14/04/2017

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:00:30. > :00:33.It's been a difficult day for people travelling by train at the start

:00:34. > :00:35.of their Easter break, with more problems ahead over

:00:36. > :00:37.Southern, Southeastern and Gatwick Express

:00:38. > :00:40.are all using the absence of commuters over Easter as a chance

:00:41. > :00:45.weekend, so it must mean engineering works.

:00:46. > :00:48.And at the heart of most of the disruption for those in the

:00:49. > :00:50.south-east is the huge Thameslink programme at London Bridge,

:00:51. > :00:53.now four years in, and due to be completed next summer.

:00:54. > :00:55.On the Friday and Saturday, for both the Charing

:00:56. > :00:58.Cross and Cannon Street lines, they won't be travelling from London

:00:59. > :01:01.Bridge here, and on the Sunday morning, we reopen the Charing Cross

:01:02. > :01:03.services but the Cannon Street services remain closed, and will

:01:04. > :01:05.reopen for the start of business on Tuesday morning.

:01:06. > :01:08.At Tonbridge today, most trains have been running,

:01:09. > :01:10.although it's been replacement buses for those heading to Sevenoaks.

:01:11. > :01:12.Millions of pounds are being spent on 200 engineering projects this

:01:13. > :01:15.Easter, with the south-east one of the worst affected regions.

:01:16. > :01:16.Among other disruptions, there are no

:01:17. > :01:18.Southern trains at all going to Victoria on Sunday.

:01:19. > :01:20.There is no Gatwick Express, and Southeastern

:01:21. > :01:23.But as Network Rail points out, the holiday

:01:24. > :01:25.means numbers using the trains drop by half,

:01:26. > :01:28.are sympathetic over the timing of the engineering works.

:01:29. > :01:31.There would be hell to pay if they did it in

:01:32. > :01:33.peak hours when people are trying to get to

:01:34. > :01:35.and from work, so yes, the

:01:36. > :01:37.work's got to be done, so we have to put up

:01:38. > :01:43.They need to do it, but if they can minimise as much as possible

:01:44. > :01:47.Everyone should be happy, they're not working

:01:48. > :01:51.The main challenge, making sure all the work is completed by Tuesday

:01:52. > :02:02.Sarah Smith, BBC South East today, Tonbridge.

:02:03. > :02:04.A man has been airlifted to hospital after a car hit

:02:05. > :02:13.It happened just after 3:00 this afternoon on the A296

:02:14. > :02:16.The most seriously injured man was taken to Kings College

:02:17. > :02:19.Three other people were treated at the scene.

:02:20. > :02:21.A young woman from Upnor in North Kent is preparing

:02:22. > :02:24.for the biggest challenge of her life next month -

:02:25. > :02:26.walking down the aisle on her wedding day.

:02:27. > :02:28.Jessica Taylor Bearman says it'll be like running a marathon,

:02:29. > :02:30.because for the last 11 years, she's been largely bedridden,

:02:31. > :02:32.suffering from a severe form of the chronic

:02:33. > :02:36.As Peter Whittlesea reports, she's now written a book

:02:37. > :02:43.In just a few weeks, Jessica Taylor Bearman is determined

:02:44. > :02:47.to walk down the aisle as she marries her fiance

:02:48. > :02:52.Samuel, proving that she won't be overcome by her severe form of ME.

:02:53. > :02:55.It has taken me nearly two years to learn how to walk again.

:02:56. > :02:59.The task of walking down the aisle is like me

:03:00. > :03:06.running a marathon and training for that.

:03:07. > :03:08.I've been bedridden for so long that it is very hard to stand

:03:09. > :03:16.I have to do things to help my blood pressure so that I

:03:17. > :03:21.She's also written a book documenting her battle with ME,

:03:22. > :03:26.and hopes it will inspire others never to give up hope.

:03:27. > :03:28."I had never even heard of such a condition until

:03:29. > :03:31.2006, and had absolutely no idea of the symptoms or what it

:03:32. > :03:38.The book is really important, because it covers the

:03:39. > :03:41.years of my life from 2006-2010, where I was literally locked in my

:03:42. > :03:50.But since then, Jessica has set up a charity

:03:51. > :03:55.providing days out for children with severe medical conditions.

:03:56. > :03:58.Her fiance says she's an inspiration.

:03:59. > :04:03.Amazing to get to know someone as special as Jessica.

:04:04. > :04:07.We constantly get messages of support and people

:04:08. > :04:13.saying how much they look up to her and respect her for what she does,

:04:14. > :04:16.and how she puts herself out there and shows other people not

:04:17. > :04:22.just the bad side but the good and the bad.

