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Welcome to south-east today. Today's top stories. Stalked then killed,

Shana Grice's ex boyfriend goes on trial accused of her motor.

The Prime Minister is accused of striking a secret deal

Could the Prime Minister explain the difference between a sweetheart deal

and eight gentlemen's agreement? He asks is there a deal between Surrey

council that is not available to other councils and the answer is no.

Also 16 years after man is shot dead four men arrested. And Medway

Hospital leads the way. And a world premiere of the the musical bringing

the glamorous 60s Paris to the Sussex coast.

Good evening. A Sussex teenager was murdered by a former boyfriend who

stalked her after she ended their relationship a jury has heard.

Michael Lane is accused of killing 19-year-old Shana Grice last August.

Her throat had been cut and her bedroom set on fire after a series

of incidents in the months before her death, the police had warned

Cammack Lane to stay away from her. Shana Grice was found dead in her

bed last summer. The Koran was raised after she failed to turn up

for work. Today the prosecution told the packed courtroom that

ex-boyfriend Michael Lane was to blame. The QC said during their

relationship he stalked her, but put a tracker on her car and followed

her movements. That obsession with her translated into killing her. He

would not allow anyone else to be with her. Shana Grice had been in a

long-term relationship with this man when she first met Michael Lane at

her work and began an affair with him. Things went wrong and she

complained to police numerous times. She said her car had been damaged,

her hair pulled and on one occasion he had stolen her back door key and

entered her bedroom at night. He was cautioned but their affair

continued. They also heard that Shana Grice was fined for wasting

police time. Here a pair of trainers with her blood on them were found.

Mr Lane admitted they were his but says he did not put them there. He

denies murdering Shana Grice. The prosecution says there is no other

candidate. Claudia, the jury also heard that Michael Lane at one point

denied going to Shana Grice's house on the morning of her death but then

changed his mind. That is right. After a break in his interview Mr

Lane said, you ain't going to believe me, in the morning I did go

to shine's. He found the door was open, went in and saw her. He said

she was leaning against the bed. He said there was no burning, no fire.

He left. He did not call the police or ambulance. He said he panicked.

He thought police would blame him. The trial is set to continue.

Claudia, thank you. The Prime Minister Theresa May has

been involved in angry exchanges in the Commons this afternoon over

claims that her Government struck a secret "sweetheart deal"

with Surrey County Council, to persuade the authority

to scrap plans for a 15% It follows our exclusive story

yesterday, revealing a secret recording of the council leader

David Hodge, telling colleagues he'd obtained a "gentleman's agreement"

from a Government minister. Our political editor is live in

Westminster. Now, the Labour leader clearly did not believe his denials

on this. We heard from Theresa May repeatedly denying there was a

special deal, saying this was to do with business rates pilot that any

council could eventually become involved in. All of this played out

in Prime Minister's Questions which happens in a half-hour running up to

the budget. Not quite the warm up but Government was hoping for, I

think. It was a big day for the Chancellor. His first full budget.

But before you could get Elizabeth dispatch boss, his boss had some

tough questions to answer about the gunmen's dealings with Surrey County

Council. Could the Prime Minister explain the difference between a

sweetheart deal and a gentleman 's agreement. He is asking is there a

deal with Surrey County Council that is not available to others and the

art is no. Jeremy Corbyn was not letting go. The Prime Minister was

forced to deny any deal again. If he's asking me there was any deal

available Surrey which was not available to other councils the

answer is no. And again. He said I didn't answer the question. I think

I've answered it three times but I'll do it forth. There was no

special deals are sorry not available to other councils will

stop and it was all about this. A secret recording of David Hodge

leaked to other this programme. David Hodge declined an interview

with us today within a statement indicated his claim that Surrey's

decision was theirs alone. And there had been no deal between Surrey

County Council the Government. He added that he was confident the

Government now understands the real pressures in adult social care and

the need for a lasting solution. The right Honourable Sir Philip

Hamilton. When Philip Hammond got up to deliver his budget there was

certainly more for social care. I am committing additional grant funding

of ?2 billion to social care in England over the next three years.

