:00:00. > :00:00.Today's main headlines in the South East:
:00:00. > :00:09.Sussex teenager Shana Grice's ex boyfriend goes on trial,
:00:10. > :00:14.Anger in the Commons, as Theresa May denies ministers
:00:15. > :00:25.struck a secret deal with Surrey County Council.
:00:26. > :00:43.After a wet and windy day, the dry weather is back tomorrow.
:00:44. > :00:45.A Sussex teenager was murdered by a former boyfriend
:00:46. > :00:47.who stalked her after she ended their relationship,
:00:48. > :00:51.Michael Lane is accused of killing 19 year-old Shana Grice last August
:00:52. > :00:53.at her home in Portslade, near Brighton.
:00:54. > :00:55.Her throat had been cut, and her bedroom set on fire.
:00:56. > :01:00.After a series of incidents in the months before her death,
:01:01. > :01:02.Sussex Police had warned Lane to stay away from her.
:01:03. > :01:08.Shana Grice was found dead in her bed at home last summer.
:01:09. > :01:13.The alarm raised after she failed to turn up for work.
:01:14. > :01:15.Today, the prosecution told a packed court room that ex-boyfriend
:01:16. > :01:21.Phillip Bennett QC said, during their relationship
:01:22. > :01:24.he stalked her, he put a tracker on her car and followed
:01:25. > :01:28.That obsession with her translated into killing her.
:01:29. > :01:31.He would not allow anyone else to be with her.
:01:32. > :01:35.Shana Grice had been in a long-term relationship with this man,
:01:36. > :01:38.Ashley Cook, when she first met Michael Lane at her work
:01:39. > :01:41.at Brighton Fire Alarms and began an affair with him.
:01:42. > :01:46.Things went wrong and she complained to the police numerous times.
:01:47. > :01:49.She said her car had been damaged, her hair pulled and on one occasion,
:01:50. > :01:51.Michael Lane had stolen her back door key and entered
:01:52. > :01:56.He was cautioned, but their affair continued.
:01:57. > :01:58.The court also heard from the defence barrister that
:01:59. > :02:02.Shana Grice was fined for wasting police time.
:02:03. > :02:05.Here at this farm, a pair of bloody trainers were found.
:02:06. > :02:10.Michael Lane had admitted the trainers were his,
:02:11. > :02:18.The prosecution said there is no other candidate.
:02:19. > :02:21.In his police interviews, Michael Lane changed his mind
:02:22. > :02:25.about being at Shana Grice's house that day.
:02:26. > :02:28.He said, you ain't going to believe me in the morning,
:02:29. > :02:31.I did go to Shana's, he said that he saw her there
:02:32. > :02:33.but he didn't tell anyone because he panicked.
:02:34. > :02:36.The trial will continue in the morning.
:02:37. > :02:39.Claudia Sermbezis, BBC South East Today, Lewes.
:02:40. > :02:43.A Romanian doctor who pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images
:02:44. > :02:45.of children and extreme pornography has been jailed for four months
:02:46. > :02:48.and placed on the sex offenders register for seven years.
:02:49. > :02:53.Ioan Boila claimed he was travelling to the UK for an NHS job interview
:02:54. > :02:56.when he was stopped by Border Force officers in Dover.
:02:57. > :03:01.He was sentenced yesterday at Canterbury Crown Court.
:03:02. > :03:03.Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder,
:03:04. > :03:06.after the discovery of a body in Tunbridge Wells.
:03:07. > :03:09.The victim, who was in his 40s, was found in the stairwell
:03:10. > :03:12.of the Torrington car park, close to the railway
:03:13. > :03:18.A postmortem examination will take place tomorrow.
:03:19. > :03:21.Theresa May was involved in angry exchanges in the Commons today,
:03:22. > :03:24.as she denied claims that her Government struck
:03:25. > :03:26.a secret "sweetheart deal" with Surrey County Council,
:03:27. > :03:29.to persuade the authority to scrap plans for a 15%
:03:30. > :03:35.It follows our exclusive story yesterday, revealing a secret
:03:36. > :03:38.recording of the council leader David Hodge, telling colleagues he'd
:03:39. > :03:41.obtained a "gentleman's agreement" from a Government minister.
