:00:09. > :00:10.Welcome to South East Today, I'm Natalie Graham.
:00:11. > :00:15.The footage released by a desperate mother who says her family can't
:00:16. > :00:17.cope with her violent son - and is being let
:00:18. > :00:30.He is the best and his self-esteem is at rock bottom because he has no
:00:31. > :00:30.friends and cannot access Bencic in the wider community.
:00:31. > :00:33.A trebling in reported rapes across Kent and Sussex -
:00:34. > :00:38.We'll be talking live to Kent's Police and Crime
:00:39. > :00:43.Brighton's heroes will tour the city in an open top bus -
:00:44. > :00:45.to celebrate the Seagulls rise to the Premier League.
:00:46. > :00:49.Drama King - the teacher who's become the first person to win
:00:50. > :00:59.a prestigious award for his work inspiring his Kent pupils.
:01:00. > :01:03.Rampage until we stand strange, right now...
:01:04. > :01:06.And we meet Kate Tempest - the performance poet who's also
:01:07. > :01:17.the youngest ever director of the Brighton Festival.
:01:18. > :01:21.The mother of an 11-year-old boy with violent behavioural problems,
:01:22. > :01:23.says her family is in crisis after his school said
:01:24. > :01:28.he is too disruptive, and must be taught at home instead.
:01:29. > :01:32.Holly Batten, from Sedlescombe, says the council can't fund
:01:33. > :01:41.an alternative school place - and that she's desperate for help.
:01:42. > :01:44.Her son Rupert has Asperger syndrome -
:01:45. > :01:46.She's given us video footage of him when he loses control,
:01:47. > :01:49.to try and explain how difficult it is for the family to cope.
:01:50. > :01:52.In this exclusive report, she told our Education correspondent
:01:53. > :01:54.Bryony Mackenzie that she believes that system is letting her,
:01:55. > :02:01.Roberts's mother, Pauline, has released this
:02:02. > :02:03.footage to show how children with Asperger's can become anxious
:02:04. > :02:13.Went out right onto the top table of the roof and
:02:14. > :02:16.we had to call the fire brigade. To help him down.
:02:17. > :02:18.He had a really bad experience, he was really, really
:02:19. > :02:21.Rupert's behaviour, as a result of his
:02:22. > :02:24.Asperger's, means he is now not allowed back to his special needs
:02:25. > :02:31.Despite East Sussex County Council funding ?40,000 for
:02:32. > :02:34.his place there, he is now being offered minimal home tuition.
:02:35. > :02:37.I do not believe that one hour per day at
:02:38. > :02:39.home is a suitable education for a child.
:02:40. > :02:46.Rupert needs to be in a provision that can
:02:47. > :02:49.Just having one teacher turned up for one hour per
:02:50. > :02:59.Gets out of control and become monsters in
:03:00. > :03:05.Highly intelligent, Rupert himself is aware of his own
:03:06. > :03:10.Why don't you? I was different.
:03:11. > :03:16.I don't know why, I just felt different.
:03:17. > :03:19.You'd like to go to school where you feel happy?
:03:20. > :03:26.The family want Rupert removed from the school and quickly placed
:03:27. > :03:27.at a special needs school in Hampshire.
:03:28. > :03:44.They say they are consulting with other
:03:45. > :03:49.Lots of parents and families out there are
:03:50. > :03:53.What we are seeing is a lack of provision locally to do with
:03:54. > :03:55.the full spectrum of needs that comes with autism.
:03:56. > :03:57.Tonight, the school says they will give Rupert
:03:58. > :04:01.2.5 hours per day children, and help fight a permanent solution.
:04:02. > :04:04.We are a family in crisis, definitely.
:04:05. > :04:10.At the end of the day, Rupert is the child stuck in the
:04:11. > :04:20.The number of rapes reported to police in Kent and Sussex has
:04:21. > :04:23.nearly trebled over the past four years - to more than
:04:24. > :04:27.But the number of convictions has remained roughly the same -
:04:28. > :04:31.Police say investigating rape is a priority for them and one
:04:32. > :04:34.victim is tonight urging people to come forward despite facing
:04:35. > :04:39.But charities say more effort needs to be made to convict offenders.
:04:40. > :04:56.Raped repeatedly by her husband. At first, Carol, whose identity we have
:04:57. > :05:00.protected, stayed silent. It was only when he was arrested for
:05:01. > :05:05.indecent images, she decided to report to the police. Although it
:05:06. > :05:12.was going to be grooming, two or three days of sitting giving
:05:13. > :05:16.evidence -- gruelling, you know you will have helped put a dangerous
:05:17. > :05:22.person behind bars. Just watching some of the things on television
:05:23. > :05:28.where rape does not get a proper coverage, you see whether in a
:05:29. > :05:34.marriage or a relationship it is a crime. It should not be accepted.
