10/04/2017 South East Today

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

A young mother died hours after being discharged from a Kent

hospital because of a "failure of doctors" a coronor rules.

I knew in my heart the truth and today it confirmed that she was left

and labelled. Let me tell you about leaving. It is in your blood. Young

and old, this is the biggest bet in history.

A film glorifying a Kent gangster who was involved in the death

of a policeman in Kent is unforgivable says

Hundreds getting drunk before flights -

selling alcohol to children - but Gatwick says it doesn't

We will be live at Gatwick Airport with all the latest.

?500,000 a year for the man in charge of Southern Rail -

the unions condemn it as twisted priorities.

And, we really do like to be beside the seaside -

a new book of old photographs celebrates the best

The death of a young mother just hours after being discharged

from a Kent hospital was down to a failure of doctors,

Sian Hollands died after A consultants Darent Valley Hospital

failed to identify signs of a blood clot in her lung -

despite ambulance paramedics having noted chest pains,

abdominal pains, and shortness of breath.

Her family say they are shocked and devastated by the failings.

More than 500 days after her death, Sian Hollands's children were among

the family members who came to court to hear about the devastating

I knew in my heart the truth and today confirmed that

We as a family are absolutely heartbroken.

Sian was admitted to the Durrant Valley Hospital in November 2015,

complaining of chest pains and problems breathing.

She had had an ectopic pregnancy three weeks

But doctors put her symptoms down to the fact that she

had stopped taking methadone to come off heroin.

They did not consider any alternative.

The conclusion of the coroner was damning.

The death of Sian Hollands was due to the

failures of the doctors to examine, diagnose and treat her for a

Had they done so on the balance of probability she

She was a one in a million sister and I miss her

All we have left of her is her children.

And I just can't believe that it does come down to

four lines on a piece of paper of why she is not here.

There are no words to describe how much I miss her. The inquest heard

doctors bailed to read notes made by nurses on Sian Hollands's condition.

Staff fell to carry out regular observations about she should not

have been told she was well enough to leave hospital. That decision was

made by Doctor Cameron who examined her while she was asleep. Hours

later, she went into cardiac arrest. The family has listened to the very

difficult evidence that measuring the inquest. They are shocked and

devastated by the failings that have been brought to light. Sian Hollands

was judged, labelled and ignored. The hospital apologised to make to

the family that she did not get the level of care she was entitled to.

Well, Simon Jones is at Gravesend Coroner's Court now.

Simon, the inquest has made its findings, what happens next?

Sian Hollands family are now taking legal action against the hospital

trust in order to try to secure some sort of financial future for her

three children who have been left without a mother. Cameron Khan, the

doctor who made the decision that she could be discharged is facing

investigation by the General medical Council. As regards to the hospital,

it would not speak to us the camera today bedded or that it had

undertaken something called Project Sian to look at lessons that could

be learned. They say they are now the ball working in the emergency

department and they have better systems in place to flag up when a

patient's condition deteriorates. Sian had said she felt she was being

treated horribly by staff, in one case a nurse told her she needed to

leave because they needed her bed. The family feels that it has finally

got some answers. Thank you.

A former colleague of a policeman killed in the line of duty in Kent

says it's unforgivable that a feature film

involved is being given a red carpet release.

Brian Reader from Dartford was with Kenneth Noye when he stabbed

Detective Constable John Fordham to death in West Kingsdown in 1985.

Tomorrow a film called The Hatton Garden Job

played as ringleader of the gang that stole ?25 million in jewels

Our special correspondent Colin Campbell has this exclusive report.

Let me tell you about leaving. It is in your blood. They were labelled

the dining geysers, I gang of elderly men who committed Britain's

largest locally. There's old school and that's just... Old. The word if

they are going to take down the Hatton Garden. An audition crime,

they ransacked the spot that boxers, escaping with gold. It has now been

turned into a comedy thriller starring Larry Lamb who plays Brian

Reader. A legend back in the day. He was somebody who had several million

pounds stashed away in that bold and they left it with it, you would

regard them as villains. If you were somebody that was watching this

film, you would very likely regard them as heroes. Brian Reader was a

villain, he was. This former Kent detective questions if it is right

that Hammack reader be portrayed as a hero. He really was a perpetrator

the killing one of my colleagues, John Fordham. On my patch then, at

worst Kingsdown. I cannot forgive them, either of them and I cannot

forgive Reader. Both of them were charged and they both went to court

and both got off on self defence. One of the most secure retail

districts in the country. Another former Kent Police officers told me

he feared the film would give the criminal gang arrested as they do

not deserve. It makes good television I suspect, it makes a

good film but the bottom line is that these people are ruthless

criminals. They spread misery, they cost a lot of heartache for a lot of

people. Actor Phil Daniels plays the role of Danny Jones who climbed

through the hole that had been poured into the vault. In Britain,

we seem to glorifying our robbers if they do not use violence and these

guys did not use violence, they were like your mum and dad or your

grandma and your grampa and they went and did it and good luck to

them, most people would think. Likely to satisfy some cinemagoers,

it is already upsetting some police before it has even been released.

