personal experience

with Mr Sait, I understand. When people go to hospital,

they need to have confidence that the treatment that

they are going to receive is both Solicitors are now acting for some

of Mr Sait's patients. It seems that the interventions

that had been done have been seemingly unnecessary

and unsuitable and at times potentially quite dangerous

and has left them with problems that they

didn't have before. We are rather very early stage

of the investigation into this, as are the police and the

health authority, but this is what But is the care this hospital

provides good enough? In their report, published today,

they talk of patients being at high

risk of avoidable harm. They say staff entered

the department without washing their hands and they

witnessed the wrong patient These findings do not

relate to operations It's not what you'd expect to see

in any sort of hospital. We didn't expect to see staff

not routinely washing their hands and cleaning their hands

according to policies. While we were actually

there, during the inspection, we witnessed the wrong

patient being taken into theatre so Despite repeated attempts this

programme has been unable A number of investigations

are still ongoing into his work. The hospital say

improvements are being made to put their premises

and their procedures. Two burglars who broke into a family

home in a Kent village, and tortured their elderly victims

for hours by pouring boiling water over them,

have pleaded guilty to burglary Kacey Adams and Daniel

Wallace, both from Essex, tortured the couple in Halstead,

near Sevenoaks last April before escaping with

cash and jewellery. One of their victims spent

months in intensive care. These are the faces of the men whose

actions were described by the police Kacey Adams and Daniel Wallace today

pleaded guilty to smashing their way into this house and torturing

the elderly couple who lived here by pouring boiling water over their

heads and bodies before stealing Villagers in Halsted

are today relieved the two culprits have been

brought to justice. The thought of anyone coming

into our house and doing anything like that to anyone

I know is horrendous. It was a really shocking thing

to read when it came out. And what do you think of someone

who could do that There is no need to see people

like this walking the street I think it's a disgusting thing

and I hope they get a very long The break-in happened at 9pm

on the 26th of April. Adams and Wallace tied up

their victims who were both in their 60s, repeatedly scalding

them with boiling water. Two hours later,

they fled with the money. A friend of the couple,

who spoke exclusively to my colleague Charlie Rose

on the condition her identity was protected for fear of reprisals,

explained how the ordeal unfolded. Badly attacked him and then

tied them both up. They kept beating them

and then the threatened them that they were going to kill

family members if they didn't get Wallace and Adams will be

sentenced at a later date. Peter Whittlesea joins us

from Halstead, Peter, what more have Kent Police

said about this crime? And police say this crime did not

only shocked the community but also shocked the experienced Keenan who

carried out the investigation. They said the woman had two kettles

boiling water poured over her. Her burns and injuries worse to horrific

they could have been fatal. That led to her spending at least a couple of

months in intensive care. But they then went on to say that both of the

victims are still contending to deal with the psychological scars of

their ordeal. Peter, thank you.

Protected status for the wreck of a ship which sank off Kent,

killing the injured soldiers on board.

Work has begun on a major new power link between Britain and France

through the Channel Tunnel, designed to reduce the risk

of blackouts and help keep down the cost of our energy bills.

to create the link, which will create 300 new jobs.

When it's complete, it will have the capacity to carry

the amount a nuclear plant can generate,

and enough to power more than a million homes.

And helping to keep prices low for consumers.

As Storm Doris threatened to uproot a specially erected

marquee, illustrating the power of wind energy,

this was being hailed as the most important energy

infrastructure announcement since a new nuclear power

station at Hinkley Point was given the go-ahead.

The new power cable means if Britain isn't

producing enough energy at peak times, it can be

If Britain is producing too much, power can be sold to the French.

How important is this to prevent blackouts?

I think this is absolutely key and the energy minister

has stated that it brings huge safety about the supply of

Cables more than 50 kilometres long will be

built through the Channel Tunnel to provid a direct transmission link

between the UK and France, flowing in either direction,

linking a substation in Sellindge with one 80 kilometres away

There will be capacity to power 2 million homes.

Shouldn't Britain be producing all the energy it needs itself?

Well, of course, that's historically been the case,

but as markets expand, it makes sense for us to sell

energy we don't need at a higher price

to the French and to buy energy at a lower price

That ends up with a bigger market that is more secure

from our point of view and it's also less expensive for

Work has already begun on the project overlooking the trains,

waiting to get into the Channel Tunnel.

