:00:00. > :00:00.Today's main headlines in the South East.
:00:00. > :00:07.The elderly driver spared jail after losing control of his car,
:00:08. > :00:09.crashing into a cafe and killing a woman -
:00:10. > :00:21.It's one of total loss, total rejection and hopelessness.
:00:22. > :00:24.Armed patrols in Kent after a terrorist born in the county
:00:25. > :00:37.We're live in Brighton where police have searched an address.
:00:38. > :00:48.After another cloudy day, sunshine is back again by the weekend.
:00:49. > :00:51.An 87-year-old motorist has been spared jail,
:00:52. > :00:53.after admitting his dangerous driving led to the death
:00:54. > :00:58.David Lord lost control of his car on Christmas Eve in 2015,
:00:59. > :01:02.crashing into the front of a Costa Coffee shop in Westerham.
:01:03. > :01:06.Valerie Deakin from East Sussex was in the caf and died instantly.
:01:07. > :01:09.Her family say they believe the crash was entirely avoidable,
:01:10. > :01:15.There were gasps in court as CCTV footage was shown
:01:16. > :01:20.of the moments leading up to Valerie Deakin's death.
:01:21. > :01:22.David Lord's Audi hit several cars before careering
:01:23. > :01:26.across the pavement into Costa coffee.
:01:27. > :01:38.Valerie Deakin, who was sitting by the window, was thrown
:01:39. > :01:41.across the coffee shop, striking the wall on the far side.
:01:42. > :01:47.She died almost instantly, leaving her family bereft.
:01:48. > :01:50.The worst time is turning the light off and getting into bed.
:01:51. > :01:52.It's just like climbing into a black hole.
:01:53. > :01:55.It's one of total loss, total rejection and hopelessness.
:01:56. > :01:57.David Lord had confused the accelerator pedal
:01:58. > :02:00.with the break for 15 seconds, described by the judge
:02:01. > :02:03.Mum was killed by a driver who should have exercised better
:02:04. > :02:09.judgment regarding his capability to drive safely.
:02:10. > :02:13.This incident was entirely avoidable, and should
:02:14. > :02:18.The court heard until the crash there had been no evidence
:02:19. > :02:21.to suggest he was unfit to drive them that he'd suffer what's
:02:22. > :02:29.Not necessarily only in the elderly, but yes, it is very common.
:02:30. > :02:34.And as was rightly explained in court, as soon as a person
:02:35. > :02:38.puts their foot on the accelerator mistaking it for the brake pedal,
:02:39. > :02:41.it is exceptionally common that they start to panic.
:02:42. > :02:44.At a previous hearing, David Lord offered this apology.
:02:45. > :02:52.I've written a letter to them to tell them that.
:02:53. > :02:55.That letter David Lord has written to the family was handed
:02:56. > :02:57.over to them at the end of sentencing today.
:02:58. > :03:01.He also offered to meet them in person to apologise,
:03:02. > :03:10.but they say they need some more time to think about that.
:03:11. > :03:12.Police investigating the terrorist attack in Westminster have named
:03:13. > :03:15.the man who killed a policeman and four others as Khalid Masood,
:03:16. > :03:32.That is being confirmed he was born in Dartford with another name.
:03:33. > :03:34.The 52-year-old was shot dead by an armed officer yesterday,
:03:35. > :03:36.after driving his car into pedestrians on Westminster
:03:37. > :03:38.Bridge, then stabbing a policeman at the entrance to Parliament.
:03:39. > :03:40.Today Kent Police have been conducting armed patrols
:03:41. > :03:42.in response to the attack, as Lauren Moss reports.
:03:43. > :03:45.The terrorist attack which took place just 55 miles away
:03:46. > :03:47.from here has led to an increase armed police presence
:03:48. > :03:54.As of yesterday, the Chief Constable authorised immediately
:03:55. > :03:55.the additional resources to be deployed.
