:00:00. > 3:59:59And we will ask why so many more people over the age of 65 are
:00:00. > :00:00.getting married these Today's main headlines
:00:00. > :00:07.in the south-east: Aslef and Southern agree a new deal
:00:08. > :00:10.to try to end their dispute over We're live with the
:00:11. > :00:15.latest this evening. The super scaffold is up
:00:16. > :00:18.as Canterbury Cathedral's And it was the warmest
:00:19. > :00:25.day of the year so far, A fresh deal has been agreed, aimed
:00:26. > :00:44.at resolving the bitter industrial dispute between Southern Railway
:00:45. > :00:47.and Britain's biggest train drivers' union, Aslef,
:00:48. > :00:51.over driver-only operated trains. The offer, details of which have
:00:52. > :00:54.not been made public, will now be put to Aslef members
:00:55. > :00:57.in a referendum. A previous deal between the two
:00:58. > :01:00.sides was rejected in February, but union leaders say they believe
:01:01. > :01:04.the new agreement offers solutions It has been deal then no deal,
:01:05. > :01:12.now it's back on again. Leaders of the train drivers' union,
:01:13. > :01:15.Aslef, say the new agreement offers solutions to all the
:01:16. > :01:18.concerns after a previous proposal was turned down
:01:19. > :01:22.by their members last month. Commuters tonight still
:01:23. > :01:25.expressed concern. For God's sake - they really ought
:01:26. > :01:28.to get on and agree it. They've had enough
:01:29. > :01:31.time to debate it. This is just history repeating
:01:32. > :01:36.itself, over and over again. Yeah, I don't know if the end's
:01:37. > :01:39.in sight - it's probably not. People are getting very despondant,
:01:40. > :01:43.very annoyed with the whole affair. And I think it's great - if the end
:01:44. > :01:50.is in sight, then brilliant. The director of Govia
:01:51. > :01:51.Thameslink Railway, the company that runs Southern,
:01:52. > :01:59.said today, " We've had constructive talks with
:02:00. > :02:02.Alsef and pleased we are able to He said it has been an
:02:03. > :02:05.extraordinarily difficult period for passengers and said we look forward
:02:06. > :02:08.to restoring good industrial I earnestly hope now they have
:02:09. > :02:11.done enough to persuade their drivers that this style
:02:12. > :02:15.of operation driver-only is safe and they can vote this deal through
:02:16. > :02:19.and we can get back to a reliable You can bring this to an end,
:02:20. > :02:24.you can stop the strike. It has been and remains
:02:25. > :02:28.an fierce fight, For the conductors' union
:02:29. > :02:33.and the RMT it has been a long-running dispute
:02:34. > :02:36.with the union having now taken 30 days of strike action over the past
:02:37. > :02:39.year, the most recent But it will not be
:02:40. > :02:44.involved in the talks. If it is a safety requirements
:02:45. > :02:47.and it's critical, then I feel quite bitter about what has
:02:48. > :02:53.happened, but I can only assume some of the Aslef drivers who have been
:02:54. > :02:57.very supportive of my members feel The RMT said tonight they had
:02:58. > :03:02.not seen the details of the proposed outline agreement,
:03:03. > :03:05.and are requesting a full copy as it goes to the heart of their
:03:06. > :03:09.dispute with the company. In the meantime, they say,
:03:10. > :03:11.they are pressing yet again for their own urgent talks
:03:12. > :03:15.with Southern. Let's cross live to Simon,
:03:16. > :03:19.outside East Grinstead station. Simon - fresh hope tonight
:03:20. > :03:39.for commuters, but how likely is it Don't forget we have of course been
:03:40. > :03:42.here before. Bosses at Aslef Aachen vent convinced it is the right deal
:03:43. > :03:48.and should be accepted. But we don't know what is in the deal. The last
:03:49. > :03:52.time there was an agreement there was a news conference to announce
:03:53. > :03:54.it. Today just statements and they said they would say nothing more
:03:55. > :04:02.until the route results of the ballot on April three. But even if
:04:03. > :04:09.this dispute is resolved, the dispute with RMT is still ongoing.
