:00:00. > :00:07.Today's main headlines in the South East.
:00:08. > :00:10.Jail for the man who left a 17-year-old girl to drown
:00:11. > :00:13.He is branded "repugnant" by the judge.
:00:14. > :00:14.A ?200 million investment in Dover's Western Docks,
:00:15. > :00:16.aimed at keeping the port relevant after Brexit.
:00:17. > :00:30.We will be live at the port, with the details.
:00:31. > :00:40.And another bitterly cold they can eat, with warnings owed for ice at
:00:41. > :00:44.the rush hour tomorrow. A man who left a young woman
:00:45. > :00:49.to drown in the sea at Ramsgate has been jailed for five
:00:50. > :00:51.and a half years. Michael Bowditch pleaded guilty
:00:52. > :00:53.to the manslaughter of Becky Morgan, She was with Bowditch when she fell
:00:54. > :00:58.from the sea wall in the early hours of May 1 last year, but did not
:00:59. > :01:01.contact the emergency services for two and a half hours.
:01:02. > :01:06.Sara Smith reports. Becky Morgan's friends and family
:01:07. > :01:09.crowded into the court today, to hear a man admit that he had left
:01:10. > :01:14.the teenager to drown. Exactly what happened to her that
:01:15. > :01:17.night, they will never know. But they do know that he could
:01:18. > :01:21.have tried to save her. Most certainly,
:01:22. > :01:22.he could have helped. There was a lifebuoy
:01:23. > :01:25.on the side of the harbour arm, quite near to where
:01:26. > :01:28.Becky went into the water. He had a telephone
:01:29. > :01:32.on him at the time. The emergency services
:01:33. > :01:39.could have been alerted. Instead, Michael Bowditch,
:01:40. > :01:42.who had only met Becky a few hours He would tell police they had been
:01:43. > :01:46.kissing and mucking around, when she had fallen off
:01:47. > :01:48.the harbour arm. She had been screaming for help
:01:49. > :01:51.and saying she could not swim. He later retracted that and said
:01:52. > :01:57.he could not remember what happened. What is clear is that they had gone
:01:58. > :02:00.on to the harbour arm just after 2am, when Becky had fallen
:02:01. > :02:03.into the water. Bowditch only called
:02:04. > :02:05.the police at five o'clock. where he had been seen
:02:06. > :02:11.chatting and laughing. A little later, Becky's body
:02:12. > :02:13.was found, two and a half miles In a statement, Becky's mother said
:02:14. > :02:19.she felt something bright in her life had died.
:02:20. > :02:24.A police officer spoke her words. All I can think about is her being
:02:25. > :02:27.alone, in the dark, in the cold I can imagine that she
:02:28. > :02:33.was calling for me. Another family member
:02:34. > :02:36.spoke of their distress. All of us are completely
:02:37. > :02:38.devastated, to be honest. I know it is real, but I still keep
:02:39. > :02:48.expecting to hear her voice. I still find it terribly
:02:49. > :02:54.difficult to believe that this wonderful, vibrant,
:02:55. > :02:57.intelligent girl is just gone. The judge described Bowditch's
:02:58. > :02:59.behaviour as "repugnant", to see that Becky was in
:03:00. > :03:04.trouble, but walk away. He said the fact that,
:03:05. > :03:06.while she had been sober, he had been drunk and taken cannabis
:03:07. > :03:10.and cocaine was not an excuse, He sentenced him to
:03:11. > :03:22.five and a half years. It is being described as the single
:03:23. > :03:25.biggest investment ever undertaken by the Port of Dover -
:03:26. > :03:28.the revival of the Western Docks, to create a new cargo
:03:29. > :03:31.facility and marina. And tonight, a consortium of leading
:03:32. > :03:34.British and European lenders has agreed a ?200 million package
:03:35. > :03:36.of loans, to help make It is believed the port handles
:03:37. > :03:44.about 17% of all UK trade in goods, We can cross to Dover now and speak
:03:45. > :03:50.to our reporter, Simon Jones. Simon, how significant
:03:51. > :04:09.is this investment? This has been described as a once in
