:00:15. > :00:18.There are calls today for more help for homeless people
:00:19. > :00:21.here in the South East, after a rough sleeper
:00:22. > :00:23.was found dead in a high street shop doorway in Chatham.
:00:24. > :00:26.The man, who was in his 40s, was discovered on Christmas Eve.
:00:27. > :00:30.But as the local council is asked to do more,
:00:31. > :00:32.it says it doesn't have the funds to give any extra help.
:00:33. > :00:41.Chatham High Street was much busier when his body was found
:00:42. > :00:48.Now there are calls for the council to improve the way
:00:49. > :00:54.it looks a homeless people in the very cold weather.
:00:55. > :00:57.Medway Council currently has severe weather protocol which effectively
:00:58. > :01:00.kicks in after three days of forecast of sub zero situations.
:01:01. > :01:02.We have seen this year when it was sub-zero,
:01:03. > :01:05.sub-zero and one Celsius, and the protocol didn't kick in,
:01:06. > :01:12.According to the Kent homeless charity Porchlight,
:01:13. > :01:16.the number of people sleeping rough in the county
:01:17. > :01:18.has almost doubled in the past year, with the number
:01:19. > :01:21.of under 25-year-olds who are homeless tripling.
:01:22. > :01:23.It is thought to be similar picture in Sussex,
:01:24. > :01:26.with 144 rough sleepers in Brighton alone.
:01:27. > :01:28.Medway Council says it is constrained
:01:29. > :01:36.The national protocol is three days of cold weather.
:01:37. > :01:39.If we actually dealt with it, we could intervene,
:01:40. > :01:41.for example, after one day, but what it would mean
:01:42. > :01:44.is we would have to pay the entire cost of those interventions
:01:45. > :01:47.and that is quite expensive, and we just do not have
:01:48. > :01:49.the resources at a time when our money is being so much
:01:50. > :01:53.As for the man who died on Christmas Eve,
:01:54. > :01:59.the cause of his death is not yet known.
:02:00. > :02:01.A family is having to find another home after
:02:02. > :02:03.a fire destroyed much of their bungalow in Minster
:02:04. > :02:09.on the Isle of Sheppey on Boxing Day.
:02:10. > :02:11.The fire at the back of the building in Highfield Road
:02:12. > :02:17.but are now having to find alternative accommodation.
:02:18. > :02:20.The fire is believed to have been accidental.
:02:21. > :02:23.A man has appeared in court accused of deliberately
:02:24. > :02:29.26-year-old Daryll Rowe was arrested in Brighton earlier this year.
:02:30. > :02:33.He failed to answer bail but after being arrested again,
:02:34. > :02:36.he appeared at Newcastle Crown Court where he was charged
:02:37. > :02:40.with seven counts of causing grievous bodily harm
:02:41. > :02:49.and one count of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.
:02:50. > :02:51.Three shotguns and luxury watches were among items stolen from
:02:52. > :02:53.a home near Maidstone on Christmas Eve.
:02:54. > :02:56.They were taken from a property in Nightingale Road in Allington
:02:57. > :03:11.Police are appealing for information.
:03:12. > :03:13.Football now, and Brighton and Hove Albion have
:03:14. > :03:16.moved back to the top of
:03:17. > :03:18.the Championship following a comfortable 3-0 win over QPR
:03:19. > :03:22.Goals came from Sam Baldock, Glenn Murray
:03:23. > :03:25.The victory lifts the Albion two points clear of rivals
:03:26. > :03:31.Newcastle and stretches their unbeaten run to 17 games.
:03:32. > :03:36.Now just a reminder that BBC South East Today is hosting
:03:37. > :03:39.a special Question Time-style debate about the ongoing crisis
:03:40. > :03:41.on Southern rail services on Sunday 8th of January.
:03:42. > :03:44.If you live or work in the South East and want to be
:03:45. > :03:46.in the audience, please send an e-mail to...
:03:47. > :03:57.Include your details and how you have been affected.
:03:58. > :04:04.In a moment we'll have the national weather forecast, but first let's
:04:05. > :04:17.It is turning chilly out there already. The problem is going to be
:04:18. > :04:21.fog, by dawn, quite widespread and thick. The Met Office have issued a
:04:22. > :04:27.warning because there could be some disruption to travel first thing
:04:28. > :04:32.tomorrow morning. It Torphichen up. Temperatures will not feel as low as
:04:33. > :04:36.last night but still, a frosty start, hovering round about
:04:37. > :04:44.freezing. A cold, grey and murky start tomorrow, and much of that
:04:45. > :04:49.mist and fog just lifting into low cloud, giving a very grey day with
:04:50. > :04:53.any brightness limited and top temperatures of six Celsius. When we
:04:54. > :04:57.do it all over again. Tomorrow night that mist and fog becomes quite
:04:58. > :05:00.widespread with temperatures around freezing, and another grey day on
:05:01. > :05:01.Thursday. Looking at the outlook