:05:35. > :05:42.Inc and, more than 1300 reports last year. Up from just under 402,000 12.
:05:43. > :05:53.In Sussex, 1000 reporting 2016 compared to 460. Across the two
:05:54. > :05:57.forces, the nub of -- number of convictions has remained roughly the
:05:58. > :06:01.same. Many reports we receive are not made by the victim with any
:06:02. > :06:11.intention of supporting the police prosecution. We want accurate data.
:06:12. > :06:17.Charity say it is encouraging to see more victims, including historic
:06:18. > :06:23.offence victims, are going to the police. But they say the conviction
:06:24. > :06:28.rate is still too low. The people who start in the process are the
:06:29. > :06:35.ones who may drop out when it comes to fruition. If you can keep the
:06:36. > :06:41.person in the process mentally, they are not going to go forward
:06:42. > :06:48.physically. -- if you cannot keep them mentally. The husband is now in
:06:49. > :06:53.jail and she urges people to pursue a conviction no matter how difficult
:06:54. > :06:59.the circumstances. We can talk now to the Police and Crime Commissioner
:07:00. > :07:06.for Kent. How concerned are you about this dramatic rise in reported
:07:07. > :07:09.rapes? I am concerned because behind every number is a human being, a
:07:10. > :07:14.victim who has been through something very substantial and
:07:15. > :07:18.heinous. It is my final two to make sure those people see justice. I
:07:19. > :07:22.think we can be confident that more people are coming forward because
:07:23. > :07:27.they believe that police training means a lots more effort will be
:07:28. > :07:30.placed around the victim's need, but we need to do more work with people
:07:31. > :07:34.in the criminal justice system to listen to victims and make the
:07:35. > :07:42.process quicker and more simple. The danger is that if conviction rates
:07:43. > :07:46.stay so low, and they have been using for four years, people won't
:07:47. > :07:54.want to go to the police with a gruelling process with no realistic
:07:55. > :08:00.conviction? I agree. There are another -- and above reasons for so
:08:01. > :08:05.few convictions, including one or two light years to get from
:08:06. > :08:13.reporting to court. Because of that, sometimes they choose not to take it
:08:14. > :08:17.further to court. My concern is that people have the confidence to come
:08:18. > :08:23.forward to the police and there are support services in Kent and other
:08:24. > :08:28.parts of the country so the victims can get help they really need.
:08:29. > :08:31.A raw deal for muscular dystrophy sufferers in Kent
:08:32. > :08:33.and Sussex say campaigners - with no NHS specialist care
:08:34. > :08:46.Brighton and Hove Albion's achievement in winning promotion
:08:47. > :08:49.to the Premier League will be rewarded with an open top bus
:08:50. > :08:55.The Council announced it will happen on Sunday the 14th of May.
:08:56. > :08:58.One more victory will see them go up as champions.
:08:59. > :09:01.It caps a remarkable turnaround for the club which almost went out
:09:02. > :09:03.of business 20 years ago, and spent more than a decade
:09:04. > :09:09.without their own ground. Ian Palmer has more.
:09:10. > :09:17.Writing, writing, writing. Scenes at the annexed the game when the
:09:18. > :09:24.Seagulls booked their place in the Premier League. They are being
:09:25. > :09:27.honoured with an open-topped bus tour through the city. It is the
:09:28. > :09:33.tradition for teams winning trophies or getting promoted. Hopefully
:09:34. > :09:40.writing will have the championship trophy to show off, one more win for
:09:41. > :09:44.the title. Playing in arguably the world's biggest domestic football
:09:45. > :09:53.competition will bring around 2 million to the club. People are
:09:54. > :09:59.delighted they are being honoured on and off the pitch. I am glad. It is
:10:00. > :10:11.wonderful and I am glad the city is salivating. Great, good news, why
:10:12. > :10:17.not? -- this was the reception in 2004. And the crowds were just as
:10:18. > :10:23.big seven years later following promotion to the championship. One
:10:24. > :10:33.person definitely at the parade will be Don, who has followed around the
:10:34. > :10:41.country. I have loved every minute of it. At today's press conference,
:10:42. > :10:47.I have to raise student if he had walked through the city of Brighton
:10:48. > :10:56.since Monday. My normal routines are home and training ground. I am very
:10:57. > :11:02.conscious of the excitement out there and what it means to the city.
