:00:00. > :00:00.In tonight's South East Today: We'll have more reaction from passengers
:00:07. > :00:09.here to the news that the Southern rail strike just became
:00:10. > :00:15.We'll report live from Crowborough Station tonight.
:00:16. > :00:22.The mother killed by cervical cancer, the age for a test is over
:00:23. > :00:30.25, she wasn't offered one because she was 24.
:00:31. > :00:33.After a full day started was a bright afternoon, the fog is back
:00:34. > :00:39.tomorrow. It's been a day of high drama
:00:40. > :00:42.and bitter disappointment for rail passengers,
:00:43. > :00:45.as it became clear that the Southern Rail dispute appears
:00:46. > :00:46.further than ever tonight Just before half past one this
:00:47. > :00:52.afternoon, it was announced that members of the drivers union,
:00:53. > :00:54.Aslef, had astonished their leadership by rejecting a deal
:00:55. > :00:56.that many thought would bring It means that strikes by the RMT
:00:57. > :01:03.union, which have been going on since last April,
:01:04. > :01:06.are now likely to continue. Aslef, the second union involved,
:01:07. > :01:08.joined the industrial action in December, bringing many services
:01:09. > :01:13.to a standstill altogether. Two weeks ago, many passengers hoped
:01:14. > :01:15.Aslef would bow out, after their leadership
:01:16. > :01:19.announced their deal, but today, their membership
:01:20. > :01:20.narrowly rejected that deal. Nafisa Sayani has been
:01:21. > :01:38.following today's developments. After ten months of dispute, 28 days
:01:39. > :01:42.of strikes, 13 days of talks and 14 days of hope that it might be near
:01:43. > :01:49.an end tonight the deadlock is more stark than ever. The reaction from
:01:50. > :01:54.commuters in Brighton. It has been like this for almost one year,
:01:55. > :01:58.really bad strikes in industrial action and it is unbelievable how
:01:59. > :02:01.there is still in dispute and no resolution. And disappointed because
:02:02. > :02:07.I pay a lot of money to travel to brighten every day and I think the
:02:08. > :02:15.service yet it is ridiculous I have to say. I think it is, what is the
:02:16. > :02:21.point of going on strike unless you hold out for a what your true
:02:22. > :02:26.beliefs are and principles? The result was a stunning blow for the
:02:27. > :02:29.leaders of Aslef, whose members nearly always accept the
:02:30. > :02:36.recommendations. But this time although it was close. Version 4.1
:02:37. > :02:41.membership -- 54.1% of the membership through the deal out.
:02:42. > :02:46.Just over 700 members voted, nearly three quarters of the membership. It
:02:47. > :02:50.was a vote of loyalty, for the drivers union to the conductor 's
:02:51. > :02:58.union. Aslef the train drivers obviously share the concerns of our
:02:59. > :03:05.members, the deal on offer did not guarantee a second safety critical
:03:06. > :03:08.person or every trading and it was not acceptable. Neither Southern nor
:03:09. > :03:15.Aslef's leaders were getting interviews, local MPs wear. Unions
:03:16. > :03:19.must understand the full impact they are having on the people they serve,
:03:20. > :03:26.the people I represent. Industrial action is not the way to settle the
:03:27. > :03:31.point at issue. What is at stake is passenger safety and I am persuaded
:03:32. > :03:36.that when you have long 12 carriage trains and have them increasingly
:03:37. > :03:39.going through stations that are not staffed though if there is a
:03:40. > :03:42.accident god forbid that having a second safety critical person on the
:03:43. > :03:47.train helps save lives and that is the bottom line. In a statement
:03:48. > :03:52.Southern Rail said they were hugely disappointed by the news. Conductors
:03:53. > :03:53.have been given hearts, passengers remain caught in the middle.
:03:54. > :03:58.Well this is shaping up to be one of the most damaging industrial
:03:59. > :04:02.It's been estimated that existing problems with Southern Rail,
:04:03. > :04:04.along with the industrial action, has cost the UK economy.
:04:05. > :04:10.That amounts to ?11 million per day of strike action.
:04:11. > :04:12.With estimates that more than three hundred thousand South East
:04:13. > :04:14.commuters have been affected by the on going problems.
:04:15. > :04:25.This was the reaction of one group today that represents passengers.
:04:26. > :04:31.Passengers have the with terrible performance, inconvenience to their
:04:32. > :04:37.lives for months. This look like a resolution had been found buried now
:04:38. > :04:40.look local a quote the year so it is extremely important that all parties
:04:41. > :04:43.get back on the table and ensure that a quick resolution is found.
:04:44. > :04:45.Let's go to Crowborough now for some final thoughts on this
:04:46. > :04:47.from the railway station there, Brihony, angry passengers,
:04:48. > :04:58.angry drivers and conductors, where do we go from here?
:04:59. > :05:02.All interested parties have been issuing statements and once you
:05:03. > :05:06.start reading them you realise that they don't add very much at all,
:05:07. > :05:11.southern see the watch to meet Aslef at get back around the table and
:05:12. > :05:19.agree a way forward and also that they want to understand the issues
:05:20. > :05:23.that led to the outcome. The RMT said that it wants to get back
:05:24. > :05:26.around the table but it's strike is still going ahead next Wednesday.
:05:27. > :05:31.The government which usually stays quite quiet during this ongoing
:05:32. > :05:36.debate says it wants the unions to work with the members an idyllic and
:05:37. > :05:41.back. It seems to be the same phrases and arguments and
:05:42. > :05:44.incomprehension from both sides, and the passengers at the station and
:05:45. > :05:47.many more that have affected it is the same sense of despair.