:04:10. > :04:12.An open verdict had been recorded over the death of a 36-year-old
:04:13. > :04:14.Sussex woman which had been investigated as murder.
:04:15. > :04:16.Emma Crowhurst, who was addicted to drugs and alcohol,
:04:17. > :04:18.died after being found with serious head injuries in
:04:19. > :04:22.Despite witnesses reporting hearing her argue with a man
:04:23. > :04:24.before her death, the coroner said there was not enough
:04:25. > :04:26.evidence to prove she had been unlawfully killed.
:04:27. > :04:28.A teenager from Kent who claims she was beaten up
:04:29. > :04:31.by her ex-boyfriend has made a formal complaint to Kent Police,
:04:32. > :04:33.after they failed to bring assault charges against him.
:04:34. > :04:36.Melissa Caffell says she suffered head injuries during an incident
:04:37. > :04:37.at her home near Faversham, two years ago.
:04:38. > :04:41.Sean Cheeseman was convicted of criminal damage,
:04:42. > :04:45.But he never faced prosecution over her injuries,
:04:46. > :04:47.because the police investigation wasn't completed within
:04:48. > :04:55.Melissa was just 17 years old when she says her boyfriend lost his
:04:56. > :04:59.temper, punched her in the face and smashed up her bedroom.
:05:00. > :05:03.I went to bed and he came upstairs and he started screaming
:05:04. > :05:13.Two years later, she is receiving counselling for
:05:14. > :05:16.PTSD and still suffers from a lazy eye.
:05:17. > :05:23.I didn't want to go out, I just wanted to stay in.
:05:24. > :05:33.While her boyfriend Sean Cheeseman was
:05:34. > :05:35.convicted of causing criminal damage, no
:05:36. > :05:39.connection with the alleged assault which he previously said was in
:05:40. > :05:43.Melissa was told the police officer involved missed the
:05:44. > :05:45.deadline for a common assault charge.
:05:46. > :05:48.They said that because he didn't put the evidence in
:05:49. > :05:50.within six months, that's why they couldn't.
:05:51. > :05:54.This is a particularly unfortunate case where the officer
:05:55. > :05:57.has made a very honest and very genuine mistake.
:05:58. > :06:01.And as a result, we have missed the opportunity to
:06:02. > :06:04.charge someone with the common assault offence.
:06:05. > :06:06.Melissa has been so distressed by what happened at home,
:06:07. > :06:09.here on this street in Teynham, that she had her mum
:06:10. > :06:12.have decided to move to Wales to try and build
:06:13. > :06:16.But finding closure has been difficult, particularly as
:06:17. > :06:20.she feels her opportunity for justice has been denied her.
:06:21. > :06:22.I have come across quite a lot of these cases
:06:23. > :06:25.where the criminal justice system, particularly since 2010, has been
:06:26. > :06:32.creaking under the weight of work and with a lack of resources.
:06:33. > :06:35.Kent Police and the Crown Prosecution Service
:06:36. > :06:39.Melissa says she wants to make sure other people
:06:40. > :06:41.aren't put off by her experiences from reporting
:06:42. > :06:51.Normally All Access Scaffolding in Margate would be involved
:06:52. > :06:54.in helping people re-point a chimney, or install
:06:55. > :06:58.But they're currently working on a project in Canterbury that
:06:59. > :07:03.It involves some eight and a half miles of tubing and covers an area
:07:04. > :07:14.It's all for a ?24.7 million conservation project to protect
:07:15. > :07:16.and restore Canterbury Cathedral - inside and out.
:07:17. > :07:28.This is one of the more unusual building sites you'll ever see.
:07:29. > :07:33.More than 50 feet above a working cathedral, the team of Margate
:07:34. > :07:38.scaffolders pause to allow a moment of peace.