:04:10. > :04:16.a generation project. Down here, the Western Docks has been rather
:04:17. > :04:24.forlorn lover since the four Port closed a number of these as years
:04:25. > :04:29.ago. This will revitalise it. There will be a new cargo terminal, as
:04:30. > :04:35.well as other amenities. The port has a huge asset and it will remain
:04:36. > :04:38.that we are after we leave the European Union. The local MP has
:04:39. > :04:44.welcomed the Internet investment that says, we need to get on with
:04:45. > :04:53.it, for this project has taken three years to come to fruition. A local
:04:54. > :04:54.people see other investment has not done enough for the town only want
:04:55. > :04:57.to see this project doing that. There are calls this evening
:04:58. > :05:00.for a rail body to be set up, made up of councils,
:05:01. > :05:02.businesses and commuters in Sussex, to help decide the way
:05:03. > :05:05.the Southern service is run. The leader of Brighton
:05:06. > :05:07.Council wants a new body, A similar scheme for the north
:05:08. > :05:11.of England has already helped Southern Rail has faced
:05:12. > :05:14.months of disruption through strike action,
:05:15. > :05:15.but had been facing strong criticism for delays before
:05:16. > :05:18.that action started. A man who raped and abused young
:05:19. > :05:21.children over more than 30 years 80-year-old Mark Humphreys carried
:05:22. > :05:25.out the offences against children, some as young as three, at address
:05:26. > :05:27.in Tunbridge Wells and Sleaford. He would give the children biscuits
:05:28. > :05:30.or milk after abusing them. He was arrested after one
:05:31. > :05:32.of the victims of his historical offences went
:05:33. > :05:40.to Kent Police in March 2015. A Kent couple say families
:05:41. > :05:42.with relatives in care homes should be able to complain about quality
:05:43. > :05:45.of care, without fear of reprisals. It comes as the Residents
:05:46. > :05:47.and Relatives Association say they have received a 60% increase
:05:48. > :05:50.in calls from relatives who say they have been banned
:05:51. > :05:52.from visiting spouses or, worse still, had their
:05:53. > :05:54.loved ones evicted. Chrissie Reidy has
:05:55. > :06:03.tonight's special report. Dorothy was resident at a care home
:06:04. > :06:06.in Deal for seven years. After her family raised
:06:07. > :06:08.numerous concerns about the quality of her care,
:06:09. > :06:10.they say the 96-year-old We should feel free to raise
:06:11. > :06:18.concerns on our loved one's behalf, without fear of thinking,
:06:19. > :06:21."If I say something, are we going to be barred from visiting or,
:06:22. > :06:27.worse still, being evicted?" The majority of care homes
:06:28. > :06:29.are privately run and can terminate a contract,
:06:30. > :06:32.if they cannot provide the level of care
:06:33. > :06:35.are expected by the family. But some believe banning relatives
:06:36. > :06:37.or evicting patients It is sometimes about the provider,
:06:38. > :06:43.about the care staff. This is where communication
:06:44. > :06:45.breaks down. And one of the main things
:06:46. > :06:48.about having people actually in a care home is that you have
:06:49. > :06:51.transparency and you have good The CQC, who regulate care homes,
:06:52. > :06:58.say it is not in their remit to mediate between families
:06:59. > :07:02.and the care providers. The Residents Relatives
:07:03. > :07:03.Association, however, say they have seen a 60% increase
:07:04. > :07:06.in calls from concerned relatives. They say homes need to be
:07:07. > :07:10.more open to criticism. If someone's visits are restricted,
:07:11. > :07:15.there should be very good reasons, like if it is bad for
:07:16. > :07:19.the resident, in some way. But we have rarely found an example
:07:20. > :07:22.where it is not the result We contacted the care home today