But that has not put this row to bed. In the Lords this afternoon a

virtual replay. Let me restate and indeed I think this was confirmed by

Councillor Hodge yesterday, there is no deal, there was no question of

special arrangements for Surrey, they are subject to the same rules

as every other local authority. It looks like this parliamentary game

of Deal or no Deal could run for a while yet. That is what has been

happening today. Today I'm joined by Michael Fallon, this doesn't look

good. Having a Prime Minister on the back foot coming having to

repeatedly deny special deals with the council. It wasn't a special

deal but what is important about today is the Chancellor has come up

with extra mine out for social care to help get people out of hospital,

back into kayak either in error homes or elsewhere, and reduce the

pressure on our hospitals will stop that is going to happen in Surrey,

it is available for Kent, for all councils. ?2 billion between about

hundred and 50 councils, that isn't going to go very far. It's going to

help. Some councils are very good at dealing with this issue, getting

people out of hospital after operations quickly enough to be able

to care for them outside, other councils need to raise their

performance and this only will help. Do we have any idea how it will be

distributed and targeted? It will be targeted above all at those councils

that are not doing as well as the council is doing this best. That is

good news and I'm pleased the Chancellor has found the extra

money. It comes on top of the budget where he is found extra money to

help councils that have higher rates bills for example and indeed more

money for school places. So that is extra money, you say there is no

special deal but many people will be thinking does every council have the

ability to get past directly to Downing Street? Every council has

been a feature participate in new pilot schemes and access new

funding. Overall, for the Southeast, has this been a good budget? There

have been games on business rates but there has been some consistent

set tax the self-employed. What you say? Overall it's good. He's managed

to find extra money for those faced with higher rates bills, there will

be more relief, pubs will have special protection against rates

increases. There is more money for school places. Lots of good things.

Many things all round. Thank you Michael Fallon. So many things in

the budget today but whether the row over Surrey will die down, we will

have to wait and see. Coming up in a moment our three

schools are forming an academy trust to fend off the threat of a

takeover. Four men have been arrested

in connection with a murder in Kent Leonard Naylor was shot several

times on the driveway of his home in Istead Rise,

near Gravesend, in 2001. At the time Kent Police said he had

been the victim of a professional hit man. The men arrested were

picked up in Essex in the early hours of this morning.

Leonard Naylor was gunned down in broad daylight,

his murder 16 years ago stunned people in this quiet

But today more than a decade and a half later a

Four men arrested in connection with this, one of Kent's

Neighbour Fay Miller was just 14 at the time.

I remember going up and running upstairs and looking out the

window and seeing a dead body on the floor.

So it's quite a big relief just because you don't expect that

Obviously, sometimes you think that things have been forgotten and

Leonard Naylor had just returned home from visiting his

father when he was shot on his driveway, here.

The suspect's getaway car later found burned out

Ken Tappenden is a former Kent Police Commander.

Someone in that little process would have been hurt

or aggrieved and they bear grudges, they harbour grudges.

And, eventually, of course they come out of the woodwork and there

Equally, as you know, DNA now has taken on much, much

different in the way of perspectives.

You could have got something out of that burnt out van

that you wouldn't have got 16 years ago.

It's not yet known what led to the arrests.

Police would not comment on this afternoon, but it is

understood three men from Essex continue to be questioned.

A fourth man from East London has been

He was remanded in custody today to appear at Maidstone Crown

We heard from one neighbour in your report is there. What other reaction

has there been? I've spoken to a number of people this afternoon and

many have said the same thing, which is that although this happened some

16 years ago this was something you simply never forget. This was the

day that this quiet street was turned into a crime scene, the day a

man was shot dead on his doorstep. One neighbour told me we are just so

pleased that at last something positive has happened. Thank you.

A Romanian doctor who pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images

of children and extreme pornography, has been jailed for four months

and placed on the sex offenders register for seven years.