:11:03. > :11:07.Chris Hughton and his players will get their chance to say thank you to
:11:08. > :11:09.the city. The best bit, you have been invited, too.
:11:10. > :11:16.Ian, do we know what route the parade is likely to take?
:11:17. > :11:27.Rob, after the near misses, the failure to get into the Premier
:11:28. > :11:31.League, I don't think anyone wanted to transfer by preplanning this
:11:32. > :11:36.tour. It has not been planned. It is being planned. There will be a civic
:11:37. > :11:41.reception for the players and the staff somewhere in the city. And
:11:42. > :11:47.then the tour will start somewhere on the seafront and come along here
:11:48. > :11:49.on Madeira Drive. It will be busy, so if you intend to come, get here
:11:50. > :12:03.early. We have just heard that... Nigel
:12:04. > :12:09.Farage will not be standing for election in the general election. He
:12:10. > :12:12.is a reader of a group in the European Parliament, he said, and
:12:13. > :12:17.that did not compare to being a backbench MP. He will be around
:12:18. > :12:19.tomorrow for a social event. A gang of burglars trying to blow up
:12:20. > :12:22.a cash point in Southborough early this morning was foiled by a member
:12:23. > :12:25.of the public - There's a growing trend
:12:26. > :12:29.across the country for criminals breaking into cash machines
:12:30. > :12:35.using flammable gas. Three men were arrested
:12:36. > :12:38.by the Metropolitan Police's flying squad near Pembury at 6.30 this
:12:39. > :12:43.morning. Meanwhile a former Medway Labour MP
:12:44. > :12:46.and a veteran member of the party has announced he's moving
:12:47. > :12:48.to the Liberal Democrats. Bob Marshall Andrews represented
:12:49. > :12:51.Rochester from 1997 to 2010 He described Labour under Jeremy
:12:52. > :12:57.Corbyn a "political basket case". People supporting patients
:12:58. > :12:59.with the muscle-wasting condition Muscular Dystrophy say they're
:13:00. > :13:02.getting a raw deal from the NHS in Kent and Sussex ,
:13:03. > :13:05.because there are NO specialist care advisers here -
:13:06. > :13:09.while other similar regions More than 70,000 people
:13:10. > :13:16.across the country have Muscular Dystrophy or a related
:13:17. > :13:18.condition - and around 5,000 of them live
:13:19. > :13:21.here in the South East. but campaigners say the NHS
:13:22. > :13:31.could save around ?5 million pounds a year in unplanned hospital
:13:32. > :13:33.admissions if it funded Our Health Correspondent
:13:34. > :13:36.Mark Norman has more... I am pressing the button to see
:13:37. > :13:41.if I can change the TV channel. Dan is a big sports fan
:13:42. > :13:45.and loves television. He has all the latest technology
:13:46. > :13:47.to help control the screen. His mother leaves that NHS funded
:13:48. > :13:52.care advisers are vital to help They help out with the family, right
:13:53. > :13:57.from the word go with diagnosis, they can then support the family
:13:58. > :14:00.through the terrible grief And as time goes on,
:14:01. > :14:03.they can help signpost them A leading charity uses this video
:14:04. > :14:09.to show how it works Care advisers funded by local NHS
:14:10. > :14:13.health commissioners. In other regions,
:14:14. > :14:15.they found the money, The South East the only place
:14:16. > :14:19.in the country without this The real problem about that is,
:14:20. > :14:28.there are no special But many people are still hundreds
:14:29. > :14:35.of miles away from those Most of the time, atom,
:14:36. > :14:44.in the team unity where they need The charity believe it
:14:45. > :14:48.would save the NHS money to pay for the care and avoid
:14:49. > :14:50.unplanned hospital admissions. You feel as though you are battling
:14:51. > :14:53.the system the whole time. Philippa has been campaigning
:14:54. > :14:55.about this for almost a decade. It seems bizarre that we are
:14:56. > :14:58.the only area in the country - we are supposed to be the affluent
:14:59. > :15:02.South East - that does not have And in response to Dan's campaign,
:15:03. > :15:05.the NHS tell me they are working to develop the role of care advisers
:15:06. > :15:08.and are bringing together all to develop the role of care advisers
:15:09. > :15:12.and are bringing together all commissioners across the Southeast
:15:13. > :15:15.in the coming weeks to ensure that the service is provided
:15:16. > :15:25.as soon as possible. The mother of an 11-year-old boy
:15:26. > :15:31.with violent behaviour problems says the family are in crisis now that he
:15:32. > :15:34.has to be taught at home. The school will not expel him and the council
:15:35. > :15:37.cannot find an alternative place. 40 years after Virginia Wade won
:15:38. > :15:40.Wimbledon, can Johanna Konta from Eastbourne match that
:15:41. > :15:50.achievement in a few months' time? And it has been a cheery, dry but by
:15:51. > :15:58.day. Will we see an end to the fine weather? You can find out shortly.