:07:39. > :07:41.Then they continue on with their task of building a
:07:42. > :07:43.giant working platform the size of a sports
:07:44. > :07:46.pitch, another day in an
:07:47. > :07:53.No one has seen this up here before in our lifetime.
:07:54. > :07:56.Apparently I am the first geezer up here to have a selfie.
:07:57. > :08:01.So you aren't going to do that anywhere else, are you?
:08:02. > :08:04.You clearly need a cool head for heights,
:08:05. > :08:07.clambering amongst the miles of steel poles up here.
:08:08. > :08:10.It is atmospheric, surroundings which would
:08:11. > :08:13.encourage anyone to enter into the spirit of the place.
:08:14. > :08:16.The cathedral's open for business so we've got to take that
:08:17. > :08:18.into factor to make sure everyone can
:08:19. > :08:21.still do what they need to do in the cathedral.
:08:22. > :08:25.We are as close to these wonderful vaulted ceilings
:08:26. > :08:28.in Canterbury Cathedral as the builders were - so
:08:29. > :08:34.Through the efforts of the scaffolders, we have a room,
:08:35. > :08:42.I have been up on the deck 20 or more times but every
:08:43. > :08:45.time I come up here it is extraordinary.
:08:46. > :08:48.It is such a privilege to have this once in a many,
:08:49. > :08:51.many generation's opportunity to see it.
:08:52. > :08:54.?24.7 million - the knave roof is one aspect, conservation
:08:55. > :08:57.of Christ Church Gate, re-landscaping the precincts,
:08:58. > :09:00.western towers, along with lots of learning
:09:01. > :09:04.It is about heritage but it is also about people
:09:05. > :09:07.and communities and actually engaging people with the building -
:09:08. > :09:11.It is more than just the work itself, it's
:09:12. > :09:16.Future generations may well look back on our time as
:09:17. > :09:20.the era when the Cathedral was saved and wonder how
:09:21. > :09:32.That's it from me, your national weather forecast is coming up,
:09:33. > :09:34.but first let's get the picture in the south-east
:09:35. > :09:46.Good evening. It was the warmest day of the year so far. We had 19
:09:47. > :09:49.degrees in Gravesend in Kent. For tomorrow temperatures not quite
:09:50. > :09:52.reaching 19 but it does stay mild. There will be some sunshine. It is
:09:53. > :09:56.all change so as we look towards all change so as we look towards
:09:57. > :10:01.Friday on the weekend. It will be cooler. The wins will pick up and it
:10:02. > :10:07.will be wet at times. Trish might we will stay dry, a mile night,
:10:08. > :10:12.overnight temperatures of just six or seven. We'll see clearer skies
:10:13. > :10:19.and mist or fog. A cloudy, misty, murky start to tomorrow. Eventually
:10:20. > :10:23.we will see this cold front tracking eastwards. First thing there will be
:10:24. > :10:29.a good deal of cloud then it brightens up for a time. During the
:10:30. > :10:36.afternoon the cloud thickens and temperatures will be widely 12 or 13
:10:37. > :10:43.degrees. We could see 14 or 15. Into Friday we see outbreaks of rain and
:10:44. > :10:47.behind the cold front things starting to feel fresher.
:10:48. > :10:52.Temperatures into Friday dropping to four or 5 degrees. A cooler feel to
:10:53. > :10:56.the start of Friday. By the afternoon temperatures in the low
:10:57. > :10:58.teens and eventually, as we look to the weekend, it will turn wet and
:10:59. > :11:05.windy. Here is the been. The outlook, rain around, if
:11:06. > :11:07.it stays dry I will be surprised. Here is Nick with the national
:11:08. > :11:24.headlines. For large parts of Wales and England
:11:25. > :11:29.there was blue sky and warmth. Warmest day of the year, a clumsy
:11:30. > :11:30.way of saying the UK had the highest temperature