06/01/2017

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:00:11. > :00:14.Three men have been jailed for a total of 40 years

:00:15. > :00:17.for smuggling millions of pounds worth of cocaine into Kent -

:00:18. > :00:19.by dropping the drugs from a light aircraft

:00:20. > :00:25.But National Crime Agency officers had the gang under surveillance

:00:26. > :00:27.and they were caught within hours of picking up the cargo.

:00:28. > :00:30.It's the latest in a string of attempts to smuggle drugs

:00:31. > :00:32.into the country using small planes and helicopters.

:00:33. > :00:39.It would have been a manoeuvre similar to this one being

:00:40. > :00:42.demonstrated for us today at a rural airfield.

:00:43. > :00:46.A small plane swooping down to within a few feet of the ground

:00:47. > :00:51.so that containers of drugs could be dropped onto the grass below.

:00:52. > :00:57.Last June, National Crime Agency officers were planning a swoop

:00:58. > :00:59.of their own and today, Andrew Barrett, Michael Mealing

:01:00. > :01:05.and Jonathan Hart are starting their prison sentences.

:01:06. > :01:09.Investigators who had been tracking the three men saw a light aircraft

:01:10. > :01:17.They followed a Land Rover where they arrested two

:01:18. > :01:19.of the smugglers and found two thirds of the cocaine.

:01:20. > :01:22.The rest was found in a van in Watford where

:01:23. > :01:27.For this experienced pilot, it's no surprise the smugglers

:01:28. > :01:34.People in the flying community, and if you look around

:01:35. > :01:37.you here at the airfield, everyone will notice something

:01:38. > :01:39.unusual or if an unusual person drops into the airfield

:01:40. > :01:42.However, if someone is smuggling some drugs or contraband in,

:01:43. > :01:44.in poor weather, low visibility, flying low, dropping

:01:45. > :01:46.it and disappearing, it's quite likely that no one

:01:47. > :01:52.That could be in a field in the middle of the country.

:01:53. > :02:06.Light aircraft are a manner in and out of which drugs can be

:02:07. > :02:09.It could be firearms, people actually brought

:02:10. > :02:12.in by a landing strip, no different to the coastline

:02:13. > :02:14.with boats coming in in a similar way, doing a similar thing.

:02:15. > :02:17.The important thing to understand is that we are now

:02:18. > :02:19.focused, as an agency, on the tackling this threat.

:02:20. > :02:23.This was officers last April stopping a car containing

:02:24. > :02:29.That had been dropped into a field in Kent by helicopter.

:02:30. > :02:32.In December, two men were found guilty of smuggling to gain

:02:33. > :02:38.Three more smugglers may now be behind bars but the enormity

:02:39. > :02:50.More cooperation is needed between providers of help for young

:02:51. > :02:53.people with mental illnesses to ensure those who self harm get

:02:54. > :02:54.the best possible care, according to campaigners.

:02:55. > :02:58.There has been a 40% increase in hospital admissions

:02:59. > :03:01.in the South East because of self harming with a marked increase

:03:02. > :03:04.in the 11 to 18-year-old age group - that's gone up from 920

:03:05. > :03:16.Sussex School pupil Olivia Nathan is studying hard for her A-levels.

:03:17. > :03:18.One of her chosen subjects is psychology.

:03:19. > :03:20.It's an area she has already researched extensively,

:03:21. > :03:22.largely due to her own experience of self harming between

:03:23. > :03:32.It all went back to the age of six when I lost my aunt to suicide.

:03:33. > :03:35.I suppressed those emotions for so many years and

:03:36. > :03:39.When I was 13 and had counselling, that was the first time these

:03:40. > :03:41.emotions and thoughts had been unleashed and they

:03:42. > :03:47.I couldn't cope with them so I ended up self harming.

:03:48. > :03:50.Latest figures show a sharp increase in the number of admissions of young

:03:51. > :03:52.people in the south-east to hospital due to self harming.

:03:53. > :03:55.The Department of Health said they are investing ?1.4 billion

:03:56. > :03:57.across the country to help and strengthening the links between

:03:58. > :04:04.Doing exactly that is the Right Here project in Brighton.

:04:05. > :04:07.They provide workshops, activities and to go into schools,

:04:08. > :04:10.as well as providing online tools to help young people.

