:00:00. > :00:00.Today's main headlines in the South East:
:00:07. > :00:09.The family of a Sussex soldier killed in friendly fire
:00:10. > :00:11.say his comrade has "blood on his hands",
:00:12. > :00:15.The Aslef drivers' union suspends next week's rail strikes ahead
:00:16. > :00:26.We're at Three Bridges with the latest.
:00:27. > :00:32.And we have a bitterly cold night to night, lots of sunshine for tomorrow
:00:33. > :00:40.and another cold crisp winter 's day.
:00:41. > :00:43.A Sussex soldier shot dead in Afghanistan in a so-called
:00:44. > :00:48."friendly fire" incident lost his life because a comrade
:00:49. > :00:53."did not take sufficient care" and fired in the wrong direction.
:00:54. > :00:57.That's the conclusion of an inquest into the death
:00:58. > :01:00.The coroner criticised the Ministry of Defence for showing
:01:01. > :01:03."a complete lack of empathy" towards the Brynin family.
:01:04. > :01:13.Bonds Corporal James Brynin was described as an outstanding soldier
:01:14. > :01:18.who was immensely popular. His dental in Afghanistan cannot at the
:01:19. > :01:24.hands of the Taliban but instead a comrade. Lance Corporal Mark Kelly
:01:25. > :01:29.shooting James dead under fire in the wrong direction during a million
:01:30. > :01:32.operation. The coroner said today there was insufficient evidence to
:01:33. > :01:38.return a conclusion of unlawful killing. The obvious disappointment
:01:39. > :01:40.of his family. Whilst we are very upset and disappointed that having
:01:41. > :01:49.waited so long for this lengthy process to conclude, no charges and
:01:50. > :01:52.punishment and genuine guilt has be acknowledged, it is and has always
:01:53. > :01:58.been our opinion that Kelly knew what he had done within moments.
:01:59. > :02:02.Rather than acknowledging he did run he instead stays to step back and
:02:03. > :02:05.the simple fact remains that his errors led directly to our son's
:02:06. > :02:11.death, he has and for ever will have James's blood on his hands. Gems of
:02:12. > :02:16.the 400 member of the forces killed in Afghanistan. The event by Mr paid
:02:17. > :02:19.this tribute. He was a highly talented and professional soldier,
:02:20. > :02:22.and our thoughts are with his family friends and colleagues, at this very
:02:23. > :02:28.difficult time. He has made the ultimate sacrifice and we must never
:02:29. > :02:35.forget him. It was on October 15 2015 Lance Corp will brine and was
:02:36. > :02:41.killed. Bullet analysis to revealed it was friendly fire. In March 2015
:02:42. > :02:45.and inquest was adjourned over it concerns it may have been homicide.
:02:46. > :02:48.In November his family were told no charges would be brought against
:02:49. > :02:58.Lance Corporal Mark Kelly who fired the fatal shot. James Brynin's
:02:59. > :03:01.father appeared on a reality show. Did you do this because you wanted
:03:02. > :03:06.to feel what your son has been through? I think there is an element
:03:07. > :03:16.of that. If Dems had not been killed, I probably wouldn't be here.
:03:17. > :03:20.The report concluded that James Brynin had been killed at the hand
:03:21. > :03:21.of a disoriented colleague, who had simply not taken enough care was
:03:22. > :03:29.cheating. -- whilst shooting. Well our reporter Charlie Rose has
:03:30. > :03:31.been following the story. Charlie what else did
:03:32. > :03:38.the coroner have to say? the coroner said she would write a
:03:39. > :03:41.letter of concern to the Ministry of Defence over the way it has managed
:03:42. > :03:47.the family. The inquest heard they had only found out it was friendly
:03:48. > :03:50.fire three months after his death. The coroner said there appeared to
:03:51. > :03:55.have been a complete lack of empathy and the family had been let down,
:03:56. > :03:58.she said. Tonight, the Ministry of Defence said it would consider
:03:59. > :04:01.criticisms, and consider them carefully. It said this evening its
:04:02. > :04:03.thoughts were with Lance Corporal brine in's family and friends.
:04:04. > :04:06.The train drivers union Aslef has suspended next week's strikes,
:04:07. > :04:07.with talks with Southern Rail management set to
:04:08. > :04:14.The talks will be jointly chaired by the general
:04:15. > :04:20.secretary of the TUC - and the human resources director
:04:21. > :04:22.of rail company Abelio, which runs ScotRail trains.
