:00:00. > :00:00.Today's main headlines in the South East:
:00:00. > :00:07.The mother of three young boys has died after being hit by a car
:00:08. > :00:20.Could the route for the controversial Lower Thames Crossing
:00:21. > :00:28.working week the site is back for working week the site is back for
:00:29. > :00:36.tomorrow but it stays cold. The mother of three young boys has
:00:37. > :00:40.died after being hit by a car on the pavement on Battle High
:00:41. > :00:42.Street. She was pushing her baby son
:00:43. > :00:45.in a pram when a car mounted the pavement,
:00:46. > :00:48.crushing her against the front Her husband and children have now
:00:49. > :00:54.all been released from hospital. The driver of the car
:00:55. > :00:56.has been tested to see The floral tributes and words
:00:57. > :01:03.of sorrow are an insight into the shared sense of grief felt
:01:04. > :01:05.in Battle today. One by one, tearful mothers
:01:06. > :01:10.from the local school came here to pay their respects,
:01:11. > :01:17.having the difficult task of explaining to their own children
:01:18. > :01:20.of the tragic events that At the Baptist Church After School
:01:21. > :01:24.Club, there was a sense of shock That one family who comes here has
:01:25. > :01:28.lost a mother. The boys come to
:01:29. > :01:30.our after-school club. I think there's real shock
:01:31. > :01:33.and sadness for the family. As I understand it,
:01:34. > :01:37.they're a very close family. But I'm sure people will gather
:01:38. > :01:41.around them, will want to show support in their time when it's
:01:42. > :01:45.appropriate, in a way that can bring real comfort and support,
:01:46. > :01:48.that in a small community, that's Eyewitnesses visiting Battle
:01:49. > :01:59.from Oxfordshire explained what happened after the car
:02:00. > :02:01.was in collision with the family, and how they tried
:02:02. > :02:06.to comfort the three children while their parents
:02:07. > :02:08.were receiving medical treatment. She was grabbing me,
:02:09. > :02:13.then she'd wake up, and the only thing she was asking
:02:14. > :02:17.for were her kids and her husband. The poor boys were being so brave
:02:18. > :02:19.yesterday, especially the older one who was trying to hold it
:02:20. > :02:22.together and, you know, Today the police have
:02:23. > :02:37.renewed their appeal for witnesses. We have a duty now to the coroner
:02:38. > :02:40.and to the family to establish exactly what happened and what went
:02:41. > :02:43.wrong yesterday afternoon. And we, as part of the enquiry,
:02:44. > :02:54.will talk to the driver in due course, and also to any witnesses
:02:55. > :02:57.who saw what happened yesterday afternoon,
:02:58. > :02:58.which will include taking It's believed the father
:02:59. > :03:01.of the family is well enough to leave hospital and will be
:03:02. > :03:04.reunited with his children tonight. Amanda Akass is in
:03:05. > :03:07.Battle this evening. Amanda, what's the
:03:08. > :03:18.latest this evening? What is the latest this evening?
:03:19. > :03:24.Well, this evening the lady who died has been named locally as Debbie,
:03:25. > :03:29.although we are still awaiting formal identification. The police
:03:30. > :03:31.have been in battle continuing their investigations and they are
:03:32. > :03:36.particularly keen to hear from anyone who might have seen that
:03:37. > :03:40.black VW beetle in the moments before the crash happened. The force
:03:41. > :03:44.has confirmed they are investigating reports that the driver may have
:03:45. > :03:49.been under the influence of alcohol before the crash. Blood samples were
:03:50. > :03:55.taken when she arrived in hospital. We understand that she is still in
:03:56. > :03:57.hospital this evening but she will be interviewed by the police as soon
:03:58. > :03:59.as she is released. Thank you.
:04:00. > :04:01.A Sussex man accused of murdering his former girlfriend
:04:02. > :04:04.has told a jury he lied repeatedly to police after her death
:04:05. > :04:07.because he was scared and panicking about being blamed for killing her.
:04:08. > :04:09.19-year-old Shana Grice was found dead at her home in Portslade,
:04:10. > :04:11.near Brighton, on August 25th last year.
:04:12. > :04:15.Michael Lane, who denies murder, has been giving evidence
:04:16. > :04:26.Michael Lane has admitted he lied repeatedly during seven police
:04:27. > :04:28.interviews, continuously changing his story about where
:04:29. > :04:31.he was and what he was doing on the morning of Shana's murder,
:04:32. > :04:33.eventually admitting he had gone to her house,
:04:34. > :04:39.Asked why it was better to lie, he said he was scared
:04:40. > :04:42.of being blamed, and panicked because his behaviour
:04:43. > :04:48.in the months preceding her death didn't look good.
:04:49. > :07:09.Mr Lane is accused of becoming obsessed with
:07:10. > :07:11.BBC South East has been told that a decision on the location
:07:12. > :07:14.of a new Lower Thames Crossing could be announced later this week.