:15:59. > :16:00.They're usually the preserve of the country's most accomplished
:16:01. > :16:03.actors and directors - but for the first time
:16:04. > :16:05.the Olivier Awards - the Oscars of the theatre world -
:16:06. > :16:08.have rewarded other people who make a unique contribution to drama.
:16:09. > :16:10.One of the winners was Stuart Clement -
:16:11. > :16:13.he's a teacher at a special needs school in Thanet and won the award
:16:14. > :16:22.Peter Whittlesea has been to meet him for tonight's special report.
:16:23. > :16:24.The Oliviers are recognised as the highest honour in
:16:25. > :16:34.I'm Kenneth Branagh, and welcome to the Olivier
:16:35. > :16:37.This year, alongside the famous faces from the West End,
:16:38. > :16:50.Clements for the award for his
:16:51. > :16:52.My name is Donna, and I nominated Stuart
:16:53. > :16:55.Clements for the award for his
:16:56. > :16:58.infectious enthusiasm and his ability to inspire a love of drama
:16:59. > :17:01.in young adults on the artistic spectrum -- autistic spectrum.
:17:02. > :17:02.Back at school, Stewart's students were
:17:03. > :17:04.proud their teacher had won such a prestigious award.
:17:05. > :17:08.It is not everyday you get of those teachers,
:17:09. > :17:12.I don't know what it is about him, but he is just very special.
:17:13. > :17:15.I'd say he is just an awesome drama teacher.
:17:16. > :17:23.He is a good teacher, a funny person, I do like Mr Clements.
:17:24. > :17:28.He is great in general as a tutor, and I really like him.
:17:29. > :17:33.Mr Clements says his students are the
:17:34. > :17:36.And admits he enjoyed his day in the spotlight.
:17:37. > :17:45.Then you get used to seeing famous people about the place.
:17:46. > :17:49.It became a little bit blase at the end by the time I got to
:17:50. > :17:52.the after show party, it was a bit like, oh, yeah,
:17:53. > :17:57.The names that you see, the faces you
:17:58. > :18:00.They are standing right next in me. Brian May walked past me.
:18:01. > :18:04.He says it is an experience he will never forget, but says the real
:18:05. > :18:16.reward is building children's confidence through drama.
:18:17. > :18:18.An artist, performance poet and playwright -
:18:19. > :18:21.Kate Tempest has been described as one of the brightest
:18:22. > :18:25.British talents around - and this year her talents have been
:18:26. > :18:27.recognised by being named as this year's guest director
:18:28. > :18:34.She's the youngest person to do the job and follows in some
:18:35. > :18:38.Vanessa Redgrave and Aung San Suu Kyi.
:18:39. > :18:40.Lets cross to Chrissie Reidy in Brighton now and Chrissie
:18:41. > :18:43.she says she wants to open up the festival to people who think
:18:44. > :18:58.She does. She says she does not want any walls around the arts. Not
:18:59. > :19:08.purely around red carpet events, but for everyone. Community stages
:19:09. > :19:21.directed at the Whitehall estate -- white hawk.
:19:22. > :19:31.Rapper and poet Kate Tempest, she performs passionately and right say
:19:32. > :19:39.passionate home. As the guest director of the Brighton Festival,
:19:40. > :19:49.she follows Brian Eno and company. When I read the rest, it was
:19:50. > :19:53.daunting. -- the list. I was awestruck. I am looking forward to
:19:54. > :20:00.spending more time here as the festival kicks off. And feeling how
:20:01. > :20:06.the energy might change. Follow that light with your tired eyes, it has
:20:07. > :20:13.been a long day, I know. In 2013, she was awarded the Ted Hughes
:20:14. > :20:20.award. Her debut album, the Mercury prize nomination. I thought it was a
:20:21. > :20:27.runners-up prize. We were like, oh, my God. I have personally been
:20:28. > :20:35.making music for over a decade by this point. With very little
:20:36. > :20:40.success. As this year was my guest director, she says she wants to
:20:41. > :20:45.bring down the walls surrounding the arts, encouraging people to look
:20:46. > :20:48.with fresh eyes. If anyone is thinking of coming to check out
:20:49. > :20:53.anything, I would encourage them to do it and not feel like any
:20:54. > :20:59.particular piece of programming is not for them. Kate hopes her love of
:21:00. > :21:05.words was due to everyone and people will immerse themselves. It was a
:21:06. > :21:10.joy chatting to Kate Tempest. She really doesn't like talking about
:21:11. > :21:13.herself. It is fair to say, it is a treat is having her on the
:21:14. > :21:17.programme, and hopefully you have been inspired. We have, thank you.