:03:42. > :03:48.Our political editor Helen Catt reports.
:03:49. > :03:51.It was a big day for the Chancellor, his first full budget.
:03:52. > :03:53.But before he could get to the dispatch box,
:03:54. > :03:55.his boss had some tough questions to answer about the government's
:03:56. > :04:01.Could the Prime Minister explain the difference between a sweetheart
:04:02. > :04:09.The substance of what he's asking is, has there been a particular deal
:04:10. > :04:12.with Surrey County Council that is not available
:04:13. > :04:22.A firm denial from Theresa May, but Jeremy Corbyn wasn't letting go.
:04:23. > :04:25.The Prime Minister was forced to deny any deal again.
:04:26. > :04:29.If he's asking me if there was a special deal for Surrey that
:04:30. > :04:31.wasn't available to other councils, the answer is no.
:04:32. > :04:36.He said, I didn't answer the question about a
:04:37. > :04:42.I think I've answered it now three times, but I'll do it a fourth time.
:04:43. > :04:44.There was no special deal for Surrey that was not
:04:45. > :04:50.It was all over this, a secret recording of Surrey's
:04:51. > :05:13.leader David Hodge leaked to this programme.
:05:14. > :05:16.David Hodge declined an interview with us today, but in a statement
:05:17. > :05:19.repeated his claim that Surrey's decision not to proceed with a 15%
:05:20. > :05:22.council tax increase was theirs alone and there had been
:05:23. > :05:25.no deal between Surrey County Council and the government.
:05:26. > :05:29.He added, he was confident the government now understands
:05:30. > :05:31.the real pressures in adult social care and the need for
:05:32. > :05:40.When Philip Hammond got up to deliver his budget,
:05:41. > :05:42.there certainly was some more money for social care.
:05:43. > :05:45.I am committing additional grant funding of ?2 billion to social
:05:46. > :05:50.care in England over the next three years.
:05:51. > :05:55.In the Lords this afternoon, a virtual replay.
:05:56. > :05:58.Let me restate and indeed I think this was confirmed
:05:59. > :06:01.by Councillor Hodge yesterday, there is no deal.
:06:02. > :06:05.There was never any request for special arrangements for Surrey.
:06:06. > :06:08.They are subject to the same rules as every other local authority.
:06:09. > :06:11.It looks like this parliamentary game of Deal or no Deal
:06:12. > :06:19.In the last few hours Surrey County Council has
:06:20. > :06:21.released e-mails and letters between the leader and
:06:22. > :06:41.They show increasingly communications in the weeks leading
:06:42. > :06:46.up to the referendum. David Hodge writing to the Prime Minister, to
:06:47. > :06:50.the Chancellor, the Communities Secretary, asking him to prevent
:06:51. > :06:56.inflicting what he says were damaging cuts in Surrey and prevent
:06:57. > :07:00.the referendum. He said there was a risk of the county's largest
:07:01. > :07:04.Conservative group being pitted against the Conservative government.