:03:56. > :04:01.We kept staff on duty, both armed staff and unarmed staff.
:04:02. > :04:04.The patrols will be stepped up in busy areas like the Bluewater
:04:05. > :04:06.shopping centre near Dartford, here at Canterbury Cathedral,
:04:07. > :04:08.and the key international gateway at the port of Dover.
:04:09. > :04:11.In Westminster today, parliament tried to get back to normal.
:04:12. > :04:13.The Prime Minister said that the country will never
:04:14. > :04:19.I'm really pleased that the police are playing such a high
:04:20. > :04:25.There is a few evil people trying to undermine us,
:04:26. > :04:32.but the rest of society will be stronger together in combating them.
:04:33. > :04:34.Police have named the man who carried out yesterday's attack.
:04:35. > :04:37.His name was Khalid Masood, he was 52 and originally from Kent
:04:38. > :04:40.but believed to be leaving most recently in the West Midlands.
:04:41. > :04:43.Details about him are still emerging, but we know he had a range
:04:44. > :04:48.of previous convictions dating back to 1983, and the latest was in 2003
:04:49. > :04:51.where he was found to be in possession of a knife.
:04:52. > :04:54.We are told that at the time of yesterday's attack,
:04:55. > :05:02.he wasn't the focus of any police investigation.
:05:03. > :05:04.Well a series of police searches have taken place
:05:05. > :05:07.across the country today, including the search of at least one
:05:08. > :05:11.Our reporter Amanda Akass is in the city.
:05:12. > :05:26.Well, I'm hair outside the Preston Park hotel on the outskirts of
:05:27. > :05:30.Brighton because I've spoken to a number of members of staff here this
:05:31. > :05:36.evening who say that the police were here earlier today. They believe
:05:37. > :05:40.that Khalid Masood, the suspect, did check into the hotel on Friday and
:05:41. > :05:44.stayed here for a number of nights before the attacks took place. We
:05:45. > :05:50.have asked Sussex Police if they are able to confirm any of this, and
:05:51. > :05:53.they have referred to the Met police who refused to comment. None of that
:05:54. > :06:00.is confirmed at the moment. What we know for sure is that a police raid
:06:01. > :06:04.did take place in Brighton today. It was one of seven taking Place across
:06:05. > :06:09.the country as part of this investigation. Sussex Police have
:06:10. > :06:15.stressed there is no specific threat to the community in Sussex at the
:06:16. > :06:20.moment. We have learned more about the attacker and his links to the
:06:21. > :06:25.Southeast? Yes indeed. We have just heard that he was actually born in
:06:26. > :06:31.Dartford, his birth name was Adrian Elms. And during his life he lived
:06:32. > :06:34.in a variety of places across the Southeast including Crawley and
:06:35. > :06:38.Eastbourne. He also believe he had a conviction for knife crime in 2003,
:06:39. > :06:44.which took place in Eastbourne. Amanda, thank you.
:06:45. > :06:47.There's been a sharp rise in the number of child sex offences
:06:48. > :06:49.recorded by police forces in Kent and Sussex, prompting fresh warnings
:06:50. > :06:53.According to figures from the child safety charity the NSPCC,
:06:54. > :06:55.crimes against children and young people rose in Sussex
:06:56. > :06:59.from 1200 in 2014-15, to almost 1500 a year later,
:07:00. > :07:04.In Kent there was an 18% rise over the same period.
:07:05. > :07:08.Both forces recorded an average of four child sex offences a day.
:07:09. > :07:11.Charlie Rose has been speaking to a 21-year-old woman
:07:12. > :07:20.My dad said it was a punishment for being naughty, and it was a type
:07:21. > :07:24.And that if anyone found out, the police would
:07:25. > :07:29.When I got older and I was like, "I don't really care
:07:30. > :07:32.if they come and take me away", he said that he'd kill my mum
:07:33. > :07:37.She says she didn't tell her mother what had been happening
:07:38. > :07:42.When I was 17, my dad was arrested for something else,
:07:43. > :07:45.and then they came to our door and my mum asked me
:07:46. > :07:49.And I confirmed it, because she was begging
:07:50. > :07:53.And then the next day, the police came and spoke to me.