:21:18. > :21:20.This summer marks 40 years since Virginia Wade won Wimbledon.
:21:21. > :21:22.Since then British tennis has struggled to find someone
:21:23. > :21:28.But Sussex star Johanna Konta is the most credible hope in years.
:21:29. > :21:31.Now 25, she's already our most successful female tennis player
:21:32. > :21:39.And it's been a remarkable rise over the last couple of years - in June
:21:40. > :21:42.of 2015 she was ranked 146th in the world - now, after winning
:21:43. > :21:45.the Miami Open last month, she is ranked number seven
:21:46. > :21:47.And she harbours increasingly realistic ambitions
:21:48. > :21:50.to become world number one. Charlie Rose reports.
:21:51. > :22:05.It was 1977 when Virginia Wade won her Wimbledon singles title.
:22:06. > :22:08.And Eastbourne's Johanna Konta would love to follow in her steps.
:22:09. > :22:11.This year, she became the first British woman to win the Miami open,
:22:12. > :22:14.meaning she is now the most successful British woman on a tennis
:22:15. > :22:26.I have still got a way to go to match Virginia.
:22:27. > :22:28.She has a grand slam title to her name.
:22:29. > :22:31.I think she was as high as number two in the world.
:22:32. > :22:36.It is an honour to be mixed in with names such as hers,
:22:37. > :22:38.and also just even current players, to be just alongside those names,
:22:39. > :22:42.I think it is a great time to be part of women's tennis
:22:43. > :22:56.But Johanna Konta instead of having a pushy dad,
:22:57. > :23:01.He told me that if I wanted to be the best player I knew
:23:02. > :23:05.You know, we need to get up in the morning before
:23:06. > :23:09.Once my dad realised I was really going to be waking him up
:23:10. > :23:12.at the crack of dawn every morning, and initially he was
:23:13. > :23:16.And it was then that she knew she wanted to be world number one.
:23:17. > :23:19.That has been a dream of mine since I was a young girl.
:23:20. > :23:23.Will always be as long as I am playing this port.
:23:24. > :23:26.Like I have also said, I need to keep focusing on my work.
:23:27. > :23:29.Because I know that will bring the best out of me.
:23:30. > :23:33.Ranked 146 in the world two years ago, she has now
:23:34. > :23:35.climbed to number seven, ready for another
:23:36. > :24:07.It has been so dry in April. The pattern is set to stay. We had a
:24:08. > :24:16.frost. The lowest temperature was minus two minus two. Most stuck at
:24:17. > :24:22.around... Overnight tonight and this evening, the cloud will thicken.
:24:23. > :24:26.Light and well scattered showers, nothing significant. With more
:24:27. > :24:33.cloud, not as cold tomorrow morning. Starting the day at 8-9d. Some
:24:34. > :24:37.brighter spells coming and going on Friday. Still cannot rule out light
:24:38. > :24:43.showers, but most places will miss them and stay dry. Lighter winds
:24:44. > :24:47.compared to today. Similar temperatures, but feeling my other.
:24:48. > :24:57.As we start the weekend, not particularly cold. Overcast skies
:24:58. > :25:02.persist, and a week weather front keeping the patchy rain. Nothing
:25:03. > :25:07.useful for gardeners or farmers at significant wet weather.
:25:08. > :25:13.Temperatures down to 12-13. Later on, eventually some brighter skies.
:25:14. > :25:19.A cold front is moving through, clearing away the cloud, and high
:25:20. > :25:23.pressure builds in for the second-half the region. Clear skies,
:25:24. > :25:28.colder nights, chilly first thing on Sunday. At the moment, it looks like
:25:29. > :25:33.being the brighter day of the weekend. The temperatures staying
:25:34. > :25:37.around about average. Monday, temperatures falling away. More
:25:38. > :25:45.typical April weather with some showers and sunshine. I bet all the
:25:46. > :25:49.heavy weather is waiting for the school summer holidays. We do need
:25:50. > :26:00.the rain, so we will not complain. That is it for you! But I will be
:26:01. > :26:02.back with the eight o'clock and the latest news. -- late news.