Coming up in a moment: High school in Kent is a unique insight into

what it was like living under the threat of bombing under the wall. --

during the war. Gatwick Airport says it wants to be

allowed to continue selling alcohol at all times of the day -

and even to under 18s - despite Sussex Police calling

for the law to be tightened up. A Parliamentary Committee has

recommended that the loophole that allows airports exemptions

from the licensing laws should be closed, after hearing from one

airline that reported more than 250 incidents of disruption fuelled

by alcohol last summer alone. A flight is diverted, a drunk

passenger arrested and later jailed At the moment,

the Licensing Act which controls the sale of alcohol doesn't

apply once you are airside and that, says the House of Lords committee

set up to scrutinise it, It can be quite intimidating

to see a whole gang of people board a plane obviously worse

for drink and we believe that the police, the airlines

and the retailers should have the tools to do their job

and therefore The police are being called,

those passengers will be arrested. The committee heard from one airline

which suffered hundreds of alcohol fuelled disruptions

last summer and Sussex Police airside at Gatwick sold alcohol

to an under-18 test purchaser. Certainly bringing the licensing

laws here at Gatwick into line with those just down the

reading Crawley will do something about the sort of people who can't

board a flight at seven in the morning without a large

gin and tonic. But ultimately the public needs

to understand that you can't get onto an aircraft

when you are drunk or indeed get This former pilot says airport

and airline crew can usually step in to stop any

potential trouble. As a captain, if somebody walks

onto the aeroplane and the cabin crew have got any concerns,

they'll be straight into the cockpit and they'll say, "Just boarded two

people, you know, not too sure,"

and straightaway you'll just ask for security

to come and look at them. Both airport operators

and the Home Office say the current voluntary code of conduct

is still the best way forward. The report from the Lords said

it is clearly not working. Sara Smith is at

Gatwick Airport now. Sara, here's a clash

between this report's conclusion Yes, the Home Office minister who

gave evidence for this report, she said the voluntary code of conduct

is working. There is no need for the licensing act which covers all of

outlets in the country which one to sell alcohol, there is no need for

that to be applied their side to adult site Gatwick. It seems to be

over security, enforcement officers would have to go as side to make

sure licences were being dealt with. Those on the committee, they do not

seem convinced at all. They said hundreds of people go airside every

day, it is the case of sorting out security checks for enforcement

officers and they would need in once or twice a year anyway. They want

the licensing act to be brought in for all airports airside by the end

of the year. Thank you.

People in east Kent who are suspected of having a stroke

will not be taken to the Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Instead they'll be taken to the QE-QM or the William Harvey

It's to ensure they're seen by a specialist doctor straightaway.

Outpatients and rehabilitation will be unaffected.

The temporary measure is being taken due to a shortage

A gay rights activist from Brighton who was convicted of "gross

indecency" for having sex with a man more than 40 years ago,

has said he is "over the moon" after receiving an apology

George Montague's conviction was repealed in 2004

but the 93-year-old fought for an official apology

Now the Home Office has sent Mr Montague a letter

It's emerged that the chief executive of the troubled rail

franchise Southern Rail, Charles Horton, is being paid very

The company has been in dispute with unions for the past 12 months -

leading to strikes and severe disruption for passengers.

People running businesses at Eastbourne station say

they are shocked and angry that while Mr Horton earns

hundreds of thousands, they are struggling to survive.

I'm deeply sorry for the inconvenience of being caused the

customers now... Charles Holden's role as head of the country's

unpopular rail network means he is used to hearing frustrations. But

coming after you have strike some poor performance starting long

before that, the news of his high salary has struck a raw nerve. If

that is what is earning, and make are not certain this problem out,

I'm running around all over the place, he is having driving lessons

now, my son, because he is sick of the trains. It takes the mix,

really. The conversation we get each day is quite minimal. We get ?2, I

do not know how he can get rewarded for the service they are providing.