:07:05. > :07:09.He said there was muddled thinking in the department and said you
:07:10. > :07:14.cannot run services on sympathy alone. In January, one of Surrey's
:07:15. > :07:19.MPs rights to Councillor Hodge and says he is amazed the communities
:07:20. > :07:26.department doesn't have ?40 million under sofa, as he put it, to help
:07:27. > :07:28.Surrey out of such a situation. The communication finishes just before
:07:29. > :07:34.the controversial referendum is called Amber seems it is the
:07:35. > :07:36.catalyst for the secretary to come up with a deal so Surrey will call
:07:37. > :07:41.of the referendum. Thank you. Four men were arrested today
:07:42. > :07:44.in connection with an unsolved murder that's been under
:07:45. > :07:46.investigation for almost 16 years. Leonard Naylor was shot several
:07:47. > :07:48.times on the driveway of his home in Istead Rise,
:07:49. > :07:50.near Gravesend, in 2001. At the time, Kent Police said
:07:51. > :07:53.he'd been the victim The men arrested were picked up
:07:54. > :07:57.by police in raids in Essex Leonard Naylor was gunned
:07:58. > :08:04.down in broad daylight. His murder, 16 years ago,
:08:05. > :08:06.stunning people in this But today, more than a decade
:08:07. > :08:14.and a half later, a breakthrough. Four men arrested in connection
:08:15. > :08:17.with this, one of Kent's most Neighbour, Faye Miller,
:08:18. > :08:29.was just 14 at the time. I remember going up and running
:08:30. > :08:32.upstairs and looking out the window and seeing the dead body
:08:33. > :08:34.on the floor. It's quite a big relief,
:08:35. > :08:37.just because you don't expect that Obviously you think things have been
:08:38. > :08:41.forgotten and it hasn't. Leonard Naylor had just returned
:08:42. > :08:43.home from visiting his father when he was shot on his driveway
:08:44. > :08:46.here in Istead Rise. The suspects' getaway car,
:08:47. > :08:48.later found burnt out Ken Tappenden is a former
:08:49. > :08:52.Kent Police commander. Someone in that little process
:08:53. > :08:55.would have been hurt or aggrieved. And they bear grudges,
:08:56. > :08:57.they harbour grudges and eventually of course,
:08:58. > :08:59.they come out of the woodwork and Equally, as you know,
:09:00. > :09:08.DNA is taken on much, much different You could have got something out
:09:09. > :09:13.of that burnt out van you wouldn't It's not yet known what led
:09:14. > :09:18.to the arrests, police would not But it's understood
:09:19. > :09:22.three men from Essex A fourth man from East London
:09:23. > :09:27.has been charged with He was remanded in custody today
:09:28. > :09:32.to appear at Maidstone Crown Neighbours here told me
:09:33. > :09:37.they would never forget For them, relief today that at last
:09:38. > :09:43.the police investigation Piers Hopkirk, BBC South
:09:44. > :09:52.East Today, Istead Rise. But let me leave you with
:09:53. > :10:11.Rachel Mackley for the weather. A wet, windy but Malbay. Top
:10:12. > :10:17.temperatures were reaching highs of 12, 13 degrees. But it wasn't
:10:18. > :10:22.feeling particularly pleasant. The night, we will be holding onto a
:10:23. > :10:27.good deal of cloud. Seeing blustery, westerly winds and towards the early
:10:28. > :10:32.hours of tomorrow morning, further outbreaks of rain. A mild night.
:10:33. > :10:37.Overnight temperatures of nine or 10 degrees. Mild as we start the day.
:10:38. > :10:42.Any rain clears and it is a drier and brighter picture. By the
:10:43. > :10:47.afternoon, temperatures will be in the low teens, reaching highs of
:10:48. > :10:51.perhaps 13 or 14 degrees. Average for this time of year is around
:10:52. > :10:56.seven or eight. Once again, very mild as we go from Thursday into
:10:57. > :10:58.Friday. Overnight temperatures of six or 7 degrees. Very similar day
:10:59. > :10:59.for Friday. This outlook, staying mild and Nick has
:11:00. > :11:08.the bigger picture across the UK. Hello. Spring is in the air with
:11:09. > :11:13.temperatures reaching 14 or 15 in a few spots today as they will again
:11:14. > :11:20.over the next few days. Very pleasant in the sun. The daffodils
:11:21. > :11:25.were loving that in York. More places under blue sky tomorrow and
:11:26. > :11:29.dry. Tonight heavy showers moving across Scotland on strong to gale
:11:30. > :11:33.force winds, some may clip Northern Ireland. It's a mild night in
:11:34. > :11:44.southern England and South Wales but damp and drizzly, misty with coastal
:11:45. > :11:49.and hill fog elsewhere. Temperatures in between and dry: This damp
:11:50. > :11:53.weather hangs on from parts of the Channel Islands, to Cornwall.
:11:54. > :11:55.Elsewhere, it's getting brighter in South Wales and southern England. In
:11:56. > :12:00.England, Wales and Northern Ireland some sunny spells around from the
:12:01. > :12:01.word go. The further north there is a