Eurotunnel says when it comes to laying down the cables,

that will be done without causing disruption to services.

Ever since the tunnel was built, there has been

a desire to use it for more than just trains.

And with Eurotunnel fittingly ?500 million bill for the

new power line, no wonder the Government was keen

Simon Jones joins us from Folkestone.

Simon, 300 jobs are being created in the construction phase,

Well, those 300 jobs will be largely British jobs according to Eurotunnel

and once the project is completed in three years' time, there will be 40

permanent jobs overseeing this new power link. Eurotunnel will make

money by selling on this excess energy. Interestingly, research

shows in the UK be peak period for power tends to be around 5pm. In

France, it's rather later, at 7pm and is that these peak times we may

well see an exchange of energy between the two countries.

Simon, thank you. Budget cuts of ?21 million

are being discussed this evening The council's proposals

include a 4.99% increase in council tax,

along with cuts to youth Councillors are expected to vote

within the next hour. A pre-inquest review which was due

to take place next month into the Shoreham Airshow disaster

has been postponed. 11 men died when a vintage jet

crashed on to the A27 in 2015. The West Sussex coroner says

the hearing falls too close to next Friday's publication of the final

Air Accidents Investigation Branch Kent Police have launched a fresh

appeal to recover medals stolen from a 94-year-old war veteran just

days after Christmas. Burglars took seven medals

from Geoffrey Blain's house Proposed changes to school funding

are misguided and risk creating huge discrepancies

between neighbouring schools. That's the view of the leader

of Kent County Council, who says too many schools

will continue to lose out under the government's

new national funding formula. A campaign group representing 40

councils in England, including Kent and West Sussex,

says the formula will leave some schools without enough money

to cover basic running costs. But the former chief inspector

of schools says headteachers should be prepared to adjust

to tighter budgets. Our education correspondent

Bryony MacKenzie has more. From nonselective to grammar,

primary to secondary, Upland stood down once. All warning of a future

with fewer subjects and bigger classes. What do you think this is

your? The Government says the new funding formula will be fairer but a

group representing councils in the lowest funding areas in England says

schools in disadvantaged areas will get too much money. Kent County

Council is part of the group. High school in a high performing area

where prior attainment may have been good, if you compare the budgets per

pupil of a secondary school on the edge of Tunbridge Wells, about ?4300

per pupil, and in the most deprived areas where the pupil premium is

already being spent big time, you're talking about ?704,000 per pupil and

I don't think that that differential can be right or justified. -- ?7,400

per pupil. School governors have threatened their first-rate in

history. In a lot of cases, high performing schools have been hit

hardest. This grammar school in Maidstone cut German and Latin over

a year ago. Writing that letter to parents saying we are going to have

to cut subjects, how difficult was that as a teacher? Did it go get

every grain of you being? Very much against the grain. Something like

that which I had actually introduced into the school and talking to the

students and trying to explain things is incredibly tough decision

to have to make. But some say schools had its good for a long

time. There has been largess in the system. Schools have been well

funded over the last 20 years and school budgets have been ring

fenced. We are seeing constraints now. The Government says it is based

on a child's need rather than their postcode. There is a month left for

schools to make their case. Bryony MacKenzie is

here in the studio. South East MPs say they're

continuing to lobby the Government Absolutely. The West Sussex MPs have

held numerous meetings at the Department for Education. They want

defunding sinner. The East Sussex MPs are concerned about the impact

on rural schools and they could lose out. They have also had meetings

with the Government that it comes down to this, if the proposals don't

change, how will they vote? Many have thought me today they believe

this is such a heated issue that this is going to change in the next

month or so as a result of the consultation when that finishes in

March the 22nd, so we have a few more weeks left considering this was

such a protracted procedure but none of our MPs are nearing their colours

to the mast yet. investigation over allegations

that he carried out unnecessary operations

for his own financial gain. Mohammed Sait has been

suspended from the private Fawkham Manor Hospital

near Dartford, hich itself is the subject of a damning

inspection report tonight. Carving a new career -

the former tattoo artist turned And as we start to see the back of

storm Doris, through this evening we start to see a calm but cooler day

to come tomorrow. And if you have a story you think we

should be covering, you can always get in touch.