:05:48. > :05:49.Well you've been reacting to this story on email
:05:50. > :06:03.Alan has been in touch and said the commuters especially in the region
:06:04. > :06:06.should sue the unions to cover the losses, job losses and the damaged
:06:07. > :06:12.home life. Brian says I support the drivers, it
:06:13. > :06:14.does not matter what the second person is called the cutting staff
:06:15. > :06:21.overtime. And the final from France's says how
:06:22. > :06:25.can Chris Grayling the Secretary of State for Transport remain in post
:06:26. > :06:29.when he does nothing. There will be more reaction on BBC
:06:30. > :06:31.Sussex and Surrey radio. A lorry driver has admitted causing
:06:32. > :06:34.the death of a pensioner Barbara Phipps, who was
:06:35. > :06:38.seventy-three, died after being knocked off her bicycle
:06:39. > :06:41.on the A2 London Road William Magee, who's
:06:42. > :06:44.from Chelmsford, has pleaded guilty to causing death
:06:45. > :06:45.by careless driving. He's due to be
:06:46. > :06:50.sentenced next month. This programme has learned that
:06:51. > :06:54.a board level meeting was held two weeks ago
:06:55. > :06:56.at the South East Coast Ambulance Service,
:06:57. > :06:59.at which an action plan to tackle harassment and bullying
:07:00. > :07:00.at the troubled Ambulance The revelation comes
:07:01. > :07:03.after allegations were made of bullying against call centre
:07:04. > :07:06.staff at the South East Coast Ambulance Trust's centre
:07:07. > :07:10.in Coxheath, near Maidstone. The family of a kayaker found dead
:07:11. > :07:13.after going missing at sea say they will be "forever
:07:14. > :07:15.grateful" to the people Dominic Jackson, who
:07:16. > :07:20.grew up in Uckfield, disappeared two weeks ago off
:07:21. > :07:21.the Scottish coast. His family have set up a charity
:07:22. > :07:25.in his name to promote sea safety. They're raising awareness
:07:26. > :07:27.about Personal Locator Beacons, which they believe could have saved
:07:28. > :07:32.Dominic's life. The family of a young mother of four
:07:33. > :07:35.from Gravesend who died of cervical cancer -
:07:36. > :07:37.is calling for the screening Sadie Blackston, who was from
:07:38. > :07:41.Gravesend, had been to her GP several times complaining of pain
:07:42. > :07:48.and bleeding, but her family says she was never offered a smear test,
:07:49. > :07:51.because they are only routinely offered after the age of 25,
:07:52. > :07:53.and she was twenty four. She was only diagnosed
:07:54. > :07:55.after she collapsed. Her family spoke to our
:07:56. > :07:58.reporter, Simon Jones. Just a year after being diagnosed
:07:59. > :08:01.with cancer, Sadie Blackston It has really heartbroken me,
:08:02. > :08:08.I was there for it all I can't even tell you the pain,
:08:09. > :08:22.every day I wake up through the days and when I go to sleep,
:08:23. > :08:25.just, she has taken a massive Currently, women aged
:08:26. > :08:39.between 25 and 64 are offered regular cervical screening,
:08:40. > :08:43.the cancer affects more than 3000 women per year,
:08:44. > :08:45.among them 65 people under 25. Sadie's family believed that had
:08:46. > :08:48.she been offered the test at a younger age the cancer
:08:49. > :08:55.could have been prevented. I think it should be offered,
:08:56. > :08:58.because of the age she was at, it is not just her losing her life
:08:59. > :09:01.it is also her four children because they have no mum now
:09:02. > :09:12.So the age should be lowered from 25 But the UK national screening
:09:13. > :09:16.committee has concluded testing under the age of 25 can do more harm
:09:17. > :09:20.than good, it can cause too many false positive results leading
:09:21. > :09:25.to unnecessary treatment. As a charity we are guided by Best
:09:26. > :09:29.practice, we are guided by research and evidence as the current evidence
:09:30. > :09:31.shows that in countries where screening is offered
:09:32. > :09:36.at younger ages there is not much difference in terms of outcomes
:09:37. > :09:38.of patients saw in the UK we are guided by the evidence
:09:39. > :09:41.and the evidence says that screening But Sadie's family say that
:09:42. > :10:03.in her memory the fight goes on. That's it from your news team here.
:10:04. > :10:07.We had the national weather forecast in the moment but he lives Rachel.
:10:08. > :10:13.It is a mistake for the start of the day and by the afternoon almost
:10:14. > :10:16.clear blue skies. Overnight tonight we have a weakening weather front so
:10:17. > :10:20.it would be wall-to-wall rain but certainly patchy drizzle around for
:10:21. > :10:25.a time. Where we see clear skies with lighter winds there will be
:10:26. > :10:29.some mist and fog, again very mild. Look at the overnight temperatures
:10:30. > :10:34.of seven or 8 degrees. Normally we expect these kind of packages during
:10:35. > :10:37.the afternoon, very mild nurseries that the day tomorrow and a
:10:38. > :10:41.nationally -- initially it will be down. The high pressure will build
:10:42. > :10:46.and be dry with probably a bit more cloud cover around and we had today.
:10:47. > :10:50.By the afternoon temperatures Whiteley will be in double figures,
:10:51. > :10:54.reaching heights of around 11 or 12 degrees, again with light south
:10:55. > :10:58.westerly breezes. Friday entered Saturday stays dry and again very
:10:59. > :11:01.mild, overnight temperatures of five or 6 degrees. Use
:11:02. > :11:08.forthcoming weekend. Here is Nick Miller with a resume of the National
:11:09. > :11:12.weather picture. Hello, rain for some of us today
:11:13. > :11:14.although it won't make much of a dent in the dry winter so far across
:11:15. > :11:15.much of the