:04:11. > :04:20.Demand for these leaflets is higher than ever.

:04:21. > :04:23.We have known for a long time that there has been in an increase

:04:24. > :04:27.in self harm but it's important to view them in the context of us

:04:28. > :04:29.having more conversations about mental health and talking

:04:30. > :04:31.to more people about self harm, and reducing stigma around

:04:32. > :04:38.Now three years free of self harm, Olivia has a butterfly

:04:39. > :04:41.symbol tattooed on her arm to remind her of an illness

:04:42. > :04:44.that so often remains hidden and untreated.

:04:45. > :04:54.Hospital staff involved in the emergency treatment

:04:55. > :04:57.of a mother who had just given birth, failed to contact

:04:58. > :04:59.the on-call consultant anaesthetist for three hours,

:05:00. > :05:05.30-year-old Frances Cappuccini died after an emergency caesarian

:05:06. > :05:09.Today, an expert consultant obstetric anaesthetist

:05:10. > :05:12.told the hearing that - even after looking into the case

:05:13. > :05:15.for more than three years - he still didn't know who that

:05:16. > :05:20.The Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says the unions involved

:05:21. > :05:22.in industrial action affecting the Southern Rail Network need

:05:23. > :05:24.to cancel strikes to allow talks 'without pre-conditions'

:05:25. > :05:28.Mr Grayling asked that next week's planned action be called off.

:05:29. > :05:30.Paul Cox from the RMT said they are always prepared

:05:31. > :05:48.Well, we have a special debate programme on this issue coming up.

:05:49. > :05:51.This is not a dispute with the public, this is a dispute

:05:52. > :05:59.A bit of a disgrace, really, isn't it?

:06:00. > :06:01.That it has gone on as long as it has.

:06:02. > :06:05.I try to empathise with why they are striking.

:06:06. > :06:08.You pay too much for delays, cancellations and disruption.

:06:09. > :06:16.I don't think the Prime Minister has any idea of the level of suffering

:06:17. > :06:23.and pain that rail passengers and businesses are suffering.

:06:24. > :06:34.There is only one body responsible for the current strike, this

:06:35. > :06:36.is a strike from the trade unions.

:06:37. > :06:38.You'll be able to watch that programme on Monday

:06:39. > :06:47.In your last few minutes, we have heard that there has been an

:06:48. > :06:49.incident at Ashford station and services are disrupted.

:06:50. > :06:51.That's it from me, your national weather forecast coming up,

:06:52. > :06:53.but first let's get the picture in the South East

:06:54. > :07:00.Good evening. A frosty start to day again today. That has really set the

:07:01. > :07:04.tone for the weekend. More cloud around and feeling less cold than it

:07:05. > :07:08.has week. At times, it will be some patchy drizzle around but, for the

:07:09. > :07:12.most part, staying dry. The same can't be said for tonight. Heavy

:07:13. > :07:17.rain at times, heralding some really mild air. Look at these

:07:18. > :07:24.temperatures. Overnight lows, if you can call it that, of 5-6 C. As we

:07:25. > :07:28.start the day for Saturday, four Celsius. A ridge of high pressure

:07:29. > :07:30.giving us some cloud, south-westerly winds. By the afternoon, height of

:07:31. > :07:41.nine Celsius. Good evening. The weather has been

:07:42. > :07:45.turning milder and also cloudier through the course of the day. We

:07:46. > :07:50.did see some clear spells moving in from the North will stop this was

:07:51. > :07:54.the sunset, captured in Dundee. Some clear spells as we headed through

:07:55. > :07:57.the course of the afternoon into the evening. Really, through the

:07:58. > :08:02.weekend, wiki with a similar theme. Much milder than it has been. A lot

:08:03. > :08:06.of cloud around in general, but for most of us think. Dry. Not dry

:08:07. > :08:08.everywhere at the moment, particularly across central and

:08:09. > :08:12.southern parts of England and Wales. We have a lot of cloud, bringing

:08:13. > :08:17.outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. The patchy rain will ease away

:08:18. > :08:20.slowly towards the south through tonight and further north across the

:08:21. > :08:25.country, drier conditions. Wherever you are, it's pretty cloudy. Mostly

:08:26. > :08:28.frost free to start the weekend, but there could be frost across the

:08:29. > :08:30.central glens of Scotland.