: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