:07:54. > :07:55.And because of what my dad said about the police,
:07:56. > :08:00.And I thought there were just trying to get me or my dad in trouble.
:08:01. > :08:03.And then the more I kind of trusted them, the more I learned
:08:04. > :08:06.it is actually wrong and it's actually a crime.
:08:07. > :08:08.Charity the NSPCC says the latest figures it is obtained
:08:09. > :08:11.from the police show the number of recorded crimes against children
:08:12. > :08:17.These include rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
:08:18. > :08:20.There are a number of things that we think might be behind this.
:08:21. > :08:24.The first is that there is a good, better confidence of victims to come
:08:25. > :08:26.forward following things like high profile cases in the news.
:08:27. > :08:30.We're also seeing that police are better at recording,
:08:31. > :08:33.reporting and investigating sexual crimes against children.
:08:34. > :08:35.The third thing is also really quite worrying,
:08:36. > :08:41.Because we can't rule out that because of the online world
:08:42. > :08:43.and online grooming, that there isn't more opportunity
:08:44. > :08:46.and access for sexual abuse to happen through the online world.
:08:47. > :08:49.This victim's father was arrested just before her 18th birthday.
:08:50. > :08:53.She says she still blames herself for what happened.
:08:54. > :08:55.I had the chance to speak out when the friend broke
:08:56. > :08:59.At that time come he was doing it to other people.
:09:00. > :09:04.I'm angry at all the people that didn't protect me,
:09:05. > :09:09.Both Kent and Sussex Police say they've invested considerable
:09:10. > :09:13.resources in tackling crimes of this kind.
:09:14. > :09:15.And train all officers and staff in recognising
:09:16. > :09:29.those who are vulnerable to child sexual exploitation.
:09:30. > :09:31.Sussex Police have acknowledged there may have been "systemic
:09:32. > :09:34.failings" in the force after a judge criticised their response
:09:35. > :09:36.in the months before teenager Shana Grice was murdered
:09:37. > :09:39.The 19-year-old had reported Michael Lane's disturbing behaviour
:09:40. > :09:41.more than five times - but instead of taking action
:09:42. > :09:45.against him, the police issued fined her for wasting their time.
:09:46. > :09:48.Sentencing Lane to a minimum of 25 years in jail today,
:09:49. > :09:50.Mr Justice Green said police had "jumped to conclusions"
:09:51. > :09:58.That's it from me, we'll bring you the national weather
:09:59. > :10:01.forecast in a moment, but first Rachel Mackley has
:10:02. > :10:11.The sunshine is on the way as we look towards the weekend. Earlier
:10:12. > :10:15.today a good deal of cloud cover around. It brightens through the day
:10:16. > :10:19.tomorrow, some warm sunshine around. We still have a brisk, chilly
:10:20. > :10:23.easterly wind with clearer skies there will be some chilly pictures
:10:24. > :10:27.on Saturday and Sunday morning. Earlier a good deal of cloud around,
:10:28. > :10:31.but much of that cleared during the afternoon. Clear skies initially,
:10:32. > :10:35.but through the night once again more cloud cover around. Because of
:10:36. > :10:41.the wind, we should stay frost free, but temperatures in the rural spots
:10:42. > :10:47.dropping to three or four. A with high-pressure in control of things,
:10:48. > :10:54.it brightens up in the afternoon on Friday. A brisk easterly wind along
:10:55. > :10:57.the coast, temperatures around eight or nine. Here is the outlook in the
:10:58. > :11:02.south-east and stop part of the weekend. 1415 degrees.
:11:03. > :11:05.Still quite breezy. Here's Thomas with the national picture.