He does not deserve it. He is giving no servers whatsoever. If's chamber

of Commerce estimate that some businesses in the town could have

lost as much as 30% of their annual income because of all this

destruction. Though these small independent shops and cafes around

the station, it has been a real struggle to make ends meet. I do not

know whether I should cry all. I do know the reaction should be. We were

decided we will keep on going as long as long as we can. Why we

cannot, we will have to back-up which is going to be a disaster for

us and our staff. Then runs a restaurant opposite the station. It

is a struggle without all the disruption. This is the last straw

almost on the camel's back. Southern's accounts Joseph Charles

Horden was paid ?495,000 last year. That is why the parent company

posting a fall in profits of ?50 million. Last year, nearly a third

of Southern's train one. The worst record in the country. This MP is

campaigning for them to be stripped of the franchise. Commuters have

suffered Southern for the last couple of years or more have had an

appalling service and will be astonished to find how much he is

earning. Others argue as a private company, Southern has the right to

pay what it likes. It is the market rate for a job at that importance

but clearly the operations in Southern have been disappointing.

That is cold comfort to the small businesses struggling to stay

afloat. And Amanda joins us

from Eastbourne Railway Station. What more have Southern had

to say this evening? Southern have declined to comment.

They say it is bad to discuss an individual's a bag. -- their policy.

However previously they have apologised to their customers for

misery and disruption caused by accommodation of poor performance

and industrial action. As to that industrial action, it is very much

an result. We have at the 31st day of strike action by the RMT on

Saturday and Aslef have rejected a deal struck by their leaders and

Southern just last week. Mr Horton still has very big issues deal with.

It's nearly quarter to seven. The death of Sian Hollands just hours

after being destroyed from the hospital was down to a failure of

doctors, the coroner has ruled. Accident and emergency consultant

did not identify signs of blood clock in her lungs despite

paramedics noting system. The trust has apologised. -- blood clot. Cheap

flights could take you anywhere in a while, remember when the bridges the

side was the only place to go for holiday. -- Wendy

And it's been another dry day with spring sunshine.

How's the weather looking in the lead up to Easter?

Well, I will have a full forecast for you later in the programme.

Elections to our County Councils take place in less than four weeks.

Usually local elections are seen as much as an opportunity for people

to register a protest vote at what the government

of the day are doing, as they are in response

to the success of running local services such as social care

Our political editor Helen Catt is with me now.

Helen, why might things be different this time round?

Well, Rob, there've been some big changes since these seats

were last up in 2013 - more on that in a moment -

but first let's take a look at what's up for grabs

Across Kent, Sussex and Surrey there are more

than 1,300 candidates running in the county council elections.

They are competing for 282 seats covering most of the South East.

and Hove or Medway though, you won't be voting this time round.

These areas have separate councils which aren't due for election

local elections sound a bit dull but actually they are terribly

important. The people who are elected on May fourth will be

responsible for locals schools, social services, adult and

children's services for most roads, planning decisions. They will affect

the ball's day-to-day lives almost as much of the central government.

-- the people's. In the four years since these seats

were last up, there have been some At these elections last time,

Ukip had a major breakthrough, going from no seats to being

the opposition on West Can they hold on or will voters

think it's job done? This will be Theresa May's first

real test at the polls It's currently dominated

by the Tories, will the change of management attract new voters

or will seven years of budget Labour and the Liberal Democrats

have also had changes at the top. Will Labour's change

of direction win them new votes or will we see the way they've been

trailing in national polls And as for the Lib Dems -

punished at the ballot box last time, will they get a revival now

they're no longer in government? We spoke to some people to find

out what they thought I did not know they were happening.

I would like to vote. I do care little bit because it is quite a big

thing. I care about schools, libraries, the local hospitals. All

the dog mess on the floor. I care about the things that we just see

every day. I guess I just grew up and you just told that you were one

Ben should vote and voting is good and you should.

Voting takes place on the 4th of May - anyone who isn't already

registered to vote has until this Thursday to sign up - Rob.

Ever since the future King George IV visited

Brighton as a 21-year-old, the British have been

From the Victorian era when it was daring for a lady

to take a dip in the sea in a full length dress, to the heyday

of the 1950s, our seaside towns have hosted millions on their annual

pilgrimages to the coast to enjoy an ice cream on the sand.

Now a book celebrating the British Seaside is being published,

Our reporter Briohny Williams is in Margate now.

have people been taking advantage of the good weather?