:07:15. > :07:16.Last year ministers promised an announcement in due course,
:07:17. > :07:18.following the largest public consultation for a road project
:07:19. > :07:22.Highways England is recommending option C, which would see a road
:07:23. > :07:25.connect the M2 with the M25 from the east of Gravesend
:07:26. > :07:27.across to Tilbury in Essex, tunnelling under the Thames
:07:28. > :07:30.Our reporter Leanne Rinne has been following the story.
:07:31. > :07:40.Leanne, this project has been controversial from the outset.
:07:41. > :07:53.While most people agree that congestion in Darfur did a problem
:07:54. > :07:59.when it comes to building new Tamils and wrote many people wanted on
:08:00. > :08:00.their doorstep. I would -- Highways their doorstep. I would --
:08:01. > :08:07.Agency the best way is to go from Agency the best way is to go from
:08:08. > :08:10.campaigners want a new crossing at campaigners want a new crossing at
:08:11. > :08:10.They say the eight congestion will They say
:08:11. > :08:11.be tackled that way head-on. be tackled that way head-on.
:08:12. > :08:11.There is a lot of pressure to build a new crossing
:08:12. > :08:15.Dartford Crossing as it is Dartford Crossing as it is
:08:16. > :08:19.struggling to cope? Yes the road approaching the
:08:20. > :08:24.Dartford Crossing is one of the slowest in the UK and last month the
:08:25. > :08:26.of Small Businesses wrote to the government urging ministers to
:08:27. > :08:30.guarantee the earliest delivery of the new crossing. They say the
:08:31. > :08:33.current infrastructure threatens to bring the south-east to a
:08:34. > :08:37.standstill. After years of discussions and proposals being put
:08:38. > :08:40.forward we understand the decision could be made as early as Thursday
:08:41. > :08:45.week. Thank you.
:08:46. > :08:48.A 94-year-old man from Rolvenden whose medals from World War II
:08:49. > :08:50.were stolen at Christmas has been presented with a replacement set.
:08:51. > :08:53.Geoffrey Blaine lost his medals, along with those of his father
:08:54. > :08:56.who fought in World War I, during a burglary at his
:08:57. > :08:59.Today the Royal British Legion honoured Geoffrey, who served time
:09:00. > :09:02.as a Prisoner of War in Japan, at a special ceremony
:09:03. > :09:10.Police are appealing for anyone with information about his original
:09:11. > :09:12.medals to come forward. Tomorrow on Radio Sussex Breakfast,
:09:13. > :09:14.details of their investigation which has revealed 260 children
:09:15. > :09:16.were suspended from schools in the county in a single year
:09:17. > :09:30.because of drugs or alcohol. Now let's have a look at what the
:09:31. > :09:34.weather is doing for the next few days.
:09:35. > :09:38.It will be bright but chilly? That is right. And then the rain is back
:09:39. > :09:42.on Wednesday and Thursday. As we look towards next weekend the
:09:43. > :09:46.weather should be improving. Today it was cloudy and we had rain at
:09:47. > :09:50.times but it has cleared. Towards the early hours of tomorrow morning
:09:51. > :09:54.we have clear skies and a chilly picture. It is breezy as well with
:09:55. > :09:59.overnight temperatures of two or three and it will really be a chilly
:10:00. > :10:03.feel to the day. By the afternoon there is a risk of the odd light and
:10:04. > :10:08.scattered shower and for many of us it is a dry day. Top temperatures
:10:09. > :10:15.just getting out of single figures. Nine or ten. From Tuesday into
:10:16. > :10:18.Wednesday it will initially stay dry but the cloud cover thickens and
:10:19. > :10:21.that is ahead of the rain that we will eventually see early on
:10:22. > :10:27.Wednesday morning. Overnight temperatures in what wall stops at
:10:28. > :10:31.-- spots at two or three. It depends how far west you are. On Wednesday
:10:32. > :10:35.we will eventually all see the rain for a time. Heavy in the first part
:10:36. > :10:38.of the afternoon. It clears through and behind it temperatures are
:10:39. > :10:43.perhaps around eight or nine. The winds are back to a southerly
:10:44. > :10:48.miles an hour. As we look towards miles an hour. As we look towards
:10:49. > :10:52.Thursday outbreaks of rain but the good news is that on Friday the
:10:53. > :10:58.weekend there is an area of high pressure building. On Thursday a of
:10:59. > :10:59.blue on the map and it is wet. Temperatures improve on Friday. Here
:11:00. > :11:04.is the outlook. outlook for Saturday and Sunday is
:11:05. > :11:12.for something dry and settled, sunny spells but a bit on the cool side.
:11:13. > :11:19.This week we are starting off with a taste of winter. This is Paul and
:11:20. > :11:24.maritime air, it has come from a long way north and will push in lots
:11:25. > :11:28.of showers. The last of any mild air gets swept away with the cloud.
:11:29. > :11:36.Tonight we have showers mostly across the northern half of the UK,
:11:37. > :11:37.which will turn wintry and that means