:00:00. > :00:07.Today's main headlines in the South East:
:00:08. > :00:11.The Sussex gang who left a xoung man with severe brain damage,
:00:12. > :00:16.unable to walk or talk, after a brutal attack.
:00:17. > :00:19.Alfie was unconscious on thd floor and he was continued to be beaten
:00:20. > :00:27.A new charity in memory of the Brighton teenager whose
:00:28. > :00:39.candid video diary about cancer gained thousands of followers.
:00:40. > :00:46.Mist and fog to start the d`ta model but it is brightening up. -, DVD
:00:47. > :00:52.tomorrow. A gang who left a young man
:00:53. > :00:58.with catastrophic brain dam`ge in a brutal attack outside ` takaway
:00:59. > :01:05.in Bexhill have been found guilty -- in a brutal attack outside
:01:06. > :01:07.a takeaway in Bexhill Alfie Peak spent five
:01:08. > :01:12.months in a coma after the assault three years ago and can
:01:13. > :01:15.no longer walk or speak. Zack Dangerfield, Steven Luck,
:01:16. > :01:17.John Panice and Thomas Unwin have been told to expect lengthy jail
:01:18. > :01:22.sentences, as Sara Smith reports. It's more than three years
:01:23. > :01:27.since Alfie's life changed forever. At Hove Crown Court,
:01:28. > :01:30.he got to see those accused of causing him such serious
:01:31. > :01:32.and permanent brain damage His parter, Tanya White,
:01:33. > :01:40.has been with him throughout. It's been a really, really long
:01:41. > :01:43.three and a half years nearly. We've all suffered, Alfie's
:01:44. > :01:45.obviously suffered more than the rest of us but we can
:01:46. > :01:48.definitely look to the future again. Our life has been on hold
:01:49. > :01:51.for such a long time. It's just a really great molent
:01:52. > :01:56.for us all. This fast food restaurant
:01:57. > :01:59.is where the argument startdd between Alfie and the four len,
:02:00. > :02:04.possibly over a racist commdnt one of the four had made
:02:05. > :02:06.to a staff member. It quickly escalated
:02:07. > :02:11.and outside Alfie was set upon. Alfie was unconscious on thd floor
:02:12. > :02:16.and he was continued to be beaten We filmed Alfie and
:02:17. > :02:24.Tanya two years ago. He was out of his five-month
:02:25. > :02:27.coma, but still at a He has made progress but he's
:02:28. > :02:37.unlikely to talk again and still can't talk,
:02:38. > :02:39.communicating with a keyboard. The four men who attacked hhm that
:02:40. > :02:42.night all denied their role but witnesses described what looked
:02:43. > :02:45.like a rugby scrum over Alfhe Peak. They said the noise of him
:02:46. > :02:48.being punched and kicked as he lay Today, his 12-year-old daughter said
:02:49. > :02:56.she was so sad he could no longer do the things they used
:02:57. > :03:00.to do, before the attack. The four men will be back in court
:03:01. > :03:03.tomorrow morning for sentencing and sentencing guidelines
:03:04. > :03:06.for grievous bodily harm with intent Tanya White told me today
:03:07. > :03:13.that she was pleased that Alfie s attackers would face a long term
:03:14. > :03:16.in prison and she said she'd spoken A man who murdered two
:03:17. > :03:29.of his housemates in a brut`l knife attack in Canterbury,
:03:30. > :03:32.after a row over hot water in the shower, has bedn
:03:33. > :03:36.sentenced to life in prison, and told he'll serve at least 3
:03:37. > :03:38.years behind bars. Foster Christian made an obscene
:03:39. > :03:43.gesture towards his victims' families, who cheered as he was led
:03:44. > :03:47.from the dock at They say he deserves
:03:48. > :03:54.the death penalty. Police investigating
:03:55. > :03:55.a huge fire at a warehouse in Rochester believe it may have
:03:56. > :03:58.been started deliberately. 30 firefighters were sent
:03:59. > :04:00.to the blaze earlier today, and nearby residents were w`rned
:04:01. > :04:03.to keep their doors and windows shut The RMT is to ballot Southern Rail
:04:04. > :04:23.train drivers on industrial action, The family of a Sussex teen`ger
:04:24. > :04:25.whose candid video diary charting her battle with cancer had
:04:26. > :04:27.thousands of online followers, have launched a new charity
:04:28. > :04:30.today, in her memory. Charlotte Eades, from
:04:31. > :04:31.Brighton, was diagnosed The new charity will raise loney
:04:32. > :04:36.for research into glioblastoma, the rare and aggressive brahn cancer
:04:37. > :04:39.that took her life. Our health correspondent
:04:40. > :04:42.Mark Norman has the details. I'm just like any other typhcal
:04:43. > :04:47.teenage girl, but I have a twist. This is the moment Charlottd Eades
:04:48. > :04:54.began her video blog on YouTube I've had purple hair, no hahr, long,
:04:55. > :04:59.dark and shining hair, black lips, red lips,
:05:00. > :05:03.dry, cracked from chemother`py lips. Little did she or her familx know
:05:04. > :05:07.the impact these videos would have. Hundreds of thousands of people
:05:08. > :05:10.watched and listened as she detailed her fight
:05:11. > :05:13.with a brain tumour. Diagnosed with glioblastoma at 6,
:05:14. > :05:17.Charlotte died three years later. Today, her family launched
:05:18. > :05:22.a charity in her name. The point of the charity
:05:23. > :05:24.is that brain cancer There's only about 1%
:05:25. > :05:29.of funding that goes into it. Glioblastoma is a grade four,
:05:30. > :05:33.very vicious tumour. Unfortunately, things have taken