:04:23. > :04:24.And Jessica says for her, walking down the aisle will be more

:04:25. > :04:33.symbolic than just taking the next step in her life.

:04:34. > :04:35.Peter Whittlesea, BBC South East today, Upnor.

:04:36. > :04:38.It's made of rosewood and brass, and is causing a lot of excitement

:04:39. > :04:41.at Brighton Pavilion - a piano that may have been played

:04:42. > :04:44.by King George IV himself has been returned to the king's favourite

:04:45. > :04:46.palace after an absence of 175 years.

:04:47. > :04:48.It's just been secured at auction for ?62,000.

:04:49. > :05:05.He was perhaps the greatest royal patron of the arts.

:05:06. > :05:07.George IV loved dining, drinking, dancing and music.

:05:08. > :05:10.His piano, extremely expensive and flamboyant,

:05:11. > :05:18.When we heard that this piano was coming up for sale,

:05:19. > :05:20.we thought, "This is something we absolutely must acquire".

:05:21. > :05:22.And so I'm absolutely delighted that it's back

:05:23. > :05:28.here for the first time in 175 years.

:05:29. > :05:33.Built in 1821 by Thomas Tomkison, rosewood inlaid with brass.

:05:34. > :05:36.The piano has only been back a couple of days.

:05:37. > :05:38.This painting shows its original position in the

:05:39. > :05:43.There's so much detail on this piano, and these

:05:44. > :05:45.mythological creatures were only identified the day before yesterday

:05:46. > :05:48.as griffins, and griffins were sacred to the god Apollo, and of

:05:49. > :05:54.course Apollo is so synonymous with music.

:05:55. > :05:57.It is wonderful having this back, because hopefully, if we make

:05:58. > :05:59.it fully playable, it will be the only historical instrument

:06:00. > :06:04.original to this building that can be played.

:06:05. > :06:11.Sold for ?62,000, it was solely funded by grants and trusts.

:06:12. > :06:14.The piano may have been played by composer Franz Liszt

:06:15. > :06:21.Claudia Sermbezis, BBC South East Today, Brighton.

:06:22. > :06:23.Football, and promotion remains tantalisingly close for Brighton,

:06:24. > :06:39.Two goals from Anthony Knockaert secured them all three points.

:06:40. > :06:42.their rivals Huddersfield also picked up the three points.

:06:43. > :06:45.In League One Gillingham, at home beat

:06:46. > :06:50.Charlton Athletic drew 1-1 against Coventry City.

:06:51. > :06:55.it was a 0-0 draw for Crawley, hosting Cheltenham.

:06:56. > :07:01.The weather not too bad so far, let's see what's coming up.

:07:02. > :07:07.Yesterday I mentioned uncertainties in the forecast on there have been

:07:08. > :07:09.changes. Before we get about, the morning started off with glorious

:07:10. > :07:13.sunshine but the cloud built throughout the day and through the

:07:14. > :07:17.night to night will continue with thickening cloud bringing patchy,

:07:18. > :07:21.light outbreaks of rain, holding temperatures around eight or 9

:07:22. > :07:26.degrees, not as cold as recent night. A fairly grey over start cut

:07:27. > :07:30.-- overcast started tomorrow, perhaps early showers but clearing

:07:31. > :07:34.quickly, by mid-morning it becomes drier and brighter with sunny spells

:07:35. > :07:38.for the afternoon but still keeping a cool feel, wind coming down from

:07:39. > :07:43.the north-west keeping temperatures 11 to 12 degrees. Changes on Easter

:07:44. > :07:46.Day mean early brightness but cloud is expected to increase throughout

:07:47. > :07:50.the afternoon with maybe the odd spot of rain later in the day. Top

:07:51. > :07:53.temperatures expected around 13 degrees.

:07:54. > :07:58.That's it from us for now. We will be back at 10:20pm. See you then.

:07:59. > :08:12.Goodbye. To think that this time last

:08:13. > :08:18.weekend, temperatures were in the 20s. They got up to 25.5. Much

:08:19. > :08:24.cooler across the country this weekend. And this headline is true

:08:25. > :08:29.for the weather next week. That cool air stream from the north will

:08:30. > :08:35.persist. The mild air tries to get in, but never really wins. What have

:08:36. > :08:39.we got for the rest of today? The rain we had across Wales earlier

:08:40. > :08:44.will move southwards, but once the rain reaches you, it will be much

:08:45. > :08:45.lighter. Across many northern areas, the skies