She was raped at knife-point in 1999.

And two years ago, after his release from prison, Rosalyn Boyce agreed

to a face to face meeting with the man who attacked her.

It's a process known as restorative justice,

bringing criminals and victims together.

Rosalyn says it helped her recovery from a brutal crime

and Sussex Police say there's evidence the process helps stop

Today Princess Anne visited Lewes to find out more

about the project and our correspondent

Yvette Austin was there for tonight's Special Report

Rape victim Rosalind boys telling her story. Her attack back in 1999

wrecked her life and left her with post-traumatic stress disorder. She

has raised her right to anonymity to help others. I said it's OK, you can

take anything that you want and he said, I'm not here to rob you. I'm

just the rapist. She said meeting the man who attacked her at

knife-point even 15 years after the event and face to face has had an

enormous impact. It not only helped me but he voiced and I really felt

that it was genuine, he was able to say to me, I've been 14 years in

prison, I have been on every course imaginable in prison, I have never

until this day actually understood the total impact of my crimes. It's

all levels of crime for which the Sussex Police and crime commission

says such methods can be applied to. This burglar is being brought

face-to-face with his victims. Literally a random act of stupid

this that has affected your whole lives and, you know, I regret it so

much. For a long time, the Princess Royal has worked to support victims

of crime. She has watched the restorative justice programme

developed over the past 20 years. I hope to that in progressing the

debate, we can shorten the time scale between when a crime occurs

and when restorative justice can go on. The Police and Crime

Commissioner agrees. We cannot just keep locking people up because they

keep staying in that cycle. There must be an alternative and this is

about educating offenders and trying to be educate them and almost reset

them. The Sussex game is only 2.5 years old though already early

figures suggest reoffending by those involved is down.

The wreck of a First World War ship has finally been given legal

protection by the Government, more than 100 years after it

The steam ship Anglia was being used as a hospital ship

when she hit a mine and sank off Folkestone in 1915.

More than 160 lives were lost, including soldiers injured

in battle, and the nurses caring for them.

The Anglia has now been included for the first time in the list

of wrecks covered by the Protection of Military Remains Act,

following a long-running campaign, as Robin Gibson explains.

She lies on the sea bed off Folkestone, covered in sand and

silt, but still discernible 100 years after she was sunk. So for

more than a century, there have been no official recognition of the wreck

of the Anglia as a war grave. It's only now after years of campaigning

that the Ministry of Defence has made a U-turn on its previous

refusals to grant protection from interference. It's the recognition

by the Government that these are the people who died in the service of

their country. It shouldn't take years and years and years to

convince the MOD at other people's cost to get what is right, to get it

done. Bishop was actually photographed sinking off Folkestone

in November 19 15. It was carrying soldiers wounded in France, many

with amputated limbs, who must have bass they have made it home. They

were within sight of land when the Anglia hit a mine laid by a German

U-boat and sank in 15 minutes. In the chaos, nurses and orderlies

struggled to drag the wounded men from their banks and throw them into

the sea. The history was presented to the MoD by campaigners along with

these state of the art multi-beam Storer images of the wreck is

showing its state and position and the story was followed on BBC is at

the inside out. A statement from Royal Navy command headquarters says

that HMS Anglia has now been designated under the protection of

military remains Acts 1986. It said this has been done to avoid

disturbance by divers and desecration. These pictures were

filmed by divers who visited the wreck to make a memorial wreath.