:05:34. > :05:40.a turn for the worse. Some of Charlotte's videos `re very
:05:41. > :05:43.hard to watch. The medication I was
:05:44. > :05:48.on isn't working very well. But it's because they watchdd her go
:05:49. > :05:51.through so much in the thred years before she died,
:05:52. > :05:56.that Charlott'es family want to read -- years before she died,
:05:57. > :05:59.that Charlotte's family want to read ?500,000 to help research
:06:00. > :06:01.being undertaken by her consultant. I think she'd be proud
:06:02. > :06:04.and there is the reason why this happened and Charlotte wantdd
:06:05. > :06:06.to help more people A lot of research money and research
:06:07. > :06:13.efforts are being focused on much more common tumours,
:06:14. > :06:15.such as breast cancer, lung cancer, bowel cancer,
:06:16. > :06:17.that affect tens of thousands of people and the difficultx
:06:18. > :06:20.with glioblastoma is that it is an incredibly rare tumour
:06:21. > :06:22.and the numbers of patients that develop this each
:06:23. > :06:28.year is very small. It is with regret that his will be
:06:29. > :06:32.the last YouTube When she was alive,
:06:33. > :06:38.Charlotte inspired thousands. Her family now hope
:06:39. > :06:48.that work can continue. Chrissie Reidy has also
:06:49. > :06:50.reported on this story Chrissie, experts are welcoling
:06:51. > :07:07.the work being done to raisd Yes, and that is because an adult
:07:08. > :07:13.credibly greyer and it's evdn more rear end youngsters. The nulber of
:07:14. > :07:18.cases is still low and new insurgency by raising awareness and
:07:19. > :07:21.finding more research, that is truly crucial so that hopefully they can
:07:22. > :07:23.push, try and push more survival rates.
:07:24. > :07:25.Thank you. It's a tradition that's been
:07:26. > :07:27.commonplace in European wind-making Local villagers help
:07:28. > :07:30.with the grape harvest, Today, it's been recreated
:07:31. > :07:35.at the Rathfinny Estate in Alfriston, near Eastbourne,
:07:36. > :07:39.where neighbours have taken time out from the day job to spend
:07:40. > :07:42.a few hours picking grapes, before enjoying the fruits
:07:43. > :07:44.of their labours. Our environment correspondent
:07:45. > :07:50.Yvette Austin joined them. It could be a scene
:07:51. > :07:54.from the Champagne region of France. Local residents coming to hdlp out
:07:55. > :08:06.with the grape harvest. Known as the vendage in France,
:08:07. > :08:10.it's a tradition that stretches back into the farming history of Europe
:08:11. > :08:16.and it's now being recplicated To come out here and help ott
:08:17. > :08:21.with a family-run business which is breathing life back
:08:22. > :08:23.into the Downs, to me, At first, I thought you just picked
:08:24. > :08:30.them one by one but it's so much This is what villages did
:08:31. > :08:39.in the past and it just feels The estate couldn't have picked
:08:40. > :08:44.a better day to invite the village along, a celebration
:08:45. > :08:45.of this year's harvest, They're on target to pick 80 tonnes
:08:46. > :08:49.of grapes to produce In 2012, a large number of these
:08:50. > :09:04.same people came up and helped us Now, here we are, four
:09:05. > :09:07.and a half years on, It was only fitting they cale back
:09:08. > :09:13.to help us pick the grapes. This is the first harvest,
:09:14. > :09:18.really, from this vineyard We've had a great summer,
:09:19. > :09:22.we've got great grapes and we're And as in years gone by,
:09:23. > :09:32.the locals get their reward - lunch and a taste of what is made
:09:33. > :09:35.from their hard work. A thank you from the winemaker
:09:36. > :09:38.whose job now begins We'll have the national
:09:39. > :09:47.weather in a moment. First, here's the forecast
:09:48. > :09:59.for the South East, with Rachel A faulty start to the day btt it
:10:00. > :10:06.brightened up by the afternoon and we had highs of 15 or 16 Celsius.
:10:07. > :10:13.More of the same over the ndxt few days. Generally, its elder picture.
:10:14. > :10:18.Temperatures by Friday of 1617 Celsius. Warnings in force `bout
:10:19. > :10:22.that followed, particularly for tomorrow's tick here if you're out
:10:23. > :10:28.and about on the roads. Overnight tonight, clear skies and later ones.
:10:29. > :10:33.Quickly chilly picture as wd start the day on Thursday. Overnight lows
:10:34. > :10:37.of nine or 10 Celsius. This area of high pressure giving is unsdttled
:10:38. > :10:42.conditions of the next couple days. You lovely, Tom not be as that mist
:10:43. > :10:49.and fog clears. By the afternoon, more breakers. Quick e-mail to
:10:50. > :10:58.picture. Temperatures reachhng 5 or 16 Celsius. Thursday to Friday,
:10:59. > :11:02.another cold night. Highs of 15 or 16 Celsius. Here is the outlook
:11:03. > :11:03.out the outlook. Temperatures are looking very promising indeed. Nick
:11:04. > :11:15.Miller has the National forecast. If you like your forecast to include
:11:16. > :11:20.cold weather, this is not for you. Temperatures have been heading up,
:11:21. > :11:24.helped by sunshine showing off the autumn colours. 19 Celsius in
:11:25. > :11:28.Cheshire. Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales got to 16 or above. The
:11:29. > :11:30.mild hour feeding around high pressure from the Atlantic will
:11:31. > :11:31.continue for the