:00:16. > :00:20.The son of a woman who was crushed to death while working at a care
:00:21. > :00:22.home in Kent says he's relieved that bosses have finally admitted
:00:23. > :00:27.Joan Daws died five days after she was pinned to the wall
:00:28. > :00:30.of a lift by a snagged chair at the Laleham Care Home
:00:31. > :00:34.KCRH Limited has now admitted health and safety breaches -
:00:35. > :00:35.something Simon Daws, Joan's son, told our reporter
:00:36. > :00:41.Sara Smith, should never have taken so long.
:00:42. > :00:43.For 11 years, Joan worked as a carer here,
:00:44. > :00:49.but in 2013, what should have been a straightforward task,
:00:50. > :00:52.moving a weighing chair from one floor to another, cost her life.
:00:53. > :00:54.She became trapped in the old-fashioned lift at
:00:55. > :00:58.It was later revealed that it hadn't been serviced and didn't
:00:59. > :01:12.My mum's death could have been avoided by just following
:01:13. > :01:17.If you have a lift, they're meant to have it inspected.
:01:18. > :01:21.They will give you recommendations for any safety work that needs to be
:01:22. > :01:24.If they had put this light sensor in, the accident would never
:01:25. > :01:30.Today, the home is under new ownership, but the
:01:31. > :01:33.owners at the time have now pleaded guilty to two health
:01:34. > :01:36.What this really highlights is that people have
:01:37. > :01:38.a responsibility not only for the people who use
:01:39. > :01:40.their services but also to the people they employ.
:01:41. > :01:56.Joan Dawes died when the handles of the
:01:57. > :01:58.weighing chair became trapped in the grill style
:01:59. > :02:03.Colleagues heard her scream that she was unable to breathe.
:02:04. > :02:05.By the time the fire brigade released her, she
:02:06. > :02:08.She fell into a coma and died five days later,
:02:09. > :02:10.suffering asphyxia, brain damage and broken ribs.
:02:11. > :02:13.The care home's first reaction, he says, was to blame his mum
:02:14. > :02:18.Now at last they have accepted wrongdoing.
:02:19. > :02:20.We're now at just over three years where they have
:02:21. > :02:22.finally pleaded guilty, and I'm glad that we are near
:02:23. > :02:25.the end of the process, but nothing brings back my mum.
:02:26. > :02:27.They will be sentenced at Crown Court where
:02:28. > :02:30.they will be expecting hefty fine.
:02:31. > :02:32.A man's been arrested after more than ?17,000
:02:33. > :02:33.worth of fireworks were stolen from a storage
:02:34. > :02:39.The 26 year old was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen
:02:40. > :02:44.goods and has now been released on bail.
:02:45. > :02:46.A Bulgarian gang which smuggled nine illegal immigrants through the Port
:02:47. > :02:49.of Dover have been jailed for a total of 28 years.
:02:50. > :02:52.Maidstone Crown Court heard how they used garlic bulbs to put
:02:53. > :02:58.They hid the migrants - which included a family
:02:59. > :03:01.from Afghanistan - in special containers inside a van.
:03:02. > :03:02.The judge called it a "sophisticated, well-organised
:03:03. > :03:09.Sussex Police are appealing for information after the body
:03:10. > :03:12.of a man was found inside a house following a fire in St Leonards.
:03:13. > :03:14.This footage contains flashing images.
:03:15. > :03:17.Fire crews were called to the property in West Hill Road
:03:18. > :03:27.The cause of the blaze is currently being treated as unexplained.
:03:28. > :03:33.East Sussex Fire and rescue were already convincing. Unfortunately,
:03:34. > :03:38.when they went into the premises they found one deceased male,
:03:39. > :03:42.identity unknown at this stage. We are following up from there.
:03:43. > :03:47.Obviously there is a lot of forensic examination to go this time.
:03:48. > :03:50.Hundreds of drivers in the South East have been flouting
:03:51. > :03:52.the law by illegally using disabled parking permits - some even
:03:53. > :03:55.using permits belonging to relatives who have died -
:03:56. > :03:58.Nationally, more than 2.4 million disabled people
:03:59. > :04:03.But East Sussex County Council says it believes as many as 1 in 5
:04:04. > :04:07.And since January last year, more than 300 badges have been
:04:08. > :04:16.Five days a week, he's on the streets of East Sussex,
:04:17. > :04:18.a colleague covers Brighton and Hove.