:07:23. > :07:28.and he promised to issue a statement But as of yet, we have
:07:29. > :07:34.not received anything. With people living longer,
:07:35. > :07:37.families say a more open and transparent complaints process
:07:38. > :07:39.is needed, but for Dorothy's Over the years, why have so many
:07:40. > :07:49.artists, writers and thinkers taken to the hills in Sussex
:07:50. > :07:51.looking for inspiration? It is a question that has
:07:52. > :07:54.inspired a major show, featuring artworks and treasures
:07:55. > :07:56.from some of the best-known galleries, famous houses
:07:57. > :07:57.and museums in Sussex. They were shocking
:07:58. > :08:08.in their day, before, Modernism provoked people,
:08:09. > :08:13.challenged the old order, overstepped marks and ignored
:08:14. > :08:16.boundaries. But the thread which runs
:08:17. > :08:18.through this show is that all the artists had chosen
:08:19. > :08:23.to live and work in Sussex. This is not an exhibition full
:08:24. > :08:25.of picturesque Sussex pictures. In fact, often they are
:08:26. > :08:27.really quite troubling. And that is something
:08:28. > :08:29.which distinguishes a lot They often worked in
:08:30. > :08:35.collectives and communities. Regarded as elitist
:08:36. > :08:38.and weird, by outsiders, but pretty normal
:08:39. > :08:42.for artists of today. The exhibition brings
:08:43. > :08:44.all their work together. In a sense, they really have raided
:08:45. > :08:50.the Sussex family jewels. There is work here from collections
:08:51. > :08:53.in Hastings, Brighton The main purpose is to raise
:08:54. > :09:06.the profile and promote these Like we're doing this
:09:07. > :09:11.time with the wonderful nine partners from Sussex,
:09:12. > :09:13.we bring collections into London and curate them for a bespoke show
:09:14. > :09:19.at the house. The extraordinary houses
:09:20. > :09:21.is 2 Temple Place, built in the 1890s as the London
:09:22. > :09:24.offices for William Waldorf Astor, one of then-richest men
:09:25. > :09:26.in the world and a major benefactor to
:09:27. > :09:33.Hever Castle in Kent. It is a fascinating
:09:34. > :09:34.scene-setter for these works by the Bohemians artists
:09:35. > :09:36.and craftsmen of Sussex. I am hoping people will
:09:37. > :09:39.come to the exhibition, move around, make up their own
:09:40. > :09:43.connections between things. The art of Sussex comes to London,
:09:44. > :09:51.to tell a colourful story. We will have with the national
:09:52. > :09:54.weather forecast in a moment, but first, we can get the picture
:09:55. > :10:15.in the South East, Good evening. Another cold day. Some
:10:16. > :10:25.brightness overnight. Clear skies. Temperatures dropping to below zero.
:10:26. > :10:32.We are expecting to see some rain first thing tomorrow morning, which
:10:33. > :10:43.could be problematic. There is a warning out for ice during the rush
:10:44. > :10:47.hour. By the afternoon, more cloud cover and the chance of some
:10:48. > :10:55.drizzle, with temperatures reaching 8-9 C. From Freddie into Saturday,
:10:56. > :11:00.temperatures rarely falling a couple of degrees overnight.
:11:01. > :11:01.weekend. It's swings and roundabouts, higher temperatures but
:11:02. > :11:12.some rain as well. Good evening. It's been dry so far
:11:13. > :11:17.this January but as it draws to a close it looks like we will see some
:11:18. > :11:21.rain at last. It's been an interesting today a bitterly cold in
:11:22. > :11:27.Norfolk, way we kept the grey cloud all day and the grey cloud gave a
:11:28. > :11:31.dusting of snow in places. This is a lovely picture sent in from Sutton
:11:32. > :11:33.Coldfield. Rob Wales and much of Scotland it's been a beautiful day,
:11:34. > :11:38.lots of sunshine and temperatures, 13 degrees compared with -2 under
:11:39. > :11:43.the cloud in East Anglia. Those temperatures are already down to -3
:11:44. > :11:44.or minus four. It's bitter out there, when