:04:23. > :04:24.From midnight tonight the overtime ban which had caused continuing
:04:25. > :04:30.In addition three days of strike scheduled for Tuesday 24th,
:04:31. > :04:34.Wednesday 25th and Friday 27th next week have all been suspended.
:04:35. > :04:38.But the RMT union which represents conductors is not involved
:04:39. > :04:41.in the talks, and their strike set for next Monday is currently
:04:42. > :04:52.We opposite Leask duck and where the network grows to a halt is when
:04:53. > :04:57.train drivers refuse to operate the Trent at all. That is what the talks
:04:58. > :05:01.are trying to solve. It is probably best where if we start the train
:05:02. > :05:05.drivers and then once we have solved that dispute and I hope we can we
:05:06. > :05:10.pick and then talk to the RMT to try and solve their dispute as well. I
:05:11. > :05:16.implore both sides and government to get round the table, do so with an
:05:17. > :05:21.open spirited manner, and do what it takes to be on the side of
:05:22. > :05:24.passengers. Both sides be open to concession. Both sides be open
:05:25. > :05:27.spirited, let's get this done. We are already over the cliff, we
:05:28. > :05:31.aren't on the cliff edge, we are over the cliff, we have one chance
:05:32. > :05:36.to get back on top. Let's take it well at seems it with both hands.
:05:37. > :05:41.We are joined by three Bridges railway station. These talks have
:05:42. > :05:45.been described by the Department for Transport as intensive, Southern
:05:46. > :05:47.says it's important and significant developments. What kind of reactions
:05:48. > :05:52.have you found among commuters this evening?
:05:53. > :05:57.Rob, I'm afraid I didn't sense much hope from commuters arriving home
:05:58. > :06:04.here at three bridges, if anything, I sensed the frustration and anger
:06:05. > :06:09.that this dispute is still ongoing. It's just gone on so long. I just
:06:10. > :06:14.don't know who's right and who's wrong any more. Not very optimistic,
:06:15. > :06:17.of course, the whole process is the worst it has been in 30 years, I
:06:18. > :06:21.have committed 30 years and something must change. I am very
:06:22. > :06:26.frustrated and annoyed, disappointed, wondering when it will
:06:27. > :06:30.end. And I can't CNN an end to really. Despite their frustration
:06:31. > :06:33.and anger, those talks are taking place, the Aslef strike action has
:06:34. > :06:42.been suspended but of course the RNC action is still going ahead. Yes,
:06:43. > :06:47.the Aslef say they have suspended the strikes. That doesn't mean they
:06:48. > :06:51.are withdrawn. If these talks tomorrow with the TUC 's collapse,
:06:52. > :06:56.the strike could still go ahead, and of course Aslef is mainly for the
:06:57. > :07:00.drivers, and there is a massive impact when they go on strike. The
:07:01. > :07:03.RMT strike is expected to go ahead on Monday but one thing that is
:07:04. > :07:07.still unclear is that there are still a handful of RMT drivers that
:07:08. > :07:13.usually mirror the Aslef strike, and it is unclear as yet what they will
:07:14. > :07:15.do. I guess it depends on how productive these fresh talks are
:07:16. > :07:16.tomorrow. Christie, thank you. A businessman accused of blighting
:07:17. > :07:25.a Kent village with a mountain The University of Sussex has issued
:07:26. > :07:32.a face-to-face apology by a student attacked by her lecturer. The
:07:33. > :07:36.lecturer was allowed to continue for ten months until resigning last
:07:37. > :07:39.year. The University reported on the case come out with concluding it
:07:40. > :07:44.and failed to communicate with its and failed to communicate with its
:07:45. > :07:47.effective in a professional manner. An 18-year-old boy has been taken to
:07:48. > :07:50.fast food are struggling Brighton fast food are struggling Brighton
:07:51. > :07:54.this evening. Sussex Police were called to the incident on London
:07:55. > :07:57.Road and McDonald's before five o'clock. They were looking for a
:07:58. > :08:01.mixed-race man in his late teens with a scar above his eye.