Yes, earlier on today there were lots of people making sand castles,

playing football on the beach. Some even ventured into the water or that

it still looks a bit chilly. There were queues outside the fish and

chip shops and some of the businesses that I spoke to who said

they had a bumper weekend due to the good weather is well. It is the

sound of the seagulls, the smell of the saltwater in the air that keeps

people coming back to the seaside. From couples in their finery

to family days out, enjoying the simple pleasures of the seaside

are a very British pastime. These images show the rapid

growth in popularity in the late 19th century to its

swansong in the '60s and '70s. The pictures highlight how

the styles have changed. But some things have

stayed the same. The seaside has experienced

some real ebb and flows, sort of peaks and

troughs of fortunes. But essentially things

like pavilions, bandstands, piers, although many piers have

disappeared into the sea, have been demolished over the years,

there is still a lot of them around

the coast still stand. So I think actually what is very

interesting is how much of the Today's beach-front

traditions may be slightly different to those

of yesteryear but golden sands and balmy weather can still draw

in the day-trippers. You know, it just brightens

your day, it just makes you feel fresher and happier

and gives you that boost to carry on with the rest

of the week, really. I just love the salt

in the air and the breeze, the sun, I just think

it's just amazing. Well, when you look

at the photographs, the people have changed and what goes on the beach

has changed but this I mean, it's still

very real, isn't it? A snapshot of life through the

decades, generations of people

making memories. That is what is kind

of wonderful about it, you can come to the seaside,

spend loads of money on those amusements or you can come

and experience a really simple pleasure and that is what people

have been doing through the years. Whatever you choose to play

on the beach, these photographs celebrate our nation's love

of the seaside. Those photographs can be seen in the

book images of the past, the British seaside and they do catch how some

things have completely changed but other things are here to stay.

Lovely stuff. Thank you. Football and Brighton winger

Anthony Knockaert has been named the English Football League's

Championship Player of the Year. The 25-year-old Frenchman has scored

13 goals in 40 games to help the Seagulls to the top

of the table. He said he wanted to win the award

for his family following the death Yesterday we had temperatures of 23

Celsius across the region. The first barbecue of these views and that

today it has been 14 or 15 Celsius. Feeling fresh out there will still

be lots of glorious sunshine. Here is the view captured by one of our

Weather Watchers earlier on in the day. The cloud has been bubbling up

through the afternoon so here is this afternoon's weather in

Canterbury. You can see the cloud but it is there whether clouds they

think should stay dry. But there is Belgorod as we had through this

evening and overnight, it is going to turn chilly pretty quickly once

the sunset. By the time we get to the early hours of Tuesday morning,

under those clear skies, temperatures down at around about

six or seven Celsius. In the countryside, it could be a degree

colder than that. If your garden is prone to seeing frost, it could see

a touch of brass from their thing. I pressure started Tuesday. Lots of

funny dry weather around. During the afternoon, a bit more of the

Fairweather cloud than turns up. Turning the sunshine hazy. 13 or 14

Celsius tomorrow. Pretty similar to what we have seen outside during the

course of this afternoon. It stays dry with clear spells during Tuesday

night and on into Wednesday so again, pretty chilly night ahead.

You will notice a fresh start to the day on Wednesday. Birthing, six or

seven Celsius. During the day on Wednesday, a slight change, a bit

more cloud creeping in from the north. A weakening weather front, it

should stay dry pitches the smallest chance of seeing one or two like

showers. We could do so with some rain across the region and not much

of it in the forecast this week. Around 13 or 14 Celsius. Bad weather

front gets away, this is the way towards the south on into Thursday

and that is going to be introducing a slightly cooler air flow. The M

during Thursday, a bit of a chilly one. A given temperature. It stays

dry, a fair amount of cloud around on Thursday. Temperatures around 11

Celsius or so. At least it is staying dry, certainly for the

Easter holiday for the schoolchildren. Here is the outlook.

13 or 14 Celsius for Tuesday and Wednesday and then as we look

towards the Easter holidays, the Easter weekend, things start to cool

down. About 11 or 12 Celsius by the time we get to Thursday and Friday.

All in all, it is not looking too bad over the next few days but

feeling a bit fresher than it has done recently.

It was a good day for a barbecue. I hope lots of people took advantage

of that. Thank you very much. Our top stories this evening, the

death of a young woman being discharged from hospital a few hours

earlier, was down to doctors. Sian Hollands died after consultant at

the hospital failed to identify signs of a blood clot in her long

despite ambulance paramedics having noted chest pains, and shortness of

breath. The former colleague of a policeman who was killed in the line

of duty in Kent has told this programme it is unforgivable that a

feature film glorifying one of the man who was involved is now being

given a red-carpet release. Tomorrow a film cold the Hatton Garden raid

gets its world premiere featuring a character based on Brian Reader.

If you have a story you think we should be covering

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