Some feel they are being stigmatised for the actions of the few. They

seem to be targeting divers as being able Vandals and hooligans, which

they are not. There are probably a few bad apples like there are in

everything in life. From now on, divers and others will be able to

look but not touch the wreck. The order comes into force on the 3rd of

March. The Sussex hockey player and Olympic

gold medallist Maddie Hinch has been crowned World Goalkeeper

of the Year. The 28-year-old, who's playing

in Holland this season on loan from Kent side Holcombe,

was the star of the GB women's historic victory in Rio last summer,

proving unbeatable in the Olympic Four years ago, 30-year-old

Nick Smith from Paddock Wood was That was until the extraordinary

snowman he created for his son at the Ice Sculpting World

Championships in Helsinki. Chrissie Reidy's been to his London

studio to see him in action. All tools of the trade

for an ice sculptor. 30-year-old Nick Smith from

Paddock Wood has just returned from the Ice Sculpting World

Championships where he and his design partner came joint fourth

with their sculpture celebrating I would like to say a podium

finish, but I suppose being my first competition,

I can't really grumble, you know. It was good fun and I

learned a lot from it. so just pleased to have been picked,

you know. Pleased to have competed,

represent the UK. Nick only began ice

sculpting four years ago after building his son

a Buzz Lightyear snowman It snowed in February,

I think 2013 it was, and I asked my boy what he wanted at

the time as a snowman So I packed loads of snow together,

got a kitchen knife After that, the former

tattooist was offered I never thought even sculpting

was an option for me, really. I always enjoyed drawing

stuff like that. Going from 2-D to 3-D,

that was quite a change because obviously if you're drawing

a picture or doing a tattoo, it's only got to look

right from one angle, you've got to move that

image around the whole thing, make sure it looks good

from every angle. So, no stranger to working at speed,

he relished today's challenge Storm Doris has caused

significant disruption The QE2 Bridge in

Dartford has been closed because of the gale force winds,

along with the Sheppey Crossing. Fallen trees have blocked roads

in Kent and Sussex and trains have been disrupted with passengers

at Tonbridge station There've been delays of more

than two-hours for Cross-Channel ferry passengers,

but the storm has inspired including this snap of the waves

in Hastings by Jon Wilhelm. So, let's get the forecast now with

Georgina. Have we seen the end of Doris?

Not quite yet. We are not out of the woods. There are still gusty winds

continuing. Widespread gale force winds. Gusts

of up to 60 mph and there is still a yellow warning in place. That is

until 8pm this evening set by the Met office. We have still got some

strong winds out there but it will taper off as we had through this

evening. I have to say, great photos out there on social media. Not too

many showing the effects of Doris on weather watchers but this was taken

in Kent so that really shows how choppy the waters were. Another

coastal one here taken in East Sussex. I was hoping to see wheelie

bins turned over and all that sort of thing so if you have good photos

from today, do post them on the weather watchers site because we

would love to see those. As we head to this evening as I said, wind

speeds gradually tapering off through this evening. A few showers

coming and going but under clear skies, temperatures will be dropping

off quite rapidly to around three Celsius and we may have frost in

more rural spots as well. Tomorrow, a very different day altogether.

Lots of blue sky on offer. Lighter winds as well. Feeling quite

pleasant but on the cooler side. Temperatures getting up to seven or

eight Celsius. Today we reached ten or 11 across-the-board some a few

degrees below but probably feeling quite pleasant in comparison with

today. As we go through tomorrow evening, it does cloud over again.

We could see some rain overnight as well, nothing too significant.

Temperatures down to five or six Celsius and we start Saturday on

quite a mild note. A dreary day. Windy again as well. Temperatures

getting up to nine or ten, quite cloudy and Rizzoli. Overnight

though, that's when we see significant rain and Sunday is a

fairly similar picture, so still quite cloudy, breezy, temperatures

up to ten or 11 degrees. As we go into next week, we start off on that

mild note but temperatures will gradually taper off as we had

through the week and it is going to be very unsettled so quite bright at

times but shower was never really far away. Certainly a lot calmer as

we had through next week but this is just a forecast and really case as

R. -- what will be will be. A Doris Day reference there!

Before we go, let's recap tonight's top stories...

A woman has been killed by flying debris in Wolverhampton,

as Storm Doris has caused havoc across the UK,

bringing winds of up to 95 miles per hour.

Kent surgeon Mohammed Sait is under investigation over allegations

that he carried out unnecessary operations

for his own financial gain at Fawkham Manor Hospital

And two burglars who broke into a family home in a Kent

village, and tortured their elderly victims for hours -

pouring boiling water over them - have pleaded guilty to burglary

Well, that's about it from as this evening. Don't forget, you can send

us photos on our Facebook page and weather watchers as well. Goodbye.

Bye-bye.