:08:02. > :08:03.A businessman accused of blighting a Kent village with a mountain
:08:04. > :08:05.of discarded mattresses was operating illegally
:08:06. > :08:08.Lewis Bertram is accused of allowing thousands of mattresses,
:08:09. > :08:11.bed frames and textiles to be dumped at the site
:08:12. > :08:15.The Environment Agency brought the charges
:08:16. > :08:21.Sara Smith has sent this report from Canterbury Crown Court.
:08:22. > :08:31.The view from the air of one area of the estate. Mattresses piled five
:08:32. > :08:35.metres high and weighing more than 2000 tonnes a jury heard. Defendant
:08:36. > :08:40.Lewis Bertram who ran his business he had a licence to recycle
:08:41. > :08:46.mattresses at the site, but breaking them down into textiles was his
:08:47. > :08:50.goal. The limit was 1000 tonnes. All storage and processing had to be
:08:51. > :08:55.carried out inside the buildings. The jury was told the huge pile of
:08:56. > :09:00.mattresses could be a fire risk and that some material was escaping into
:09:01. > :09:05.a nearby watercourse. Posing a possible environmental hazard as
:09:06. > :09:08.well. When neighbours complained, the Environment Agency which
:09:09. > :09:13.controlled such activities and issues the licences paid the site
:09:14. > :09:17.the first of many visits. Today, one of the agency's officers said Mr
:09:18. > :09:21.Bertram had been given plenty of time to deal with the mattress
:09:22. > :09:27.mountain, but had failed to do so. Instead, continuing to trade here.
:09:28. > :09:30.After tonight's FA Cup replay, we now know who Brighton will face
:09:31. > :09:34.Lincoln City beat Ipswich Town with a goal in the final
:09:35. > :09:38.Their win sets up a match against the Seagulls
:09:39. > :09:48.The national weather forecast will be in a moment,
:09:49. > :09:51.but first let's get the picture in the South East
:09:52. > :09:57.It will be cold overnight? Yes, that's right. A dark and crisp day
:09:58. > :10:01.for tomorrow, similar to today. I pressure to thank for that. Lots of
:10:02. > :10:07.sunshine this afternoon, highs of three or 4 degrees, and clear skies
:10:08. > :10:14.overnight meaning to do is plummet. Temperatures reached lows of -3 or 4
:10:15. > :10:19.degrees in moral leg-macro more rural areas. Bitterly cold starts to
:10:20. > :10:23.Wednesday but sunshine from the word go, so haute onto the area of high
:10:24. > :10:27.pressure for us and the south-east corner, lots of sunshine and a Dane
:10:28. > :10:33.a gentle easterly breeze as five to ten mph, and by the afternoon
:10:34. > :10:37.temperatures creep up two or three degrees, feeling bitterly cold but
:10:38. > :10:41.lots of brightness. Make the most of it, it would be lasting. Wednesday
:10:42. > :10:46.Thursday we see more cloud, slightly left cold temperatures above
:10:47. > :10:52.freezing along the coast but more rural spots dropping 2-1, so some
:10:53. > :10:55.patchy frost as we start Thursday. It is a settled picture lots of
:10:56. > :11:00.cloud cover, and temperatures by the afternoon reaching highs of eight or
:11:01. > :11:01.9 degrees, similarly on Friday. Here is the outlook
:11:02. > :11:05.from time to time. Staying settled still. Nick has the national
:11:06. > :11:10.forecast this evening. Hello. If you are watching the
:11:11. > :11:14.football earlier it turned out to be an evening for football fans in
:11:15. > :11:19.Lincolnshire. This is how it looked at the start of the day. No idea
:11:20. > :11:23.whether this weather watcher is a football fan, it's a fan of weather
:11:24. > :11:26.that matters here. All sorts of weather, from 13 in Aberdeenshire to
:11:27. > :11:30.two, despite the sunshine in Kent. I wonder if this six in the cloud
:11:31. > :11:34.across the Midlands into northern England and parts of Wales felt
:11:35. > :11:38.colder, particularly in these misty and foggy conditions in this weather
:11:39. > :11:41.watcher view. Some drizzly rain around at times still from the
:11:42. > :11:46.thicker cloud into parts of England and Wales overnight, hill fog too.
:11:47. > :11:49.Cloud for Scotland and Northern Ireland, although a few breaks in
:11:50. > :11:51.eastern Scotland and close to freezing, but the coldest weather
:11:52. > :11:52.overnight