Yowan Boila claimed he was travelling to the UK

for an NHS job interview when he was stopped

He was sentenced yesterday at Canterbury Crown Court. Two men have

been arrested on suspicion of murder on discovery of a body in Tunbridge

Wells. It was found in a car park close to the railway station

yesterday morning. In recent years the Medway Maritime

Hospital has been making headway 's rule the wrong reasons, having gone

into special measures amid concerns over high rates of patient

mortality. But now is maternity staff have won an award for

excellence for preventing injury during childbirth. In the UK almost

6% of mothers suffer tearing. That has been really reduced to just 1%

in Medway. Staff there now giving advice to colleagues across the NHS.

And is one of around 5000 babies born every year

But for her mum, Tanya, the birth was more tricky when she

suffered an injury during childbirth, an injury commonly

As soon as they said, "Oh, I've had quite a big tear,

I'll have to go to theatre to have an operation," then

Then straightaway, I was thinking, "Oh, what's the pain

Because they were all so reassuring, I trusted them.

I think that's just what put me at ease straightaway.

Doctors at the Medway Maritime Hospital used

to see around 5% leading to what are called perineal tears.

Now that number is down to just 1% and alongside some

simple educational tools, there are also some pretty simple

techniques to help mother, baby and doctor.

So position, making sure that women are as upright when they're

delivering as possible, coach, it's about good

rapport with the woman, good eye contact, building up that

relationship of trust so she's slowing down the pushing,

And then speed, it's just about controlling the speed

Just a very light hand on the head to judge the speed

that the head is coming out, but also just stop it

Medway is one of only three hospitals across the country to

While their numbers have been dropping,

across the rest of the country the number of injuries

For many clinicians and patients, the issue

It's quite a difficult topic to talk to women about.

More importantly, it's the impact of this injury that

Women do not like to talk about it when they have problems, but I think

more importantly, clinicians are afraid to broach the subject.

And Medway are now talking to other hospital trusts about their success.

And over a little light lunch, Tanya tells me her experience

at Medway was so positive that she is keen to have another child.

You look at everything you went through at the hospital,

That's why I would do it again, I think.

This is our top stories tonight. Teenager Shana Grice was killed by

her former boyfriend who stalked her after she ended their relationship a

jury has heard. Also into night's programme. We need to do some thing!

What we need is a stiff drink! I'd kill for a dry martini! Bringing a

slice of 60s glamour to Sussex with a new musical. And it's been a

cloudy wet day today but it has stayed miles. Dry weather is back

tomorrow and I'll have the details later.

The process of turning schools into academies has become big business

with the largest multi-Academy trust now controlling dozens of schools

with tens of thousands of pupils. Headteachers of three schools have

been so determined not to be swallowed up by a large chain

without connections the community they have decided to form their own

trust. They say it will ensure they remain masters of their own destiny.

He was our special report. Joining up education between schools

in a rural Kent town. These three headteachers are making it happen.

We wanted to be in charge of our own destiny. We knew that by working

together we could build trust that was the trust we wanted to build as

a group of schools coming together in partnership and not something

that would be imposed on us. Because at any time any school can become

vulnerable. Only schools rated and requiring improvement have two

Academy eyes. The division here is seen as counter-productive. That can

be quite isolating as a teacher. With your planning and everything.

There is now we're working together there is such close collaboration

between all of us. The three schools are all in a mile and a half radius

of each other. A total of 2698 pupils are taught at schools in the

trust and that means children have linked up education in the town from

ages four to 19. What works for one school does not work for another.

This school in Hastings was taken over by a multi-Academy trust and

made rapid improvements. But parents down the road at this school in

Hastings are fighting a takeover by the same multi-Academy trust, said

it does not reflect their ethos. But parents here seem to like the idea

of sharing facilities and expertise. I think is like a business. If you

have a business that has offices in three locations if they don't talk

to each other they don't succeed. We have so many children here and it

brings us together as a community. Better scrutiny of trust is being

called for. This place is keeping its eye on the ball.

They Sussex Theatre is being transformed into a glamorous 60s

French nightclub this evening as it hosts the world premiere of a new

musical Paris Snow. It's being performed in Saint Leonards by

professional actors and singers or based on the local area. Its

producers hope success could lead to a West End run. Our reporter is in

Saint Leonards. So we're being asked to imagine you're in Paris.