:04:19. > :04:20.With identification badge on display,
:04:21. > :04:22.there is nothing secret about these investigation officers.
:04:23. > :04:25.They probably know more than you think.
:04:26. > :04:28.From the front of the badge, we can establish a bit of information.
:04:29. > :04:31.We can establish the sex of that badge-holder, and also the age.
:04:32. > :04:36.From that, we would also have a look within the vehicle, maybe look at
:04:37. > :04:39.seating positions, depending on whether it was a male or female,
:04:40. > :04:41.but we would also look for any signs of disability equipment,
:04:42. > :04:47.This car caught the inspector's eye this morning.
:04:48. > :04:49.The interior didn't suggest an elderly
:04:50. > :04:54.lady driver, but it turned out no offence had been committed.
:04:55. > :04:59.Some people are repeat offenders, though.
:05:00. > :05:01.This doctor was recently convicted in court for using his
:05:02. > :05:03.dead mother's badge, and as he left court,
:05:04. > :05:05.it turned out he had parked illegally for the court
:05:06. > :05:12.It is cases like that which have made the two local
:05:13. > :05:14.councils join Sussex Police to produce a video.
:05:15. > :05:17.I could be ill for days because somebody has not
:05:18. > :05:20.They can go five minutes away and walk
:05:21. > :05:23.The video now forms part of a training course
:05:24. > :05:26.offered as an alternative to a court appearance, a ?1000 fine and a
:05:27. > :05:32.On the streets today, full support from the blue
:05:33. > :05:38.I think it is the best thing, because there are so
:05:39. > :05:41.many people who are abusing them, and as soon as they get caught it
:05:42. > :05:43.gives people who need the space more chance.
:05:44. > :05:52.I have personally seen people going into Tesco and parking in the
:05:53. > :05:55.disabled bay, getting out of the car and then running into Tesco and I'm
:05:56. > :06:01.How difficult could it be for you if you can't
:06:02. > :06:07.Well, if I can't park, I have to go home.
:06:08. > :06:16.A high percentage are going to be family
:06:17. > :06:18.members, whether it is with the badge holder's
:06:19. > :06:22.We may find that people, either through ignorance or lack of
:06:23. > :06:25.education, are carrying out those errors and we're trying to that out.
:06:26. > :06:26.Hello, can I have a quick check please?
:06:27. > :06:29.Other councils and police forces, including Kent and Surrey,
:06:30. > :06:31.are now considering using the Sussex and Brighton scheme themselves.
:06:32. > :06:34.That's it from me, your national weather forecast in a moment,
:06:35. > :06:36.but first let's get the picture in the South East
:06:37. > :06:45.It is still looking quite wintry through the remainder of tonight and
:06:46. > :06:51.for the first part of the weekend as well. The Met office has issued a
:06:52. > :06:54.warning for snowfall across the rest of the region for tonight and
:06:55. > :07:00.tomorrow. Not all of us will see snow showers but it will be quite
:07:01. > :07:06.heavy around eastern Kent and at lower levels, mainly falling as snow
:07:07. > :07:10.-- rain and sleet. With temperatures below freezing, it could be an icy
:07:11. > :07:18.start to Saturday morning. Looking grey with further showers, and
:07:19. > :07:23.feeling really cold. Just two or three degrees with a wind chill as
:07:24. > :07:27.well. Sunday, a similar sort of day, starting with sleet and rain showers
:07:28. > :07:31.but brightening up by the course of the afternoon. Not quite as cold.
:07:32. > :07:32.Temperatures at 46 degrees. I'll leave you
:07:33. > :07:37.exception to that rule probably over the hills where again there could be
:07:38. > :07:44.a bit of snow, but not accumulating. Another cold
:07:45. > :07:49.However I paint this weekend's picture, I'll need a palette of
:07:50. > :07:53.grey. Thereby a a lot of cloud around but I managed to find some
:07:54. > :07:58.sunshine. I don't know how but there was a couple of hours towards the
:07:59. > :08:02.south-west in Cornwall, a beautiful day. The south-west saw glimpses of
:08:03. > :08:07.sunshine. Further east, cloudy, cold and grey with winds off the North
:08:08. > :08:11.seep and a scattering of wintry showers. Yes, rain sleet and snow, a
:08:12. > :08:18.dusting at lower levels through the day. It brought this beautiful
:08:19. > :08:19.picture on the outskirts of Aberdeenshire. But enough