Certainly, this wonderful former cinema in Saint Leonards is the

perfect kind of cabaret bar feel to it for this show that is set in

Paris in the 1960s. The cast, you can see them here warming up for the

first night just an hour away, they could pretty much have walked to

work to write. They all hate each other, why did we go wrong? And what

happened to our gay Parisien romance? Curtain up is just an hour

away of these performances are rehearsing for the last time. Paris

Snow is a remarkable achievement, brought to the stage by

professionals in the area. What was incredibly gratifying and humbling

was I don't think anyone I asked who I wanted to be involved said no. And

why not here? Why go to London, to the West End? Why not have something

really amazing here as well? We can created because we have the talent.

# It's time to stop this masquerade #.

It's a rich vein. Like this leading lady, who was a professional opera

opera singer. I thought it was too good an opportunity to miss. I'm

proud to be part of something new. This man has had a long career on

the West End stage but this is in his own backyard. I saw it and I

thought wow this is exciting. Particularly here, where we are, to

put something so bold on. And it is a new venture for this singer

songwriter whose career goes back to the 70s.

# And I know now I need you to be near me for all-time #.

It's feast and famine, it really is. But I feel privileged I have managed

to survive in music and carry on doing what I love. If you could

count if you could talk to yourself all those years ago what would you

say? I can't say it on camera! It is Paris Snow made in Saint Leonards.

You saw it here first. It is here for the week and I'm told there are

still seats available so you can be here if you want to be at the roots

of something, Paris Snow, which they hope will go from here to London and

beyond. Watch out west end! Now in Football and after consecutive

defeats Brighton's push for promotion to the premiers league

appears to be back on track, after Elsewhere thanks to a penalty

in the 90th minute, Charlton beat League one promotion hopefuls

Scunthorpe, but in League two Following consecutive defeats

to Newcastle and Nottingham Forest, Seagulls fans have been feeling

a bit nervous lately. Even well-known supporter and DJ

Fatboy Slim says he doesn't want to talk about Brighton's

chances of promotion to the Premiership because when he

did so this time last But after last night's game

against Championship strugglers, Rotherham, perhaps fans can breathe

a little more easily. After chances went begging,

it was Anthony Knockaert who put the visitors ahead in

the second half, before A much needed victory

for the Seagulls, warmly In League One, Scunthrope are among

the promotion hopefuls, but last night Charleton put

a dent in their campaign. Johnny Jackson's first half volley

put the Addicks in front but after the break,

some unorthodox goalkeeping saw This penalty in the 90th minute

resulted in their first Down in Sussex, despite some

valiant goal keeping, Crawley crashed to their fourth

defeat in their last Two goals from Portsmouth

in the second half rounded off now let's take a look at the

weather. I firmly taken off my parka!

Temperatures aren't too bad. Yesterday lots of sunshine around.

Today there was a lot of clout. All of us were seeing the rain and heavy

at times. The good news is it should be easing as we head through to

night. Very mild. Today temperatures reached 13 or 14 degrees. Overnight

tonight they will only fall to around eight or nine. There will be

some rain throughout the night but much of it should be clearing

through the first part of tomorrow morning. It leaves us with a dry and

bright day at times. A bit more cloud cover perhaps during the

afternoon, but once again temperatures well above the seasonal

average. Usually we would expect seven or 8 degrees, and the tomorrow

we could see 14 or 15 degrees. Very mild as we go through Brad Thursday

into Friday. Overnight temperatures only dropping to around six or

seven. Very mild starting Friday. A little more sunshine around and

again it should stay mostly dry. By the afternoon the temperatures are

in the low teens. Will it last? As we look to the weekend we will see

some sunshine and the temperatures for Saturday are not too bad. The

rain is back again on Sunday and eventually with that rain it will

turn cool Earth. On Saturday it's mostly dry but rain on Sunday and

temperatures. The main story for the next couple of days is dry and mild.

That's it. I'm back at 10:30pm. Buy buy.